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Hagerstown, MD
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Maryland Grandma Drove 11 Miles Before Realizing 7-Year-Old Grandson Was Gone: Prosecutors
A 68-year-old grandmother in Maryland is facing time behind bars after her grandson fell out of her vehicle and was killed. She never noticed he was gone. Hagerstown resident Lorraine Marie O'Neill was found guilty following a four-day trial of neglect of a minor in connection with the death of her 7-year-old grandson in November 2024. On Nov. 24, 2024, prosecutors say O'Neill was driving north on I-97 through Millersville in a 2011 Mazda 3 with her grandson riding in a car seat in the back. As she was traveling near I-97 and Benfield Boulevard, the child fell out of the vehicle’s rear pa…
Clifton, NJ
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Man Dies While Helping Friend With Home Maintenance In Clifton Attic
A man died after becoming unconscious while helping friends with home maintenance inside a Clifton attic on Thursday, Aug. 13, authorities said. Clifton police, firefighters, EMS crews, and hospital-based paramedics responded to a home on East 9th Street at 11:55 a.m., Clifton Police Detective Lt. Robert Anderson said. Responders learned that the man, whose identity was not released, had been helping the residents with home maintenance when he became unconscious in the attic, Anderson said. Crews performed extensive rescue and resuscitation efforts, but the man was pronounced dead at t…
Flemington-Raritan, NJ
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6-Year-Old Killed In NJ Car Crash That Injured 10 Mourned: Remembering Brandi
A 6-year-old girl has died following a New Jersey car crash in which 10 people were injured this week. Brandi Karcher, of Delaware Township, succumbed to her injuries sustained in the two-vehicle crash on Route 173 on Wednesday, Aug. 12, authorities said. At 4:34 p.m., on Monday, Aug. 10, a Kia was traveling west on Route 173 in Bethlehem Township when it collided with a Jeep SUV making a right-hand turn, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police, said. Aside from Brandi, nine other people were hospitalized in the crash with minor injuries, Lebron said. A GoFundMe has be…
West Milford, NJ
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NJ Music Teacher, 72, Tried To Have Sex With 17-Year-Old Student: Prosecutor
A 72-year-old New Jersey music teacher was arrested after he tried to have sex with a 17-year-old student he was giving private lessons to, authorities said. John Bendzak was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 12, following an investigation by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Bendzak had been communicating with the teen in June before trying to engage in sexual conduct with the student at a West Milford home on July 9, Valdes said. After the incident on July 9, Bendzak sent harassing communications to the t…
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
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'Door Kick Challenge' On Rise In Dutchess County: 'Could Get Someone Killed,' DA Says
Authorities are issuing an urgent warning after a dangerous social media challenge involving people violently kicking the doors of occupied homes has been reported in several Dutchess County communities. Multiple incidents connected to the so-called "door kick challenge" are under investigation in the towns of Beekman, Poughkeepsie, and LaGrange, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced on Thursday, Aug. 13. The social media trend involves participants kicking or striking residential doors, sometimes while masked and during overnight hours, according to prosecutors. …
Paramus, NJ
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Viral Video Shows Gun Pulled From Paramus Brook: Here's What Really Happened
A video showing Paramus police pulling a gun from a local brook has caught fire online, and now authorities are explaining what really happened. Officers were working a detail along Forest Avenue at Behnke Brook (299 Forest Ave.) at 10:52 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, while a section of the brook was being drained, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. As the water dropped, a gun was spotted buried in the mud at the bottom of the brook, Guidetti said. A special officer at the scene called Paramus police, who responded and recovered the weapon, according to the chief. The gun was h…
Towson, MD
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Man Who Urinated On Family During Morgan Wallen Concert At M&T Bank Stadium Arrested: Police
A Morgan Waller fan from North Carolina is facing charges for allegedly urinating on concertgoers in Maryland. Jayson Reed, 33, has been arrested following a bizarre incident at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Saturday, July 18, where police say he urinated on people before an altercation broke out during Wallen's show. Now, nearly a month later, Reed is facing charges that include four counts of second-degree assault, public urination, and other related offenses, according to Maryland Transportation Authority Police. MDTA Police officers were helping Baltimore Police at the conc…
South Glens Falls, NY
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20 Dogs Found In Feces-Filled Cages With No Food Or Water In New York: Police
An elderly person and 20 dogs were rescued from inhumane conditions at a home in New York, police said. The dogs were living in feces- and urine-filled cages with insufficient ventilation, New York State Police said Thursday, Aug. 13. Additionally, the dogs did not have immediate access to food or water, authorities said. Troopers responded to a complaint about the home in Argyle on Sunday, Aug. 9 around 1 p.m., according to state police. In addition to the dogs, they found an elderly person “in need of immediate assistance due to mobility issues.” Carol Kiaer, 72, of Argyle, was arrested …
