Bergen County Supermarket Sells $847M Powerball Jackpot Ticket Bergen County Supermarket Sells $847M Powerball Jackpot Ticket Bergen County Supermarket Sells $847M Powerball Jackpot Ticket
Bergen County Supermarket Sells $847M Powerball Jackpot Ticket Someone in New Jersey is waking up $847 million richer after a single Powerball ticket sold at a Bergen County Wegmans matched all six numbers in the Wednesday, Nov. 4 drawing. The winning ticket was sold at Wegmans Food Market at 100 Farm View in Montvale, New Jersey Lottery officials announced Thursday, Nov. 5. The store will receive a $30,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket, with State Treasurer Aaron Binder and New Jersey Lottery Executive Director James Carey scheduled to present a ceremonial check at a 2 p.m. press conference Thursday. The winning numbers were 15, 34, 41, 53, an…
Reckless Driver Drove Drunk On Route 46: Mount Olive PD Reckless Driver Drove Drunk On Route 46: Mount Olive PD Reckless Driver Drove Drunk On Route 46: Mount Olive PD
Reckless Driver Drove Drunk On Route 46: Mount Olive PD A 32-year-old Budd Lake woman was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in Budd Lake, authorities said. At 2:35 a.m., officers observed a white Hyundai traveling from Sand Shore Road onto Route 46 fail to properly negotiate the turn or maintain its lane of travel, Mount Olive police said. The vehicle was stopped near a 7-Eleven and the driver, Zelina Williams appeared to be impaired as officers detected the odor of alcohol on her, police said. Williams was arrested following field sobriety testing, police said. She is charged with DWI and reckless driving, police said.
NJ Mom's Topless NYC Marathon Run Was About Much More Than Turning Heads NJ Mom's Topless NYC Marathon Run Was About Much More Than Turning Heads NJ Mom's Topless NYC Marathon Run Was About Much More Than Turning Heads
NJ Mom's Topless NYC Marathon Run Was About Much More Than Turning Heads A New Jersey mother who survived two types of breast cancer is going viral for running the New York City Marathon topless, proudly displaying the scars left behind by the disease she fought to overcome. Lauren Spiezia, 33, completed the 26.2-mile race Sunday, Nov. 1, in 4 hours, 54 minutes, and 5 seconds, according to official marathon results. Diagnosed with breast cancer at 31, Spiezia underwent chemotherapy, a bilateral mastectomy, and reconstruction. Rather than cover the scars left behind, she made them part of her message: "Today, I’m running the NYC Marathon with my scars uncove…
Bodycam Shows NJ Cops Talk Man Down From Overpass Above Busy Highway Bodycam Shows NJ Cops Talk Man Down From Overpass Above Busy Highway Bodycam Shows NJ Cops Talk Man Down From Overpass Above Busy Highway
Bodycam Shows NJ Cops Talk Man Down From Overpass Above Busy Highway A tense encounter on a South Jersey overpass ended safely after two police officers spent about 20 minutes talking with a man who was threatening to jump into traffic below, authorities said. The incident unfolded around 12:32 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, on the Haddonfield Road overpass above Route 38 in Cherry Hill, where officers found a man outside the safety fence, Cherry Hill police said. The department released an excerpt of body-worn camera footage showing the officers working strategically to get the man to safety. Officer Jared Colbert was first to arrive and relayed information to ot…
Tesla Driver Tries Parking, Ends Up Wedged Between Steel Posts At Route 17 Dealership Tesla Driver Tries Parking, Ends Up Wedged Between Steel Posts At Route 17 Dealership Tesla Driver Tries Parking, Ends Up Wedged Between Steel Posts At Route 17 Dealership
Tesla Driver Tries Parking, Ends Up Wedged Between Steel Posts At Route 17 Dealership Two people had to be rescued from a Tesla that became wedged between two steel posts outside a Route 17 dealership on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 4, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports. The crash happened in the parking lot of Paramus Tesla at 530 Route 17 North, where a dark red Tesla sedan became stuck between two steel bollards, Loving said. First responders at the scene said the driver had been trying to pull into a parking space just before the crash, according to Loving. Both occupants were trapped in the front seats, prompting Paramus firefighters and police Emergency …
Mom Reveals What Led Up To Parking Garage Murder-Suicide That Left Her Husband, 2 Children Dead Mom Reveals What Led Up To Parking Garage Murder-Suicide That Left Her Husband, 2 Children Dead Mom Reveals What Led Up To Parking Garage Murder-Suicide That Left Her Husband, 2 Children Dead
Mom Reveals What Led Up To Parking Garage Murder-Suicide That Left Her Husband, 2 Children Dead A mother whose husband killed their two children and himself is revealing the struggles he faced before the murder-suicide — and the help he had agreed to seek. Anna DeMase Lynch shared those details after her husband, Patrick Lynch, and their children, James, 8, and Caroline, 6, were killed in the Tuesday, Nov. 3 murder-suicide in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, as previously reported by Daily Voice. “My husband made the irreversible decision to kill our two children and himself this evening,” Anna wrote on Facebook. Patrick was laid off in August and became depressed shortly afterward, she wr…
