Speeding Intoxicated NJ Driver Learns Fate For Deadly Black Horse Pike Crash: Prosecutor Speeding Intoxicated NJ Driver Learns Fate For Deadly Black Horse Pike Crash: Prosecutor
Speeding Intoxicated NJ Driver Learns Fate For Deadly Black Horse Pike Crash: Prosecutor A 32-year-old Voorhees Township man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after previously pleading guilty to manslaughter and assault by auto in a crash that killed a 29-year-old Clementon woman. At 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, 2004, Stephen Sirch was involved in a 3-car crash on the Black Horse Pike in Hamilton Township that killed Karina Castillo, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. Three other people were injured, authorities said. Sirch was driving approximately 100 miles per hour and under in the influence of multiple substances, including fentanyl, authorities said. Acco…
Potentially Deadly Failure Risk Leads To Recall Of Smoke, Carbon Monoxide Detector Potentially Deadly Failure Risk Leads To Recall Of Smoke, Carbon Monoxide Detector
Potentially Deadly Failure Risk Leads To Recall Of Smoke, Carbon Monoxide Detector A product meant to warn families of danger is now under recall because it may pose its own risk. Treatlife smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, sold exclusively on Amazon, are being recalled because they may fail to alert consumers to a fire, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. The failure can pose a risk of serious injury or death from smoke inhalation or burns, CPSC said. The recall was announced on Wednesday, June 25. About 20 units are included in the recall. The affected products are Treatlife Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors. They are white, circular, AA-bat…
John Oliver Gets Soap Opera Makeover For 'General Hospital,' 'Days Of Our Lives' Appearances John Oliver Gets Soap Opera Makeover For 'General Hospital,' 'Days Of Our Lives' Appearances
John Oliver Gets Soap Opera Makeover For 'General Hospital,' 'Days Of Our Lives' Appearances John Oliver is stepping into a very different kind of televised chaos. The host of HBO’s "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" will appear on ABC’s "General Hospital" and Peacock’s "Days of Our Lives," he announced on his most recent show. Oliver teased his new soap-ready looks and thanked both shows for doing something "uniquely outlandish to his hair." In an Instagram post, "Last Week Tonight" joked, "Finally: John is hot." Oliver’s "General Hospital" arc will air Thursday, July 2, Friday, July 3, and Monday, July 6. His "Days of Our Lives" episodes are scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 11, W…
Victor Willis Dies: Voice Of Village People Helped Shape Disco Era, Co-Wrote 'Y.M.C.A.' Victor Willis Dies: Voice Of Village People Helped Shape Disco Era, Co-Wrote 'Y.M.C.A.'
Victor Willis Dies: Voice Of Village People Helped Shape Disco Era, Co-Wrote 'Y.M.C.A.' A voice behind some of disco’s most enduring anthems is gone. Victor Willis, 74, the original lead singer and a founding member of Village People, died Tuesday, June 30, after a short illness, the band announced. Click here for a new, updated story: Trump Cites 'Y.M.C.A.' Revival At His Rallies In Tribute To Village People Frontman Village People said in a Facebook post on Wednesday morning, July 1, "We are profoundly sad to announce the death of VICTOR WILLIS, lead singer of Village People." The group said Willis died after a "short but aggressive illness" and requested privacy. …
Popular Supplement Recalled Nationwide Over Salmonella Risk Popular Supplement Recalled Nationwide Over Salmonella Risk
Popular Supplement Recalled Nationwide Over Salmonella Risk A popular organic supplement is being pulled from online shelves nationwide. Total Nutrition Inc. of Deer Park, New York, voluntarily recalled two TNVitamins moringa products due to possible Salmonella contamination, according to a company announcement posted by the FDA on Friday, June 26. No illnesses have been reported to date, according to the announcement. The recall covers TNVitamins 100 percent Organic Moringa 1,200 mg Capsules and TNVitamins 100 percent Organic Moringa Powder. The recalled products were distributed nationally through Amazon, Walmart, TikTok Shop, Target, and the co…
NJ Among States Hit Hardest By National Diarrhea Parasite Outbreak NJ Among States Hit Hardest By National Diarrhea Parasite Outbreak
NJ Among States Hit Hardest By National Diarrhea Parasite Outbreak A summer illness linked to contaminated food is spreading across multiple states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is tracking 145 domestically acquired cases of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by the Cyclospora parasite, according to the CDC’s surveillance page. The cases were reported in 17 states among people who became sick from Friday, May 1, through Tuesday, June 16, the CDC said. The CDC map shows New York as the most affected state in the nation. The map also shows cases in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Virginia, as well a…
