Jet Fuel Pipeline Struck By Drilling Crew In Philly Suburbs, Shelter-In-Place Lifted Jet Fuel Pipeline Struck By Drilling Crew In Philly Suburbs, Shelter-In-Place Lifted Jet Fuel Pipeline Struck By Drilling Crew In Philly Suburbs, Shelter-In-Place Lifted
Jet Fuel Pipeline Struck By Drilling Crew In Philly Suburbs, Shelter-In-Place Lifted A drilling crew installing new electric towers struck a 14-inch pipeline carrying jet fuel in Montgomery County, triggering a hazardous materials response and a shelter-in-place order on Thursday, Nov. 5, authorities announced. Emergency crews were dispatched to the Insurance Auto Auction on River Road in Upper Merion Township around 3 p.m. after a gas line leak was reported, according to a release issued by Upper Merion Township Police Chief Blaine Leis. Upon arrival, responders discovered that a third-party drilling crew had struck a refined petroleum products pipeline carrying jet fuel w…

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Former Philly DA, PA Chief Justice, Decorated Vietnam War Hero Dies At 82 Former Philly DA, PA Chief Justice, Decorated Vietnam War Hero Dies At 82 Former Philly DA, PA Chief Justice, Decorated Vietnam War Hero Dies At 82
Former Philly DA, PA Chief Justice, Decorated Vietnam War Hero Dies At 82 A decorated Vietnam War hero who lost his leg in combat before becoming Philadelphia's district attorney and Pennsylvania's chief justice has died, state officials announced. Ronald D. Castille, 82, died on Wednesday, Nov. 4, according to a release issued by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on Thursday, Nov. 5. Castille, who served as Pennsylvania's 55th chief justice from 2008 until 2014, spent decades in public service after surviving a devastating battlefield injury on his 23rd birthday. On March 16, 1967, Castille was leading a Marine rifle platoon on a search-and-destroy mission near…
NJ Teen Killed By Tesla Had Dreams Of Fixing Cars, Now His Family Is Honoring Them NJ Teen Killed By Tesla Had Dreams Of Fixing Cars, Now His Family Is Honoring Them NJ Teen Killed By Tesla Had Dreams Of Fixing Cars, Now His Family Is Honoring Them
NJ Teen Killed By Tesla Had Dreams Of Fixing Cars, Now His Family Is Honoring Them Levi Nicholas Santos was just 16 years old and already pursuing his dream of working on cars when he was struck and killed by a Tesla while riding his scooter in New Jersey last week. Now, his family hopes to carry on his legacy by creating a scholarship fund for a student who shares his passion for the automotive field. Officers responded to Union Avenue and Adamsville Road in Bridgewater just after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, after a Tesla driven by a 38-year-old Bridgewater woman struck Levi as she attempted to turn left while he was traveling straight through the intersection, Bridgewat…
Mass Casualty Incident Declared After Mangled Vehicle Found On Garden State Parkway: Officials Mass Casualty Incident Declared After Mangled Vehicle Found On Garden State Parkway: Officials Mass Casualty Incident Declared After Mangled Vehicle Found On Garden State Parkway: Officials
Mass Casualty Incident Declared After Mangled Vehicle Found On Garden State Parkway: Officials A mass casualty incident was declared after a rollover crash on the Garden State Parkway early Friday morning, Nov. 6, firefighters said. The crash happened around 3 a.m. near Exit 142, where multiple people required medical attention, according to Hillside FMBA Local 35. Hillside Fire Department Engine 1 and rescue crews responded to the scene and worked alongside other emergency personnel to assist those involved, the union said. Photos shared by the firefighters show a heavily mangled vehicle following the crash. The number of people injured and the extent of their injuries were not im…
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Teen Assaults Woman In Bridgewater Home Invasion, Fleeing On E-Bike: Prosecutor An 18-year-old Somerset resident was arrested and charged after multiple burglaries throughout Somerset County last month, authorities announced Thursday, Nov. 5. At 9:32 p.m. on Monday, Oct.19, Bernards Township police responded to a a home on Whitenack Road in Basking Ridge after a homeowner returned home to find a shattered basement window with possible blood droplets and the home ransacked, Somerset County Prosecutor John  McDonald and Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Meredith McKay said. The resident reported that a jewelry bo…

