The house where TLC series “Kate Plus Eight” was filmed has been sold for nearly $1.1 million.The 6,295-square-foot Wernersville, Pennsylvania home has six bedrooms, five full bathrooms, two half-baths and an “expansive gourmet chef’s kitchen,” the listing says.Other amenities include stainless steel appliances, a gas fireplace, three ovens, two dishwashers and a “flagstone ...

A Monmouth County couple worked in cahoots to steal more than $2,500 in merchandise from Target on two separate occasions, authorities said.The West Long Branch husband and wife — whose names were not released — were “acting as a team” when they stole the items from Target on Feb. 3 and Feb. 6, Washington Township police said.The value of the stolen merchandise totaled $2,552.37, police ...

A man who offered an undercover Pennsylvania state trooper ecstasy in exchange for killing his ex-girlfriend was taken into custody at a Bethlehem casino Wednesday, Allentown police said.Dominic L. Escalera, 37, is accused of offering the trooper 150 ecstasy pills and providing the gun to assault or kill his ex-girlfriend, who had received a protection order Feb. 8 after alleging ...

It’s a winner! A Jersey Cash 5 ticket worth more than $537,000 was sold in Hunterdon County.A ticket matching all five numbers for Wednesday’s drawing was sold at Exxon on Route 22 East in Lebanon, lottery officials said.The winning numbers were: 02, 10, 15, 34, and 38. The XTRA number was 04.The lucky winner will take home the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot ...

About 70 firefighters worked to douse an overnight blaze in Newark that displaced four adults and seven children, authorities said.The two-alarm fire broke out toward the back of a two-and-a-half story wooden frame home at 882 S. 19th St. around 12:15 a.m. Thursday, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said.The fire caused a partial collapse of the home’s back stairs but was ...

An Allentown man was sitting in the passenger’s seat of a car that had just been pulled over when he ran away, initiating a police chase and abandoning a loaded gun along the way, authorities said.Brian Giron, 28, ran off and initiated a foot chase during a traffic stop near the 400 block of W. Hamilton Street around 11:50 a.m. Wednesday, Allentown Assistant Police Chief Charles Roca ...

Police in Morris County were at the scene “within seconds” to save the life of a man who went into cardiac arrest at a local high school last week, authorities said.Madison Police received a report that a 50-year-old resident had lost consciousness while playing tennis at the high school just before 9:30 p.m. on Feb. 8, authorities said.Patrolman Michael Clancy responded “within ...

Lehigh Valley native and home healthcare aid Tiffany VanHorn died Feb. 12 at the age of 28.Born in Wilson Borough, VanHorn attended Liberty High School, where she sang in chorus and graduated in 2011, her obituary says.VanHorn loved nurturing and spending time with animals. She was also known for attending car shows.VanHorn worked with BrightStar Care as a home healthcare aid and lived ...

Police in Warren County are investigating reports of jewelry thefts at a local apartment complex that date back several years.Numerous pieces of jewelry may have been stolen from residents at the Mansfield Village apartment complex “over the past couple of years,” township police said.Past and current residents of the complex are asked to call Detective Camerata (908-689-6222 ext. 300) ...

A New Jersey poker player who gambled just $5 and won a staggering $1.1 million paid it forward by dishing out a generous $50,000 tip to dealers.Monmouth County resident Frank Nagy won the jackpot during a trip to the Tropicana casino in Atlantic City, NJ.com reports.Afterward, Nagy offered $50,000 to the dealers working at the casino, where he is a longtime player, the outlet ...