Meet The Mountainville Fault: Scientists ID Cause Of 2024 NJ Earthquake Meet The Mountainville Fault: Scientists ID Cause Of 2024 NJ Earthquake
Meet The Mountainville Fault: Scientists ID Cause Of 2024 NJ Earthquake New Jersey’s massive Ramapo Fault seemed like the obvious suspect after a magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in 2024. It wasn’t.  Researchers have now traced the quake to a previously unmapped fault in the New Jersey Highlands, one they’ve named the Mountainville Fault. The discovery was detailed in a study published Monday, Aug. 11, in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. The 2024 earthquake struck near Tewksbury and close to the roughly 300-kilometer-long Ramapo Fault, the largest fault in the region, according to the study. But the Ramapo Fault is not well posit…
Harvard Agrees To $53M Settlement After Stolen Body Parts Were Sold To Several In Pennsylvania Harvard Agrees To $53M Settlement After Stolen Body Parts Were Sold To Several In Pennsylvania
Harvard Agrees To $53M Settlement After Stolen Body Parts Were Sold To Several In Pennsylvania Harvard has agreed to pay $53 million to settle lawsuits brought by families who fear their loved ones’ remains were stolen from the medical school’s morgue and sold for cash.  The university announced the settlement on Monday, Aug. 17. A Suffolk Superior Court judge granted preliminary approval, and a final approval is set for December. Federal prosecutors said former Harvard morgue manager Cedric Lodge sold stolen human remains across state lines. Investigators said Lodge secretly removed organs, skin, hands, faces, dissected heads, and other parts from donated bodies.  He…
Former Fauci Adviser Admits Hiding COVID-Era Communications From Public View: Feds Former Fauci Adviser Admits Hiding COVID-Era Communications From Public View: Feds
Former Fauci Adviser Admits Hiding Covid-era Communications From Public View: Feds David Morens spent years advising one of the biggest names in America's COVID-19 response. Now the Maryland man has admitted conspiring to keep some of his pandemic-era communications out of public view. Morens, 78, of Chester, pleaded guilty in federal court in Greenbelt on Tuesday, Aug. 18, to conspiracy to commit offenses and defraud the United States, months after the former senior National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases official was indicted in the scheme. Morens served as a senior adviser in NIAID's Office of the Director from 2006 through 2022 and was an adviser to Dr.…
Triple Highway Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Injured In Pennsylvania (DEVELOPING) Triple Highway Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Injured In Pennsylvania (DEVELOPING)
Triple Highway Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Injured In Pennsylvania (Developing) A triple shooting on a Philadelphia highway left one person dead and two others hospitalized Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 18, police said. The gunfire broke out on the 2200 block of Ridge Avenue in the 22nd District at approximately 4:49 p.m., according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Three victims were rushed by police to Temple University Hospital, authorities said. One victim was listed in stable condition and another was listed in critical condition. The third victim was pronounced dead at approximately 5:15 p.m., police said. The victims' identities have not been released. No arre…
Hayden Panettiere's Mom Makes Stunning Claim About Boyfriend After Actress's Death: Report Hayden Panettiere's Mom Makes Stunning Claim About Boyfriend After Actress's Death: Report
Hayden Panettiere's Mom Makes Stunning Claim About Boyfriend After Actress's Death: Report Hayden Panettiere's mother has released a statement to NBC News following her daughter's death, revealing how she felt about Panettiere's boyfriend. The 36-year-old former child actress had apparently rekindled her relationship with Brian Hickerson, according to NBC News. In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Panettiere's mother, Lesley Vogel, called Hickerson "a person in her life we have been trying to get rid of." Panettiere was found unresponsive and in cardiac arrest after a 911 call brought first responders to a Greenville, SC home on Aug. 16. The word "overdose" can be heard duri…
NC Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend To PA Mall: Police NC Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend To PA Mall: Police
NC Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend To PA Mall: Police A teacher and basketball coach was found stabbed to death inside her North Carolina home, sparking an interstate search aided by Flock cameras that ended with her boyfriend's capture at a Pennsylvania mall, authorities announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Sheremy Gwenette Dillard, 57, was found dead at 2201 Whistling Straits Way in Raleigh on Thursday, Aug. 13, according to the Raleigh Police Department. Officers were dispatched to the home around 12:18 p.m. after family members reported they had not heard from Dillard and told police she lived there with her boyfriend, Rickey Andra Harper. Offi…
