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Politics
Trump Taps Congressional Ally Elise Stefanik For UN Ambassador Post, Picks Border Czar
President-elect Donald Trump has picked one of his strongest allies in Congress to serve as United States ambassador to the United Nations and a former member of his first administration as border czar. Rep. Elise Stefanik, age 40, was first elected to New York's 21st District in 2014 and is the House Republican Conference Chair, the youngest woman to hold that post. "Elise is an incredibly strong, tough, and smart America First fighter," Trump said in a statement to CBS News. CNN first reported the news late Sunday, Nov. 10. Trump also decided on another native New Yorker for a…
Police & Fire
Photos Show Tanker Trunk Hauling 8,500 Gallons Of Gas Crush 2 Cars In NJ, 5 Hospitalized
Police have provided an update and firefighters have shared photos of the crash involving a tanker truck and two passenger vehicles Wednesday, Oct. 2 in Bernardsville. One person was airlifted and four people were taken by ground to various hospitals after the crash with a 2018 Kenworth tractor-trailer loaded with 8,500 gallons of gasoline on Anderson Hill Road just north of Seney Drive around 8:20 a.m., Bernardsville police said. Wednesday morning 29 Fire along with @peapackgladstonefd were requested into Bernardsville for the fuel tanker on top of... Posted by Far Hills-Bedminster Fir…
Lifestyle
Meet Connie Chung In Bergen County
The legendary reporter Connie Chung has been in front of the camera for more than 50 years and now is ready to tell her story. Chung is signing copies of her new book, "Connie: A Memoir" at Books and Greetings in Northvale on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 1 p.m. "Connie" covers Chung's career, the daughter of Chinese immigrants who got her first job in 1969 at a TV station in Washington, D.C. and then became a correspondent for CBS News, covering everything from the Watergate scandal to interviewing Magic Johnson, according to a synopsis. She later became the co-anchor of the CBS Evening News and also …
News
TikTok Ban Explained: What's The Fate Of Popular Video Sharing App?
Another sell-or-be-banned TikTok legislation is working its way up to the Senate. The House passed the sell-or-be-banned bill for the app (360-58) on Saturday, April 20 as part of a larger foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, giving Chinese TikTok owner ByteDance up to a year to sell the app. Otherwise, TikTok will be subject to a nationwide ban. According to Politico, the bill is expected to pass the Senate as it's considered "priority legislation" for Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. A previous, standalone bill was passed by the House in March over national security co…
Obituaries
Charles Osgood, Former Host Of 'CBS Sunday Morning,' North Jersey Resident, Dies At 91
Charles Osgood, a fixture on "CBS Sunday Morning" for decades and a longtime resident of Bergen County, died on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at the age of 91 from dementia in Upper Saddle River, his family announced in an obituary shared by CBS News. Osgood, born Charles Osgood Wood III joined CBS News in 1971 and anchored the venerable Sunday morning broadcast for 22 years from 1994 to 2016. He also appeared on "CBS Morning News" and "CBS Evening News with Dan Rather," and hosted "The Osgood File" on CBS Radio. His signature signoff was "I'll see you on the radio." Our beloved former …
Police & Fire
Five North Jersey Residents Killed In South Carolina Plane Crash: Report (
Developing
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Five North Jersey residents including a 7-year-old boy were killed in a plane crash in South Carolina on Sunday, July 2, according to CBS News. The single engine Piper PA-32 crashed in North Myrtle Beach on Sunday morning, July 1, leaving the following East Orange victims dead: Sean Gardner, 7, and his mother, Tanique Chu were killed in the crash, along with Odaycia Edwards, 17 and her mother, Suzette Coleman-Edwards, 42. The pilot, Dr. Joseph Farnese, was also killed in the crash, officials told CBS News. To our family and friends who have not heard/ been notified: For those who a…
Police & Fire
Firefighters On Rescue Mission Airlifted After Going Over Falls In Passaic River
Two Clifton firefighters on a rescue mission in the Passaic River were themselves rescued by a New Jersey State Police helicopter Wednesday afternoon after their boat went over the falls at the Dundee Dam. Both were taken to an area hospital with injuries that weren’t believed to be life-threatening following the treacherous late-afternoon operation on June 28. Contractors apparently were clearing trees at the top of the 20-foot high Dundee Dam -- which dumps tons of water into a lower section of the Passaic River in Garfield -- when their boat got snagged, responders said. Firefighters f…
Police & Fire
Ex-NJ Lawyer Convicted Of Killing GF Dies In Jail On Father's Day
James Ray III, the Montclair lawyer convicted of killing Angela Blesdoe, the mother of his 6-year-old daughter, died in jail just days before he was due for sentencing, Daily Voice has learned. Ray, 60, was found unconscious in his cell at the Essex County Jail on Father's Day around 6 p.m., the New York Times says citing James Troisi, the vice president of the union that represents the jail’s supervisors. "We have confirmed that James Ray that has died, though the cause and manner are not known," said Robert Florida, spokesman for the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. "An a…
News
Dan Snyder To Sell Commanders To Group Led By NJ Devils Billionaire Owner Josh Harris: Reports
