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Smoke Relief Coming Next Week, Unhealthy Air Quality Here To Stay (Mostly) Until Then Smoke Relief Coming Next Week, Unhealthy Air Quality Here To Stay (Mostly) Until Then
Smoke Relief Coming Next Week, Unhealthy Air Quality Here To Stay (Mostly) Until Then Looks like the East Coast has a smoky few days in store. But fear not, relief is allegedly on the way. As of Thursday, June 8, levels in North Jersey were considered very unhealthy and in greater Philadelphia/the Lehigh Valley were considered hazardous. Levels in the Baltimore and Washington DC area were also considered very unhealthy as of Thursday morning. ALSO SEE: Here's How To Check Conditions In Your Area As Canadian Wildfires Burn Canadian wildfire smoke expends south Thursday and Friday.AccuWeather Smoke improvement forecast from AccuWeather.AccuWeather Areas around New Yor…

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by Cecilia Levine
Sports
Four New Jerseyians Selected In NFL Draft Four New Jerseyians Selected In NFL Draft
Four New Jerseyians Selected In NFL Draft It was a big weekend for New Jersey at the NFL Draft, as four players from the Garden State heard their name called and another Jerseysite gets to play football close to home. Ji'Ayir Brown, a safety who went to Trenton Central High School, was drafted in the 3rd round by the San Francisco 49ers. At Trenton Central, he was named all-conference as a junior and as a senior, he earned first-team all-state and all-conference. He initially attended Lackawanna Junior College before transferring to Penn State.  Carter Warren, an offensive lineman who went to Passaic Tech, will get to stay hom…

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by Sam Barron
News
Wildwood Proposes Tripling Fines In Wake Of Deadly H2oi Car Rally Wildwood Proposes Tripling Fines In Wake Of Deadly H2oi Car Rally
Wildwood Proposes Tripling Fines In Wake Of Deadly H2oi Car Rally The City of Wildwood is considering tripling fines to discourage "unsanctioned events," like the recent H2oi car meetup that turned deadly, officials said. “While the County Prosecutor’s Office conducts its assessment of local and state agencies coordination and response to the violent pop-up mob rally, the City is taking practical and fundamental steps to stop this event from ever occurring again,” said Wildwood Mayor Pete Byron. Wildwood Mayor Peter J. ByronFACEBOOK Two people were killed and a third seriously injured during last month's H2oi rally in Wildwood. A driver from Pittsburg…

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by Jon Craig
Sports
Listen To 911 Call Placed By Dwayne Haskins' Wife In Pittsburgh Moments After He Died Listen To 911 Call Placed By Dwayne Haskins' Wife In Pittsburgh Moments After He Died
Listen To 911 Call Placed By Dwayne Haskins' Wife In Pittsburgh Moments After He Died Moments after Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback and New Jersey native Dwayne Haskins, 24, was struck dead by a dump truck on a Florida highway on Saturday, April 9, his wife made a chilling call to 911, as heard in the audio recording of the call obtained by South Florida Fox Sports host Andy Slater. Haskins’ wife Kalabrya Haskins, can be heard telling the 911 operator that she was on the phone with he husband who said he would call her back, but he “had to go walk and get gas.” WARNING: The following audio may be disturbing for some listeners. NEW: 911 audio from the morning Dwayne Hask…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Pa. Firefighter Saved Son Before Drowning On Lake Erie Family Vacation, Family Says Pa. Firefighter Saved Son Before Drowning On Lake Erie Family Vacation, Family Says
Pa. Firefighter Saved Son Before Drowning On Lake Erie Family Vacation, Family Says A 38-year-old firefighter and U.S. Army veteran from Pennsylvania drowned on a family vacation over the weekend. Pittsburgh firefighter Lee Weber died in Lake Erie in Conneaut, Ohio on Saturday, July 24. Family members said Weber got caught in the tides and went under water, while getting his son to safety.  Weber's family searched for him, and his hour was found about an hour later with help from the Coast Guard. More than $32,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Weber's family as of Monday, July 26. Weber worked in the city's Hays neighborhood with Engine Station 20. "He wa…

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by Cecilia Levine