2 Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In PA Blaze: Police 2 Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In PA Blaze: Police
2 Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In PA Blaze: Police Two people were beaten to death before their killer intentionally set a house on fire — only to die in the blaze, police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The deadly fire at 508 Morgan Drive in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was not accidental, forensic evidence revealed during what Lower Swatara Township Police called an "exhaustive investigation." Two of the victims suffered severe blunt-force trauma at the hands of the third person before that individual intentionally set the fire inside the house, according to Lower Swatara Township police. The person who set the fire then died of fire-rel…
18-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Moped ID'd: Lehigh County Coroner 18-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Moped ID'd: Lehigh County Coroner
18-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Moped ID'd: Lehigh County Coroner An 18-year-old motorcyclist killed in a crash with a moped in Allentown has been identified, authorities announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Jose E. De Aza, of Allentown, was operating a motorcycle when it collided with a moped at South 25th and Hamilton streets at approximately 1:34 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 17, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. De Aza was taken to the Emergency Department at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, where he was pronounced dead at 2:11 p.m., the coroner said. An autopsy was completed on Tuesday at the Lehigh County Coroner's Office & Forensic Center…
Philly Teen Busted For Burglary With Two Juveniles: Evesham PD Philly Teen Busted For Burglary With Two Juveniles: Evesham PD
Philly Teen Busted For Burglary With Two Juveniles: Evesham PD An 18-year-old Philadelphia resident was arrested and charged with breaking into a residence in Evesham on Monday, Aug. 17, authorities said. At 2:44 p.m., a witness observed two men dressed entirely in black running from a residence on Pelham Road before entering a dark colored sedan that fled northbound toward Willowbend Road, Evesham police said. While officers were responding to the burglary, police received an additional report that three men had exited the vehicle and were running through a wooded area in the Dominions neighborhood, police said. Officers immediately established a…
21-Year-Old Woman Killed In 3-Vehicle PA Crash Identified: Coroner 21-Year-Old Woman Killed In 3-Vehicle PA Crash Identified: Coroner
21-Year-Old Woman Killed In 3-Vehicle PA Crash Identified: Coroner A 21-year-old woman killed in a three-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer in Lehigh County has been identified, authorities announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Hailey E. Weil, of Bath in Moore Township, was driving a 2004 Subaru Forester when it crashed with a 2021 Freightliner Cascadia and a 2025 Ford Explorer at Airport Road and Race Street in Hanover Township on Monday, Aug. 17, according to Pennsylvania State Police. A trooper on routine patrol came upon the crash at approximately 11:39 a.m., state police previously said. The Freightliner was driven by a 42-year-old Nazareth man, whil…
Smoke On Plane From VA Forces Emergency Landing In PA On Way To NY (PHOTOS) Smoke On Plane From VA Forces Emergency Landing In PA On Way To NY (PHOTOS)
Smoke On Plane From VA Forces Emergency Landing In PA On Way To NY (Photos) Smoke reported inside a plane traveling from Virginia to New York forced an emergency landing in Pennsylvania Monday night, officials said. The American Eagle flight was traveling from Arlington, Virginia, to Albany, New York, when it diverted to Harrisburg International Airport after smoke was reported inside the cabin on Monday, Aug. 17, according to an airport spokesperson. Emergency crews were dispatched to HIA for an Alert 2 around 9:35 p.m., according to dispatch and airport officials. The aircraft landed safely around 9:45 p.m. and stopped near the end of the runway, officials said.…
Penn State Cocaine Ring Leader From NY Surrenders: AG Penn State Cocaine Ring Leader From NY Surrenders: AG
Penn State Cocaine Ring Leader From NY Surrenders: AG The accused leader of a cocaine trafficking operation tied to Penn State students and two fraternity houses is now behind bars after failing to appear in court a day earlier, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Agostino Abbatiello, 24, of Westbury (previously of Carle Place), New York, surrendered Tuesday morning and had his preliminary arraignment before Magisterial District Judge Kelley Gillette-Walker, according to the Attorney General's Office. Gillette-Walker denied him bail. Abbatiello had failed to appear for his scheduled arraignment on Monday, …
Baby Dumped On Sidewalk After Thief Steals Mom's Car In Pennsylvania: Police Baby Dumped On Sidewalk After Thief Steals Mom's Car In Pennsylvania: Police
