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Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Much Of NJ, PA: Here's The Timing Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Much Of NJ, PA: Here's The Timing
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Much Of NJ, PA: Here's The Timing The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for much of New Jersey and parts of Pennsylvania. The watch is in effect through 10 p.m. Tuesday, July 16 and applies to all of New Jersey. In Pennsylvania, the watch covers Adams, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Dauphin, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, Pike, Schuylkill, Wayne, Wyoming, and York in Pennsylvania. Temps are expected to feel as hot as 100 or 105 degrees in much of the region, according to the NWS.  A chance of showers and thunderst…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Major Mall-Based Chain To Close 543 Stores After Filing For Bankruptcy Major Mall-Based Chain To Close 543 Stores After Filing For Bankruptcy
Major Mall-Based Chain To Close 543 Stores After Filing For Bankruptcy A major retailer primarily located in malls and headquartered in Pennsylvania is set to close all 543 of its stores following its third Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Closures for all rue21 locations are expected to be completed within the next two months with going-out-of-business sales coming soon. The company, headquartered in Pennsylvania outside Pittsburgh, had first filed for bankruptcy in 2003, and then for a second time in 2017, when it closed around 400 stores. Founded in 1970, rue21 specializes in women's & men's casual apparel and accessories. rue21 has locations in …

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by Joe Lombardi & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Fugitive Found With Heroin, Loaded Gun In Atlantic City: Police Fugitive Found With Heroin, Loaded Gun In Atlantic City: Police
Fugitive Found With Heroin, Loaded Gun In Atlantic City: Police A man wanted for robbery and aggravated assault was found with a loaded gun in Atlantic City, authorities said. Ronald Johnson, 40, of Atlantic City, was arrested on Friday, Apr. 12 after officers saw Johnson on the 1500 block of Atlantic Avenue, the Atlantic City Police Department said in a news release on Thursday, Apr. 18. An arrest warrant was issued for him when he was named the suspect in a robbery on Thursday, Apr. 11. Johnson was accused of pistol-whipping "a female acquaintance" and kicking her several times when she was on the ground. Investigators said he demanded money from…

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by Chris Spiker
News
NJ Food Factory Faces $463K Fine Over Safety Violations NJ Food Factory Faces $463K Fine Over Safety Violations
NJ Food Factory Faces $463K Fine Over Safety Violations A food factory in Cumberland County faces fines totaling $463,224 for violating federal safety regulations, officials said. Aunt Kitty's Food Inc. in Vineland allowed workers to service and clean equipment without having procedures in place to stop machinery from starting unexpectedly, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Aunt Kitty's is a subsidiary of Hanover Foods Corp., a prominent northeast food manufacturer based in York County, PA.  OSHA slapped Aunt Kitty's with seven safety violations after the agency began an investigatio…

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by Jon Craig
Obituaries
Young Teacher Drugged With Fentanyl, Killed On Tinder Date: Police Young Teacher Drugged With Fentanyl, Killed On Tinder Date: Police
Young Teacher Drugged With Fentanyl, Killed On Tinder Date: Police Two years ago, a 24-year-old woman went on a Tinder date and less than 24 hours later she was dead, on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, her date was arrested and charged with homicide, police say. Emily "Emmy" Pritsch was outdoorsy; loving water sports and hiking. She enjoyed music, art, and walking her dog Sparkles. She was a 2018 Temple University graduate who was passionate about her job teaching theater to students in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood through the non-profit Playworks. She also liked spending time with her family, and making seemingly everyone who knew her feel like her best f…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Pennsylvania Driver, 19, Killed In Camden County Crash: NJSP Pennsylvania Driver, 19, Killed In Camden County Crash: NJSP
Pennsylvania Driver, 19, Killed In Camden County Crash: Njsp A 19-year-old woman from York, PA, was killed after flipping into a ditch on Route 42 in Camden County, authorities said. Yanaih Lia Encarnacion was traveling northbound on Route 42 in Bellmawr at 3:06 a.m. Wednesday, May 4, when she veered off the left side of the roadway and overturned into a ditch, New Jersey State Police said. The single-car crash involving a Honda Civic occurred just south of the exit for Interstate 295, they said. Encarnacion was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
PA Man Used Apple Watch To Track Wife Before Shooting Her, Killing Man She Was With: Report PA Man Used Apple Watch To Track Wife Before Shooting Her, Killing Man She Was With: Report
PA Man Used Apple Watch To Track Wife Before Shooting Her, Killing Man She Was With: Report A 38-year-old Pennsylvania man is facing murder charges after injuring his wife and killing another man in what police are calling a "domestic-related shooting" at a shopping center in Berks County on Saturday, March 19. Nehemias Santiago Montes, of York, tracked 30-year-old Jessica M. Cruz-Rodriguez using an Apple watch he'd hidden in her car, and waited for her in the parking lot of the Wyomissing Walmart store around 4 p.m., according to the York Daily Record and Borough Police Chief John G. Phillips. Montes noticed an SUV parked next to her car, driven by Alexi Omar Rodriguez …

