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Major Retailers Now Using License Plate Readers In Parking Lots: What To Know
A quick shopping trip may now leave behind more than a receipt.
Automated license plate readers are being used in parking lots at some major retailers, including Home Depot, Lowe’s, Walmart, Target, and Costco, according to multiple reports.
The systems, known as ALPRs, use cameras and software to capture license plate numbers from vehicles as they enter, leave, or pass through parking areas.
Retailers say the technology is being used for security, theft prevention, and public safety. Privacy advocates say shoppers may not know when their plate is being scanned, how long the data is kept, …
Former Pan Am Pilot Reaches New Heights as a Poet at 93 with "Never Too Late"
Roy Everett Butler's debut poetry collection, published by Spines, explores aging, aviation history, and the quiet beauty of everyday life.
At 93 years young, former Marine Corps aviator and Pan American World Airways pilot Roy Everett Butler has embarked on a remarkable new journey. Published by Spines, Butler’s debut book, “Never Too Late,” is a heartfelt collection of over 300 poems and reflections. Written entirely in his nineties, the anthology proves that creativity, curiosity, and personal discovery have no expiration date.
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Damaging Winds, Downpours Take Aim At Northeast: Updated Timing
A warm start to the day will give way to a stormy turn.
A new round of scattered thunderstorms is expected late Sunday afternoon, June 14, into Sunday night across parts of NY, NJ, CT, MA, PA, MD, and VA, according to the National Weather Service.
The storms will be tied to a strong cold front moving through the region.
Sunday will be warm ahead of the front, with highs ranging from the mid-80s to low 90s, the National Weather Service said.
Storms that develop later in the day and at night could bring strong wind gusts and heavy downpours. A few storms may become severe.
AccuWeather says…
Fast-Moving New Storm With Downpours, 60 MPH Winds Approaching Northeast: Timing
A stormy end will wrap up an otherwise pleasant weekend.
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Sunday, June 14, should start mainly sunny across much of NY, NJ, CT, MA, PA, MD, and VA, before the next round of showers and thunderstorms arrives later in the day and into the night.
The storms will be triggered by a strong cold front, the National Weather Service said.
The system is expected to move quickly. Gradual clearing is expected overnight, setting up a mainly sunny and more comfortable day on Monday, June 15.
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New UFO Files Include Videos Of 2024, 2025 Sightings In Northeastern US: Watch
A new federal release is giving the public another look at unexplained sightings.
The Department of War released its third batch of declassified UFO and Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena records on Friday, June 12, via its public UAP portal at war.gov/UFO.
The latest release includes 53 documents, 10 images, six videos, and three NASA audio recordings from the CIA, FBI, NASA, and the Department of Defense.
The records include several accounts involving orb-like objects, glowing lights, and historical UFO reports.
One video, "Orbs Over the Pond," involved an October 2024 sighting at ab…
Three Planets To Line Up With Crescent Moon: When To Watch
A short but striking sky show is coming for anyone with a clear view of the horizon.
A three-night celestial meetup will unfold from Tuesday, June 16, through Thursday, June 18, when a slender waxing crescent moon joins Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury in the western evening sky, according to AccuWeather.
EarthSky also lists the moon, Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury as key June skywatching events, with the best view shortly after sunset.
The event will not require a telescope. In fact, the full lineup is best viewed with the naked eye, as telescopes narrow the field of view too much to capture the …
Gene Shalit Dies: Colorful 'Today' Show Personality, Grew Up In NJ
A familiar face from morning television, movie reviews, and decades of pop culture has died.
Gene Shalit, the longtime NBC "Today" show film and book critic known for his bushy mustache, bright bow ties, wild hair, and pun-filled reviews, died Friday, June 12, NBC News reported. He was 100.
His family told NBC News that Shalit died peacefully after what they described as an amazing life.
Shalit joined "Today" as a book reviewer in 1970 and became the program’s full-time film and book critic in 1973. He remained on the morning show until retiring in November 2010.
For generations of v…
Search Near Us-mexico Border Follows Chilling Tip In Nancy Guthrie Case
A new search has opened another painful chapter in a case that has already dragged on for months.
A search group in Nogales, Mexico, just across the border from Arizona, received an anonymous tip claiming Nancy Guthrie, the missing 84-year-old mother of NBC "Today" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, may have been buried in the Mariposa area west of the city, El Imparcial reported Thursday, June 11.
Ramona Guadalupe Ayala Ortiz, leader of the Buscando Corazones collective, told the outlet, based in Mexico, that the group received an anonymous call saying Guthrie’s remains were in a grave along a st…
Cops Shoot Man Brandishing Knife With Less Lethal Ammo: EHT PD
A man brandishing a knife was shot by police in Egg Harbor Township using less lethal ammunition on Friday, June 12, authorities said.
At 12:52 a.m.. officers responded to Ivins Avenue in Cardiff after a man threatened his wife and daughter with a knife, Egg Harbor Township police said. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the man, who was standing outside still holding a knife, screaming at his wife, who was locked inside the house, police said.
The man, who was not identified, advanced toward officers a short time later with the knife still in his hand, police said. Despite sever…
NJ Woman Left Baby, Dog Unattended In Vehicle At TJ Maxx: Police
A 39-year-old Keansburg woman was arrested and charged after she left a baby and a dog unattended in a vehicle on Thursday afternoon, June 11, authorities said.
At 3:43 p.m., officers responded to a TJ Maxx on Route 35 and found a one-year old baby boy crying and sweating in the backseat of a vehicle, Middletown Township police said.
The baby was brought to a patrol car to cool off in an air conditioned vehicle, police said.
Christine Joubert, the baby's mother, approached the vehicle, asking about her dog, which had been left in the vehicle but jumped out of an open window, police said.
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