New Update: I-95 Stretch Fully Reopens After Fiery Crash In Norwalk Causes Days-Long Closure New Update: I-95 Stretch Fully Reopens After Fiery Crash In Norwalk Causes Days-Long Closure
New Update: I-95 Stretch Fully Reopens After Fiery Crash In Norwalk Causes Days-Long Closure This story has been updated. A stretch of I-95 in Connecticut has now fully reopened three days after a fire involving a tanker with 8,500 gallons of gas days earlier. Northbound lanes on the stretch in Norwalk reopened Saturday evening, May 4. Lanes opened on the southbound side reopened late Sunday morning, May 5, earlier than had been expected. The first image above was taken around 11 a.m. Sunday. The blaze broke out after a crash on Thursday, May 2 near exits 14 and 15 between the truck and a passenger vehicle at around 6 a.m.  The tanker fire was raging for…
District Man Gets 18 Years In Prison For Violent Murder Of Single Mom, Ex In Northwest DC District Man Gets 18 Years In Prison For Violent Murder Of Single Mom, Ex In Northwest DC
District Man Gets 18 Years In Prison For Violent Murder Of Single Mom, Ex In Northwest DC District resident Carson Posey will spend nearly two decades behind bars after being identified by his dying ex-girlfriend following a fatal shooting four years ago. Posey, 24, pleaded guilty in September last year to second-degree murder while armed for the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Shantal Hill in April 2020 near the Tyler House Apartments in the 1200 block of North Capitol Street NW, federal authorities announced. On Friday, he was sentenced to 18 years in prison by a judge in Superior Court in DC. According to court documents, shortly before 10:50 p.m. on April 15, 2020, Posey shot…
New Update: Missing 12-Year-Old Westbury Girl Found New Update: Missing 12-Year-Old Westbury Girl Found
New Update: Missing 12-Year-Old Westbury Girl Found Update: A 12-year-old Long Island girl who went missing has been found. Nancy Rodriguez had last been seen leaving her Westbury residence on Friday, May 3, 2024, at 11:30 p.m., according to Nassau County Police. Late Saturday night, May 4, police announced she has been located. Original report: A 12-year-old Long Island girl has gone missing, and authorities are asking the public's help in locating her. Nancy Rodriguez was last seen leaving her Westbury residence on Friday, May 3, 2024, at 11:30 p.m., according to Nassau County Police. She is 5 feet tall, 100 pounds, wit…
Husband Stabbed Wife Multiple Times, Strangled Her With Belt In Silver Spring: State's Attorney Husband Stabbed Wife Multiple Times, Strangled Her With Belt In Silver Spring: State's Attorney
Husband Stabbed Wife Multiple Times, Strangled Her With Belt In Silver Spring: State's Attorney The man who murdered his wife, then turned himself in to police in Montgomery County and pointed investigators to the body has been convicted. Dennis Hinnant, Jr., 30, of Silver Spring, was convicted on Friday of second-degree for the death of his 28-year-old wife Taresha Pendarvis in February last year. Taresha Pendarvis Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office Hinnant walked into the Rockville City Police Station holding a baby and requested to speak to a homicide detective at approximately 12:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 1 last year, officials said. According to police, once a…
'Rock Of The Family:' Loved Ones Struggle To Make Sense Of Deadly South River Home Explosion 'Rock Of The Family:' Loved Ones Struggle To Make Sense Of Deadly South River Home Explosion
'Rock Of The Family:' Loved Ones Struggle To Make Sense Of Deadly South River Home Explosion A New Jersey family is in shambles following a home explosion that took their patriarch and left his brother-in-law seriously injured. Retired Newark officer Kevin Gilbert Sr., 62, was being remembered on a GoFundMe as the rock of his family, one day after the explosion at his Continental Court home that claimed his life. "Our hearts ache not only for Kevin Sr. but also for his brother-in-law Curtis, who remains in critical condition as a result of the home explosion," reads the campaign, which had raised more than $34,000 as of Friday evening, May 3. Gilbert, a 26-year veteran of the Newa…
Autopsy Scheduled For Infant Found 'Unresponsive' In Central PA Apartment Autopsy Scheduled For Infant Found 'Unresponsive' In Central PA Apartment
Autopsy Scheduled For Infant Found 'Unresponsive' In Central PA Apartment The baby who was found "unresponsive" in a Harrisburg apartment has died, officials told Daily Voice Friday. The unidentified infant was first discovered to be unresponsive in a Hall Manor apartment around 7 p.m. on May 2, according to officials.  Life-saving measures were used before the baby was taken to UPMC Harrisburg, where they later passed, officials explained.  The cause and manner of death are pending the result of an autopsy which has been scheduled for Tuesday, May 7. No charges have been filed in connection with this baby's death as of 6 p.m. on Friday.  Check …
