JD Vance, state leaders visit East Palestine 2 years after train derailmentSeveral state and national leaders are expected to survey cleanup efforts and meet with residents in the community.
Feb. 3, 2025
10TV Web Staff, Associated Press
Vice President JD Vance flew to East Palestine Monday on the two-year anniversary of the major train derailment.
Several state and national leaders are expected to survey cleanup efforts and meet with residents in the community on Monday. The visit marks two years since a major train derailment in the Village of East Palestine, where 50 cars transporting hazardous materials derailed. ...
Vance frequented East Palestine as a senator since the derailment two years ago. This is his first public visit to the village as vice president.
A new lawsuit was filed Monday, alleging for the first time that people died because of the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment. ...
The town abandoned and neglected by the Biden administration.