NJ Pilot, 24, Killed In Expressway Crash Hours Before First Flight As Instructor NJ Pilot, 24, Killed In Expressway Crash Hours Before First Flight As Instructor NJ Pilot, 24, Killed In Expressway Crash Hours Before First Flight As Instructor
NJ Pilot, 24, Killed In Expressway Crash Hours Before First Flight As Instructor A 24-year-old New Jersey woman who had just earned her flight instructor certification and was preparing to meet her first client was killed in a crash on the Atlantic City Expressway last week, authorities said. At 10:36 a.m., on Friday, Oct. 30, Alexandra Tracy, a Hammonton resident, was driving a Chevrolet westbound on the Atlantic City Expressway when her vehicle veered off the left side of the road and struck the nose of a guardrail around 10:36 a.m., Charles Marchan, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The vehicle then rotated, struck the guardrail again, and overtu…
Tractor Trailer Engulfed In Flames On Route 80: FD Tractor Trailer Engulfed In Flames On Route 80: FD Tractor Trailer Engulfed In Flames On Route 80: FD
Tractor Trailer Engulfed In Flames On Route 80: FD A tractor trailer overturned and caught fire on Route 80 westbound in Warren County early Wednesday morning, Nov. 4, authorities said. Firefighters responded to Route 80 and found the tractor trailer overturned and engulfed in flames, the Allamuchy Fire Department said. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire and mitigated a significant fuel spill, fire officials said. Paramedics provided patient care to the injured parties and tenders from Green Township and Hope Township provided additional water, while hazmat assisted with the  cleanup, firefighters said. 
Off-Duty NJ Transit Cop, Firefighter Rescues Motorists From Parkway Wreckage Off-Duty NJ Transit Cop, Firefighter Rescues Motorists From Parkway Wreckage Off-Duty NJ Transit Cop, Firefighter Rescues Motorists From Parkway Wreckage
Off-Duty NJ Transit Cop, Firefighter Rescues Motorists From Parkway Wreckage An off-duty New Jersey Transit police officer who is also a firefighter helped rescue two motorists trapped in wrecked vehicles, including one pinned beneath a vehicle leaking fuel, after a three-vehicle crash on the Garden State Parkway, authorities said. Officer Jake Kallman was driving near Exit 123 in Sayreville on Tuesday evening, Oct. 27, when he came upon the crash and immediately pulled over to help, NJ Transit Police said. The crash happened around 4:46 p.m. in the southbound lanes near milepost 125.3, when a Ford pickup truck struck the center concrete barrier before hitting a Toy…
Murder-Suicide: Family ID'd After Dad Pushes His Children Off Parking Garage, Then Jumps Murder-Suicide: Family ID'd After Dad Pushes His Children Off Parking Garage, Then Jumps Murder-Suicide: Family ID'd After Dad Pushes His Children Off Parking Garage, Then Jumps
Murder-Suicide: Family ID'd After Dad Pushes His Children Off Parking Garage, Then Jumps A father pushed his two children off a Pennsylvania parking garage before jumping in a murder-suicide that prompted two elementary schools to close, officials said. Patrick Lynch, 42, and his children, James Lynch, 8, and Caroline Lynch, 6, were identified as the three people found dead in Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny County, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, officials said. Caroline had Williams syndrome, her mother, Anna DeMase Lynch, shared in a 2024 Facebook fundraiser for the Williams Syndrome Association. “Our beautiful daughter, Caroline, has Williams syndrome and the WSA nonprofit is our greatest supp…
Florida Man Attacks Troopers, EMS Worker After Route 80 Crash: NJSP Florida Man Attacks Troopers, EMS Worker After Route 80 Crash: NJSP Florida Man Attacks Troopers, EMS Worker After Route 80 Crash: NJSP
Florida Man Attacks Troopers, EMS Worker After Route 80 Crash: Njsp A 32-year-old Florida man who crashed into a divider on Route 80 repeatedly tried to punch state troopers and assaulted an EMS worker who responded to help him, authorities said. Shamek Maynard, of Ocala, FL, was behind the wheel of a vehicle that crashed on Route 80 west near milepost 62.3 in Saddle Brook around 1:02 a.m. Monday, Nov. 2, New Jersey State Police Trooper II Christopher Postorino said. When troopers arrived, Maynard was sitting in the driver's seat and ignoring their commands, Postorino said. Troopers tried to remove him from the vehicle to get him medical attention, but…
Reckless DWI Driver Drove Drunk: Denville PD Reckless DWI Driver Drove Drunk: Denville PD Reckless DWI Driver Drove Drunk: Denville PD
Reckless DWI Driver Drove Drunk: Denville PD A 28-year-old Somerville man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in Denville, authorities said. At 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, officers observed a vehicle swerving out of its lane of travel and traveling at a high rate of speed, Denville police said. Officers subsequently conducted a motor vehicle stop on Route 10 East, police said. The driver, Brayam Valncia, showed signs of intoxication and he was arrested following sobriety testing, police said. He is charged with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving and careless driving, police said.