Baby Dumped On Sidewalk After Thief Steals Mom's Car In Pennsylvania: Police A 1-year-old boy was found abandoned on a sidewalk after a thief stole his mother's car with him still inside in Philadelphia's East Falls neighborhood late Monday night, authorities said. The black Honda Accord was stolen from the 3400 block of Henry Avenue at approximately 10:51 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 17, according to Philadelphia police. The boy's mother had parked outside her family's home and briefly stepped away from the Honda while her son remained inside, police explained. The mother had a tracking device in the vehicle, helping police locate the abandoned Honda in the 4000 block of …
Child Found Dead Inside Pennsylvania Home, Death Deemed Suspicious: Police Child Found Dead Inside Pennsylvania Home, Death Deemed Suspicious: Police
Child Found Dead Inside Pennsylvania Home, Death Deemed Suspicious: Police A child was found dead inside a Pennsylvania home early Tuesday morning, Aug. 18, prompting a suspicious death investigation, city police announced. Officers were called to a residence in the 3000 block of North 6th Street for a report of a deceased juvenile at approximately 1:30 a.m., according to the Harrisburg Bureau of Police. The juvenile was found dead inside the residence when officers arrived, police said. The home was immediately secured and an investigation into the juvenile's death was launched, according to police. The circumstances surrounding the death have not been released…
Hayden Panettiere's Ex Speaks Out After Her Tragic Death Hayden Panettiere's Ex Speaks Out After Her Tragic Death
Hayden Panettiere's Ex Speaks Out After Her Tragic Death Wladimir Klitschko, the ex-fiancé of Hayden Panettiere, made his first public comments since the actress' tragic death. "Our family is going through a time of profound shock and grief," Klitschko, a former champion boxer, wrote on social media. "The announcement of Hayden’s tragic death saddens me deeply. She left this world far too soon. She built an incredible career through immense talent, while also facing the darker sides of a very demanding industry. Nothing will erase the times we shared or the place she had in our lives." Panettiere, a Rockland County native, known for her…
'You Will Die At My Hands': Cyberstalking Charge In NJ, PA Death Threat Campaign 'You Will Die At My Hands': Cyberstalking Charge In NJ, PA Death Threat Campaign
'You Will Die At My Hands': Cyberstalking Charge In NJ, PA Death Threat Campaign A man most recently living in Albania threatened to kill victims in New Jersey and Pennsylvania during a 15-month campaign of graphic voicemails and text messages, federal prosecutors said. Jarvis Shabazz, 37, who has ties to New Jersey, Georgia, Malaysia, Morocco, and Albania, was charged with eight counts of interstate threats and two counts of cyberstalking, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced. Shabazz made his initial appearance and was arraigned in Camden federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sharon A. King. The alleged threats began Oct. 10, 2022, when Shabazz left a graph…
International Manhunt Ends With PA BF Captured After GF Found Slashed, Hidden In Closet: DA International Manhunt Ends With PA BF Captured After GF Found Slashed, Hidden In Closet: DA
International Manhunt Ends With PA BF Captured After GF Found Slashed, Hidden In Closet: DA An international manhunt for a man accused of slashing his girlfriend’s throat, hiding her body in a closet, and fleeing the country ended with his capture in Honduras, prosecutors announced on Monday, Aug. 17. Darwin David Espinal-Del Cid, 27, of Telford, Pennsylvania, was taken into custody by Honduran agents with the Technical Agency for Criminal Investigation during an operation coordinated with the FBI early Monday in Pespire, Honduras, according to Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan. Espinal-Del Cid is accused of killing his girlfriend, 23-year-old Maria Bernarda Popol Garcia, as…
Mom Of 4 Rideshare Driver And Passenger Killed In Pennsylvania Crash Mom Of 4 Rideshare Driver And Passenger Killed In Pennsylvania Crash
Mom Of 4 Rideshare Driver And Passenger Killed In Pennsylvania Crash A mother of four and a woman using a rideshare service were killed in a two-vehicle crash in Lancaster County over the weekend, officials announced on Monday, Aug. 17. Nicole Bibbus, 37, of Ephrata Borough, and Cynthia Walsh, 71, of East Cocalico Township, died in the collision at North Reading Road and Keeler Avenue in East Cocalico Township on Saturday, Aug. 15, according to the Lancaster County Coroner's Office. The crash involved a sedan and a subcompact car, the coroner's office said. Bibbus was driving the subcompact car, while Walsh was a backseat passenger in the sedan and was parti…
Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (UPDATE) Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (UPDATE)
Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (Update) The off-duty Philadelphia police officer shot and killed over the weekend has been identified as police search for the man suspected in his murder. Officer Alhassane Barry, 29, a two-year veteran assigned to the Philadelphia Police Department's 12th District, was shot on the 7200 block of Elmwood Avenue on Sunday, Aug. 16, according to police. Barry was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 8 a.m., police said. A second adult man was also shot and taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. His condition has not been released. The Philadel…
NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (UPDATE) NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (UPDATE)
NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (Update) Aspiring lawyers, entrepreneurs, finance students, and former athletes are among 14 people accused in a cocaine trafficking operation that allegedly moved kilos of drugs from New York to Penn State fraternity houses, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Monday, Aug. 17. Thirteen defendants were Penn State students at or around the time of the alleged conduct in 2023 and 2024, while the 14th is the father of one of the accused students, according to the Attorney General's Office. Agostino Abbatiello, of Westbury, New York, and Thomas Robinson, of Pittsburgh, were identified…
Son Charged In Father's Fatal Shooting After Dispute At Pennsylvania Home Son Charged In Father's Fatal Shooting After Dispute At Pennsylvania Home
Son Charged In Father's Fatal Shooting After Dispute At Pennsylvania Home A 28-year-old man has been charged with killing his father after allegedly shooting and stabbing him outside a his home over the weekend, prosecutors announced on Monday, Aug. 17. Cody Lawrence, of Cook Township, was charged with criminal homicide in the death of his father, 59-year-old Edward Lawrence Jr., following the shooting on Lawrence Lane on Saturday, Aug. 15, according to the Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office office. Pennsylvania State Police responded to the home for a reported shooting and found Edward lying near the garage of a neighboring residence, according to th…
Actress Hayden Panettiere Dead At 36: Report Actress Hayden Panettiere Dead At 36: Report
Actress Hayden Panettiere Dead At 36: Report Hayden Panettiere, a Rockland County native known for her role on "Heroes" has died, her representatives told ABC News on Sunday, Aug. 16. She was 36 years old and died in South Carolina. "It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden," her father Skip Panettiere said in a statement. "She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her -- and to the millions who watched her onscreen." Born in Palisades, Panettiere attended South Orangetown Middle School, while regularly acting in film and TV, being …
Father, Daughter Found Dead In PA Murder-Suicide: Police Father, Daughter Found Dead In PA Murder-Suicide: Police
Father, Daughter Found Dead In PA Murder-Suicide: Police A father and his 21-year-old daughter were found shot dead inside a Pennsylvania home in an apparent murder-suicide that investigators believe happened days before their bodies were discovered. Philadelphia police were called to the home on the 2800 block of Mercer Street in Port Richmond for a welfare check around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, after no one had heard from the residents. Uniformed officers entered the home and found a 58-year-old man and his daughter suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were pronounced dead at approximately 2 p.m., according to Philadelphia police. Invest…
Longtime Lehigh County District Attorney Dies At Pennsylvania Home Longtime Lehigh County District Attorney Dies At Pennsylvania Home
Longtime Lehigh County District Attorney Dies At Pennsylvania Home A longtime Pennsylvania prosecutor who spent more than two decades leading the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office has died, officials announced on Saturday, Aug. 15. James B. Martin, a retired Lehigh County district attorney and longtime public servant, was pronounced dead at his Upper Saucon Township home at 3:41 p.m. on Saturday, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. He died of natural causes. Martin served as Lehigh County district attorney from 1998 through 2024, devoting much of his professional life to public service and the administration of justice, the coroner’s of…
MASS SHOOTING: 5 Shot Outside Virginia State University Dorms As Campus Locks Down MASS SHOOTING: 5 Shot Outside Virginia State University Dorms As Campus Locks Down
Mass Shooting: 5 Shot Outside Virginia State University Dorms As Campus Locks Down Gunfire shattered the early morning quiet at Virginia State University before dawn Saturday. Five people were shot outside residence halls in the 3300 block of Boisseau Street at around 1:28 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, triggering a lockdown and massive police response as investigators began searching for answers, campus officials confirmed. One victim was critically injured. The other four suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening, according to an update from VSU. All five were taken to area hospitals. What led to the shooting remains unclear. In an early-morning alert, …
