2 Dead, 8 Wounded In 100-Person Block Party Shooting In NJ City: Prosecutor 2 Dead, 8 Wounded In 100-Person Block Party Shooting In NJ City: Prosecutor
2 Dead, 8 Wounded In 100-Person Block Party Shooting In NJ City: Prosecutor Multiple gunmen opened fire on a block party attended by about 100 people in Trenton early Sunday, Aug. 30, killing two and wounding eight others, authorities said. At 12:23 a.m, Trenton police were called to the 100 block of Locust Street for a shooting in progress, and found several victims, who were taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbery said. Officers found several adult victims, who were taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center by ambulance or private vehicle, Marbery said. Ten people suffered gunshot wounds, including a 33-year…
College Football Player Dies After Sideline Emergency During Season Opener College Football Player Dies After Sideline Emergency During Season Opener
College Football Player Dies After Sideline Emergency During Season Opener A college football season opener turned from celebration to heartbreak in a matter of minutes. William Jewell College junior running back MicahJo Barnett died after suffering a medical emergency during a game on Saturday, Aug. 29, in Liberty, Missouri, the college announced. Barnett, 20, experienced the emergency on the William Jewell sideline during the NCAA Division II game against Fort Lewis College at Greene Stadium. Emergency personnel began assisting him about 20 minutes after kickoff, according to The Kansas City Star. He was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he was pronounced…
Rounds Of Downpours Head Toward Northeast: Here's When Threat Will Peak Rounds Of Downpours Head Toward Northeast: Here's When Threat Will Peak
Rounds Of Downpours Head Toward Northeast: Here's When Threat Will Peak A volatile weather pattern is closing in, with a comfortable weekend giving way to a prolonged stretch of hazards. The National Weather Service says the shift will begin Sunday evening, Aug. 30, as showers and thunderstorms spread into parts of New England. The threat will expand Monday, Aug. 31, as moisture moves along the northern edge of a heat dome centered farther south.  The National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center has placed parts of New York, northern Pennsylvania, northern New Jersey, and southern New England under a marginal risk for excessive rainfall. Monday wil…
RUSSIAN SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS HONORS NEW JERSEY STUDENTS RUSSIAN SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS HONORS NEW JERSEY STUDENTS
Russian School OF Mathematics Honors NEW Jersey Students Annual ceremony recognizes 320 students for achievement and growth as education focuses increasingly on reasoning skills The Russian School of Mathematics (RSM) brought together more than 1,300 students, parents, and teachers across New Jersey, including 320 award winners for its Annual Award Ceremony, recognizing student achievement in mathematics and participation in national and international competitions. Click here to view the list of award winners. The event highlighted both academic excellence and the school’s broader educational focus on developing reasoning, communication, and pro…
This Easy Habit Tied To Greater Weight Loss, Study Reveals This Easy Habit Tied To Greater Weight Loss, Study Reveals
This Easy Habit Tied To Greater Weight Loss, Study Reveals A simple daily habit may make a substantial difference for people trying to lose weight. A study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research on Thursday, Aug. 13, found that people who logged their food more frequently tended to lose more weight over six months. Users who tracked food six to seven days per week lost an average of 11.33 percent of their body weight. Those who tracked fewer than two days per week lost 6.84 percent on average. The findings came from a retrospective study of 5,132 adults using the MyNetDiary nutrition-tracking app. The participants had an average age…
TV Favorite Busy Philipps Opens Up About Major Health Ordeal TV Favorite Busy Philipps Opens Up About Major Health Ordeal
TV Favorite Busy Philipps Opens Up About Major Health Ordeal A familiar television star is opening up about a frightening medical ordeal that unfolded largely outside the public eye. Busy Philipps revealed she was diagnosed with a rare malignant brain tumor after a full-body MRI detected a mass before she developed obvious symptoms, she told People in an exclusive interview published Wednesday, Aug. 26. The 2.6-centimeter tumor was identified as a grade 2 oligodendroglioma, a slow-growing form of brain cancer. The 47-year-old Philipps underwent a roughly five-hour operation Monday, March 2, to remove the tumor from her frontal lobe. She later needed…
Will Lower Gas Prices Follow Trump's 'Biggest Oil Deal In World History'? Will Lower Gas Prices Follow Trump's 'Biggest Oil Deal In World History'?
