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NJ Woman Missing For Week: Police A 71-year-old Franklin Township woman has been missing for a week, authorities said. Belinda Prentice was last seen Monday, Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. near Bamburgh Court in Somerset near New Brunswick Road and Willow Avenue, Franklin Township police said. Prentice is 5'4" and weighs 135 lbs., police said. She frequently wears a head covering, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Franklin Township police at 732-873-5533.

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2 Women Shot In Head, Killed In Burning Philly Home; Armed Man Barricaded On SEPTA Bus: Police 2 Women Shot In Head, Killed In Burning Philly Home; Armed Man Barricaded On SEPTA Bus: Police 2 Women Shot In Head, Killed In Burning Philly Home; Armed Man Barricaded On SEPTA Bus: Police
2 Women Shot In Head, Killed In Burning Philly Home; Armed Man Barricaded On SEPTA Bus: Police Two women were shot and killed inside a burning Philadelphia home early Monday, Oct. 12, and an armed man who reportedly claimed to have killed two people barricaded himself inside a SEPTA bus miles away, police said. Philadelphia police believe the armed man may be connected to the double homicide, Sgt. Eric Gripp of the department's Office of Media Relations confirmed in a Monday morning update. Firefighters responding to a house fire in the 8200 block of Williams Avenue in the city's East Mount Airy section found the two women around 3:43 a.m., according to Gripp. Both women had been sh…
Crash Closes Lane On Route 9 In South Amboy During Morning Commute Crash Closes Lane On Route 9 In South Amboy During Morning Commute Crash Closes Lane On Route 9 In South Amboy During Morning Commute
Crash Closes Lane On Route 9 In South Amboy During Morning Commute A crash closed one lane on Route 9 southbound in Middlesex County during the Monday morning commute, Oct. 12, authorities said. The crash was reported north of Route 35 in South Amboy at 8:27 a.m., according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. The right lane of the two-lane highway was closed. Details on injuries and when the lane would reopen were not immediately available.
3-Year-Old Killed Days Before Birthday; Pregnant Woman, Boy Hurt In Philly E-Bike Fire: Reports 3-Year-Old Killed Days Before Birthday; Pregnant Woman, Boy Hurt In Philly E-Bike Fire: Reports 3-Year-Old Killed Days Before Birthday; Pregnant Woman, Boy Hurt In Philly E-Bike Fire: Reports
3-Year-Old Killed Days Before Birthday; Pregnant Woman, Boy Hurt In Philly E-Bike Fire: Reports A 3-year-old girl just days away from celebrating her fourth birthday was killed when an e-bike battery sparked a fire inside a Pennsylvania rowhome early Sunday morning, Oct. 11, leaving a pregnant woman, a young boy, and another woman hospitalized, according to fire officials and media reports. The fire broke out around 3:30 a.m. in the 3300 block of D Street in Philadelphia's Fairhill neighborhood, where firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the second floor of a two-story rowhome, the Philadelphia Fire Department said. Firefighters rescued the 3-year-old g…
Philadelphia Man, 22, Killed In Shooting After Delaware State University Homecoming: Police Philadelphia Man, 22, Killed In Shooting After Delaware State University Homecoming: Police Philadelphia Man, 22, Killed In Shooting After Delaware State University Homecoming: Police
Philadelphia Man, 22, Killed In Shooting After Delaware State University Homecoming: Police A 22-year-old man was killed, and another man was wounded when gunfire erupted amid crowds of thousands following Delaware State University's homecoming celebrations Saturday night, Oct. 10, police said. The fatal shooting happened around 9:19 p.m. in the Dover Commons shopping center parking lot in the 1200 block of North DuPont Highway in Dover, Delaware, according to a release from the Dover Police Department issued Sunday, Oct. 11. The man killed was identified as Nasir Cox, 22, of Philadelphia, police said. A 21-year-old man was also shot in his upper body and remained hospitalized in…

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NJ Shopping Plaza Sells For $14.5M After Bidding War NJ Shopping Plaza Sells For $14.5M After Bidding War NJ Shopping Plaza Sells For $14.5M After Bidding War
NJ Shopping Plaza Sells For $14.5M After Bidding War A fully occupied shopping plaza in Central Jersey has sold for $14.5 million following a competitive bidding process that drew more than 22 approved bidders, a commercial real estate firm announced. Veronica Plaza, a 33,608-square-foot retail center at Route 27 and Veronica Avenue in Somerset, fetched the second-highest price per square foot for a retail center sale in Somerset County, according to Cushman & Wakefield, which arranged the deal. The shopping center sits on approximately five acres and is home to 18 tenants, including restaurants, medical offices, financial services and ot…

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Man Who Killed Ex's Boyfriend, Held Her, 4 Kids Hostage Dies After Shooting Self: Police Man Who Killed Ex's Boyfriend, Held Her, 4 Kids Hostage Dies After Shooting Self: Police Man Who Killed Ex's Boyfriend, Held Her, 4 Kids Hostage Dies After Shooting Self: Police
Man Who Killed Ex's Boyfriend, Held Her, 4 Kids Hostage Dies After Shooting Self: Police A 29-year-old Pennsylvania man who shot and killed his ex-girlfriend's current boyfriend, held her and her four children hostage, then shot himself in the head following a multi-county police chase has died, authorities announced Monday, Oct. 12. Tobias John-Allen Click, of Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, was pronounced dead at approximately 8:25 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, by the Cumberland County Coroner's Office, according to an update from East Lampeter Township Police. Click died from injuries sustained from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, police said. His death came one d…

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Starbucks Could Buy Chipotle In Historic Restaurant Merger: Report Starbucks is considering a massive takeover of Chipotle Mexican Grill in what could become the largest restaurant acquisition in history, according to a report. The coffeehouse giant has worked with advisers for months on a possible purchase of Chipotle, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, Oct. 8. The potential deal would bring together two of the nation's biggest restaurant chains. It's unclear whether Starbucks has made a formal offer to Chipotle, which has a market value of about $41 billion. People familiar with the discussions told FT that a deal could face ma…

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Starbucks Could Buy Chipotle In Historic Restaurant Merger: Report Starbucks is considering a massive takeover of Chipotle Mexican Grill in what could become the largest restaurant acquisition in history, according to a report. The coffeehouse giant has worked with advisers for months on a possible purchase of Chipotle, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, Oct. 8. The potential deal would bring together two of the nation's biggest restaurant chains. It's unclear whether Starbucks has made a formal offer to Chipotle, which has a market value of about $41 billion. People familiar with the discussions told FT that a deal could face ma…

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Mass Illness Incident At Walmart Distribution Center Sickens Dozens Mass Illness Incident At Walmart Distribution Center Sickens Dozens Mass Illness Incident At Walmart Distribution Center Sickens Dozens
Mass Illness Incident At Walmart Distribution Center Sickens Dozens A wave of illness at a Walmart distribution center brought an emergency response, with investigators working to determine what went wrong. Dozens of people became sick at the facility in middle Tennessee, between Thursday night, Oct. 8, and Friday morning, Oct. 9, according to multiple reports citing the Wilson County Emergency Management Agency. Emergency crews in Lebanon, Tennessee, about 30 miles east of Nashville, evaluated approximately 25 to 30 patients at the scene and transported 19 to hospitals, officials said. Patients experienced nausea and vomiting, and food poisoning is suspec…