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Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Ex-GF's New BF Opened Fire In North Arlington Double Homicide, Family Alleges: Report
A father of two who was killed in a double shooting in North Arlington on Sunday night, July 19, had gone to pick up his children when a confrontation with his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend turned deadly, ABC7 Eyewitness News reports. UPDATE: Brian Dominick Lockett, 28, of North Arlington, NJ, and Ezequiel Aquino, 29, of Newark, were identified as the victims by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. A GoFundMe campaign says they were cousins. A separate GoFundMe was launched by Aquino's mother, who sources say buried her other son, Uriel Aquino, four years ago due to an alleged overdos…
Silver Spring, MD
Breaking News
Maryland Family Escapes As Fire Tears Through Silver Spring Home (
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A Maryland family made it out safely after flames tore through their home before sunrise on Monday. Firefighters were called around 5:15 a.m. on July 20 to the 14800 block of Marydale Court in Silver Spring, where crews arrived to find heavy fire pouring from the front entry of a single-family home and extending deeper inside the house. All six occupants, three adults and three children, escaped without injury before firefighters arrived, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson David Pazos. Photos from the scene show the home engulfed in flames during the fire, …
Macungie-Alburtis-Emmaus, PA
Breaking News
NJ Trucker Dad Killed When Overturned Rig Lands On Him In Lehigh County Crash: State Police
A New Jersey truck driver was killed after he was thrown from his commercial vehicle and trapped beneath it during a crash in Pennsylvania, State Police said. The crash happened at approximately 12:13 p.m. on Thursday, July 16, along the 4500 block of Chestnut Street north of Beck Road in Upper Milford Township, Lehigh County, according to Pennsylvania State Police and the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Clarence E. Reynolds, 42, of Camden, New Jersey, was driving north on Chestnut Street when his commercial box truck failed to maintain a single lane of travel, police said. The truck trave…
West Haven, CT
Breaking News
West Haven Veteran Michael Howard Kennedy Dies Suddenly At 72
Michael Howard Kennedy of West Haven died suddenly July 4th after a brief illness. He was 72 years old. Mike was born in Shreveport, LA in Caddo Parish on November 6, 1953 to the former Irene Lillian Page and John Thomas Kennedy. His parents predeceased him. Mike resided in West Haven for many years. He also resided in Germany, Colorado, California, and New Jersey. He was a proud graduate of the Parsippany Hills High School class of 1972. After graduation, Mike attended college in New Jersey and Colorado and performed a variety of jobs. However, his…
National Interest
Toms River Pilot, Family Dead In NY Plane Crash: State Police
A 2-year-old New Jersey girl, her mother, and her grandfather pilot were killed in a small plane crash just after taking off from the Adirondack Regional Airport in New York this week. Giuliana Hillgrube, her 33-year-old mother Gabriella, and her 70-year-old grandfather Gabriele Jasper, were identified on Wednesday, July 15 as the victims of the crash two days prior, according to New York State Police. Jasper, a Brick Township-based spine doctor and Toms River resident, was piloting the plane, police said. Hillgrube and her daughter, of Forked River, were passengers. Less than two week…
Millville, NJ
Breaking News
Pregnant Woman, 3-Year-Old Escape House Fire In Millville
A family, which included a pregnant woman and a toddler were able to escape a house fire that destroyed their home in Millville on Saturday, July 11, authorities said. At 4 a.m., firefighters responded to Dorset Avenue and immediately encountered flames, the Millville Fire Department said. Katie Hatfield opened her bedroom door and was met with thick black smoke and extreme heat, Newell Branin Jr. wrote on Facebook. Hatfield had put Jack, 3 years old, on the back roof but she couldn't use the window, being six months pregnant, Branin said. Using 9-1-1, she directed firefight…
Bridgeport, CT
Breaking News
Bridgeport Firefighter Diagnosed With Cancer Again; Support Floods In For Family
Connecticut firefighters are coming together to help a fellow brother-in-arms after he was diagnosed with cancer for the second time in three years. Bridgeport firefighter Jonathan Pabon was in remission after battling lung cancer in 2023 when he found out last month that the disease had returned, according to a GoFundMe. The fundraising campaign hopes to help him and his family as they "face the difficult road ahead," according to organizer Myles Rich. "As Jonathan focuses on his health and treatment, the financial strain of living expenses and medical bil…
Suitland, MD
Breaking News
Second Jury Convicts Man In Brutal Murder Of Suitland Father After Mistrial: Prosecutors
The first trial ended without a verdict. The second left little doubt. A Prince George's County jury has convicted a Temple Hills man in the 2024 murder of Suitland father Brian Michael Speaks, bringing an end to a case that prosecutors had to try twice after the first proceedings ended in a mistrial. Francis Xavier Holmes Jr., 31, was found guilty Wednesday, July 8, of first-degree murder, use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence, and illegal possession of a firearm following a disqualifying conviction, Prince George's County State's Attorney Tara Jackson announced. Holme…
South Plainfield, NJ
Obituaries
South Plainfield Mourns Loss Of Elementary Schooler Bill Maloney
Support is on the rise for the New Jersey family of an elementary school student following his death. A GoFundMe and Meal Train were launched on Monday, July 6, following the death of William "Bill" Maloney, of South Plainfield. Bill was the oldest of three children Maloney children. "To know the Maloney family is love them," GoFundMe organizer Rachel Collins writes. "Mr. And Mrs. Maloney have so much love for their three children and it is apparent in every interaction. The Maloney children are full of love and affection and are deeply loved by their school communities." The fundrais…
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
Breaking News
Dad Of 3 ID'd After Fatal Police Shooting At Children's Hospital In Philly
A Philadelphia father of three has been identified as the man who was fatally shot by a police officer outside St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, authorities announced Monday, July 6. Joseph "Smitty" Smithers, 32, was killed after officers responded to the hospital at 3601 St. Christopher's Drive on Thursday, July 2, at approximately 10:21 a.m., Philadelphia police said. Officers were dispatched after a family member called 911 because Smithers was experiencing a mental health crisis and was believed to be suicidal, according to the police. Smithers had been directed off the hospital…
Bridgeton-Upper Deerfield, NJ
Breaking News
Bridgeton Teen Mourned After Deadly Stabbing
Jamar Byrd was fatally stabbed in Bridgeton on Tuesday, June 30, authorities said. A GoFundMe has been established by his father, Jamar Byrd, Sr., to support the family in the wake of his death. "His life was taken far too soon," Byrd wrote. "I watched helplessly as he fought for his life, and our family is devastated by this unimaginable loss. The pain and trauma of that night have left us struggling to cope, and we are doing our best to support each other through this difficult time." At 3:05 p.m., Bridgeton police responded to Ivy Square Apartments on Cottage Avenue and found B…
Central Islip, NY
Breaking News
'Everyone Could Count On Him': Family Speaks Out After Central Islip Dad Killed By Fireworks
The family of a father killed in a tragic Fourth of July fireworks explosion is asking the community to help give him the farewell they say he deserves while remembering him as a man who spent his life helping others. Gabriel Ruiz-Urresto, 37, died after a firework exploded and struck him in the head while he was lighting it during a backyard celebration at his Central Islip home on Long Island at approximately 9:30 p.m. Saturday, July 4, Suffolk County Police said. His son-in-law, Emmanuel Rosario Alvarez, has since launched a GoFundMe campaign seeking $18,000 to help cover funeral ex…
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