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Interstate 80 Tractor-Trailer Fire Jams Traffic Interstate 80 Tractor-Trailer Fire Jams Traffic
Interstate 80 Tractor-Trailer Fire Jams Traffic A fire on a car carrier blocked traffic on Interstate 80, authorities said. The fire occurred at about 10:40 a.m. Wednesday, April 5 on I-80 eastbound West of Exit 56 (Squirrelwood Road) in Totowa, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation.  All lanes were blocked, 511nj.org reported. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Trio Charged In Kidnapping, Execution Of NJ Man Alongside Route 80: Police Trio Charged In Kidnapping, Execution Of NJ Man Alongside Route 80: Police
Trio Charged In Kidnapping, Execution Of NJ Man Alongside Route 80: Police Three Newark men have been charged with kidnapping a man before shooting him and leaving him for dead along Route 80, authorities announced. Mustafa Manns, 28, William Dixon, 24, and Nishir Rios-Figueroa, 30, have been arrested in the Aug. 18, 2022 death of 27-year-old Quadree Burch, also of Newark, New Jersey State Police announced on Tuesday, March 14. On Aug. 18, 2022, at 12:26 p.m., troopers from Troop “B” Hope Station responded to the report of human remains found by a New Jersey Department of Transportation employee who was cutting grass on Interstate 80 eastbound near milepost 16.6.…
Snow Headed To Region Tonight Snow Headed To Region Tonight
Snow Headed To Region Tonight Another round of snow is headed to parts of North and Central Jersey, along with eastern Pennsylvania Monday evening, March 6, making for slippery travel conditions Tuesday morning. Monday will be mostly sunny with a high around 50. Rain is expected to begin around 10 p.m. and change to snow for North and Central Jersey, along with the Poconos and greater Philadelphia, overnight. Rain is expected to change to snow tonight in much of eastern PA, and in northern and central NJ. A quick accumulation is expected with the precipitation ending toward daybreak on Tuesday. #pawx #njwx Poste…
Crash Shuts Route 80 In Morris County (DEVELOPING) Crash Shuts Route 80 In Morris County (DEVELOPING)
Crash Shuts Route 80 In Morris County (Developing) A serious crash closed the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 in Morris County, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 4:30 p.m. near Exit 39 (Route 53) in Denville Township, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. Developing reports said the crash involved a tractor-trailer and that there may have been an entrapment. New Jersey State Police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Search Launched For Missing PA Swimmer In Delaware River Search Launched For Missing PA Swimmer In Delaware River
Search Launched For Missing PA Swimmer In Delaware River National and local police agencies were searching for a 23-year-old Pennsylvania man who went missing while swimming in the Delaware River Tuesday, June 21, WFMZ reports. Christopher Schofield, of Stroudsburg, was swimming with two others in a section of the river with strong currents when he began to struggle and submerged near the Interstate 80 toll bridge around 8 p.m., the outlet says citing the National Park Service. Two swimmers made it to the New Jersey shore, where rescue crews confirmed none of the three swimmers were wearing life vests, according to the outlet. More from WFMZ can…
COLD CASE: Pregnant Teen's Remains Found In Poconos ID'd As Jersey City Girl, NY Man Charged COLD CASE: Pregnant Teen's Remains Found In Poconos ID'd As Jersey City Girl, NY Man Charged
Cold CASE: Pregnant Teen's Remains Found In Poconos ID'd As Jersey City Girl, NY Man Charged For 44 years, the remains of a pregnant teen girl found on a Pennsylvania riverbank have been referred to by investigators only as "Beth Doe." This week, investigators identified the remains as those of Evelyn Colon, 15, of Jersey City, Pennsylvania State Police said. Evelyn's killer has also been identified: Luis Sierra, a now-63-year-old Queens, NY man, who has been charged with homicide, police said. Evelyn was nearly nine months pregnant when her remains were found along the Lehigh River in East Side Borough on Dec. 20, 1976, investigators said after piecing togethe…
COVID-19: 'Sorry We're Closed' Sign Greets NJ Motorists At Border With Pennsylvania COVID-19: 'Sorry We're Closed' Sign Greets NJ Motorists At Border With Pennsylvania
Covid-19: 'Sorry We're Closed' Sign Greets NJ Motorists At Border With Pennsylvania Pennsylvania's Interstate 80 sign welcomes westbound travelers from New Jersey entering the Keystone state. But another handmade sign along I-80 reads "Sorry We're Closed," as the coronavirus spreads.  Gov. Phil Murphy announced that more than 1,000 people died of the fatal COVID-19 as of Monday. WNEP-TV filed this report about the I-80 sign.