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Lightning Strikes Reported Before Early-Morning Bergen County House Fire
A Bergen County family escaped safely after a house fire broke out early Thursday, Aug. 13, as lightning strikes were being reported across the area, authorities said. Glen Rock police and firefighters responded to 37 Hanover Place at 2:32 a.m. on a report of a structure fire, Police Chief Michael Trover said. Responding police officers shut off a gas line near the fire and kept the blaze under control until firefighters arrived, Trover said. Glen Rock firefighters, with mutual aid from surrounding towns, extinguished the fire, according to Trover and the Glen Rock Volunteer Fire Depar…
Englewood, NJ
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Gun, Drugs Found In Ex-NJ Councilman's Car: Police (
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A former councilman accused earlier this year of repeatedly smashing windows at a Bergen County home had a gun, drugs, and a prohibited device in his vehicle, authorities said. Glen A. Luciano, 64, was lodged in the Bergen County Jail after voluntarily surrendering on a warrant, Englewood Cliffs Acting Police Chief James Tracy said Thursday, Aug. 13. Luciano's latest charges stem from the investigation that began with his March 16 arrest on third-degree criminal mischief and fourth-degree stalking charges, Tracy said. He was given a court date and released at the time. Englewood Cliffs…
Hackettstown, NJ
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ICE Detains 14 In NJ Town
Fourteen people were detained following an ICE raid in Hackettstown Wednesday, Aug. 12, authorities said. Two of the people detained, Rafael Salazar and Luis Rivera Guillen, have criminal records, a spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement said. Salazar, a native of the Dominican Republic, was previously arrested in Miami for cocaine possession while Guillen, a Honduras native, has prior convictions in New York for criminal mischief with intent to damage property and possession of controlled substances, ICE said. Everyone detained had illegally entered the United States at some …
Stamford, CT
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Shocking Discovery: HS Football Player Practices With Venomous Snake Hidden In Helmet
A high school football practice took a frightening turn when a player discovered he had been sharing his helmet with an unexpected guest. The incident happened on Thursday, Aug. 6, in Arkansas, about 15 miles northwest of the state capital, Little Rock. The Maumelle High School student had reportedly practiced for nearly an hour before feeling movement inside his helmet and alerting a coach, according to multiple reports. Hidden behind the padding was a roughly 2-foot-long venomous cottonmouth. ABC News reported that the player was not bitten. "A student put on his helmet, onl…
Southampton, NY
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Winter Outlook Warns Of Complicated Pattern: Farmers' Almanac Predicts 'Heavy, Wet Snow'
A newly released long-range forecast is offering an early look at a winter that could prove especially tricky across the Northeast. The Farmers' Almanac says the 2026-27 season may bring sharp weather contrasts nationwide, with an unpredictable mix of precipitation expected across the Northeast. "The Northeast may face one of the season’s most complicated winter patterns," the Farmers' Almanac said. The outlook calls for a mix of rain, sleet, freezing rain, and snow, with the type of precipitation varying depending on storm tracks and temperatures. "Coastal communities could receive more …
Oyster Bay, NY
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Gotti Grandson Lands In Lockup After Mom’s Kidney Transplant Drama
John Gotti’s COVID fraudster grandson has finally reported to prison, after delaying his report date for nearly half a year, authorities said. Carmine G. Agnello, 40, of Oyster Bay, NY, is being held in federal prison in Fairton, NJ, according to Bureau of Prisons records. Agnello was sentenced to 15 months behind bars in April 2026. He pleaded guilty to stealing $1.1 million in federal COVID relief funds and spending the money on cryptocurrency investments. But Agnello insisted he needed to remain free to donate a kidney to his mother, Victoria Gotti, the daughter of notorious “Teflon Don…
Arlington, VA
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Sailors Try To Jump Overboard Amid Aircraft Carrier's Lengthy Iran War Deployment: Reports
Several sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have reportedly tried to jump overboard, fueling concerns about a mental health crisis in the aircraft carrier's ninth month of deployment during the US-Israeli war with Iran. The attempts were reported by the Navy Times and the Stars and Stripes military news outlets on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The USS Abraham Lincoln left its home port of San Diego on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, with roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines for what was initially expected to be a Pacific deployment. The aircraft carrier was later redirected to the Middl…
White Plains, NY
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Chilling New Allegations Emerge In Rob, Michele Reiner Murder Case
