Firefighter Injured Battling Church Fire In Bergen County Firefighter Injured Battling Church Fire In Bergen County
Firefighter Injured Battling Church Fire In Bergen County A firefighter was injured battling a fire at a Bergen County church after crews spotted smoke while responding to another alarm nearby, officials said. The fire broke out at a church near Broad and Madison streets in Carlstadt on Thursday, Aug. 27, according to Carlstadt Fire Department Public Information Officer Jarrett Milligan. Firefighters were responding to another alarm in the area when they noticed smoke coming from the church's exterior roofline, Milligan said. Crews investigated and found a small fire involving the exterior roofline. Firefighters quickly reached the affected area …
Flooding Shuts NJ Highways As Heavy Downpours Hit Flooding Shuts NJ Highways As Heavy Downpours Hit
Flooding Shuts NJ Highways As Heavy Downpours Hit Heavy downpours are flooding roads across New Jersey Thursday afternoon, Aug. 27, roadways across the state. Flooding was reported on several major highways shortly after 1 p.m., according to NJDOT alerts. Bergen County In Hasbrouck Heights, flooding on Route 17 northbound north of Franklin Avenue closed one of three right lanes as of 2:13 p.m. On the New Jersey Turnpike/I-95 in Teaneck, the right lane of the northbound local lanes south of Exit 71 for Route 4/Broad Avenue was flooded as of 1:56 p.m. Motorists were advised to use caution. Hudson County In Secaucus, flooding on the Route…
Investigation Details NY Native’s Disappearance, Death In Nashville Shared By PI Firm Investigation Details NY Native’s Disappearance, Death In Nashville Shared By PI Firm
Investigation Details NY Native’s Disappearance, Death In Nashville Shared By PI Firm A New York native found dead on a work trip to Nashville was located in under five hours by private investigators, according to their organization. The body of Conor Anderson, 31, was found by Covert Results PI firm, which revealed details of the search on Wednesday, Aug. 26. Anderson, a native of Huntington, Long Island, who moved to the Denver area, was last seen alive around 1 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department. He was in town for a work trip surrounding a real estate conference, according to his LinkedIn page. One of Anderson’s family friends hired…
11-Year-Old Girl Killed In E-Bike Crash: Ocean County Prosecutor 11-Year-Old Girl Killed In E-Bike Crash: Ocean County Prosecutor
11-Year-Old Girl Killed In E-Bike Crash: Ocean County Prosecutor An 11-year-old girl was killed in a crash in Berkeley Township on Wednesday, Aug. 26, authorities said. At 12:45 p.m., Berkeley Township police responded to Moorage Avenue and Sherman Avenue after a dirt bike operated by an 11-year-old boy with an 11-year-old girl as a passenger was traveling northbound when it failed to stop at a posted stop sign at the intersection of Sherman and Moorage Avenues, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. The electric dirt bike entered the intersection and struck the driver’s side door of a Ford F-250 pickup truck traveling westbound on Moorage …
Jerry Sandusky Gets Hearing On Claims Accusers Were 'Coached' In Penn State Sex Abuse Case Jerry Sandusky Gets Hearing On Claims Accusers Were 'Coached' In Penn State Sex Abuse Case
Jerry Sandusky Gets Hearing On Claims Accusers Were 'Coached' In Penn State Sex Abuse Case Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is asking a Centre County judge to broaden the scope of his upcoming evidentiary hearing, renewing claims that prosecutors, therapists, and others manipulated accusers and withheld information from his defense. Sandusky's attorneys filed a 52-page amended Post-Conviction Relief Act petition on Thursday, Aug. 27, the same day the court confirmed his evidentiary hearing will be held Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 9:30 a.m. The hearing is currently limited to one issue: the June 2025 recantation of R.R., identified in the filings as one of Sandusk…
Tropical Storm Dolly Forms In Atlantic: Here's Projected Path Tropical Storm Dolly Forms In Atlantic: Here's Projected Path
Tropical Storm Dolly Forms In Atlantic: Here's Projected Path A new named storm has formed in the Atlantic, but its future may depend on whether it can survive increasingly hostile conditions ahead. The National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Dolly formed Thursday, Aug. 27, over the central tropical Atlantic, becoming the fourth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. Dolly was centered about 1,555 miles east of the Leeward Islands late Thursday morning. Maximum sustained winds were near 40 mph, with higher gusts, while the storm was moving west at about 24 mph.  No coastal watches or warnings were in effect. Though the storm was na…
