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Newswatch 16's Emily Kress explains more about how you can help Monroe County Meals on Wheels.

CLAIRTON, Pa. (WHTM) - Explosions at a U.S. Steel plant that shook the ground near Pittsburgh left one dead and sent at least 10 to hospitals Monday, with emergency workers still searching the badly charred rubble hours later for a missing worker, officials said.

President Donald Trump says he’s taking over Washington’s police department and activating 800 members of the National Guard in the hopes of reducing crime, even as city officials stressed crime is already falling in the nation’s capital. Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said she will follow the law even as she indicated that Trump’s actions were a reason why the District of Columbia should be a state with legal protections from such actions.

MAHONING TOWNSHIP — Drivers will be expected to abide by a new, reduced speed limit on a portion of Red Lane in Mahoning Township.

MIFFLINBURG — A Beavertown mother of four stocked her pantry with $1,638 worth of groceries Monday after an anonymous act of kindness gave her two minutes to race through Weis Markets in Mifflinburg.

HARRISBURG — The latest bill proposing to fund public mass transit passed through the Pennsylvania House on Monday with supporters urging the state Senate to act, but opponents say the legislation is political theater with no chance of becoming law and further prolongs negotiations on the long-overdue state budget.

SELINSGROVE — The Selinsgrove Borough Council will review the status of remote work by administrative staff.

SUNBURY — Sunbury City Administrator Derrick Backer is the new general manager of the Sunbury Municipal Authority.

SELINSGROVE — Three Selinsgrove brothers raised $841 for Meals for Seals at a lemonade stand they set up Saturday, helping support the financially-struggling nonprofit.

WHITE DEER TOWNSHIP — A New Columbia man has been charged after allegedly striking a woman multiple times in the face and recording her without her consent, according to state police in Milton.