Will Lower Gas Prices Follow Trump's 'Biggest Oil Deal In World History'? A sweeping new oil deal comes with a promise every driver wants to hear, but any payoff at the pump may be well down the road. President Donald Trump announced the agreement between the US and Venezuela on Friday, Aug. 28, saying it would expand American access to oil and eventually cut gas prices. “The United States of America has just entered into an Agreement with the Country of Venezuela on, THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. The agreement gives US interests majority control over more than 65 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves, ac…
NJ Farm's 8-Acre Dolly Parton Corn Maze Requires Visitors To Know Dolly Parton Trivia NJ Farm's 8-Acre Dolly Parton Corn Maze Requires Visitors To Know Dolly Parton Trivia
NJ Farm's 8-Acre Dolly Parton Corn Maze Requires Visitors To Know Dolly Parton Trivia The company that designs Tim Stockel's corn mazes had been trying to get Dolly Parton into cornfields for nearly three years. The idea was simple: honor an American icon in the fall, when denim jackets, country music, and getting lost in a cornfield just seem to fit. Finally, in February, Parton's team agreed to a one-year licensing arrangement allowing participating farms to use her image in corn mazes designed by The Maize Company. "To me, she was everything," said Stockel, who runs the 130-acre Happy Day Farm in Manalapan alongside his wife, Olivia Stockel, a massive Dolly Parton fan. …
BMW Smashes Into Bergen County Nail Salon While Driver Tries To Park Closer: Report BMW Smashes Into Bergen County Nail Salon While Driver Tries To Park Closer: Report
BMW Smashes Into Bergen County Nail Salon While Driver Tries To Park Closer: Report An all-electric BMW SUV smashed into the front of a Bergen County nail salon while its driver was apparently trying to park closer to the building, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports. The crash happened at a nail salon on Maple Avenue in Glen Rock late Saturday afternoon, Aug. 29. The driver told Glen Rock police officers they were only "trying to park closer to the building" when the SUV struck the storefront, Loving said. No injuries were reported, but the nail salon suffered significant structural damage from the crash, according to Loving. The BMW fared considerably bett…
Stormy Stretch Takes Aim At Northeast After Pleasant Weekend: Timing Stormy Stretch Takes Aim At Northeast After Pleasant Weekend: Timing
Stormy Stretch Takes Aim At Northeast After Pleasant Weekend: Timing A quiet late-summer break will not last long as a more unsettled pattern begins taking shape. Click here for a new, updated story - Rounds Of Downpours Head Toward Northeast: Here's When Threat Will Peak The National Weather Service says showers and thunderstorms will reach New England from Sunday evening, Aug. 30, into Monday, Aug. 31, as a front expands east from the northern Plains and Great Lakes. Additional disturbances moving along the northern edge of a sprawling heat dome could produce several rounds of rain and thunderstorms from Tuesday, Sept. 1, into Wednesday, Sept. 2, a…
Dump Truck Overturns, Spills Rocks Across I-287, Injuring Drivers: NJSP Dump Truck Overturns, Spills Rocks Across I-287, Injuring Drivers: NJSP
Dump Truck Overturns, Spills Rocks Across I-287, Injuring Drivers: Njsp A dump truck overturned and spilled rocks and debris across I-287 in Mahwah during a three-vehicle crash that sent multiple people to the hospital on Saturday, Aug. 29, authorities said. A Jeep, Chevrolet SUV, and dump truck were traveling north near milepost 66.4 when traffic began slowing and a rear-end collision occurred at approximately 1:18 p.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan said. The impact caused the dump truck to overturn and spill its load of rocks and debris onto the roadway, Marchan said. Occupants of all three vehicles were taken to an area hospital with non…
NJ Man Arrested In $10M Cocaine Bust, Largest NYC Cache In 20 Years: Prosecutor NJ Man Arrested In $10M Cocaine Bust, Largest NYC Cache In 20 Years: Prosecutor
NJ Man Arrested In $10M Cocaine Bust, Largest NYC Cache In 20 Years: Prosecutor A New Jersey man has been charged after authorities seized more than 580 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $10 million in what prosecutors called their largest single cocaine cache in 20 years. Nelson Salcedo, 35, of Englewood, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 26, outside a self-storage facility in Long Island City, Queens, following a two-week investigation into high-level cocaine trafficking in New York City and New Jersey, according to the New York City Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor. The investigation was conducted by the DEA New Jersey Field Division, NYPD, New Jersey Sta…
Teen Stabbed In Chest After Intervening In Planned Bergen County Park Attack: Police Teen Stabbed In Chest After Intervening In Planned Bergen County Park Attack: Police
