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MD Mom Mourns Loss Of Daughter Killed In New Jersey Crash MD Mom Mourns Loss Of Daughter Killed In New Jersey Crash
MD Mom Mourns Loss Of Daughter Killed In New Jersey Crash A Maryland woman is raising money for her 4-year-old grandson who lost his Philadelphia mother in a fatal crash on Interstate 295 in South Jersey. Anghel Ashmeade of Columbia, MD, said on a GoFundMe page that she's fundraising in memory of her 37-year-old daughter, Cassandra Ashmeade.  Cassandra was killed after being ejected from a pickup truck in a Feb. 1 crash along I-295 in West Deptford, New Jersey State Police said. The crash remains under investigation, Trooper Troy McNair said on Wednesday, Feb. 28. "My daughter Cassandra was a bright beautiful, ambitious and fun-loving young …

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by Jon Craig
Weather
Another Impactful Storm To Follow Snowy Weekend In Northeast: Forecasters Another Impactful Storm To Follow Snowy Weekend In Northeast: Forecasters
Another Impactful Storm To Follow Snowy Weekend In Northeast: Forecasters Forecasters are touting a massive storm expected to drop several inches of snow on the East Coast this weekend. But some weather maps show parts of the Northeast will get only rain, and no snow at all, noting a another impactful storm could be coming mid-week next week, AccuWeather reports. The storm coming Saturday, Jan. 6 will move northeast from the Gulf Coast toward the mid-Atlantic between 12 and 1 p.m., according to AccuWeather and the National Weather Service.  Our first chance for some accumulating and potentially impactful snowfall this season will occur for some this wee…

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by Cecilia Levine
Weather
Storms With Possibility Of Isolated Tornadoes To Threaten East Coast Storms With Possibility Of Isolated Tornadoes To Threaten East Coast
Storms With Possibility Of Isolated Tornadoes To Threaten East Coast Severe storms with the possibility of isolated tornadoes will be threatening the East Coast Monday, June 26, and will be followed by at least two more days of stormy weather, meteorologists say. Damaging winds, flash flooding, and hail are all possible by late in the afternoon Monday, forecasters are predicting. Hail could be around 1 inch in diameter, the National Weather Service said in a Hazardous Weather Outlook statement issued early Monday morning. A moderate threat was issued across North Jersey, the Poconos, and Central Pennsylvania, while a high threat was issued in South Jersey,…

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by Joe Lombardi & Cecilia Levine
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NJ Man Who Pulled $400,000 GoFundMe Scam With Homeless Vet Gets 27 Months, No Parole NJ Man Who Pulled $400,000 GoFundMe Scam With Homeless Vet Gets 27 Months, No Parole
NJ Man Who Pulled $400,000 GoFundMe Scam With Homeless Vet Gets 27 Months, No Parole UPDATE: A South Jersey man who concocted a GoFundMe scheme with his then-girlfriend that conned 14,000 donors across the country out of $400,000 to purportedly benefit a homeless veteran is headed to federal prison. Mark D’Amico, 42, formerly of Bordentown, must serve just about all of his plea-bargained 27-month sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. He also must pay restitution and undergo gambling, drug and mental-health counseling under the sentence imposed by U.S. District Judge Noel L. Hillman in Camden on Friday, April 1. Three years of supervision will als…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
DUI Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Former Annapolis Mom: Report DUI Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Former Annapolis Mom: Report
DUI Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Former Annapolis Mom: Report A 30-year-old man from South Jersey has been charged with drunk driving in connection with a December crash that killed a beloved mom of four, NJ Advance Media reported. Stephen M. Karwowski, of Elmer was driving a pickup in Pennsville on Dec. 4, 2021, when he struck a car driven by Genita Townsend, 52, the outlet said. Townsend, of Pennsville, was pronounced dead at the scene of the five-vehicle crash.  An investigation found that Karwowski’s blood-alcohol level was above the legal limit, and he apparently admitted to driving 60 to 65 mph before the crash in an area where the spe…

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by Jon Craig
Weather
Here's How Much Snow Is Expected In Storm Headed To Region Here's How Much Snow Is Expected In Storm Headed To Region
Here's How Much Snow Is Expected In Storm Headed To Region Put your rain boots back in the closet and get the snow boots out.  The second storm of the week is headed to the Northeast, and it's bringing four to six inches of a wintry mix with it, meteorologists are saying. "We have twin storms this week," AccuWeather Chief On-Air Meteorologist Bernie Rayno said, adding, "They are not identical but more like fraternal twins." Between one and two-tenths of ice accumulations are expected, along with between four and six inches of snow/sleet in Greater Philadelphia, the Lehigh Valley, and Northwestern New Jersey Thursday into Friday, the National …

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by Cecilia Levine
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CHILLING VIDEO: Relentless Knife-Wielding NJ War Vet Goads Police Before He's Shot CHILLING VIDEO: Relentless Knife-Wielding NJ War Vet Goads Police Before He's Shot
Chilling Video: Relentless Knife-Wielding NJ War Vet Goads Police Before He's Shot "That was stupid," a defiant, machete-wielding Iraq War veteran said after a local South Jersey police officer shot him during a confrontation earlier this month. Video from body cameras worn by the two Millville police officers involved in the incident show them pointing their guns and flashlight at city resident Daniel Ackley, 33, as he relentlessly advances on them the night of Jan. 4. In Ackley's raised right hand is a large knife, the videos released by the New Jersey Attorney General's Office show. The two officers plead with Ackley dozens of times to drop the weapon as they back do…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Weather
Winter Storm Expected To Drop Snow, Freezing Rain On Region Winter Storm Expected To Drop Snow, Freezing Rain On Region
Winter Storm Expected To Drop Snow, Freezing Rain On Region Another winter storm is heading to the region ahead of Martin Luther King Day, forecasters say. North Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, and the Baltimore region can expect some snow but mostly freezing rain and sleet, expected sometime between Sunday evening through mid-afternoon Monday, the National Weather Service says. The northernmost parts of New Jersey, the Philadelphia area, and Baltimore will likely only see a few inches of snow with little accumulation, according to AccuWeather and the National Weather Service. Central and South Jersey will likely only get one or two inches of rain beg…

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by Cecilia Levine