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by Nicole Acosta
Obituaries
Man Found Dead In Car Parked At Walmart IDd By Coroner Man Found Dead In Car Parked At Walmart IDd By Coroner
Man Found Dead In Car Parked At Walmart IDd By Coroner Authorities have identified the man found dead in a vehicle parked outside of a Walmart. Frank Nispel, 55, was found dead in his vehicle on Saturday afternoon, according to a release by the York County coroner's office. Nispel is thought to have been living in his vehicle in the parking lot of East York Walmart located at 2801 East Market Street, according to the coroner. His time of death was listed as 4:07 p.m., according to the release. An autopsy was performed and the results are pending, but no foul play is suspected, according to officials. He lived in Wrightsville, Red Lion and Yo…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Funeral Details Released For Kidnapped Elementary School Sisters Murdered By Dad Funeral Details Released For Kidnapped Elementary School Sisters Murdered By Dad
Funeral Details Released For Kidnapped Elementary School Sisters Murdered By Dad Funeral and memorial service details have been released for the Vicosa sisters who were kidnapped and shot dead by their father in a quadruple murder-suicide. Giana, 7, and Aaminah, 6, of York, Pennsylvania, were kidnapped by their estranged father on Sunday, Nov. 14, after he came to their home in the 1500 block of Pleader Lane in Windsor Township Friday, Nov. 12, with his former Baltimore County police partner, Tia Bynum, under the guise of a birthday for their mother Marisa Ayala Vicosa, according to police. Robert Vicosa held the girls hostage in their home as he drugged and raped the…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
DOUBLE SUICIDE: Men From NJ, PA Found Dead At Gianni Versace's Former Mansion In Miami DOUBLE SUICIDE: Men From NJ, PA Found Dead At Gianni Versace's Former Mansion In Miami
Double Suicide: Men From NJ, PA Found Dead At Gianni Versace's Former Mansion In Miami Men from Pennsylvania and New Jersey died in an apparent double suicide at fashion icon Gianni Versace's former mansion in Miami -- nearly 24 years to the day the Italian designer was killed on the building's front steps, authorities announced. Housekeeping found the bodies of Adam Rashap, 31, of Randolph, New Jersey, and Alexander Gross, 30, of York, Pennsylvania, inside of The Villa Casa Casuarina luxury hotel around 1:20 p.m., law enforcement in Miami said. Miami Beach spokesman Ernesto Rodriguez said the deaths are being investigated as suicides. Serial killer Andrew Cunanan …

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by Nicole Acosta & Cecilia Levine
News
Regal Cinemas Reopen Pennsylvania Theaters Regal Cinemas Reopen Pennsylvania Theaters
Regal Cinemas Reopen Pennsylvania Theaters Regal Cinemas has announced that it is reopening to the public in Pennsylvania. Eight theaters across the state have reopened: Downingtown, Regal Downingtown & IMAX Harrisburg, Regal Harrisburg Easton, Regal Northampton Cinema & RPX Oaks, Regal Oaks King Of Prussia, Regal UA King Of Prussia 4DX, IMAX & RPX Langhorne, Regal UA Oxford Valley Warrington, Regal Warrington Crossing ScreenX, 4DX, & IMAX York, Regal West Manchester The chain originally announced plans to reopen nation-wide in April but they are strategically reopening the cinemas in several rounds, with more reop…

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by Jillian Pikora
Business
36 More Defiant Pennsylvania Restaurants Closed 36 More Defiant Pennsylvania Restaurants Closed
36 More Defiant Pennsylvania Restaurants Closed Pennsylvania officials announced three dozen more restaurants that have closed following defiance of the state’s COVID-19 mitigation measures. The Department of Agriculture earlier this week said the 36 restaurants violated an indoor dining ban -- which was lifted Jan. 4 -- following unannounced inspections from Dec. 28 through Jan. 3. Gov. Wolf's temporary COVID-19 mitigation order mandated the closure of indoor dining, gyms and limiting indoor gatherings to a maximum capacity of 10 people. The following establishments were ordered temporarily closed according to a spokeswoman for th…

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by Nicole Acosta
News
WINNERS: Pennsylvania Lottery Tickets Good For $1 Million, $100K Sold In These Stores WINNERS: Pennsylvania Lottery Tickets Good For $1 Million, $100K Sold In These Stores
Winners: Pennsylvania Lottery Tickets Good For $1 Million, $100K Sold In These Stores Some Pennsylvania residents are starting out the new year feeling like a million bucks. The four, $1 million winning tickets for the Pennsylvania Lottery’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle drawing on Saturday, Jan. 2 were sold in Bucks, Erie, Montgomery and York counties. The winning ticket numbers were: 00185442, 00237745, 00351937 and 00469412.  Those tickets were purchased from the following stores: Pantry 1 Food Mart, 123 Woodbourne Road, Langhorne, Bucks County; GetGo, 6400 Peach St., Erie, Erie County; Royal Farms, 1780 Sumneytown Pike, Kulpsville, Montgomery County; and Rutter…

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by Cecilia Levine