Dog Killed, Several Displaced After Blaze Guts New City Home
An early-morning fire tore through a Rockland County home, displacing as many as 12 residents and killing a dog, according to reports.
The blaze broke out at 1 West Burda Place in New City on Saturday, Sept. 12, at around 4:19 a.m., according to the Hillcrest Fire Department.
Arriving firefighters found heavy flames and quickly launched an aggressive attack inside the home, the department said.
The fire completely engulfed the home and displaced between 10 and 12 people, The Monsey Scoop reported. A dog was killed in the blaze, though no residents or firefighters were injured, accord…
Power Outages Soar Past 100K After Severe Storms Slam Pennsylvania Again
More than 100,000 homes and businesses were without power across Pennsylvania on Friday, Sept. 4, after another round of severe storms brought destructive winds, torrential rain, flooding, and tornado warnings.
Approximately 102,700 customers remained in the dark Friday morning, more than twice the 43,000 reported Thursday morning and five times Wednesday afternoon’s total, according to PowerOutage.us.
The latest storms shifted the heart of the outage crisis to western Pennsylvania. The hardest-hit counties included:
Westmoreland County: 42,045 outages.
Allegheny County: 20,667 outages.
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Naked, Feces-Covered Man Attacks Hackensack Cops, Had Crack Pipes: Police
A naked man covered in feces and urine attacked Hackensack police officers after they found him inside the stairwell of a luxury apartment building, authorities said.
Officers responded to the building at 2:34 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, on a report of an unwanted man who did not live there, Hackensack Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. Police found Demond A. Clacken, 29, of Hackensack, naked and covered in feces and urine inside a stairwell, according to DeWitt.
After officers ordered Clacken to get dressed, he gave them fake names and began acting erratically, police said. An ambula…
20-Year-Old Kearny Woman Killed In Route 280 Crash, Driver Seriously Hurt: Njsp
A 20-year-old woman was killed when a car veered off Route 280 and struck a sign support and several trees early Sunday morning, Aug. 16, authorities said.
Adamaris Mishell Tipan Gonzalez was riding in the front passenger seat of a Honda traveling west on I-280 when the crash happened near milepost 15.2 in Harrison around 2:35 a.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper II Christopher Postorino said.
Dandy J. Quituizaca-Angama, 24, of Newark, was driving the Honda when he lost control, ran off the right side of the roadway, struck a traffic sign support, then multiple trees, according to a prelim…
21-Year-Old Thrown From Motorcycle In Wharton Route 80 Crash With SUV, Tractor-Trailer: Njsp
A 21-year-old Morris County motorcyclist was seriously injured after being ejected in a crash involving an SUV and tractor-trailer on Route 80 on Friday, Aug. 14, authorities said.
Thomas P. Ryerson, of Denville, was riding a Harley-Davidson west on I-80 when he lost control near milepost 34.6 in Rockaway Township at 5:19 p.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper II Christopher Postorino said.
The motorcycle overturned, continued forward, and struck a Honda SUV and a Freightliner tractor-trailer, Postorino said. Ryerson was ejected from the motorcycle and suffered serious injuries, accordi…