13 Freight Cars Derail In Bensalem; Shelter-In-Place Lifted After Hazmat All-Clear (UPDATE) 13 Freight Cars Derail In Bensalem; Shelter-In-Place Lifted After Hazmat All-Clear (UPDATE)
13 Freight Cars Derail In Bensalem; Shelter-In-Place Lifted After Hazmat All-Clear (Update) A shelter-in-place order was lifted after officials confirmed there was no hazardous materials leak following a freight train derailment in Bucks County on Tuesday, June 30. The derailment happened at approximately 2:21 p.m. on the CSX railroad tracks between Street Road and the Neshaminy Falls Train Station in Trevose, Bensalem Township, according to the Bensalem Township Department of Public Safety. Department drones were deployed and quickly found multiple detached freight cars that had derailed and overturned on the tracks. The preliminary investigation determined a CSX freight train m…
Extreme Heat Wave Will Last Days, Include Scattered Storms: Here's Latest Extreme Heat Wave Will Last Days, Include Scattered Storms: Here's Latest
Extreme Heat Wave Will Last Days, Include Scattered Storms: Here's Latest A days-long stretch of dangerous heat is now closing in on the Northeast. Humidity will build overnight Tuesday, June 30, into Wednesday, July 1, as a frontal system moves in, bringing oppressive heat and the potential for strong showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Damaging wind gusts, lightning, localized flash flooding, and brief travel slowdowns will be the main concerns. The Storm Prediction Center says isolated to scattered strong-to-severe storms will again be possible in the Northeast on Wednesday, with severe wind gusts and large hail as the main hazard…
Missing NJ Woman, 26, Found Dead After Days-Long Search, Family Says Missing NJ Woman, 26, Found Dead After Days-Long Search, Family Says
Missing NJ Woman, 26, Found Dead After Days-Long Search, Family Says A days-long search for a missing New Jersey woman has ended in tragedy. Iyanna Asia Fairfax, 26, of Freehold, has died after disappearing on Friday, June 19, according to a GoFundMe launched by her family. She died on June 26, the campaign says. Iyanna Fairfax GoFundMe photo Fairfax's family said only that her body was found in New York City. The NYPD did not have details when Daily Voice inquired on Tuesday, June 30. Loved ones had been searching for Fairfax after she was last seen Friday night, June 19, into early Saturday near the 7-Eleven on Throckmorton Street, heading toward …
Hundreds Overrun 2 NJ House Parties, Wawa Shuts Down, Homeowners Charged: Police Hundreds Overrun 2 NJ House Parties, Wawa Shuts Down, Homeowners Charged: Police
Hundreds Overrun 2 NJ House Parties, Wawa Shuts Down, Homeowners Charged: Police Two New Jersey homeowners have been charged after separate house parties drew hundreds of people, overwhelmed police resources, forced a Wawa to temporarily close, and sparked fights, underage drinking and shoplifting, authorities said. Officers began receiving numerous 911 calls at approximately 7:10 p.m. on Saturday, June 20, about two disorderly gatherings on the 900 block of Twelve Oaks Drive and the 1100 block of Tamarind Place, Monroe Township police in Gloucester County said. At the Twelve Oaks Drive party, officers found roadways blocked by illegally parked vehicles, people drinking…
Smoke Grenade Hidden In Peanut Butter Jar Discovered At Airport, TSA Says Smoke Grenade Hidden In Peanut Butter Jar Discovered At Airport, TSA Says
Smoke Grenade Hidden In Peanut Butter Jar Discovered At Airport, TSA Says Transportation Security Administration officers found a sticky surprise when they discovered two live smoke grenades, including one inside a jar of peanut butter. The grenades were located inside a checked bag while being screened at Indianapolis International Airport, TSA said in a news release on Thursday, June 25. A supervisory officer and explosives specialist searched the bag and found the grenades. Airport police were called to the checked baggage area, but TSA said airport operations weren't affected. "With the concealment method used, we had concern about the in…
New Mother ID'd As Murder Victim Found Dead In NJ Home: Prosecutor New Mother ID'd As Murder Victim Found Dead In NJ Home: Prosecutor
New Mother ID'd As Murder Victim Found Dead In NJ Home: Prosecutor Authorities have identified the woman killed in a Morris County home earlier this month. Brooke Hanlon, 35, of Chester, was found dead in a Pottersville Road home in Chester on Friday, June 5, after EMS and Chester Township police officers responded to a 911 call at the home, according to a spokesperson for the Morris County Prosecutor's Office. EMS initially responded to her home at 4:30 p.m. for a report of a woman in cardiac arrest, PEOPLE Magazine reports citing dispatch audio obtained. An examination by the Morris County Medical Examiner's Office determined the cause of death…