Bucks Man Gets Prison Time In Connection With Deadly Fentanyl Overdose: DA Bucks Man Gets Prison Time In Connection With Deadly Fentanyl Overdose: DA
Bucks Man Gets Prison Time In Connection With Deadly Fentanyl Overdose: DA A Tullytown man will spend up to six years in prison for a Falls woman's 2021 overdose death, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said Friday, May 3.  Steven Frederick Yard Jr., 32, pleaded guilty in January to involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment, and related counts, prosecutors said.  Authorities say Mary Coyle, 39, was found dead at 100 Yardley Avenue on Nov. 16, 2021. Yard was found "actively overdosing" on the floor nearby, according to the DA's Office.  Investigation revealed that Yard bought 12 bags of heroin in Philadelphia's Ke…
$1M Lottery Jackpot: 'Jaws' Returns To Martha's Vineyard With Latest Lottery Winner $1M Lottery Jackpot: 'Jaws' Returns To Martha's Vineyard With Latest Lottery Winner
$1M Lottery Jackpot: 'Jaws' Returns To Martha's Vineyard With Latest Lottery Winner "Jaws" has returned to Martha's Vineyard, but everyone is all smiles this time.  Gecimar Silva, of Tisbury, won $1 million playing the Massachusetts State Lottery's new "Jaws" scratch-off game. He said he chose the $10 ticket because the 1975 blockbuster was filmed in the area.  Related: Mass Woman Wins Second $1 Million Lottery Jackpot Silva chose to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 rather than the annuity.  He plans to take his first vacation in 30 years with some of that money.  Silva bought his ticket at Depot Market at 141 Upper Main St. in Edgartown. T…
Manorville Game Farm Defends Late Giraffe's Care Following USDA Report Manorville Game Farm Defends Late Giraffe's Care Following USDA Report
Manorville Game Farm Defends Late Giraffe's Care Following USDA Report A game farm and zoo on Long Island, which housed a male giraffe named Bobo at the time of his death, has released a statement defending its care of the animal following an inspection report citing the animal suffered from malnutrition. The statement released by Long Island Game Farm, located at 489 Chapman Boulevard in Manorville, comes shortly after a USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) report came out indicating that Bobo may have been improperly cared for. “We are saddened by the misinterpretations of the report and the extent [to] which it has been used,” the farm …
School Bus Crashes Near Westlake HS In Thornwood School Bus Crashes Near Westlake HS In Thornwood
School Bus Crashes Near Westlake HS In Thornwood A school bus carrying students was involved in a crash in Northern Westchester just a short time after beginning its route, officials said. The crash, which happened on Friday afternoon, May 3 in Mount Pleasant, occurred shortly after Bus 4 left the Westlake High School campus in Thornwood. The incident was a minor crash and caused no injuries, Mount Pleasant Central School District Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo said. Members of the Mount Pleasant Police Department and Mount Pleasant Central School District staff were at the scene, Giarrizzo added. A replacement bus was brought…
Woman Dies After Being Trapped Under Lawn Mower In Harford County Ravine Woman Dies After Being Trapped Under Lawn Mower In Harford County Ravine
Woman Dies After Being Trapped Under Lawn Mower In Harford County Ravine A woman was killed after going into cardiac arrest after being trapped under a commercial lawn mower in Harford County, officials say. Late on Thursday afternoon, crews from the Fallston Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Company and Harford County Department of Emergency Services paramedics responded to the 2300 block of Willow Vale Drive, where there were reports of a woman who was unconscious and not breathing. The scene of the fatal incident in Fallston. Fallston Volunteer Fire Company According to investigators, first responders found a woman trapped shortly after 5:15 p.m. on May 2 in a…
Newburgh Veteran Lies About Earning Purple Heart To Defraud Gov't, Charity Donors: Feds Newburgh Veteran Lies About Earning Purple Heart To Defraud Gov't, Charity Donors: Feds
Newburgh Veteran Lies About Earning Purple Heart To Defraud Gov't, Charity Donors: Feds An Army veteran from New York is accused of lying about earning one of the nation's highest military honors in order to rake in six figures from the government and donors to her charity. Orange County resident Sharon Toney-Finch, of Newburgh, was arrested by the FBI’s White Collar Crime Task Force on Wednesday, May 1, following a two-year investigation. According to federal prosecutors, Toney-Finch falsely claimed that she suffered combat-related injuries during a mortar attack and a separate vehicle rollover while serving in Iraq in 2010. Those claims reportedly led to her receiving hundr…