Marlboro-Morganville, NJ
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Manchester Man Killed In Route 79 Marlboro Crash: Prosecutor Manchester Man Killed In Route 79 Marlboro Crash: Prosecutor Manchester Man Killed In Route 79 Marlboro Crash: Prosecutor
Manchester Man Killed In Route 79 Marlboro Crash: Prosecutor An 80-year-old Manchester man was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Marlboro Township on Friday, Sept. 11, authorities said. At 11:45 a.m., Marlboro police responded to Route 79 and Blossom Avenue after a 2002 Toyota Camry Solara driven by an 80-year-old man entered the opposite lane of travel and collided with a 2022 Ford F350 driven by a 52-year-old Port Monmouth man, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said. The driver of the Solara was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital, authorities said. The crash remains under investigation, authorities said.

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by Sam Barron
Randallstown, MD
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8,000-Gallon Gasoline Tanker Erupts In Flames On Maryland Highway (PHOTOS) 8,000-Gallon Gasoline Tanker Erupts In Flames On Maryland Highway (PHOTOS) 8,000-Gallon Gasoline Tanker Erupts In Flames On Maryland Highway (PHOTOS)
8,000-Gallon Gasoline Tanker Erupts In Flames On Maryland Highway (Photos) A wall of flames lit up a Maryland highway overnight. A tanker hauling approximately 8,000 gallons of gasoline erupted in flames late Friday night, sending a massive column of fire into the sky above a Maryland highway. The tanker caught fire on I-795 near Westminster Pike in Reisterstown, prompting a large response from firefighters as flames engulfed the truck and forced the highway to close. The fire in Baltimore. White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company Photos from the scene show just how intense it got. Flames shot high above the tanker as thick black smoke poured into the night sk…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Vernon, NY
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Man, 79, Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle In Mount Vernon Man, 79, Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle In Mount Vernon Man, 79, Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle In Mount Vernon
Man, 79, Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle In Mount Vernon A 79-year-old man died after being struck by a vehicle in Westchester County.  The crash happened in the area of East Lincoln Avenue in Mount Vernon at around 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, city officials confirmed on Thursday night, Sept. 10.  Emergency personnel responded to the scene and found the 79-year-old pedestrian injured. He was taken to Jacobi Hospital, where he later died from his injuries, officials said.  His identity is being withheld pending notification of his family.  The driver remained at the scene, according to the city. No other injuries were re…

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by Ben Crnic
Gaithersburg, MD
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Maryland Father Shields Trapped Son After Tree Comes Crashing Through Family's Kettering Home Maryland Father Shields Trapped Son After Tree Comes Crashing Through Family's Kettering Home Maryland Father Shields Trapped Son After Tree Comes Crashing Through Family's Kettering Home
Maryland Father Shields Trapped Son After Tree Comes Crashing Through Family's Kettering Home Adrenaline kicked in for a Maryland father who is being hailed as a hero after a tree crashed through their home, putting his family in danger. The lives of the Carter family changed forever during the recent round of storms that caused devastation shortly after midnight on Friday, Sept. 4, in Kettering. Prince George's County Fire and Rescue crews were called shortly after midnight to the 300 block of Wren Court when a tree crashed through a single-family home, leaving a child trapped inside. What first responders found upon arrival was equal parts unexpected and miraculous. Andrew Carte…

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by Zak Failla
Gloucester City, NJ
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Gloucester City Man Tried To Set Two People On Fire: Police Gloucester City Man Tried To Set Two People On Fire: Police Gloucester City Man Tried To Set Two People On Fire: Police
Gloucester City Man Tried To Set Two People On Fire: Police A 39-year-old Gloucester City man was arrested and charged after he poured lighter fluid all over a house and two people on Thursday, Sept. 3, authorities said. At 1 a.m., officers responded to the residence, removed the victims secured a perimeter, evacuated the residents of the neighborhood, and requested the Camden County Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team (S.E.R.T.) to respond, Gloucester City police said. At 2:36 a.m.,   Eugene Jackson exited the residence and was placed under arrest, police said. He is charged with two counts of attempted murder, attempted arson, arson, …

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by Sam Barron
Alexandria, VA
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Reported Shooting At Virginia Elementary School Prompts Evacuation, Lockdowns (DEVELOPING) Reported Shooting At Virginia Elementary School Prompts Evacuation, Lockdowns (DEVELOPING) Reported Shooting At Virginia Elementary School Prompts Evacuation, Lockdowns (DEVELOPING)
Reported Shooting At Virginia Elementary School Prompts Evacuation, Lockdowns (Developing) Cops flocked to an elementary school in Virginia after a shooting was reported Wednesday morning. Federal agents joined local and state authorities at Westwood Hills Elementary School in Waynesboro on Wednesday, Sept. 2, after what the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives described as a "reported shooting incident." The emergency unfolded Wednesday morning at the Rosser Avenue school, prompting a massive law enforcement response and the evacuation of students and staff. By 10:30 a.m., the Augusta County Sheriff's Office said the incident had been "contained and secured" and …

