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5 Men Injured In Random Stabbing Spree At Penn Station: Report 5 Men Injured In Random Stabbing Spree At Penn Station: Report
5 Men Injured In Random Stabbing Spree At Penn Station: Report Five people were injured in a random stabbing attack inside Penn Station in New York City — and a suspect is in custody, according to reports.  The attack happened shortly after 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 7, on the NJ Transit concourse inside the Midtown Manhattan transit hub, ABC7 reported, citing FDNY officials.   One person suffered serious injuries, two people sustained moderate injuries, and two others were left with minor injuries, according to the outlet. All five victims were taken to Bellevue Hospital and are expected to survive.  Authorities said the suspect, a 51…

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by Ben Crnic
News
Ex-NJ Councilman Admitted Into PTI After Coercion, Assault Charges: Prosecutor Ex-NJ Councilman Admitted Into PTI After Coercion, Assault Charges: Prosecutor
Ex-NJ Councilman Admitted Into PTI After Coercion, Assault Charges: Prosecutor A former Dover councilman has been admitted into a pre-trial diversion program following charges tied to two separate incidents in Morris County, prosecutors announced Wednesday, Jan. 7. Sergio Rodriguez, 30, of Dover, whose last day on the Dover council was Dec. 31, 2025, was admitted into the Pre-Trial Intervention (PTI) program on Jan. 5, before Superior Court Judge Ralph Amirata, according to a news release from the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office. Rodriguez was charged with one count of fourth-degree criminal coercion connected to an incident on Oct. 25, 2024, along with simple assau…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Fox News Host Brian Kilmeade Apologizes For 'Just Kill 'Em' On-Air Remark Fox News Host Brian Kilmeade Apologizes For 'Just Kill 'Em' On-Air Remark
Fox News Host Brian Kilmeade Apologizes For 'Just Kill 'Em' On-Air Remark Brian Kilmeade is apologizing after saying “just kill ’em” during a "Fox & Friends" discussion about violent attacks by homeless individuals, calling his own words “extremely callous.” On Sunday, Sept. 14, the co-host told viewers during an appearance on "Fox & Friends Weekend" he made a "callous" comment while discussing the murder of Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte, North Carolina.  “We were discussing … how to stop these kinds of attacks by homeless, mentally ill assailants,” he said, noting proposals such as institutionalization or jail. “Now during that discussion, I wron…

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by Joe Lombardi
Politics
‘No More Mr. Nice Guy’: Trump Orders DC Homeless To Move ‘Immediately’ In Crime Crackdown Plan ‘No More Mr. Nice Guy’: Trump Orders DC Homeless To Move ‘Immediately’ In Crime Crackdown Plan
‘No More Mr. Nice Guy’: Trump Orders DC Homeless To Move ‘Immediately’ In Crime Crackdown Plan No more Mr. Nice Guy.  President Donald Trump's assault on Washington, DC, continued on Sunday morning as he continues to rally the masses before his grand announcement to eradicate crime in the nation's capital.  His latest post on social media both touts his much-anticipated press conference on Monday as he plans to target crime in DC — this time targeting the homeless population in a lengthy Truth Social post. Trump Truth Social "We're having a news conference tomorrow at the White House," Trump posted. "I'm going to make our capital safer and more beautiful than it eve…

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by Zak Failla
News
Mom’s BF Choked Kids With Belt As They Lived In Feces: Affidavit Mom’s BF Choked Kids With Belt As They Lived In Feces: Affidavit
Mom’s BF Choked Kids With Belt As They Lived In Feces: Affidavit A Pennsylvania mother is facing felony charges after police said her four children were found living in a home filled with feces, rotten food, and no running water, according to court records and a criminal complaint filed on Tuesday, Aug. 5.  Heidi Lynn Beer, 35, Vandergrift, was arrested by Vandergrift Borough police following an investigation that began after officers responded to a fight involving four children ages 16 to 9. The oldest child told authorities their mother had not been home since Friday and that she had been caring for her siblings without food or water. Inside …