Teen Stabbed In Chest After Intervening In Planned Bergen County Park Attack: Police An 18-year-old was stabbed twice in the chest after intervening in a planned attack following a pickup basketball game at a Bergen County park, authorities said. Officers responding to Veterans Memorial Park at 241 New Bridge Road in Bergenfield on Friday, Aug. 28, at approximately 8:44 p.m. found the New Milford victim with two stab wounds to his chest, Bergenfield Police Capt. William Duran said. The victim was alert and conscious as the Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps provided medical care, Duran said. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center in stable condition with in…
Amazon Launches Labor Day Deals Early: How Much Shoppers Can Save Amazon Launches Labor Day Deals Early: How Much Shoppers Can Save
Amazon Launches Labor Day Deals Early: How Much Shoppers Can Save Labor Day is still more than a week away, but one of the country’s biggest online retailers is already rolling out holiday discounts. Amazon has launched its Labor Day sale ahead of the Monday, Sept. 7, holiday, with deals spanning home goods, electronics, fashion, beauty, outdoor gear, and other categories. The retailer’s homepage was advertising savings of up to 45 percent Saturday, Aug. 29, along with limited-time deals and discounts tied to saved items and shopping categories. Amazon’s homepage Saturday, Aug. 29, advertised Labor Day savings of up to 45 percent across several sh…
Payouts Set To Start In $115M Privacy Class-Action Settlement: What To Know Payouts Set To Start In $115M Privacy Class-Action Settlement: What To Know
Payouts Set To Start In $115M Privacy Class-Action Settlement: What To Know A long-awaited payout from a major privacy case is about to begin, but only people who filed claims before the deadline can receive money. Payments from Oracle’s $115 million class-action settlement will begin on Monday, Sept. 21, according to the official Oracle Data Privacy Settlement website. The distribution should be completed by Monday, Dec. 7. The appeals process was fully resolved on June 22, clearing the way for payments. The settlement resolves claims that Oracle improperly captured, compiled, and sold people’s online and offline data without their permission. The lawsuit allege…
New CDC Map Shows Massive Cyclospora Surge Across 48 States New CDC Map Shows Massive Cyclospora Surge Across 48 States
New CDC Map Shows Massive Cyclospora Surge Across 48 States A foodborne parasite surge that has already sickened thousands of Americans is still growing as health officials investigate several potential sources. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 17,180 laboratory-confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis acquired in the US have been reported since Friday, May 1.  Cases have now been identified in 48 states and Washington, DC, according to data updated Tuesday, Aug. 25. The only states not reporting cases are Delaware and Hawaii. That compares with 1,180 cases reported during the entire period from May 1 through Aug. 31 of last year. …
These Everyday Habits Could Be Relationship Dealbreakers, Survey Finds These Everyday Habits Could Be Relationship Dealbreakers, Survey Finds
These Everyday Habits Could Be Relationship Dealbreakers, Survey Finds A new survey is revealing the relationship habits many Americans say can go too far, with some behaviors falling into a gray area before a breakup ever happens. Talker Research surveyed 2,000 Americans about what counts as cheating in 2026 and found that emotional connections, secret communications, and online activity can be viewed as relationship breaches. The survey, conducted online from July 1 to July 6, 2026, found that 15 percent of Americans who are married or in a relationship admit they have romantic feelings for someone outside their relationship. Gen Z respondents were the most…
Bret Baier Rebuts Trump After President Slams Fox News Bret Baier Rebuts Trump After President Slams Fox News
Bret Baier Rebuts Trump After President Slams Fox News A Fox News anchor wasted little time answering President Donald Trump after the president took aim at the network and one of its reporters. Bret Baier delivered a point-by-point rebuttal during “Special Report” on Thursday, Aug. 27, minutes after Trump criticized Fox News correspondent Jonathan Hunt in a Truth Social post about the network’s Iran coverage. “Jonathan Hunt of Fox News did a particularly inaccurate report on the Failing Islamic Republic of Iran,"  Trump wrote. "I don’t want to meet, they do. In fact, they are begging to make a deal. Bret Baier should straighten out his fl…
Unlicensed Driver Kills 9-Month-Old In NJ Grocery Lot; 2 Women Charged: Prosecutor Unlicensed Driver Kills 9-Month-Old In NJ Grocery Lot; 2 Women Charged: Prosecutor
