President Biden to visit East Palestine, 1 year after train disaster

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (WOIO) - A White House spokesperson confirms President Joe Biden will visit East Palestine in February. An exact date has not yet been released. Saturday, Feb. 3, is the one year anniversary of the Norfolk Southern train derailment. Several of railroad cars were carrying the dangerous chemical vinyl chloride and on Feb. 6, 2023, five of those cars were destroyed in a controlled explosion. The chemicals were then directed in a trench and set on fire. Residents were evacuated from their homes for several days. The United...