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Fire Reportedly Destroys Waterfront Jersey Shore Home, Firefighter Injured: Police (UPDATE) Fire Reportedly Destroys Waterfront Jersey Shore Home, Firefighter Injured: Police (UPDATE)
Fire Reportedly Destroys Waterfront Jersey Shore Home, Firefighter Injured: Police (Update) A multimillion-dollar waterfront home was destroyed by a fire on Long Beach Island, according to reports. Officers responded to the scene at around 4:18 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 23, the Long Beach Township Police Department said in a news release. The home was located on Holly Drive in the Loveladies neighborhood. Police said several fire departments responded in chilly 20-degree weather and got control of the fire. The Waretown Volunteer Fire Company confirmed its crews were at the scene, according to a Facebook post at 8:03 a.m. The home was vacant and one firefighter was injured battli…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Photos Show Plane Crash Near Lakewood Airport, 4 Miraculously Survive (UPDATE) Photos Show Plane Crash Near Lakewood Airport, 4 Miraculously Survive (UPDATE)
Photos Show Plane Crash Near Lakewood Airport, 4 Miraculously Survive (Update) A small plane crashed near Lakewood's airport, leaving four passengers injured, authorities said. Officers received a call about the crash at the Lakewood Township Municipal Airport just before 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19, a Lakewood Police Department spokesperson said. Emergency responders arrived at the scene and found the plane in a wooded area. The general aviation airport is located on 191 acres off Cedarbridge Avenue and is operated by the township government. Photos were shared by The Lakewood Scoop, who was the first to report the story. View this pos…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Person Hit By Train In South Jersey Hospitalized, PATCO Says (DEVELOPING) Person Hit By Train In South Jersey Hospitalized, PATCO Says (DEVELOPING)
Person Hit By Train In South Jersey Hospitalized, Patco Says (Developing) A person was struck by a PATCO train in Haddonfield, causing delays and prompting an investigation, officials said. The person entered the track area at the Haddonfield station as an eastbound train approached at around 11:10 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 18, a PATCO spokesperson said. The train "made contact" with the person and they were transported to a nearby hospital. Their condition was unknown as of press time. No details about the person’s identity or why they were on the tracks have been released.  The incident caused delays of about 15 minutes in both directions along t…

