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TOMS RIVER, NJ — Smoke from Canadian wildfires is impacting air quality across Ocean County and the Jersey Shore, the National Weather Service reported. The Toms River Police Department, citing…
NEW YORK — A disturbing act of animal cruelty is under investigation after a dog was set on fire early Thursday morning in Queens, authorities said. Police responded to the…
MANCHESTER, NJ — A 20-year-old motorcyclist was killed and a 49-year-old cyclist injured Thursday night in a collision at the intersection of State Highway 37 and Commonwealth Boulevard, according to…
PHILADELPHIA, PA — What Abbey and Lawrence Butler thought was a shipment of their late son’s personal belongings turned into a shocking discovery now at the center of a lawsuit…
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — Friday marked 50 years since 15-year-old Kathy Beatty was found brutally assaulted in a wooded area near her Aspen Hill neighborhood in 1975, and Montgomery County…
SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y. — A Sound Beach man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple drug and weapons charges stemming from a January raid…
BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested a 38-year-old man from Côte d’Ivoire on July 23 following his release from state prison in Comstock, citing a…
NORTH ARLINGTON, N.J. — A 34-year-old Milwaukee man has been arrested and charged with multiple offenses after investigators uncovered a months-long case of online sexual extortion targeting a child under…
OAKLAND, N.J. — A 4-year-old boy was killed and three others were injured Thursday afternoon when a vehicle struck multiple pedestrians at a busy Oakland intersection, officials said. At approximately…
QUEENS, N.Y. — Nearly half a million dollars in cash and valuables were stolen from a Queens residence earlier this year after a burglar broke in through a rear kitchen…
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A 24-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in a busy downtown Brooklyn area on Saturday afternoon by an unidentified individual who fled the scene on foot, police said.…
HACKENSACK, N.J. — Authorities have arrested and indicted four men and a juvenile in connection with an armed robbery that occurred near the intersection of East Pleasantview Avenue and Kipp…
SALEM TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A New Alexandria man is facing attempted homicide and related charges after allegedly placing an explosive device under a lawn mower, injuring a former landlord in…
HYDE PARK, NY — A 31-year-old Poughkeepsie woman was arrested Wednesday following a narcotics investigation that led to a raid at a Hyde Park motel, authorities said. The Dutchess County…
COLLEGE PARK, MD — A 46-year-old La Plata man was killed early Friday in a single-vehicle crash on an Interstate 95 ramp in Prince George’s County, Maryland State Police said.…
BELTSVILLE, MD — Prince George’s County Police are investigating the death of a 67-year-old man who was struck by a vehicle during a confrontation with a teenager late Thursday night.…
FREDERICKSBURG, VA — A traffic stop for driving without headlights ended in an arrest Thursday night after a motorist led deputies on a brief pursuit into the city, authorities said.…
ANNAPOLIS, MD — A 51-year-old man was assaulted and robbed early Friday while using an ATM outside a Capital One Bank in Annapolis, police said. The robbery happened around 1:30…
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — An illegal alien residing in the Toms River area is being held without bail and with a pending immigration detainer in Ocean County after being charged…
VILLANOVA, PA — Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 96-year-old woman who went missing early Friday after leaving her residence in Villanova. Lower Merion Police said…
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Four people, including two juveniles, were critically injured in a shooting Thursday night in North Philadelphia, police said. Officers from the 22nd District responded at about 9:38…
Alien detainees linked to drug cartels may be held at Joint Base in New Jersey under new federal plan TOMS RIVER, NJ — Non-citizens suspected of ties to transnational criminal…
BALTIMORE, MD — A 32-year-old man was injured in a late-night shooting Thursday in East Baltimore, authorities said. Officers responded around 11:48 p.m. on July 24 to the 1500 block…
BROOKLYN, MD — A 36-year-old man was arrested early Friday after fleeing from police during a drug investigation in Brooklyn, authorities said. At about 4:15 a.m. on July 25, an…
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A 27-year-old man faces multiple charges after allegedly attacking six people as they slept outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center earlier this month, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Philadelphia District…