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Surprise Storm Could Follow Sunny Skies In NJ, PA: Forecasters Surprise Storm Could Follow Sunny Skies In NJ, PA: Forecasters
Surprise Storm Could Follow Sunny Skies In NJ, PA: Forecasters A powerful storm system is expected to move through the region following a day of idyllic weather in New Jersey and Pennsylvania on Sunday, April 14, forecasters say. Most of Sunday will be sunny with a high near 72, but come nighttime, the weather is expected to take a drastic turn, according to the National Weather Service. A line of thunderstorms are expected to move into our region from the N or NW Sunday evening. The greatest threat for... Posted by US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly on Saturday, April 13, 2024 The storm will make its way to the Northeast fro…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Three Americans Found Dead In Mexico City AirBnb Three Americans Found Dead In Mexico City AirBnb
Three Americans Found Dead In Mexico City AirBnb Three Americans were found dead under unknown circumstances at an Airbnb in Mexico City, multiple news outlets are reporting. Local police found the bodies of Kandace Florence and Jordan Marshall, both 28 and of Virginia Beach, and Courtez Hall, 33, of New Orleans, LA, at their vacation rental on Oct. 30, WAVY first reported. According to the city prosecutor's office, security guards mentioned smelling gas, leading authorities to believe their deaths were possibly caused by carbon monoxide poisoning, Bloomberg reports.  However, the investigation remains ongoing, and the&nbs…

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by Nicole Acosta
News
Oopsie, Wrong Bag: Long Island Woman Stopped At JFK Packin' 400 Bullets Oopsie, Wrong Bag: Long Island Woman Stopped At JFK Packin' 400 Bullets
Oopsie, Wrong Bag: Long Island Woman Stopped At JFK Packin' 400 Bullets Bullets over the Belt Parkway? A Long Island woman said she accidentally grabbed the wrong bag and ended up trying to carry 400 rounds of ammo onto a flight at JFK Airport, authorities said. The various rounds -- 12-gauge, .308-caliber, .223-caliber and 9mm -- were packed in nine boxes and included ammunition for shotguns and handguns, TSA Spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said Transportation Security Administration officers stopped the Hicksville woman and notified Port Authority police, who confiscated the ammunition and gave her a summons. The unidentified woman reportedly told them she'd mi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man Recalls NJ BF's Final Moments On Notoriously Dangerous Hawaiian Beach 'Lumadie' Man Recalls NJ BF's Final Moments On Notoriously Dangerous Hawaiian Beach 'Lumadie'
Man Recalls NJ BF's Final Moments On Notoriously Dangerous Hawaiian Beach 'Lumadie' "I love my family. I don't want to die." Those were some of the last words spoken by New Jersey’s Matthew Preziose moments before being swept out to sea by the heavy currents on a beach in Hawaii last weekend — never to be seen again. The irony of it all is that his boyfriend, Nick Slawinski, said he’d never seen Preziose, 25, of Middletown, happier than he was that week. The couple chose Lumahai beach in Kauai to visit particularly because of its rave reviews both from tour guides and Google, 26-year-old Slawinski, of Riverside, said. Little did they know, the site is known as a dangerou…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Morris Plains Man Had Loaded Gun In His Carry-On At Newark Airport: TSA Morris Plains Man Had Loaded Gun In His Carry-On At Newark Airport: TSA
Morris Plains Man Had Loaded Gun In His Carry-On At Newark Airport: TSA A Morris Plains man headed to Florida was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport Monday when a loaded gun was found in his carry-on luggage, the Transportation Security Administration said in a statement.  The 22-caliber handgun was detected by X-ray at a security checkpoint in Terminal C. It was loaded with four bullets, the TSA said.  The man, whose identity was not immediately available, was arrested by Port Authority police.  It was the 11th gun found at a Newark Airport security checkpoint so far this year. Passengers can travel with firearms in checked b…

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by Paul Milo
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Young Doctor From Kearny Falls To His Death On Vacation In Spain Young Doctor From Kearny Falls To His Death On Vacation In Spain
Young Doctor From Kearny Falls To His Death On Vacation In Spain A GoFundMe campaign has been started on behalf of Daniel "Dannyboy" Sirovich, a Kearny native who died Wednesday while vacationing on Ibiza off the southern coast of Spain.  He and his fiance Kristi Kelly had been climbing Pedrera de Cala d’Hort when he slipped and plunged more than 80 feet, loved ones said. He was 34 years old.  An off-duty nurse who happened to be at the scene attempted to treat him for his injuries, but he was already dead, according to published reports.  A Rutgers University grad, he was scheduled to begin work in Boston after a stint at a med…

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by Paul Milo