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8th Tornado Across NJ, PA Confirmed In Lehigh County 8th Tornado Across NJ, PA Confirmed In Lehigh County 8th Tornado Across NJ, PA Confirmed In Lehigh County
8th Tornado Across NJ, PA Confirmed In Lehigh County The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado touched down in Lehigh County during Thursday's storm -- making that the eighth across New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. The EF0 twister touched down in Slatington and had winds up to 85 mph (click here for photos). It touched down on the grounds of Northern Lehigh High School, snapping and uprooting several trees. A wooden dugout on the baseball field lost its roof and some anchored metal bleaches were tossed, the NWS said. The twister continued its path straight west to east from the high school to the airport, where a plane ha…
Dad, 2 Daughters, Niece Dead In South Jersey Crash Dad, 2 Daughters, Niece Dead In South Jersey Crash Dad, 2 Daughters, Niece Dead In South Jersey Crash
Dad, 2 Daughters, Niece Dead In South Jersey Crash Money is pouring in for the family of a South Jersey dad, his two daughters and his niece who died in a crash over the weekend. George Ritter, 33, was driving his daughters Alivia and Elsie, 5 and 9, and niece Kenzie, 8, home from a birthday party at the Westville Power Boat Association, when Ritter struck a utility pole, 6abc reports. The crash happened around 9 p.m. on the 1000 block of Gateway Boulevard in Westville. More than $19,800 had been raised for the family on a GoFundMe page launched by the Westville Power Boat Association. "We want to give George and the girls, Elsi…
30-Year-Old Man Dies After Coworkers Pull Him From Bottom Of Employer's Jersey Shore Pool 30-Year-Old Man Dies After Coworkers Pull Him From Bottom Of Employer's Jersey Shore Pool 30-Year-Old Man Dies After Coworkers Pull Him From Bottom Of Employer's Jersey Shore Pool
30-Year-Old Man Dies After Coworkers Pull Him From Bottom Of Employer's Jersey Shore Pool A 30-year-old man died after being found by coworkers at the bottom of a swimming pool on their employer's Jersey Shore property Friday, authorities said. Guilebaldo Ramos, 30, of Freehold, was swimming with his co-workers when they saw him at the bottom of the deep end of the Conover Road pool in Millstone around 6:45 p.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said.  Ramos' co-workers removed him from the pool and attempted life-saving measures, the sergeant said. Ramos was pronounced dead at the scene after paramedics arrived. The incident remained under investigation as of Sa…
Support Surges For Grieving Dad Following Reading House Fire Support Surges For Grieving Dad Following Reading House Fire Support Surges For Grieving Dad Following Reading House Fire
Support Surges For Grieving Dad Following Reading House Fire Support is surging for a Reading family who lost three of its own along with their belongings in a blaze earlier this week. More than $11,500 had been raised as of Saturday on a GoFundMe for Aaron "Ace" Torres, mourning the loss of his partner, Catherine Torres, and two of their kids. Catherine, 32, and 9-year-old Christian Torres died of burns and smoke inhalation following the blaze at 936 Muhlenberg St., Thursday morning, the Reading Fire Department said. Firefighters arrived at 9:41 a.m. to find the 2.5-story building ravaged by flames that had spread rapidly from the downstairs kitche…
14-Year-Old NJ Boy Said Nothing Before Deadly Leap From Hudson Yards Vessel, Report Says 14-Year-Old NJ Boy Said Nothing Before Deadly Leap From Hudson Yards Vessel, Report Says 14-Year-Old NJ Boy Said Nothing Before Deadly Leap From Hudson Yards Vessel, Report Says
14-Year-Old NJ Boy Said Nothing Before Deadly Leap From Hudson Yards Vessel, Report Says A 14-year-old New Jersey boy leapt to his death from The Vessel at Hudson Yards in New York City Thursday. The teen was with his parents, sister and grandmother, and said nothing before the jumped around 12:50 p.m., the New York Post reports. Police did not disclose the boy's identity, however, NJ1015 says he was from Livingston. This is the fourth suicide at the building in the last 18 months, and could prompt The Vessel to close, the outlet said. “We are heartbroken by this tragedy and our thoughts are with the family of the young person who lost his life,” Hudson Yards spokeswoman Kimb…