Unlicensed Driver Kills 9-Month-Old In NJ Grocery Lot; 2 Women Charged: Prosecutor A 20-year-old Trenton woman who had never been issued a driver's license struck a mother and her two young children in a New Jersey grocery store parking lot, killing a 9-month-old boy on Friday, Aug. 28, authorities said. Maria CobonGuzman, of Trenton, was driving a Ford Fusion in the parking lot of the NPGS grocery store on West County Line Road in Jackson Township when she struck a mother and a baby carriage carrying her 5-year-old daughter and 9-month-old son, just before 12 p.m., Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Bilhimer said. The baby boy was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital, …
NJ Boat Operator Charged In Deadly Barnegat Bay Crash, Records Show NJ Boat Operator Charged In Deadly Barnegat Bay Crash, Records Show
NJ Boat Operator Charged In Deadly Barnegat Bay Crash, Records Show The operator of a boat that struck a channel marker in Barnegat Bay last month, killing a 26-year-old Somerset County man and seriously injuring two others, has been charged, court records show. Kevin Martin Wells, 40, of Warren, was arrested on Friday, Aug. 28, and charged with second-degree vehicular homicide, apparently in the death of Michael T. Bereheiko, according to New Jersey court and Ocean County jail records.  Wells was also charged with two counts of assault by auto or vessel in violation of New Jersey's DWI statute, jail records show. He was being held in the Ocean County …
Arson Charges For Man Who Torched Himself In Google NYC Building: NYPD Arson Charges For Man Who Torched Himself In Google NYC Building: NYPD
Arson Charges For Man Who Torched Himself In Google NYC Building: Nypd A 63-year-old Brooklyn man has been charged with arson after setting himself on fire in the lobby of a Manhattan building housing Google offices, authorities said. John Butch, of Brooklyn, was charged with arson, criminal mischief, and reckless endangerment following the incident on Friday, Aug. 28, according to the NYPD. Police responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a man who had set himself on fire inside 315 Hudson St. in Hudson Square just before 3 p.m., authorities said. Responding officers found Butch with burns throughout his body, police said. He was taken by EMS to New York-Pre…
Months-Long Hunt Ends With 5 Captured In Bergen County Pistol-Whipping, Robbery: Prosecutor Months-Long Hunt Ends With 5 Captured In Bergen County Pistol-Whipping, Robbery: Prosecutor
Months-Long Hunt Ends With 5 Captured In Bergen County Pistol-Whipping, Robbery: Prosecutor Five men have been arrested months after a Bergen County robbery in which a man was struck over the head with what he believed was a handgun and robbed of cash and other belongings, authorities said. Ajahmir S. Cuttino, 23, of Scranton, PA; Rhyonne S. Jackson, 24, of Passaic; Ajahwan T. Kenner, 26, of West Orange; Antrell Monroe, 24, of Wilkes-Barre, PA; and Jahad K. Watson, 24, of Wilkes-Barre, were arrested following a months-long investigation, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The robbery happened on Saddle River Road in South Hackensack on Saturday, May 9, Musella said. Polic…
Turtle Abuse In New York Draws Outrage, Animal Was Left To Die In Cage Turtle Abuse In New York Draws Outrage, Animal Was Left To Die In Cage
Turtle Abuse In New York Draws Outrage, Animal Was Left To Die In Cage A turtle was brutally abused and left to die on Long Island until it was rescued by a local animal agency, officials said. The turtle was trapped inside a cage that had been secured with zip ties and submerged underwater at Geiger Park in Deer Park, the Suffolk County SPCA said Friday, Aug. 28. Town of Babylon park rangers found the turtle while responding to a complaint about e-bikes in the park and pulled the cage out of the lake, the SPCA said. The turtle also had a fishhook stuck in its mouth, which was then tied to the cage, preventing the animal from escaping, officials said. It was …
Avid Fisherman Dies After Falling Into Lake At Bergen County Park Avid Fisherman Dies After Falling Into Lake At Bergen County Park
Avid Fisherman Dies After Falling Into Lake At Bergen County Park A 62-year-old avid fisherman died after apparently suffering a medical episode and falling into a lake at a Bergen County park, officials said. The man, a frequent patron of Darlington County Park in Mahwah, fell into the park's fishing lake at approximately 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 28, Bergen County spokesperson Derek Sands said. Based on witness accounts, the man appeared to suffer a medical episode before falling into the water, Sands said. The fishing lake is separate from the park's designated swimming lakes, and swimming is not permitted there. Officers from the Bergen County Sheriff'…
NJ Nursing Director Admits To Assaulting Elderly Man With Broom: AG NJ Nursing Director Admits To Assaulting Elderly Man With Broom: AG
NJ Nursing Director Admits To Assaulting Elderly Man With Broom: AG A 60-year-old Irvington woman pleaded guilty to assaulting a resident at an rehabilitation center and then trying to cover up, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 28. Patricia Lindo-Ahono pleaded guilty to tampering with witnesses and assault upon an institutionalized elderly person, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. Per the terms of a plea agreement, she faces three years of probation and will forfeit her nursing license, Davenport said. On Saturday, June 24, Lindo-Ahono assaulted a 77-year-old man with a broom while serving as director of nursing at  Crystal La…