A grand jury has added a chilling new dimension to the murder case against the son of a celebrated Hollywood couple. An indictment charging Nick Reiner, 32, with murdering his parents, actor-director Rob Reiner and photographer-producer Michele Singer Reiner, was unsealed on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The indictment adds a special circumstance allegation that Nick Reiner committed the killings by lying in wait, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. “This was a profound betrayal by someone who was loved and trusted by the very people he is accused of killing,” L…
Ossining, NY
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Green Card Marriage Ring: 11 New Yorkers Charged In 1,000+ Sham Wedding Scheme, Feds Say
Eleven New Yorkers have been charged in an alleged international immigration fraud scheme that arranged more than 1,000 sham marriages and collected tens of millions of dollars, federal prosecutors said. The defendants were arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 12, after a two-count federal indictment was unsealed, according to the US Department of Justice. The network operated for more than a decade and arranged sham marriages between foreign nationals, primarily citizens of China, and US citizens to fraudulently obtain immigration status, prosecutors allege. Those indicted inc…
Yorktown, NY
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Middle School Employee Shared, Possessed Child Sexual Abuse Files In Westchester: DA
An employee at a Northern Westchester middle school is facing felony charges after allegedly possessing and sharing child sexual abuse material online, prosecutors said. Shrub Oak resident Francis John Teeling, 69, an employee of Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School in Yorktown Heights, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 11, according to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office. Teeling worked as an itinerant substitute Food Service employee, according to the Lakeland Central School District. Teeling was charged via felony complaint with promoting an obscene sexual…
Somerville, NJ
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Newlyweds Appeared To Share Idyllic Year Of Marriage Before Husband Charged With Her NJ Murder
For their first year of marriage, Alyne and Ignacio Espinal appeared to be a happy couple, sharing photos of beach trips, restaurant outings and celebrations on Facebook. Then, just after their first anniversary, Ignacio Espinal, 55, was charged with murdering his 46-year-old wife inside their Somerville home, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 12. On Thursday, Aug. 6, at 7:26 p.m., Somerville police responded to a 911 call on Brookside Avenue and found Alyne with multiple lacerations to her chest, neck and thigh, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald, Chief of County Detectives Mered…
Garden City, NY
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Location Of President Trump's Visit To Long Island Revealed
President Trump will visit Long Island this week and meet with Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who is running for governor. Trump, 80, will tour the Nassau County Police Department's Center for Training and Intelligence on the campus of Nassau Community College on Friday, Aug. 14, Newsday reported. He is also expected to speak. The president will be joined by FBI Director Kash Patel, a Garden City native, and newly confirmed Attorney General Todd Blanche, according to the New York Post. The crew is expected to tout FBI stats from 2025 showing a drop in violent crime on Long Island. …
Allentown, PA
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Tanker Truck Driver Remembered As 'Wonderful Husband,' Dad After Fatal Route 309 Crash (
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The tanker truck driver killed in a head-on crash with a tractor-trailer on Route 309 is remembered as a devoted husband, father, and hardworking family man. Keith Staines, 52, of Tamaqua, was killed when his tanker truck collided with a tractor-trailer near Route 309 and Gun Club Road in Lynn Township around 3:35 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Staines was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:10 p.m. He died from multiple blunt force trauma, and his death was ruled accidental following an autopsy on Monday, Aug. 10. Now, loved ones are rallying aroun…
Bedford, NY
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Jon Cypher Dies: 'Hill Street Blues,' 'Major Dad' Actor Spent Decades On Screen
A well-known actor whose career stretched from Broadway and live television to some of TV's most recognizable dramas and comedies has died. Jon Cypher, the New York City native best known for playing Chief Fletcher Daniels on "Hill Street Blues," died Monday, Aug. 3, at his home in Central Point, Oregon, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 94. A specific cause of death has not yet been released. Cypher appeared throughout the 1981-87 run of "Hill Street Blues" and later played Brigadier General Marcus Craig on the CBS sitcom "Major Dad." He appeared in 69 episodes of "Major Dad" fro…
Fort Lee, NJ
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Raw Oysters At Steakhouse Left Firefighter With Permanent Brain Damage, Lawsuit Says
A father, ex-Marine, and firefighter suffered cardiac arrest and a permanent brain injury after eating raw oysters at a popular Chicago steakhouse chain, according to a newly filed lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Joe Belgio on Monday, Aug. 10, in Cook County Circuit Court, IL, against Gibsons Steakhouse - Oak Brook, LLC, GRG Holdings, Supreme Lobster and Seafood Company, Taylor Shellfish Company, and other defendants. Belgio ate at Gibsons Oak Brook, a suburb of Chicago, on June 30, 2025, where he ordered and ate raw oysters, according to the complaint. The lawsuit says he ate n…
Southeast-Brewster, NY
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2 Bar Fights Lead To 6 Arrests At Putnam County Establishment, Sheriff Says
