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Tulsa, OK
Bel Air, MD
News
Arrest Made In Murder Of Maryland Mom Rachel Morin, Officials Say
An arrest has been made nearly a year after Rachel Morin was found dead near a Harford County trail, authorities said on Saturday. Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, 23, was taken into custody in Tulsa, OK, in connection with Morin's August 2023 killing, according to the Harford County Sheriff and Morin's family's legal team. Harford County Sheriff Gahler said that DNA evidence was key in linking Martinez-Hernandez to the murder. "Three weeks ago, on May 20, which should have been Rachel's 38th birthday, investigators uncovered a lead, and we're here today to tell you Rachel's murderer…
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Obituaries
Karen McCorkle Consolini, 92, Had 'A Memorable And Piquant Personality'
Karen McCorkle Consolini, 92, passed on January 13, 2024 at the Moorings at Lewes, a continued care retirement community in Lewes, DE, where she had resided since 2010. Born in 1931 in Tulsa, OK to Maxine Elizabeth Boesche and John Morris McCorkle, Karen grew up in Pasadena, CA, graduating from South Pasadena High—where she also served as Senior Class President—in 1950. Karen was a smart, brave, independent, and liberated young woman of the ‘50s. After attending Colorado College, she moved alone to New York City into a tiny walk-up apartment in the heart of bohemian Greenwich Village. She e…
Edison, NJ
Business
Brothers Bring Tex-Mex Taco Chain To New Jersey
A small-town taco shop that later turned nationally-acclaimed is heading to New Jersey. Tex-Mex restaurant franchise, Capital Tacos, has sealed the deal on the brand's first-ever franchise agreement for the Garden State. Brothers Parth and Yash Patel are the New Jersey natives responsible for bringing the latest franchise deal to market. The Patels share a family background steeped in entrepreneurship that spans a multitude of industries. They saw an opportunity to introduce an innovative and award-winning take on Tex-Mex cuisine that doesn't exist in their region. "Our curren…
Rutherford, NJ
News
Springsteen Tickets Going For Less Than A Soda At Some Venues
Trouble in the heartland: That darkness on the edge of town might just be empty seats during Bruce Springsteen's current tour. Ticket prices for Springsteen's Tuesday night Feb. 21 show with the E Street Band in Tulsa, Oklahoma, dropped as low as $6 each -- with fees -- as resellers found themselves forced to dump. His Valentine's Day shindig at the Toyota Center in Houston saw hundreds of tickets left at as little as 10 bucks and hundreds more between $25 and a C-note days before the big night. A portent of things to come? Good question. Okies who scouted Ticketmaster for seats found the…
Franklin Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Tulsa Mass Shooter Had NJ Roots: Report
The 45-year-old gunman who killed at least four people and then himself in a Tulsa, OK medical building Wednesday, June 1 has New Jersey roots, NJ Advance Media reports. Michael Louis' family told the outlet he lived in Newark until 2013, and later developed back pain that would completely change him as a person, his brother said. Online records show Louis also had ties to Irvington and Philadelphia. Louis — who also goes by Michelet Louis — had been released from the hospital on May 24 after back surgery performed by Dr. Preston Phillips on May 19, and repeatedly complained of back p…
Worcester, MA
Police & Fire
University Student Football Player Killed At House Party
A freshman member of the Fitchburg State University football team was killed at a house party while he was home visiting friends. Desmond Clayton, 19, originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma, was fatally shot multiple times and died at a hospital on Friday, Nov. 20, according to the Tulsa Police Department. Fitchburg State University described Clayton as an “outgoing member of the team whose big personality would light up any room.” "Our campus community mourns the untimely passing of Desmond Clayton, a first-year student, and member of our football team," the university said. "We have been in tou…
Torrington, CT
Politics
Streaming Website Bans Trump Campaign Account, Says It Violated Rules On Hate Speech
President Donald Trump's campaign account has been banned from a popular streaming service for alleged “hateful conduct” that was aired. Twitch announced a temporary ban for Trump’s account, removing some content that was allegedly filled with hate, including a rebroadcast of the president’s 2016 campaign kickoff announcement in Trump Tower, when he stated Mexico was sending rapists north into the United States. With the election season heating up, and Trump’s polling numbers going down, the president has become increasingly brash and outspoken on social media platforms, including retweeti…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Obituaries
Westchester's Olivia Hooker, African-American Pioneer, Race Massacre Survivor, Dies At 103
Renowned for being the first African-American woman admitted into the Coast Guard as well as being a survivor of the Oklahoma Black Wall Street Riots, Olivia Hooker died on Wednesday, Nov. 21 at her Westchester home at the age of 103. The Greenburgh resident was only 5 years old during the Oklahoma Black Wall Riots. She talks of her experience in a YouTube video, which has since been nominated for an Emmy award. “Olivia was loved in Greenburgh, and contributed to our community. She always had time for everyone--whether it was the President of the United States (she met with President Obama)…
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Business
Cliffside Park Chinese Restaurant Named One Of America's Best
It may not be the newest or the trendiest but it's your favorite neighborhood eatery for a reason: The food's good, cheap and it feels like home. From dumpling stands in a Cleveland supermarket to a landlocked fish market in Tulsa, America is brimming with thousands of neighborhood eateries that locals swear by. Among the 80 on Bon Appetit's list of favorited neighborhood restaurants is one right here in Bergen County. Petite Soo Chow on Gorge Road is not just another Chinese restaurant, Yelpers say. "My mom brought me here to have dinner for my birthday and told me that my brother a…
