‘Justice for Daniella’: Friends Rally Around Mother After Daughter’s Passaic Murder
A heartbroken Passaic mother is receiving an outpouring of support after launching a GoFundMe campaign to help bury her 31-year-old daughter who was fatally stabbed inside a Passaic home on Sunday, March 16, authorities said.
The fundraiser, started by Francesca Cwynar, has raised more than $2,800 as of press time to support Daniella Davis' grieving mother, Rose Mele. Mele's LinkedIn page shows she works as a secretary for the Clifton Board of Education.
“I am writing on behalf of a dear friend, Rose Mele, a resilient and selfless woman,” Cwynar wrote on the fundraiser. “On March 16, Rose’s…
DNA Nails 82-Year-Old For Brutal 1979 Rape, Murder Of Virginia Woman In Prince George's County
After more than 45 years, the family of a Virginia woman who was raped and murdered in 1979 is finally getting answers after DNA evidence led to the arrest of an 82-year-old suspect, officials announced.
Rodger Zodas Brown, of Pinehurst, North Carolina, has been charged with first-degree murder, rape, and other related offenses in connection with the brutal killing of 31-year-old Kathryn Donohue, of Arlington, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department.
For decades, the case remained cold—until now.
On March 3, 1979, a passerby found Donohue’s body in a parking lot in the 84…
Be Proactive, Not Reactive: A Call to Action for Pennsylvania’s Future
Recently, I had the honor of standing in solidarity with students, teachers from the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, Service Employees International Union members, Teamsters from the Commonwealth of School Administration, and their dedicated President, Dr. Robin Cooper, for a Day of Action. Together, we rallied to protect Philadelphia students and their constitutional right to a free and efficient education.
I am deeply troubled by the injustices threatening our children’s future. The progress we have fought for can be undone with a single stroke of a pen, but witnessing people across t…
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Nita Lowey, Westchester Congresswoman For Decades, Dies At Home In Harrison
Nita Lowey, a powerful member of Congress for decades while representing parts of downstate New York, has died.
She was 87.
Lowey, who represented much of Westchester as well as Rockland County, died on Saturday, March 15 at her home in Harrison, her family announced, saying the cause of death was complications from metastatic breast cancer.
Lowey, a Democrat, served in Congress from 1989 until 2021 after deciding not to seek re-election.
She sponsored more than 500 pieces of legislation, with over 400 successfully enacted into law.
Her most significant achievement was her ten…
8-Year-Old Paralyzed By Hit-Run Driver Captured After Several Weeks In Chester: Cops
A Pennsylvania man has been arrested in connection with a Feb. 4 hit-and-run that left an 8-year-old boy paralyzed, police said.
Caleb Campbell, 22, was taken into custody on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, following an intensive investigation by Chester Police, authorities announced. He was arraigned the following day and ordered to be held on $500,000 cash bail.
On Feb. 4, at approximately 4 p.m., Chester Police responded to reports of a juvenile pedestrian struck by a vehicle, at 9th Street and Tilghman Street, that fled the scene. Officers found the victim, identified by family as 8-year-old …
Beaten, Blinded, But Not Broken: Baltimore Man Seeks Justice After Brutal Attack
A Federal Hill man’s life was changed forever after a vicious, unprovoked attack by a group of teens left him permanently blind in one eye—and the suspects remain free.
John Berardi, 33, was just blocks from home, carrying a pizza in late November, when three juveniles armed with metal poles and broomsticks ambushed him, according to a GoFundMe started by his fiancée this week.
Hoping to avoid confrontation, Berardi handed over his dinner without hesitation, but instead of leaving, one of the suspects swung a metal pole at his face, fracturing his nose, splitting open his forehead, and caus…
Motel Murder: Man Admits Stabbing Housemate To Death In Shirley
Nearly two years after a man was stabbed to death at a Long Island motel, his killer formally confessed.
Philip Walker, 58, of Mastic, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Feb. 18, in the death of Jimmy Vaughn.
Walker and Vaughn, 63, were both living in a group home at the Shirley Motel on Montauk Highway when emergency crews were called to the motel for a stabbing on June 30, 2023.
Arriving paramedics found Vaughn outside his room suffering from three stab wounds, including one that pierced his heart. He was rushed to Long Island Community Hospit…