Two fights at the same Putnam County bar on consecutive days led to six arrests, including two people accused of assaulting an employee, authorities said. The incidents happened at La Cantina Loca Restaurant and Bar on Route 22 in the town of Southeast on Sunday, Aug. 9, and early Monday, Aug. 10, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said on Tuesday, Aug. 11. In the first incident, deputies were called to the establishment on Aug. 9 for a large fight that allegedly included an assault on an employee, according to the Sheriff's Office. The ensuing investigation resulted in the arrests o…
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Bergen County Street Brawl, Slashing Posted To Socials Ends In Football Player's Arrest: Cops
A former New Jersey high school football player was charged with slashing an 18-year-old during a large street brawl that was filmed and shared to social media, according to police and online records. Police in Hasbrouck Heights received multiple calls reporting a large fight on Terrace Avenue near the Wood-Ridge border around 11:41 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6, Hasbrouck Heights Police Capt. John Behr said. Officers from Hasbrouck Heights responded with mutual aid from Wood-Ridge, Carlstadt, East Rutherford, and South Hackensack, Behr said. The fight had ended by the time offi…
Greenburgh, NY
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Mother, Daughter Fight Back Against Violent Attack Inside Westchester Home, Suspect Charged: DA
A mother and daughter both took turns protecting each other during a violent attack and attempted rape at a Westchester County home — and now a Bronx man has been indicted on several felony charges, prosecutors said. Alberto Botero, 39, was arraigned in Westchester County Court on Tuesday, Aug. 11, in connection with the alleged attack at a Greenburgh residence on Wednesday, July 1, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced on Tuesday. The incident began at around 6:25 p.m. when a woman went to the entrance of her home to retrieve a delivery and encountered Bote…
Pawling, NY
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Sally Jessy Raphael's $4.75M Estate In Dutchess County Featured By Zillow Gone Wild
A sprawling, over 150-year-old Dutchess County estate owned for nearly three decades by former talk show host Sally Jessy Raphael has caught the attention of Zillow Gone Wild. Elmwood Farm, a historic estate at 618 Quaker Hill Rd. in Pawling, was featured in the popular real estate account's newsletter on Monday, Aug. 10. The property, built in 1860 and owned by Sally Jessy Raphael for nearly 30 years, is currently listed by Jake Garay of SERHANT for $4.75 million. The newsletter highlighted the estate's massive size and historic character. Set on 25.5 acres atop…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Brothers Charged With Thefts From Vacant Bergen County Hotel: Police
Two brothers are among three young men charged with breaking into a vacant Bergen County hotel and intending to steal a $12,000 ATV, where approximately $50,000 in tools and construction equipment was also reported missing, police said. Anthony M. Graziano, 18, of North Haledon, Izan Y. Majagah, 18, of Haledon, and Joseph F. Graziano, 23, of Haledon, were charged Monday, Aug. 10, in the burglary and thefts at the shuttered Garden Plaza Hotel at 129 Pehle Ave., Saddle Brook Police Chief John A. Zotollo Jr. said. The investigation began Tuesday, Aug. 4, when police responded to a theft i…
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Mom, Young Child Seriously Hurt In Fair Lawn Hit-Run: Prosecutor
A 47-year-old woman and 5-year-old child were hospitalized after being struck by an alleged hit-and-run driver in Fair Lawn early Tuesday morning, Aug. 11, according to authorities and initial reports from the scene. Fair Lawn police responded to Broadway and Fair Lawn Parkway and found that the two pedestrians had been struck by a vehicle that fled the scene, just before 6:35 a.m., Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer said. The woman and child were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with varying degrees of injuries, however, both were in stable c…
Amesbury, MA
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Great White Shark Pulls Lifeguard Underwater At Popular Beach: 'Swam As Fast As I Could'
A lifeguard escaped after a great white shark dragged him several feet underwater at a popular Maine beach. The encounter happened at Scarborough Beach State Park on the afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 8. The lifeguard was swimming with a rescue torpedo when the shark grabbed the device, according to the Scarborough Police Department. News Center Maine identified the lifeguard as park director Greg Wilfert. The shark pulled Wilfert about 5 to 6 feet below the surface before he freed himself from the strap attached to the rescue torpedo. Wilfert was able to swim safely back to sh…
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Man Wanted In Penn State Senior's Fatal Robbery, Officer Shooting; Surrenders: US Marshals
The man wanted in the robbery tied to the fatal shooting of Penn State senior Billy Schmidt has surrendered to Philadelphia police after a public search that included a cash reward, the U.S. Marshals Service announced on Tuesday, Aug. 11. Khadfi Fleming surrendered at Philadelphia Police Headquarters at 6 p.m., the U.S. Marshals Service said. "The public and media played an important role in bringing Fleming to justice," the agency said in a statement posted on X. "USMS Philly thanks everyone who shared info, spread the word, and assisted law enforcement, ultimately helping bring about Flem…
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