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'Black Panther' Stuntwoman From Virginia Hurt By Fleeing Driver In NYC 'Black Panther' Stuntwoman From Virginia Hurt By Fleeing Driver In NYC
'Black Panther' Stuntwoman From Virginia Hurt By Fleeing Driver In NYC A stuntwoman known for her work on the "Black Panther" is recovering after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in New York City, according to her mother and NBC New York. Carrie Bernans, 29, who IMDB says was born in Hopewell and raised in Richmond, VA, suffered broken bones and chipped teeth in the incident on Monday, Jan. 1, her mother, Patricia said on Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Carrie Annie Bernans ✨ (@carriebernans) View this post on Instagram A …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Tropical Storm To Bring Drenching Downpours, Gusty Winds To East Coast (TIMING) Tropical Storm To Bring Drenching Downpours, Gusty Winds To East Coast (TIMING)
Tropical Storm To Bring Drenching Downpours, Gusty Winds To East Coast (Timing) We're in for a rainy one. A tropical storm expected to make landfall this weekend in North Carolina will bring heavy rain and gusty winds to the East Coast. The storm, which is expected to make landfall in North Carolina Saturday, Sept. 23, is largely expected to hug the mid-Atlantic coast, but one scenario has it "hooking to the left and over eastern Virginia or the Delmarva Peninsula," AccuWeather says. Several outdoor events had already been canceled Friday morning, Sept. 22, in anticipation of torrential rain on Saturday and Sunday. Storm pathAccuWeather Strong gusty winds are…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Out-Of-State Gas Station Owner Nabbed In Bergen With $175,000 In Suspicious Cash: Prosecutor Out-Of-State Gas Station Owner Nabbed In Bergen With $175,000 In Suspicious Cash: Prosecutor
Out-Of-State Gas Station Owner Nabbed In Bergen With $175,000 In Suspicious Cash: Prosecutor The owner of a gas station in Virginia was busted with more than $175,000 of suspicious cash after narcotics detectives from the Bergen County prosecutor's office stopped him, authorities said. Sumit Balmukund Pandya, 50, of Richmond was charged with money laundering and sent to the Bergen County Jail following the traffic stop in Ridgefield Park. A judge ordered him released, with conditions, less than 24 hours later, records show. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said his investigators zeroed in on Pandya, who was “transporting bulk U.S. currency through Bergen County” in a Honda m…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Support Surges For North Jersey Combat Veteran, 33, In ICU After Sudden Brain Hemorrhage Support Surges For North Jersey Combat Veteran, 33, In ICU After Sudden Brain Hemorrhage
Support Surges For North Jersey Combat Veteran, 33, In ICU After Sudden Brain Hemorrhage Support is surging for a North Jersey combat veteran currently in the ICU after a sudden brain hemorrhage. Frankie Terranova — a 33-year-old Combat Engineer Army Veteran — was driving from his Lebanon home to visit family members in Florida on March 27 when he had a severe and life-threatening Basal Ganglia stroke, according to a GoFundMe launched by his family. “This type of stroke occurs when blood leaks from a burst, torn, or unstable blood vessel into the tissue in the brain,” the fundraiser says. “The buildup of blood led to swelling, pressure, and likely brain damage.” After underg…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Phillipsburg Man, 31, Found Dead In Stranger’s Backyard Phillipsburg Man, 31, Found Dead In Stranger’s Backyard
Phillipsburg Man, 31, Found Dead In Stranger’s Backyard A 31-year-old Phillipsburg man was found dead in a stranger’s backyard over the weekend. Josiah A. Stenger-Turner’s body was found Sunday around 3:15 p.m. in the backyard of a house on the 100 block of Mercer Street, LehighValleyLive reports. The resident said he had never seen Stenger-Turner before, LehighValleyLive reports. There were no immediate signs of foul play at the scene, Phillipsburg Police Captain Michael Swick told lehighvalleylive.com. The Morris County Medical Examiner’s Office is investigating Stenger-Turner’s death and has taken his body into custody for testing, whi…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Man Gets Maximum Sentence For Dumping Baby’s Body In Jersey City Man Gets Maximum Sentence For Dumping Baby’s Body In Jersey City
Man Gets Maximum Sentence For Dumping Baby’s Body In Jersey City A Virginia man must serve at least 10 years of a 20-year sentence for leaving a suitcase containing his baby daughter’s remains next to the PATH tracks in Jersey City, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office said Friday. Te’Myah Layauna Plummer, who was just under two years old, was found in a pink suitcase on April 11, 2018 by Port Authority workers. The child died of cocaine intoxication and “violence,” NJ.com reported. Her father, Travis Plummer, 38, disappeared with the girl from their home in Richmond, Va., in the summer of 2017. She is believed to have died around that time, prosecutor…

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by Paul Milo
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Father Found Guilty Of Desecrating Baby's Remains Discovered In Jersey City Father Found Guilty Of Desecrating Baby's Remains Discovered In Jersey City
Father Found Guilty Of Desecrating Baby's Remains Discovered In Jersey City A Virginia man has been found guilty of desecrating the remains of his baby daughter, whose body was found in a suitcase near some railroad tracks in Jersey City a year ago, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said Tuesday. Travis Plummer, 38, was arrested last year after his 23-month-old daughter Te'Myah disappeared from their home in Richmond, Va. The girl's body was found near Journal Square.  Plummer was eventually picked up in Puerto Rico.  In an interview last year, the girl's mother, Teshauna Cooper, said she had last seen her daughter in September 2017. Plummer had…

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by Paul Milo