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by Chris Spiker
News
NJ Aviation Enthusiast Killed, Three Seriously Injured In Fiery I-80 Crash NJ Aviation Enthusiast Killed, Three Seriously Injured In Fiery I-80 Crash
NJ Aviation Enthusiast Killed, Three Seriously Injured In Fiery I-80 Crash A New Jersey man was killed, and three passengers — his wife, son, and his son's girlfriend — were critically injured when a car lost control and was struck by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 80 in Tobyhanna Township, PA, Pennsylvania State Police announced in a press release on Monday, Dec. 16. The crash happened at mile marker 286.6 westbound around 8:39 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, during hazardous road conditions, troopers said. Vladimir Kevereski, 58, of Elmwood Park, NJ, was driving a 2018 Honda Civic westbound when he lost control on the slippery roadway. The car s…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Suicidal NJ Man Crashes, BMW Catches Fire After Police Chase On Route 22: PA State Troopers Suicidal NJ Man Crashes, BMW Catches Fire After Police Chase On Route 22: PA State Troopers
Suicidal NJ Man Crashes, BMW Catches Fire After Police Chase On Route 22: PA State Troopers A suicidal man crashed his vehicle and was ejected after leading Pennsylvania State Police on a chase along Route 22 in South Whitehall Township, authorities announced. Troopers from the Pennsylvania State Police Troop M – Fogelsville Crime Unit were alerted to a suicidal male traveling into Pennsylvania from New Jersey on Monday, Dec. 16, at approximately 11:30 a.m., according to a release. The man was spotted driving a BMW X-5 westbound on Route 22, police said. When troopers attempted to stop him, he fled, leading officers on a pursuit through local roads before returning to Route 22. T…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Semi-Pro Maple Shade Football Player Killed In Rt 322 Crash In PA: Police Semi-Pro Maple Shade Football Player Killed In Rt 322 Crash In PA: Police
Semi-Pro Maple Shade Football Player Killed In Rt 322 Crash In PA: Police A 27-year-old man from New Jersey was killed in a crash on Route 322 near Hummelstown on Monday, Nov. 11, after his box truck struck the Fiddlers Elbow bridge abutment, police announced. Zachary J. Bautz, 28, of Maple Shade, NJ, was killed in a crash on Route 322 near Hummelstown when his box truck struck the Fiddlers Elbow bridge abutment, Derry Township police announced on Monday, Nov. 11.  Bautz veered off the westbound lane, hitting a roadside message board, a concrete barrier, and traveling up an embankment before colliding with the bridge abutment at 6:16 a.m., causing the truck …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Pedestrian With Medical ID Bracelet Killed In Front Of South Jersey Hospital, Police Say Pedestrian With Medical ID Bracelet Killed In Front Of South Jersey Hospital, Police Say
Pedestrian With Medical ID Bracelet Killed In Front Of South Jersey Hospital, Police Say A Gloucester City man wearing a medical identification bracelet was struck by a pickup and killed in front of a Washington Township hospital, authorities said. George West, 69, died in the crash on Hurffville Cross Keys Road on Monday, Nov. 11, the Washington Township Police Department said in a news release. Officers responded to the scene near Regulus Drive and in front of Jefferson Washington Township Hospital at around 8:25 p.m. Investigators said a black Chevrolet Silverado was heading south on Hurffville Cross Keys Road when the pickup hit West in the southbound lane. W…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
'Apocalyptic:' Smoke From NJ Wildfire Triggers 911 Calls, Sets Off Carbon Monoxide Alarms 'Apocalyptic:' Smoke From NJ Wildfire Triggers 911 Calls, Sets Off Carbon Monoxide Alarms
'Apocalyptic:' Smoke From NJ Wildfire Triggers 911 Calls, Sets Off Carbon Monoxide Alarms Residents across Gloucester County woke up to thick smoke from the 133-acre Pheasant Run wildfire in the Glassboro Wildlife Management Area last week, causing widespread smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to sound off early Friday morning, Nov. 8. The Gloucester County Office of Emergency Management warned that changing wind directions could further affect surrounding communities, including Glassboro, Washington Township, and Williamstown, where local fire departments have been fielding an “unprecedented” number of emergency calls. A TikTok video that shows smoke covering the area is title…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
NTSB Releases Early Findings From Probe Into Mansfield Twp. Train Crash Involving Fallen Tree NTSB Releases Early Findings From Probe Into Mansfield Twp. Train Crash Involving Fallen Tree
NTSB Releases Early Findings From Probe Into Mansfield Twp. Train Crash Involving Fallen Tree A branch of a tree that had fallen on tracks broke through a New Jersey Transit train's windshield, killing the operator in Burlington County, officials said. The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary investigation into the Thursday, Oct. 15 crash. Jessica Haley, 41, of Levittown, Pennsylvania, was the conductor who died south of the Roebling station in Mansfield Township. According to the NTSB, the light rail vehicle struck the tree at milepost 24.53 near Florence at around 6:02 a.m. There were 41 passengers on the two-car train heading from Tren…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Ejected At Jersey Shore Intersection Dies In Crash, Police Say Motorcyclist Ejected At Jersey Shore Intersection Dies In Crash, Police Say
Motorcyclist Ejected At Jersey Shore Intersection Dies In Crash, Police Say A Brick Township man was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle at an intersection, authorities said. Horace Giambona, 64, died in the crash on Wednesday, Oct. 23, the Brick Township Police Department said in a news release. Officers responded to the wreck at the intersection of Brick and Yorktowne boulevards at around 2:34 p.m. Investigators said Giambona was traveling north on Brick Boulevard and approached the intersection. A 2013 Dodge Ram stopped in the intersection to allow an ambulance with its lights and siren activated to pass through the intersection. Giambona tr…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Head-On Crash Leaves Two People Seriously Injured In Camden County Head-On Crash Leaves Two People Seriously Injured In Camden County
Head-On Crash Leaves Two People Seriously Injured In Camden County Two people were hospitalized with serious injuries when a vehicle crossed over the double yellow line and hit another head-on in Camden County on Wednesday, Oct. 23, police said. Police said the vehicle in the northbound lane crossed the center line on College Drive at Cherrywood Drive in Gloucester Township around 12 p.m. Arriving officers found two vehicles in the road with significant damage. Inspira Basic Life Support and Jefferson Health Basic Life Support provided medical assistance at the scene. Both occupants were taken to local hospitals with serious injuries.  As of press ti…

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by Cecilia Levine
Weather
Oscar Heading North After Making Landfall In Cuba As Hurricane Oscar Heading North After Making Landfall In Cuba As Hurricane
Oscar Heading North After Making Landfall In Cuba As Hurricane Oscar is now moving north after making landfall in eastern Cuba as a Category 1 hurricane. It's now a tropical storm on landfall on Sunday evening, Oct. 20 in eastern Cuba, where heavy rain will continue causing life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides on Monday, Oct. 21, according to the National Hurricane Center. Oscar formed rapidly over the weekend, After being upgraded to a tropical storm Saturday morning, Oct. 19, it strengthened to hurricane status just hours later. As it tracks north, Oscar will bring gusty winds and heavy rain to the southeastern Bahamas M…

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by Joe Lombardi