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WGAL top stories this week: I-95 collapse, stolen human remains trafficking charges, tornado confirmed

WGAL top stories this week: I-95 collapse, stolen human remains trafficking charges, tornado confirmed
AND BRIAN DEMOLITION OF THIS SECTION OF THE INTERSTATE I-95 IN NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA EXPECTED TO TAKE DAYS BEFORE THE REBUILDING CAN BEGIN. STATE POLICE DO CONFIRM TO ME THAT THEY HAVE RECOVERED A BODY FROM THE RUBBLE BELIEVED TO BE THAT OF THE DRIVER OF THE TANKER. IT WAS THAT CRASH THAT SPARKED A FIRE AND THEN LED TO EXPLOSIONS THAT CAUSED THE COLLAPSE AND CRIPPLING OF THIS BUSY SECTION OF INTERSTATE DEMOLITION OF THIS SECTION OF I-95 IN PHILADELPHIA IS EXPECTED TO LAST SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE REBUILDING. CAN BEGIN. IT WILL DISRUPT TRAFFIC AND THE ECONOMY ALONG THE EAST COAST FOR THE REGION. OBVIOUSLY, WE’RE MINDFUL THAT COMMUTERS AND OTHERS WILL HAVE A DIFFICULT PATH TO NAVIGATE TO AVOID THIS AND TO TAKE A DETOUR FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. BUT SURE, THERE’S NO QUESTION THERE’S AN ECONOMIC IMPACT. SENATOR BOB CASEY VISITED THE SITE ALONG WITH US REPRESENTATIVE BRENDAN BOYLE OF PHILADELPHIA. IT IS AMAZING THAT THERE WEREN’T VEHICULAR FATALITIES DRIVING INTO WHAT WAS THEN THE GONE PARK. THEIR VISIT CAME MOMENTS AFTER GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO SIGNED AN EMERGENCY DECLARATION ON SPEEDING UP FEDERAL FUNDS FOR A REBUILD. THAT COULD TAKE SOME TIME. WE KNOW THE CHALLENGES ARE REAL. PENNSYLVANIA’S TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY SAYS THE DRIVER OF A TANKER TRUCK CARRYING 8500 GALLONS OF FUEL FAILED TO NEGOTIATE THE OFF RAMP OF I-95 SUNDAY MORNING. THE CRASH RUPTURED THE FUEL TANK. OFFICIALS SAY THAT CAUSED THE COLLAPSE OF A SECTION OF ROAD REPLACED JUST A DECADE AGO. THE BRIDGE WAS STRUCTURALLY SOUND, SO IT WAS A 10 OR 12 YEAR OLD BRIDGE. THE BRIDGE WAS JUST FINE BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. AND I HAVE A LINK TO DETOURS PENNDOT HAS SET UP ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE NOW, US SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION PETE BUTTIGIEG IS EXPECTED TO VISIT POSSIBLY AS SOON AS TOMORROW. HE HAS PLEDGED FEDERAL MONEY FOR THIS REBUILD LIVE
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WGAL top stories this week: I-95 collapse, stolen human remains trafficking charges, tornado confirmed

We put together a list of some of this week's top stories. From a ramp collapse on a busy highway in Philadelphia (watch the video above) to people accused of buying and selling stolen human remains to a tornado touchdown, we have it all covered.

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Scammers cast wide net

Scammers send out emails to anyone and everyone in the hopes that someone will fall for their scam.

Even 8 On Your Side consumer investigator Brian Roche is targeted sometimes.

2 Pennsylvania men charged with trafficking in stolen human remains

Six people, including a former Cumberland County man and a Berks County man, are accused of being part of a nationwide network of people who bought and sold stolen human remains – including organs, skin and bones.

Tornado touchdown confirmed

The National Weather Service in State College confirms an EF0 tornado touched down Monday afternoon in York County.

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Harley-Davidson temporarily stops production

Harley-Davidson temporarily halted production at its York County assembly plant.