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TikTok School-Shooting Threats Aren't Credible, Authorities Say
Several schools across the United States closed on Friday while others issued warnings and boosted security following what authorities said were unfounded threats on TikTok of a school shooting. The anonymous TikTok "challenges" -- which apparently originated in Arizona and didn't specify any school or area -- frightened parents from one end of the country to the other. Many said they were keeping their children home on Friday, despite assurances that they had nothing to worry about. Law enforcement agencies nonetheless boosted their presence at and around schools if for no other reason tha…
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Dancing NJ Dad Goes Viral On TikTok Celebrating Cancer-Free Son
A New Jersey dad caught the internet's attention celebrating his son being cancer free. Kennith Allen Thomas' TikTok video called "when your son is cancer free" had more than 1.3 million views as of Nov. 2. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kennith Allen Thomas (@kennyclutch_) New Jersey's Kennith Allen Thomas hypes up son, Kristian, who is cancer free.Kennith Allen Thomas According to Fox News, Thomas curbed classes at his Pennsauken dance studio in 2018, when his son, Kristian, was diagnosed with leukemia. "When my son was d…
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TikTok 'Devious Licks' Challenge Wreaks Havoc In NJ Schools
Schools across New Jersey are cracking down on a TikTok challenge called "devious licks." The trend has students filming themselves stealing, vandalizing and showing items taken from their schools -- typically school bathrooms. The challenge has resulted in dozens of arrests across the US, and school officials across New Jersey say they have no qualms with doing the same. An East Brunswick student stole a water fountain from the boys locker room and posted it to TikTok, while another said he saw a group of students tearing the soap dispenser from the wall, TapInto reports. District Superi…
Lifestyle
PA Mom Training For Canceled NJ Marathon Keeps It Real On TikTok
Erin Azar isn't your average fitness influencer. Yes, the 37-year-old Pennsylvania mom documents her runs on TikTok as she trains for the New Jersey Marathon -- which has since been canceled. But no, she doesn't only show the glamorous parts of training. There's nothing really glamorous about Azar's runs at all -- that's the way she likes it. She says that's what makes her relatable. "Welcome to another installment of a slightly overweight person who drinks too much beer," says Azar of Kutztown -- who goes by Mrs. Space Cadet on TikTok. Her videos show her foggy glasses and her sweaty cr…
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PA Sailor Slapped On 9/11 By Cursing Woman In Viral TikTok Video
A sailor and fireman was slapped by an angry woman on Sept. 11 who thought he was faking his military status, as seen in a viral TikTok video. Harrisburg native, Sean Nolte Jr., was in his military uniform at Central Pizza in Berlin, Connecticut located at 96 Mill Street when an angry woman started shouting at his that he was disgracing the US military by wearing a fake uniform. Prior to the incident Nolte says he noticed the woman starring at him so when she first approached him, he tried to show her his military id card. “As she leaves, she looks at me and says ‘nice smile’ very sarcas…
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Dating With Dentures: NJ TikTok Star Finds Reasons To Smile
Most of the time, Lily Magno isn't wearing her dentures. The 25-year-old New Jersey native feels comfortable without them, so she doesn't see the need to wear them. Not even when she films a TikTok for the world to see. But a year ago, Magno didn't want anyone to know the truth about her smile. In the spring of 2020, the dance teacher and social media guru lost three of her top teeth due to a gum infection -- 12 years after the skateboarding accident that caused it. Magno was insecure. She was embarrassed. She was depressed. It wasn't until she embraced her dentures and new smile that…
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Childhood Weakness Is TikTok Superpower For CT Woman With Sensitive Gag Reflex
A Connecticut woman says her childhood weakness has become her TikTok super power. Lauryn D’Agostino and boyfriend Devin Murphy, of Litchfield, are going viral for their gag-inducing pranks on the video-sharing app. D’Agostino, 33, says her sensitive gag reflex was something her sister used to prank her about when they were young. Then, one day this year, Murphy asked D'Agostino if he could record her watching a video of a baby gagging to see if she'd have a similar reaction. Spoiler alert: She did. "It went viral, D’Agostino said. "We were in shock." D’Agostino owns a marketing company…
Obituaries
'My 600-Lb Life' Star From NJ Dead At 30
A 30-year-old New Jersey woman who rose to fame on popular TLC show "My 600-lb Life" has died. Gina Marie Krasley, of Tuckerton, died at home on Aug. 1 surrounded by family, her obituary says. A Galloway native, Krasley loved to dance and had a passion for inspiring others on TikTok -- proving "dancing has no size limit," her obit reads. She hoped to one day open a dance studio for children with special needs. Services will be held on Aug. 8 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Maxwell Funeral Home in Little Egg Harbor.
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Teen NJ Tutor Helps Students Around The World Ace SATs With Viral TikTok Videos
Leon Wang admits learning has always come easily to him. But the rising Montclair High School senior says he's long watched his peers struggle. That's why he began helping them on the side as early as elementary school. He's been doing it ever since. When the pandemic hit, and everyone turned to TikTok for entertainment, Wang knew he could use the video-sharing app to reach a whole new audience. As of July 13, Wang had 160.9K followers on TikTok -- where he's widely known as "Leon the Tutor." His page is brimming with videos on must-know formulas for taking the SAT/AC…
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NJ Woman Details Extremist Group's Attempt To Drive Her Out Of New House On TikTok
A New Jersey woman posted a 48-part series on TikTok detailing the terrifying days that a member of an extremist group invaded her home and tried to reclaim it as his ancestral property. Shanetta -- on the video-sharing app as @regblackgrl -- said she began getting letters from members of a sovereign citizens group who claimed ownership of her Ivy Street home in Newark, since purchasing and renovating it back in February. Sometime last week, the men -- who identified as members of the Al Moroccan Empire -- broke into the house, changed the locks and hung a moorish flag in the window. On J…
Lifestyle
NJ College Student Aims To Inspire On TikTok After Video In Mom's Classroom Goes Viral
A North Jersey college student is hoping to be one of the brighter lights in the TikTok community. Liam Cassidy first downloaded the video-sharing app during quarantine as a way to pass the time, and began filming his own videos shortly thereafter. It wasn't long before they starting going viral. "Everything that happens in my head I try to capitalize on," said Cassidy, a 21-year-old Montville native, and bio major at Seton Hall University. "I keep a note page in my phone and I just keep adding to it with whatever funny things come in my head." And later, he translates those ideas into…
Schools
PA Teen Tells TikTok She Was Bullied Before Hand Sanitizer Attack That Sent Peer To Hospital
A student at Eastern York High School took to TikTok to defend herself in a hand sanitizer attack that sent her classmate to the hospital. A 16-year-old student left her assigned classroom area and entered other classroom without permission and sprayed hand sanitizer in the direction of other students around 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, according to a statement by Lower Windsor Township Police Chief David J. Arnold. One student was evaluated by the school nurse and was later hospitalized for additional treatment, according to HBG100. The alleged victim's condition was unknown. The school's admini…
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