Matthew Chapman attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and lives in San Marcos, Texas. Before joining Raw Story, he wrote for Shareblue and AlterNet, specializing in election and policy coverage.

SOON AS WE GET THEM. A HOMEOWNER ESCAPED A FIRE AT THEIR TURTLE CREEK HOUSE LAST NIGHT, BUT OFFICIALS TELL US MULTIPLE PETS WERE UNACCOUNTED FOR AT THE SCENE ON MCMASTERS AVENUE. FIREFIGHTERS SAY A ...

TURTLE CREEK, Pa. — A woman is without a place to stay after a house fire in Turtle Creek. Allegheny County dispatchers say crews were called to the 500 block of McMasters Avenue at 8:11 p.m. on ...