Loved Ones Mourn Women Killed When Tractor-Trailer Toppled Onto Car On Route 78 Loved Ones Mourn Women Killed When Tractor-Trailer Toppled Onto Car On Route 78
Loved Ones Mourn Women Killed When Tractor-Trailer Toppled Onto Car On Route 78 Loved ones are mourning two Newark women killed when a tractor-trailer overturned onto their car on Interstate 78. Ayesha Wright, 42, and her passenger, Kendra Rouse, 25, were killed in the crash on the eastbound local lanes at milepost 56.8 on Tuesday, Aug. 25, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. The tractor-trailer overturned onto Wright's stopped Chevrolet during an evasive maneuver, killing Wright and Rouse and leaving the truck driver with minor injuries, police said. Video shared by Jersey Talks showed a passenger car wedged beneath the overturned tractor-trailer al…
Brother, Sister Killed In Trenton Fire Mourned Brother, Sister Killed In Trenton Fire Mourned
Brother, Sister Killed In Trenton Fire Mourned A family is reeling after two of their children, Disleiny, a 7-year-old girl and Rolando, a 4-year-old boy, were killed in a fire in Trenton on Wednesday, Aug. 26. Firefighters responded to the 300 block of Hewitt Street and saw heavy fire coming from a three-story house, 6 ABC reported. One firefighter sustained a mild injury, Trenton police said. Fire officials told 6 ABC the fire began on the first floor and spread quickly throughout the home. The fire has left the family of two adults and six children homeless. "The resulting grief and sense of loss are beyond words," Solange…
Hawthorne Man Sexually Assaulted Helpless 80-Year-Old Woman In Home: Prosecutor Hawthorne Man Sexually Assaulted Helpless 80-Year-Old Woman In Home: Prosecutor
Hawthorne Man Sexually Assaulted Helpless 80-Year-Old Woman In Home: Prosecutor A Hawthorne man has been jailed on accusations he sexually assaulted a physically helpless 80-year-old woman who lived in his household, authorities allege. John Schweininger, 54, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 26, following an investigation by the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit and Hawthorne police, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Hawthorne police were notified at approximately 11:11 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22, that Schweininger had engaged in non-consensual sexual acts with the 80-year-old woman, who authorities said was physically helpless due t…
Hersheypark's Dolly Parton Social Media Post Draws Backlash Hersheypark's Dolly Parton Social Media Post Draws Backlash
Hersheypark's Dolly Parton Social Media Post Draws Backlash Hersheypark is apologizing after a social media post promoting its own ticket prices beneath a conversation about Dollywood and the death of country music icon Dolly Parton drew widespread backlash online. The controversy began Tuesday, Aug. 25, just hours after Parton's death at age 80 was announced. An X user shared a screenshot showing Dollywood's roughly $99 one-day ticket price, writing that Parton had "kept the prices reasonable in this economy" and pledging to continue supporting her legacy. Hersheypark's verified account replied: "Our summer tickets are $49.99." HERSHEY PARK NOO…
Drunk Dad Pushes Nanny Holding His 2 Young Kids In Bergen County: Police Drunk Dad Pushes Nanny Holding His 2 Young Kids In Bergen County: Police
Drunk Dad Pushes Nanny Holding His 2 Young Kids In Bergen County: Police A drunken dad came home and got into a fight with his nanny before pushing her down while she was holding his two young children at his Bergen County home, authorities said. Nabil Ali, 39, of Fairview, came home intoxicated at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 26, Fairview Deputy Police Chief John Pierotti said. Ali got into an altercation with the family's nanny at their Fifth Street home, and pushed her to the ground while she was holding both of his children, ages 1 and 3, Pierotti said. Ali was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, and two counts of child endangerme…
Penn State Cocaine Ringleader's Brother Caught With Coke After Boozy Boat Crash: Docs Penn State Cocaine Ringleader's Brother Caught With Coke After Boozy Boat Crash: Docs
Penn State Cocaine Ringleader's Brother Caught With Coke After Boozy Boat Crash: Docs The younger brother of the accused ringleader in a Penn State fraternity cocaine network was found with cocaine in his wallet after a boozy pontoon crash in a Pennsylvania lake, court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Aug. 27 show. Sebastiano Mario Abbatiello, 20, of Westbury, New York, is charged in connection with a July 10 boating crash at Foster Joseph Sayers Lake in Liberty Township, Centre County, according to court documents. Abbatiello is listed as a Penn State undergraduate student in the university directory. He is the younger brother of Agostino Sebastiano Abbatiell…