Prosecutor: NJ Drug Dealer Indicted In Woman's OD Death, Fentanyl In System Was 5X Lethal Dose Prosecutor: NJ Drug Dealer Indicted In Woman's OD Death, Fentanyl In System Was 5X Lethal Dose Prosecutor: NJ Drug Dealer Indicted In Woman's OD Death, Fentanyl In System Was 5X Lethal Dose
Prosecutor: NJ Drug Dealer Indicted In Woman's OD Death, Fentanyl In System Was 5X Lethal Dose A Burlington County drug dealer was indicted on charges stemming from a woman's fatal overdose in 2019, authorities said. Antoine Crawley, 35, of Pemberton's Sunbury Village section, was charged by a grand jury in the death of 27-year-old Brittney Wallace, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. An autopsy found that the fentanyl level in Wallace's system was more than five times the lethal dose, authorities said. The indictment returned June 24 charges Crawley with strict liability for drug-induced death, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of a controlled …
Hillside Man Stabbed Victim In Throat During Physical Fight, Police Say Hillside Man Stabbed Victim In Throat During Physical Fight, Police Say Hillside Man Stabbed Victim In Throat During Physical Fight, Police Say
Hillside Man Stabbed Victim In Throat During Physical Fight, Police Say A 29-year-old man was arrested in a Hillside stabbing, authorities announced. Hillside's Maurice H. Ray Jr. was engaged in an argument with the victim when he left and returned later with a female on July 23, Det. Natalie Ogonowski said. A physical fight broke out between the female and the victim, at which point Ray cut the victim's neck, authorities said. Officers arrived at the scene and the victim was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the detective said. Ray was charged on a warrant on July 26, and arrested on July 27, after police saw him at a local…
Hundreds Of Nostalgic Customers Line Up For One Last Bite From 'The Fireplace' Hundreds Of Nostalgic Customers Line Up For One Last Bite From 'The Fireplace' Hundreds Of Nostalgic Customers Line Up For One Last Bite From 'The Fireplace'
Hundreds Of Nostalgic Customers Line Up For One Last Bite From 'The Fireplace' Nostalgia set in Friday for hundreds of customers who turned out in droves hoping for one last burger from The Fireplace in Paramus. The Route 17 burger joint announced in a Facebook post Thursday that July 30 would be its last day open after 65 years in business. Nearly 500 people stopped by the iconic eatery, some ready to say their goodbyes, others hoping that the news wasn't true. VIDEO. The line snaked around the inside of The Fireplace and then out the door and around the parking lot. The iconic Paramus restaurant is closing its doors after 65yrs. Rising food prices and slowin…
NJ Man On FBI's 'Most Wanted' List Discloses Appalling Reason For Killing Fiancé, Her Dog NJ Man On FBI's 'Most Wanted' List Discloses Appalling Reason For Killing Fiancé, Her Dog NJ Man On FBI's 'Most Wanted' List Discloses Appalling Reason For Killing Fiancé, Her Dog
NJ Man On FBI's 'Most Wanted' List Discloses Appalling Reason For Killing Fiancé, Her Dog A New Jersey man previously on the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted" list was sentenced to 31 and a half years in prison for killing his fiancé and her dog, authorities announced Friday. Lamont Stephenson, 46, on June 17 pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for strangling Olga “Ivy” DeJesus in her Newark home on Oct. 17, 2014, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said. Stephenson said he killed DeJesus because he had been fired from his job at Pep Boys, the auto parts and service store, and did not want to tell her.  He also pleaded guilty to one count of ani…
SEEN HIM? Man Wanted In Deadly Shooting Of Jersey City Woman SEEN HIM? Man Wanted In Deadly Shooting Of Jersey City Woman SEEN HIM? Man Wanted In Deadly Shooting Of Jersey City Woman
Seen HIM? Man Wanted In Deadly Shooting Of Jersey City Woman Authorities in Hudson County are seeking the public's help in locating a man wanted in connection with a deadly shooting. An arrest warrant has been issued for 26-year-old Mark Stewart, of Jersey City, for the shooting of 30-year-old Felicia Stewart on July 27, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez. Felicia was shot on Grant Avenue near MLK Drive just before 1 a.m. while attending a memorial service for another shooting victim, officials said. She was rushed to Jersey City Medical Center where she was pronounced deceased at 2:02 a.m.  The Regional Medical Examiner determin…
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