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by Zak Failla
Cortlandt, NY
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Fire Breaks Out At Sanitation Business In Westchester, Fills Building With Smoke Fire Breaks Out At Sanitation Business In Westchester, Fills Building With Smoke Fire Breaks Out At Sanitation Business In Westchester, Fills Building With Smoke
Fire Breaks Out At Sanitation Business In Westchester, Fills Building With Smoke An early morning fire broke out inside a Westchester County sanitation business, filling a large commercial building with heavy smoke and bringing several fire departments to the scene.  The blaze was reported at C.R.P. Sanitation on Bay View Road in Cortlandt Manor on Tuesday, Sept. 1, according to the Continental Village Fire Department.  Firefighters were dispatched to the business and arrived to find a pile of rubbish burning inside the garage area of the building. Heavy smoke had spread throughout the structure, fire officials said.  Crews soon put out the flames b…

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by Ben Crnic
Pottstown, PA
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Upper Pottsgrove Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting NJ Baseball Player At Wrong Home Upper Pottsgrove Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting NJ Baseball Player At Wrong Home Upper Pottsgrove Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting NJ Baseball Player At Wrong Home
Upper Pottsgrove Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting NJ Baseball Player At Wrong Home The Upper Pottsgrove Township police corporal who shot and killed 22-year-old college baseball player Glenwood “Bubba” Pysher IV at the wrong Pennsylvania home has been charged with voluntary manslaughter, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 1. Cpl. Sean Farrell, 58, surrendered to Montgomery County Detectives and was awaiting arraignment Tuesday after investigators concluded that his shooting of the unarmed Pysher was not a legal use of deadly force, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Pysher was fatally shot around 12:29 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, after homeowners at a S…

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by Jillian Pikora
Fairfield, CT
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Connecticut Teen Dies After Falling From Paddleboard In Cape Cod Pond Connecticut Teen Dies After Falling From Paddleboard In Cape Cod Pond Connecticut Teen Dies After Falling From Paddleboard In Cape Cod Pond
Connecticut Teen Dies After Falling From Paddleboard In Cape Cod Pond An 18-year-old paddleboarder from Connecticut has died after an apparent drowning at a Cape Cod pond. The emergency began shortly before 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, at Jenkins Pond in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Authorities have not identified the victim.  Crews launched a search for the paddleboarder after his friend called 911 to report the teenager had fallen off his board and didn't resurface, according to the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office. Falmouth firefighters searched the pond and pulled the teen from the water. Emergency crews performed CPR at the scene. Paramedic…

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by Josh Lanier
Ledyard-Preston, CT
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Connecticut Mom ‘Overwhelmed With Gratitude’ After Taylor Swift’s $50K Donation Connecticut Mom ‘Overwhelmed With Gratitude’ After Taylor Swift’s $50K Donation Connecticut Mom ‘Overwhelmed With Gratitude’ After Taylor Swift’s $50K Donation
Connecticut Mom ‘Overwhelmed With Gratitude’ After Taylor Swift’s $50K Donation A Connecticut mother who was nearly killed after stopping to help three teenagers who crashed on Interstate 95 in July said she is "overwhelmed with gratitude" after Taylor Swift donated $50,000 to support her recovery. Ashlie Taunton, of Ledyard, was severely injured July 18 after she stopped to help teenagers whose vehicle had hydroplaned off I-95 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, during a rainstorm. Moments after she helped the last person out of the vehicle, a second car veered off the road. She shoved a teenager to safety before the car struck her. The 42-year-old's heroism has drawn nationa…

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by Josh Lanier
Port Jefferson, NY
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Boat Collision Near Port Jefferson Hospitalizes 83-Year-Old: Authorities Boat Collision Near Port Jefferson Hospitalizes 83-Year-Old: Authorities Boat Collision Near Port Jefferson Hospitalizes 83-Year-Old: Authorities
Boat Collision Near Port Jefferson Hospitalizes 83-Year-Old: Authorities A boat collision on Long Island Sound sent at least one person to the hospital Saturday night, Aug. 29, authorities said. The Port Jefferson Fire Department responded to the crash near the Brookhaven town boat ramps before 7 p.m. Saturday, the department said in a Facebook post. Five people were involved in the collision, officials said. The fire department shared one photo showing the damaged front-end of a boat, and another photo with the damaged back-end of a boat, but did not provide additional information on the crash. One person was seriously injured in the incident and rushed to a l…

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by Joe Wilkinson
Deptford, NJ
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3-Alarm Fire Rips Through Deptford Apartment Building Overnight 3-Alarm Fire Rips Through Deptford Apartment Building Overnight 3-Alarm Fire Rips Through Deptford Apartment Building Overnight
3-Alarm Fire Rips Through Deptford Apartment Building Overnight A three-alarm fire ripped through a New Jersey apartment building early Monday, Aug. 31, firefighters said. Crews were called to 129 Hemlock Court at Narraticon Woods in Deptford at approximately 12:43 a.m. after a caller reported a balcony on fire with possible entrapment, according to Union Fire Company #1. The first chief to arrive found an active fire in the back of the building, prompting additional firefighters to be called to the scene.  Firefighters battled the blaze for more than two hours before bringing it under control at approximately 3 a.m., officials said. Crews re…

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by Sam Barron