White smoke can be seen coming from FedEx field, but there’s no fire. One day after billionaire Jeff Bezos said he would stay away from the team, the Washington Commanders have reportedly been sold for a record price to a group led by Josh Harris, owner of the New Jersey Devils. pic.twitter.com/4CTiCULI0x — Barstool DMV (@Barstooldmv) April 13, 2023 The news was first reported by Sportico, Sports Business Journal, and CBS News before it was confirmed by other outlets. Already the owner of the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers and NHL’s New Jersey Devils, Harris’ group has reportedly agreed in …
News
Salmonella Outbreak In Bearded Dragons Sickens PA, NJ Residents: Reports
An outbreak of salmonella linked to pet reptiles has reached Pennsylvania and New Jersey, health officials have announced. Twenty-three residents of 15 states have fallen ill as a result, including two in Pennsylvania and one in New Jersey, according to CBS News. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that bearded dragons kept as pets can spread salmonella, as they carry the bacteria in their droppings. The germs can be found anywhere in a bearded dragon's immediate environment, even when it looks clean, the agency said. Eight people have been hospitaliz…
News
Supreme Court Overturns Roe V. Wade
Roe V. Wade has officially been overturned by the Supreme Court, eradicating 50 years of American women's rights to abortion. The Supreme Court's decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization made Friday, June 24, upheld a Mississippi law that banned abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. States will soon be allowed to ban women's access to abortion, and 22 of them are expected to in some way. Click here to see a state-by-state stance on abortion. According to a poll by CBS News, 50 percent of people say abortion should be made available while 33 percent say th…
Police & Fire
Ex-Amtrak Engineer Cleared In Deadly Philadelphia Train Derailment
A former Amtrak engineer has been cleared in a deadly train derailment in Philadelphia in 2015. Brandon Bostian's train was going 106 mph — more than double the speed limit on the tracks — on an S-curve when he slammed on the brakes in Frankford Junction in May 2015. The train, headed to Washington D.C. from New York City, jumped the tracks, killing eight people and sending 185 to the hospital. Federal officials said Bostian lost "situational awareness" and briefly thought he was past the S-curve and on a straightaway. Bostian's lawyer during the trial described him as a l…
Police & Fire
NJ Teacher Re-sentenced For Deadly Shooting Of Angelina Jolie's Former Bodyguard
Virginia Vertetis, infamously known as a “lady killer,” was sentenced to 20 years in New Jersey State Prison on Friday, according to a release by the Morris County police and court documents. Vertetis, 59, of Mount Olive, NJ, was first investigated following the murder of her boyfriend Patrick Gilhuley, as CBS News reported during her trial in 2018. Gilhuley, a retired New York Police Department officer and celebrity bodyguard for clients such as Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, was found dead at their home at 2 Apollo Way in Flanders on March 3, 2014 just before 10 p.m. Vertetis was cha…
News
Pa Mom Of Teen Killed By Ex Sheds Light On Daughter's Toxic Relationship
The mother of a Montgomery County teen killed by her ex-boyfriend is speaking out for the first time-- a week after the boy was sentenced to life in prison for the murder. Morgan McCaffrey's mom, Kathy McCaffery, is shedding light on her daughter's toxic relationship with Gilbert Newton III, in an interview with CBS News. Her daughter was very private about the relationship and she only learned about the majority of the abuse after her death. “I was noticing a lot of breaking up, getting back, breaking up, getting back,” McCaffery told CBS. During the year-long relationship, her daughter …
Police & Fire
2 Children Rescued From South Jersey House Fire Critical
Two children under the age of 10 were in critical condition after firefighters rescued them from a house fire in Gloucester County early Saturday morning. The children were trapped on the second floor of the West Washington Street blaze in Paulsboro, which broke out around 4:30 a.m., officials said. They were rushed to Kroger Hospital, where they were in critical condition as of Saturday morning. Four adults, meanwhile, were able to escape without injury -- including one who carried an infant out of the home, fire officials said. The fire is believed to have started in a common …
Business
Bergen County Couple Builds Legacy With 2nd Restaurant Named After Daughter
For a while, The Humble Toast has been Shalom and Jacqueline Yehudiel’s baby. The Fort Lee couple opened their Teaneck restaurant as newlyweds in October 2018 and devoted each day to growing the business. Then, seven months ago, they welcomed their first child: A baby girl named Nava. Balancing the two was certainly a challenge, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, The Humble Toast founder managed, and is ready to take on another challenge. The couple has plans to open La Cucina Di Nava, a kosher Italian restaurant on West Englewood Avenue in Teaneck named after none other than…
Politics
Report
: Christie A Candidate To Succeed Sessions As Nation's Top Cop
Chris Christie is being considered to replace Jeff Sessions as United States attorney general, according to published reports. Christie, the 56-year-old former New Jersey governor and, before that, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, was cited by CBS News sources after President Trump dumped Sessions as the nation's top law enforcement officer on Wednesday. The short list also includes Rudy Giuliani, outgoing Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, and former Attorney General William Barr, CBS News reported, adding that other candidates will likely be added. The Newark-born Christie, who lives in Mo…
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