'We Heard The Screaming': Dad, Kids Injured In Camelback Resort Ski Lift Accident 'We Heard The Screaming': Dad, Kids Injured In Camelback Resort Ski Lift Accident
'We Heard The Screaming': Dad, Kids Injured In Camelback Resort Ski Lift Accident A man and his two children were rushed to the hospital with serious injuries when their ski lift chair fell 15 feet to the ground at Camelback Mountain Sunday. Easton resident Dough Mackie told Fox56 he let the dad and his kids go ahead of him on the Sullivan Express lift around 3:30 p.m. Mackie was two cars away when the lift suddenly stopped, and their chair started to sway. Then, it dropped, he told the outlet: “My jaw dropped, this kid his jaw dropped," Mackie said. "And then we heard the screaming and then the two little kids were loud, I heard the little girl, I heard her." The fam…
How Much Snow Did Your Town Get? Here's The Breakdown Across NJ, PA How Much Snow Did Your Town Get? Here's The Breakdown Across NJ, PA
How Much Snow Did Your Town Get? Here's The Breakdown Across NJ, PA A major winter storm blasted the Northeast, dropping two feet or more on some areas. Here are the New Jersey and Pennsylvania towns with the highest and lowest snow totals, according to the National Weather Service. Don't see your area? Scroll down to search for your area. Springtown, PA (Bucks): 31.2 inches Sparta, NJ (Sussex): 28.3 Bloomingdale, NJ (Passaic): 26.2 Byram, NJ (Sussex): 26 Forks, PA (Northampton): 24 Bethlehem, PA (Northampton): 22 Bridgewater, NJ (Somerset): 22 Westwood, NJ (Bergen): 20 Ridgewood, NJ (Bergen): 19.4 North Caldwell, NJ (Essex): 17.3 Newark, NJ (Essex): 16.2…
Four Separate Shootings, 5 Arrests: Paterson Detectives Crack Cases With Help From Friends Four Separate Shootings, 5 Arrests: Paterson Detectives Crack Cases With Help From Friends
Four Separate Shootings, 5 Arrests: Paterson Detectives Crack Cases With Help From Friends Investigators have been on a roll in Paterson, solving several shootings – a few of them months old -- with a little help from their law enforcement colleagues. The latest accused shooter, Twyleak Sexton, 20, was taken into custody near his home in Easton, PA after a city officer there found an attempted murder warrant out of Passaic County during a routine computer check. Sexton opened fire in the first block of North 2nd Street and Haledon Avenue in Paterson on Sept. 17in a dispute between two families – one from Easton, the other from Paterson, authorities said. A 23-year-old male Pater…
Easton Man, 20, Charged With Attempted Murder In NJ Shooting Easton Man, 20, Charged With Attempted Murder In NJ Shooting
Easton Man, 20, Charged With Attempted Murder In NJ Shooting An Easton man was extradited to face attempted murder charges in New Jersey for a shooting sparked by a family dispute. Twyleak Sexton, 20, was taken into custody near his Easton, PA home after a city officer there found a warrant for his arrest out of Passaic County, NJ, authorities said. Sexton opened fire in the first block of North 2nd Street and Haledon Avenue in Paterson in a dispute between two families – one from Easton, the other from there – on Sept. 17, authorities said. A 23-year-old male Paterson resident who was struck was taken to nearby St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center …
US Marshals Capture Newark Gang Member Wanted For PA Killing In North Jersey US Marshals Capture Newark Gang Member Wanted For PA Killing In North Jersey
US Marshals Capture Newark Gang Member Wanted For PA Killing In North Jersey A Newark gang member wanted in a deadly September shooting was captured at a Warren County home he had been staying in, State Police said.  Members of the New Jersey State Police Fugitive Unit, US Marshals, Wilson Borough Police and Phillipsburg Police Department descended on a Phillipsburg home Oct. 15 on a tip that Aquasay Harris had been staying there, police said Harris, 30, of Easton, PA, was arrested on charges of murder, aggravated assault, and various weapons offenses for the Sept. 24 shooting, police said.  He was lodged in the Warren County Jail pending extrad…
Beloved Phillipsburg Teacher Dies After 2nd Cancer Battle Beloved Phillipsburg Teacher Dies After 2nd Cancer Battle
Beloved Phillipsburg Teacher Dies After 2nd Cancer Battle The Phillipsburg community is mourning the death of a first-grade teacher and mother of three Susan Fairchild on Aug. 23 after two cancer battles. Fairchild, 49, had worked as a first-grade teacher in the Phillipsburg Primary School district for 22 years, Superintendent Gregory Troxwell said in a statement.  A native of Belleville, Fairchild was raised in Forks Township, PA, and lived in Easton at the time of her death, her obituary says. Fairchild graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in education from Penn State University in 1993. As an educator, she was known for her incredible passi…
