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Earlier this week, Governor Josh Shapiro directed the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to launch an investigation into the house explosion in the Rustic Ridge neighborhood of Plum Borough, Allegheny County.

Wednesday will be the first day of the new school year for Plum students. Before that happens, some of them received comfort through an unlikely source.

Residents of a Plum neighborhood where a house explosion killed six people might soon have natural gas alarms installed in their homes. But these devices are not exclusive to Rustic Ridge. In the wake of explosions from eastern Pennsylvania to New York City and beyond, the use of natural gas

Students are entering into a new school year less than two weeks after six lives were lost in the deadly Plum explosion, including a 12-year-old boy.

Commemorative Ornament To Aid Those In Plum Explosion Area - Plum-Oakmont, PA - Wendell August Forge has handcrafted an ornament to help benefit those in the Rustic Ridge area affected by the deadly blast.

Wendell August Forge announced Wednesday it is producing an ornament honoring the Plum community following the fatal Aug. 12 house explosion in the borough’s Rustic Ridge neighborhood. The “Plum Proud” ornaments cost $20 and are available directly from Wendell August Forge through its website. The Grove City company said half

After visiting the site of the Rustic Ridge house explosion, the DEP secretary outlined steps the state is taking for families in the Plum Borough neighborhood.

Officials with the state Department of Environmental Protection gave an update Monday on the agency’s investigation in Plum’s Rustic Ridge neighborhood following a fatal house explosion Aug. 12. It came a week after Gov. Josh Shapiro directed the agency to start a stray gas investigation. DEP Secretary Rich Negrin dispatched

Following the Plum house explosion that claimed the lives of six people, residents in the Rustic Ridge community say they have concerns about their own homes.

In her 20 years as a resident of Plum’s Rustic Ridge neighborhood, Jennifer Corson, a mother of three, had never seen an event like she saw Monday. Another resident, Kristie Keller, organized a two-day back-to-school affair to help the area’s children prepare for their return to the classroom Wednesday while