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TikToker Accused Of Faking Cancer Has Died
Sydney Towle, a New England-born TikToker who has been documenting her battle with a rare cancer for three years, has died. She was 26 years old.
Towle, who was raised in New Hampshire and graduated from Dartmouth, was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, a rare and aggressive bile duct cancer, in 2023. The New York Times featured her story last year after she became the target of online critics who accused her of faking her diagnosis or using her illness for financial gain.
Her death was announced Thursday morning, Aug. 6, two days after her brother, Austin, announced she'd entered hospice c…
16-Year-Old Charged In Drive-By Shooting: Burlington County Prosecutor
A 16-year-old Willingboro boy is facing charges following a drive-by shooting, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 4.
On Saturday, July 25, officers responded to a report someone had fired multiple shots from a moving vehicle at a family member who was in the front yard, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw and Willingboro Township Police Chief Ian Bucs said. The intended victim was not struck, but the residence was hit by gunfire, authorities said.
The teen was taken into custody Friday, July 31, following the execution of a search warrant, authorities said.
He was charged wi…
Family Said She Had Schizophrenia — NJ Cop Was Just Cleared In Her Death
In the months following Deborah Terrell's death, her family publicly maintained that the 68-year-old, who had schizophrenia, was not given enough time to respond to officers' commands before she was fatally shot.
Nearly a year later, a state grand jury reached its decision.
The panel voted "no bill" on Monday, Aug. 3, declining to bring criminal charges against New Brunswick Police Officer Josue Plaza in the Aug. 8, 2025 encounter that killed her, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced.
Investigators reviewed 911 calls, police radio transmissions, body-worn camera footage…
Man Shot, Killed In Camden: Prosecutor
A man was shot and killed in Camden, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 3.
At 9:50 p.m., on Friday, July 31, Camden police responded to the 100 block of North 24th Street and found Edgar Velasco-Hernandez with a gunshot wound, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said.
He was transported to Cooper University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead soon after, authorities said. The investigation is ongoing, authorities said.
20-Year-Old NJ Woman Admits To Driving Drunk, High In Crash That Killed Teen: Prosecutor
A 20-year-old Toms River woman pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide in a crash that killed an 18-year-old Brick Township resident, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 3.
Per the terms of a plea agreement, Kailyn Gorga faces a seven-year prison sentence, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said.
On Sunday, April 14, 2024, at 2:50 a.m. Manchester police responded to a one-car crash on Lacey Road after Gorga was traveling south on Lacey Road when it hit a center median and overturned, Huntenberg said.
Catalina Reinoso, one of five people in the car, was airlifted to a nearby hospital whe…