TV News Star Accused Of Sexual Harassment In Lawsuit Against ABC News: Reports TV News Star Accused Of Sexual Harassment In Lawsuit Against ABC News: Reports
TV News Star Accused Of Sexual Harassment In Lawsuit Against ABC News: Reports Former ABC News Chief Correspondent and New Jersey native Matthew Gutman is named in a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by a former ABC News colleague who alleges he made sexual remarks that contributed to a hostile work environment. Former ABC News producer Samira Said filed the lawsuit Friday, Aug. 14, in Los Angeles Superior Court against 48-year-old Gutman, ABC News, and its parent company, The Walt Disney Co., according to the New York Post and Los Angeles Times. In one incident, Gutman allegedly initiated a conversation rating a female correspondent's appearance, the outlets report,…
60 Charged In $61K SNAP Trafficking Scheme At PA Grocery Stores: Officials 60 Charged In $61K SNAP Trafficking Scheme At PA Grocery Stores: Officials
60 Charged In $61K SNAP Trafficking Scheme At PA Grocery Stores: Officials Sixty people have been charged in a major SNAP trafficking operation that allegedly used rogue benefit terminals to steal more than $61,000 in public assistance in Harrisburg, state officials announced on Friday, Aug. 14. Two store operators and 58 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients were charged following a multi-year investigation centered on a grocery store at 2200 North 6th Street, according to the Pennsylvania Office of State Inspector General and Dauphin County District Attorney's Office. The store initially operated as Antonios Grocery IV LLC, where investigators say…
8-Year-Old Child Killed In Farm Equipment 'Mishap' In PA, Coroner Says 8-Year-Old Child Killed In Farm Equipment 'Mishap' In PA, Coroner Says
8-Year-Old Child Killed In Farm Equipment 'Mishap' In PA, Coroner Says An 8-year-old child was killed in a farm equipment mishap in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Friday, Aug. 14. The incident happened at 392 Slater Road in Stoneboro, Lake Township, Mercer County, earlier Friday morning, according to Mercer County Coroner John A. Libonati. The child was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:15 a.m., Libonati said. The Mercer County Coroner's Office and Pennsylvania State Police investigated the scene with assistance from the Stoneboro Fire Department and Superior Ambulance Service. The child's cause of death was blunt force injury to the head, and the…
Pedestrian Killed After Chain-Reaction Crash In Pennsylvania Pedestrian Killed After Chain-Reaction Crash In Pennsylvania
Pedestrian Killed After Chain-Reaction Crash In Pennsylvania A woman died after a chain-reaction crash sent a parked vehicle into her on a Pennsylvania street Friday morning, Aug. 14, police announced. The crash happened in the 2300 block of Derry Street around 10:30 a.m., according to the Harrisburg Bureau of Police. A vehicle traveling west on Derry Street struck a stationary vehicle, police said. The impact pushed the stationary vehicle into the pedestrian, leaving her critically injured. The woman was taken to a local hospital, where she later died from her injuries, according to police. Her identity has not been released. The Harrisburg Police…
Maryland Motor Scooter Rider Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash While Touring Pennsylvania Maryland Motor Scooter Rider Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash While Touring Pennsylvania
Maryland Motor Scooter Rider Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash While Touring Pennsylvania A Maryland woman participating in a tour group was killed in a collision involving a motor scooter and tractor-trailer in Pennsylvania, officials announced on Friday, Aug. 14. Sandra Weinreich, 59 of Baltimore County, Maryland, was operating the motor scooter when the crash happened at the intersection of Summit Hill Drive and Iva Road in Paradise Township at 4:44 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13, according to the Lancaster County Coroner's Office. Coroner investigators responded to the scene and found Weinreich, who was pronounced dead, officials said. She had been participating in a Lancaster Co…
Flock Around, Find Out: NJ Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam Flock Around, Find Out: NJ Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam
Flock Around, Find Out: NJ Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam A 31-year-old New Jersey man was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 13, for cutting down a Flock safety camera, police said. Andrew Wardell, a Brick resident, intentionally cut down the Flock camera at 181 Drum Point Rd. by the Exxon gas station on Wednesday, July 8, Brick Township police said. Wardell is charged with criminal mischief, police said. Wardell's arrest comes amid national controversy over Flock cameras. Earlier this week, three deputies in Georgia were arrested for using the license plate readers to stalk people, some of whom they were dating. In response, Flock rolled out new safegua…