Patrick Orsagos

  • Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, speaks during a board meeting concerning the February 3, 2023, train derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous materials, Tuesday, June 25, 2024, in East Palestine, Ohio. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)Environment

    NTSB chair says Norfolk Southern tried to interfere with derailment probe after botching decision to blow open 5 tank cars and burn the chemicals inside

    By Josh Funk, Tom Krisher, and others
  • Workmen with the Architect of the Capitol office, perform maintenance on the irrigation system in a park near the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2024.Environment

    Staff handed frozen towels and water misters as millions of Americans attempt to navigate record heatwave and humidity

    By John Seewer, Patrick Orsagos, and others
  • Marijuana dogPolitics

    Ohio’s legalization of marijuana is putting nearly 400 police dogs out of work who can’t unlearn the smell of weed

    By Patrick Orsagos, Bruce Shipkowski, and others
  • Juanita MengelHealth

    67-year-old amputee finds comfort in animal therapy, 3-legged cat: ‘They find you, you don’t find them’

    By Patrick Orsagos and The Associated Press
  • Kadiata DiaSuccess

    ‘The American Dream is still available’: Immigration officials shocked as social media fuels 750% surge of Mauritanian migrants

    By Jake Offenhartz, Patrick Orsagos, and others
  • Michael Regan, administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), left, speaks to members of the media during a tour of the impacted Sulphur Run creek in East Palestine, Ohio, US, on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Nearly two weeks after a train carrying carcinogenic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, the extent of the damage to the nearby community is still unclear. Photographer: Matthew Hatcher/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesEnvironment

    Amid a chemical stench, EPA chief asks worried residents at Ohio train derailment site to ‘trust the government’

    By Patrick Orsagos and The Associated Press
  • East Palestine town hallEnvironment

    As a mushroom cloud hovers over east Ohio, train crash victims tear into EPA over toxic spill at packed town hall

    By Patrick Orsagos and The Associated Press
  • East Palestine OhioEnvironment

    Norfolk Southern dodges furious Ohio residents over fiery, toxic train crash: ‘Why are they being hush-hush?’

    By Patrick Orsagos and The Associated Press