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Cheers To That! This NJ Town Just Ended 91-Year Booze Ban In Historic Election Vote Cheers To That! This NJ Town Just Ended 91-Year Booze Ban In Historic Election Vote Cheers To That! This NJ Town Just Ended 91-Year Booze Ban In Historic Election Vote
Cheers To That! This NJ Town Just Ended 91-Year Booze Ban In Historic Election Vote After 91 years of keeping the booze out, one New Jersey town is finally ready to let the drinks flow. Voters in Collingswood, a suburb within Camden County, approved a referendum Tuesday, Nov. 3, opening the door for restaurants and other businesses to serve alcohol for the first time since 1935. The measure passed with 3,506 votes in favor and 2,322 against, according to unofficial election results. That's about 60% of voters giving alcohol sales the green light. Behind the push was a group fittingly named Booze on the Ballot, which rallied residents to support ending the borough's decade…

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Wife Recalls Final Desperate Phone Call With Husband Before Drowning In Florida Floodwaters A Massachusetts native is mourning her husband after a deadly Florida flood trapped the father of four inside his vehicle as he pleaded for help during a final FaceTime call with his wife.  Stacy Petit Bennett, a Walpole native, lost her husband, 34-year-old Joshua Bennett, on Monday, Nov. 2, when fast-moving floodwaters submerged his vehicle in Palm Bay, Florida.  Joshua had gone out for coffee when rising water surrounded his vehicle "He called me on FaceTime, and he was just crying like, 'I don't know what to do, I don't know what to do.' And he said he's in the middle of a ri…

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600 Fire, Explosion Reports Spark Urgent Warning For Popular Portable Chargers Federal regulators are urging people to stop using more than 200,000 portable chargers because they can catch fire or explode. The urgent warning affects about 210,000 HAIARA W5 PRO power banks, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, Nov. 5. The devices have lithium batteries that can explode and ignite, posing serious fire and burn hazards. The warning comes after Amazon seller Mitrytech agreed to recall about 11,000 HAIARA power banks in late October. The CPSC has received 600 reports of fires, explosions, and other overheating incidents, including&nb…

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600 Fire, Explosion Reports Spark Urgent Warning For Popular Portable Chargers 600 Fire, Explosion Reports Spark Urgent Warning For Popular Portable Chargers 600 Fire, Explosion Reports Spark Urgent Warning For Popular Portable Chargers
600 Fire, Explosion Reports Spark Urgent Warning For Popular Portable Chargers Federal regulators are urging people to stop using more than 200,000 portable chargers because they can catch fire or explode. The urgent warning affects about 210,000 HAIARA W5 PRO power banks, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, Nov. 5. The devices have lithium batteries that can explode and ignite, posing serious fire and burn hazards. The warning comes after Amazon seller Mitrytech agreed to recall about 11,000 HAIARA power banks in late October. The CPSC has received 600 reports of fires, explosions, and other overheating incidents, including&nb…

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Jay Rockefeller Dies: Heir To Family Dynasty, Former US Senator, Governor Jay Rockefeller Dies: Heir To Family Dynasty, Former US Senator, Governor Jay Rockefeller Dies: Heir To Family Dynasty, Former US Senator, Governor
Jay Rockefeller Dies: Heir To Family Dynasty, Former US Senator, Governor Jay Rockefeller, an heir to one of America’s most famous fortunes who built a political legacy far from his New York roots, has died. The former West Virginia governor and five-term US senator died Friday, Nov. 6, at his home in Washington, DC. He was 89. The Washington Post, which first reported his death, said his family did not disclose a cause. Born in Manhattan, John Davison Rockefeller IV was a great-grandson of John D. Rockefeller Sr., the industrialist whose Standard Oil empire dominated the oil industry and made him one of the world’s richest people. His family’s political connect…