Former Warren County Man Gets 8 Years In Prison For Sexually Assaulting Kids 6, 10 Former Warren County Man Gets 8 Years In Prison For Sexually Assaulting Kids 6, 10
Former Warren County Man Gets 8 Years In Prison For Sexually Assaulting Kids 6, 10 A former Warren County man was sentenced to eight years in state prison for sexually assaulting two children, authorities said Tuesday. Herman Quintana was found guilty of sexually assaulting the kids between March 2015 and September 2016 in Phillipsburg, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. It is not clear how he knew them. Quintana, of Easton, PA, was later convicted of three counts each of sexual assault on a victim under the age of 13 and endangering the welfare of a child, authorities said. Superior Court Judge H. Matthew Curry sentenced Quintana to eight years in pri…
KNOW HIM? $5,000 Reward For Info On Warren County Shooting Suspect KNOW HIM? $5,000 Reward For Info On Warren County Shooting Suspect
Know HIM? $5,000 Reward For Info On Warren County Shooting Suspect QuVa Pharma is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to the arrest of a suspect in a shooting in Greenwich Township, state police said. Cory Vernon, 39, of Easton, Pennsylvania was shot three times in the head, hand and chest in her vehicle on the Exit 6 off-ramp on Interstate 78 shortly before 6 a.m. on Tuesday, March 31, authorities said. He was treated at the scene and transported to a local hospital, authorities said. The suspect, described as a white male with dark clothing, was believed to be traveling in the area of Interstate 78 east between Exit 75 (Morgan …
NJSP Seeks Public's Help Finding Gunman Who Shot Woman In Car Off North Jersey Highway NJSP Seeks Public's Help Finding Gunman Who Shot Woman In Car Off North Jersey Highway
Njsp Seeks Public's Help Finding Gunman Who Shot Woman In Car Off North Jersey Highway State Police asked the public's help finding a gunman who shot a woman in a car on an entrance ramp to Route 78 in Warren County early Tuesday following an incident somewhere in New Jersey or Pennsylvania. Troopers responding to a shots fired call at Exit 6 in Greenwich Township, which runs through a truck weigh station, found the woman in her vehicle shortly before 6 a.m., the NJSP said. She was "conscious and alert," having sustained gunshot wounds to her head, hand and chest, State Police said. The 39-year-old victim was conscious but unable to speak when taken to a hospital by am…
Woman Found Shot In Car Off North Jersey Highway Woman Found Shot In Car Off North Jersey Highway
Woman Found Shot In Car Off North Jersey Highway State Police asked the public's help finding a gunman who shot a woman in a car on an entrance ramp to Route 78 in Warren County early Tuesday following an incident somewhere in New Jersey or Pennsylvania. Troopers responding to a shots fired call at Exit 6 in Greenwich Township, which runs through a truck weigh station, found the woman in her vehicle shortly before 6 a.m., the NJSP said. She was "conscious and alert," having sustained gunshot wounds to her head, hand and chest, State Police said. The 39-year-old victim was conscious but unable to speak when taken to a hospital by ambulanc…
Doc Who Had Office In Phillipsburg Admits Taking Bribes To Prescribe Fentanyl Doc Who Had Office In Phillipsburg Admits Taking Bribes To Prescribe Fentanyl
Doc Who Had Office In Phillipsburg Admits Taking Bribes To Prescribe Fentanyl A doctor who had a practice in Warren County has admitted accepting bribes and kickbacks from a pharmaceutical company in exchange for prescribing a painkiller containing a powerful opioid, the Department of Justice said Friday.  Kenneth Sun, 58, an Easton, Pa., resident who also practiced in Pennsylvania, received $140,000 in illicit payouts between 2012 and 2016 from the Arizona-based  company, Insys. The medically unnecessary prescriptions resulted in $847,000 in Medicare reimbursements.  Sun, who owned Progressive Pain Solutions in Phillipsburg, prescribed Subsys, a …
Linden Man Accused Of Shooting Stepfather Caught In Pennsylvania Linden Man Accused Of Shooting Stepfather Caught In Pennsylvania
Linden Man Accused Of Shooting Stepfather Caught In Pennsylvania A Linden man wanted for shooting his stepfather last month was captured in Pennsylvania, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said.  Authorities had been looking for Derrick E. Merisma after police were called to a Cedar Avenue apartment Oct. 18 on a report of a shooting. The 49-year-old victim had sustained a gunshot wound, authorities said. A 9mm handgun was found at the scene, authorities also said.  Merisma was tracked to Easton, Pa., where he was pulled over in a traffic stop last week. He is in custody in Pennsylvania pending extradition to New Jersey.  Anyone with inf…