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NYC Reporter Bill Ritter Reveals Alzheimer's Diagnosis On Air, But He's Staying On TV NYC Reporter Bill Ritter Reveals Alzheimer's Diagnosis On Air, But He's Staying On TV
NYC Reporter Bill Ritter Reveals Alzheimer's Diagnosis On Air, But He's Staying On TV Bill Ritter's final night at the ABC7 anchor desk came with an emotional Alzheimer's diagnosis — but the longtime New York journalist says viewers have not seen the last of him. Ritter, a fixture on Eyewitness News for decades, announced during Friday's 6 p.m. newscast that he has been diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer's disease. The broadcast marked his final night anchoring the program. The 75-year-old said he had already begun scaling back his workload last year, stepping away from the 11 p.m. newscast and later the 5 p.m. broadcast with plans to spend more time with family. Those pl…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Bergen County Attorney Competing On Jeopardy! Bergen County Attorney Competing On Jeopardy!
Bergen County Attorney Competing On Jeopardy! A Bergen County attorney will be competing on Jeopardy! Tuesday, July 19. Matt Mierswa, of River Edge, is going up against Catherine Belling, a medical humanities professor from Chicago, IL, and William Chou, a research fellow from Austin, TX.  Chou also competed Monday night and has won $15,601 so far. Tune into WABC to watch Mierswa at 7 p.m.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Fuming Man Pours Gasoline On North Bergen Barbershop Floor (VIDEO) Fuming Man Pours Gasoline On North Bergen Barbershop Floor (VIDEO)
Fuming Man Pours Gasoline On North Bergen Barbershop Floor (Video) Video footage captured a group of North Bergen barbers subduing a fuming man who walked into the shop yelling as he began to pour five gallons of gasoline on the floor earlier this week. Video of Monday's incident at The Zone barbershop published by HudPost shows a group of staff members running over to the man, later identified as Humberto Venagas, yelling and pouring gas in the doorway. View this post on Instagram A post shared by HudPost (@hudpost) The barbers push him outside and hold him on the ground — still yelling — until police arri…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Commuter's Trip From Jersey City To Brooklyn Takes 15 Minutes—By Jet Ski Commuter's Trip From Jersey City To Brooklyn Takes 15 Minutes—By Jet Ski
Commuter's Trip From Jersey City To Brooklyn Takes 15 Minutes—By Jet Ski A Jersey City man may have devised the ultimate commuting hack: traveling by jet ski.  David Pike told WABC's "Good Morning America" that he used to take the PATH, the bus and the subway to get to his job in Brooklyn, a 90-minute slog one way.  During these commutes, Pike realized that the distance as the crow flies -- or as the fish swims -- between his job at New York Trolley and his Jersey City home was relatively short. Then one day he had a eureka moment.  "I went on eBay and bought a jet ski -- and now it takes me 15 minutes, I just cut straight across the harbor," he …

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by Paul Milo
Sports
Elizabeth's Elmora Troopers Win First Little League World Series Game Elizabeth's Elmora Troopers Win First Little League World Series Game
Elizabeth's Elmora Troopers Win First Little League World Series Game The Elmora Youth Little League Troopers of Elizabeth won their debut appearance in the Little League World Series Friday night, besting the Northwest champion Salem, Oregon team by a score of 6-2.  Their next matchup in Williamsport, Pa., will be against Hawaii Sunday at 2 p.m. The game will be broadcast on WABC.  Earlier today, a couple of @PAStatePolice Troopers stopped by to visit the Hanratty family and cheer on the Elmora Troopers during the game! We appreciate the support of our brother and sister troopers across the Delaware! Thanks for the support, troops! pic.twitter.com/fFRipi…

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by Paul Milo
Lifestyle
Powerball: Winning Numbers For The 3/30/19 Drawing Powerball: Winning Numbers For The 3/30/19 Drawing
Powerball: Winning Numbers For The 3/30/19 Drawing The jackpot for the Powerball drawing on Saturday, March 30 has been reset to $40 million. The winning numbers are: 21 52 54 64 and 68 with a Powerball of 04. A ticket sold in Wisconsin from last Wednesday's drawing matched all six numbers, winning the third-largest jackpot in U.S. history of $768 million. The winning numbers will be selected at 11 p.m. This post will be updated as soon as the numbers are chosen. Tune into WABC to watch or check back for more.

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by Cecilia Levine