Popular NJ Restaurateur Bringing New Pizzeria To Bergen County Popular NJ Restaurateur Bringing New Pizzeria To Bergen County
Popular NJ Restaurateur Bringing New Pizzeria To Bergen County The owner of two popular North Jersey restaurants is expanding his footprint into Bergen County. Robby Corujo, owner of Wayne Ale House and Little Falls Tavern, announced Robby's Pizza is coming soon to Ridgewood. “Robby’s Pizza is getting ready to fire up the ovens!” Corujo also owned Public House 46 along Route 46, which closed last year after 20 years. The new shop will specialize in crispy sourdough pizza, according to Corujo's announcement. An opening date has not yet been announced. Dave Portnoy has reviewed pizza from both the Wayne Ale House and Little Falls Tavern. The pie at Wa…
78 Charges Each: Pair Targeted Hondas, Acuras In Clifton Airbag Theft Spree, Police Say 78 Charges Each: Pair Targeted Hondas, Acuras In Clifton Airbag Theft Spree, Police Say
78 Charges Each: Pair Targeted Hondas, Acuras In Clifton Airbag Theft Spree, Police Say Two men targeted dozens of Hondas and Acuras in a Clifton burglary spree, stealing airbags that can cost up to $1,500 each to replace, authorities said. Antony Arlequin-Salcedo, 27, of Paterson, and Mario Polanco, 27, of the Bronx, NY, were each charged with 39 counts of burglary, 39 counts of theft, and one count of motor vehicle theft, Clifton Police Detective Lt. Robert Anderson said. The investigation began after police received numerous reports of vehicle burglaries on Tuesday, June 23, following an overnight crime spree, Anderson said. Most of the vehicles were Hondas and Acuras that …
Random Stabbing At Linden Park Leaves Man Wounded, Suspect Charged Random Stabbing At Linden Park Leaves Man Wounded, Suspect Charged
Random Stabbing At Linden Park Leaves Man Wounded, Suspect Charged A 40-year-old man was stabbed multiple times in what authorities say was a random attack at a New Jersey park. The stabbing happened at Wheeler Park near Stiles Street and Routes 1&9 in Linden at approximately 1:36 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 26, according to Union County police. Linden police stopped Mark Minotti, 27, near Aviation Plaza at Routes 1&9 and Stiles Street, authorities said. Minotti told officers he had stabbed another man in Wheeler Park and was immediately detained, police said. Officers searching the park found the 40-year-old victim with multiple stab wounds, authorit…
NJ Nurse Admits To Spraying Elderly Patient With Pepper Spray: AG NJ Nurse Admits To Spraying Elderly Patient With Pepper Spray: AG
NJ Nurse Admits To Spraying Elderly Patient With Pepper Spray: AG A 57-year-old Manchester woman pleaded guilty to assaulting and neglecting an elderly patient at a rehab center, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 28. Lisa Erickson pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and neglect of an elderly adult,  Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. Per the terms of a plea agreement, Erickson  will permanently forfeit her nursing license, and faces 364 days in county jail, Davenport said. On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, Erickson was working as a nurse at Whiting Gardens when she walked toward the …
Officers Assaulted By Trespasser At Abandoned Bergen County Building: Police Officers Assaulted By Trespasser At Abandoned Bergen County Building: Police
Officers Assaulted By Trespasser At Abandoned Bergen County Building: Police A 35-year-old man accused of returning to an abandoned Bergen County building a day after being cited for trespassing assaulted and threatened officers who tried to arrest him, police said. Damian Shirley, 35, of Hackensack, was spotted at 185 W. Englewood Ave., in Englewood, the former Salvation Army property at West Englewood Avenue and Cottage Place, at approximately 11:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 25, Englewood Police Detective Capt. Renee LaRaia said. Shirley had been issued a summons for trespassing at the same property the day before, LaRaia said. The abandoned building has been the site…
Virginia's Justus Kelley Makes History As First Mother To Win Miss USA Virginia's Justus Kelley Makes History As First Mother To Win Miss USA
Virginia's Justus Kelley Makes History As First Mother To Win Miss USA Virginia waited more than half a century for another Miss USA. The wait ended in historic fashion on Thursday, Aug. 27, when Miss Virginia USA Justus Kelley was crowned Miss USA 2026 during the 75th edition of the pageant in Miami. Kelley, 31, became the first mother and first married woman to win the Miss USA title, according to People and Business Insider. She is also reportedly the first woman in her 30s to win. And she ended quite the drought back home. Kelley became the first woman representing Virginia to win Miss USA since Deborah Shelton took the crown in 1970, according to B…