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by Jillian Pikora
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$666 Scholarship Awarded To PA High School Students By Satanic Group $666 Scholarship Awarded To PA High School Students By Satanic Group
$666 Scholarship Awarded To PA High School Students By Satanic Group Two Pennsylvania teens just scored $666 each — not from a traditional scholarship foundation, but from a Satanic congregation that celebrates rebellion, self-expression, and emotional honesty. Satanic Delco, a Delaware County-based independent Satanist group, announced on Tuesday, July 15 that Kylie Tracy of Kennett High School and Adrian Gramatges of Ridley High School are this year’s winners of its annual Outsider Achievement Award. Each graduating senior received $666 and a certificate recognizing their embrace of individualism, creativity, and critical thinking — core values of what the…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Convicted PA Child Rapist Who Vanished Before Sentencing Found Homeless In Las Vegas: Sheriff Convicted PA Child Rapist Who Vanished Before Sentencing Found Homeless In Las Vegas: Sheriff
Convicted PA Child Rapist Who Vanished Before Sentencing Found Homeless In Las Vegas: Sheriff A Perry County man convicted of sexually abusing a 4-year-old girl was found living homeless in Las Vegas nearly two years after he vanished before sentencing, authorities announced on Monday, July 15, 2025. Vanished After Conviction Barry Allen Bostwick, 62, had been the subject of an “exhaustive manhunt” since Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, when he failed to appear for sentencing in connection with his June 2023 conviction for multiple counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, according to Perry County Sheriff David A. Hammar. The charges stem from a January 2021 investiga…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Potentially Deadly Strep Infections Climbing Fast Across US Potentially Deadly Strep Infections Climbing Fast Across US
Potentially Deadly Strep Infections Climbing Fast Across US An aggressive and potentially deadly form of strep infections is quietly spreading — and it’s striking hardest among the most vulnerable Americans. Invasive group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections have more than doubled in the past decade across parts of the US, according to a new federal study. The report — published Monday, April 7 in JAMA and led by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — analyzed more than 21,000 cases of invasive GAS across 10 states from 2013 to 2022. The incidence rate rose from 3.6 to 8.2 cases per 100,000 persons, signaling a significan…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Subway Death: Judge Dismisses Manslaughter Charge Against Ex-Marine In NJ Street Artist's Death Subway Death: Judge Dismisses Manslaughter Charge Against Ex-Marine In NJ Street Artist's Death
Subway Death: Judge Dismisses Manslaughter Charge Against Ex-Marine In NJ Street Artist's Death A New York judge dismissed the top criminal count against an ex-Marine accused of choking a New Jersey street artist to death aboard a Manhattan subway after the jury deadlocked. Manhattan Judge Maxwell Wiley granted a defense motion to dismiss the manslaughter charge against Daniel Penny late Friday afternoon, Dec. 6, after jurors were unable to reach a verdict on the top count, NBC News reports. The dismissal came hours after jurors told Wiley they were deadlocked on whether Penny was guilty of second-degree manslaughter and the judge ordered them to continue deliberations.…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Identified In Deadly NJ Transit Train Crash Near Jersey Shore Station Pedestrian Identified In Deadly NJ Transit Train Crash Near Jersey Shore Station
Pedestrian Identified In Deadly NJ Transit Train Crash Near Jersey Shore Station Authorities have identified a homeless man who was killed when he was struck by a New Jersey Transit train in Red Bank. Joseph Rego Jr., 52, died in the crash on Tuesday, Oct. 8, an NJ Transit spokesperson said on Tuesday, Oct. 15. He was hit by a southbound North Jersey Coast Line train No. 3241 at the Monmouth Street crossing at around 2 p.m. The crossing is next to the Red Bank transit station. The train left New York Penn Station at 12:12 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Long Branch at 1:45 p.m. None of the 25 passengers or crew on the train were injured. North …

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by Chris Spiker
News
Video Shows Bon Jovi Talk Would-Be Bridge Jumper Off Ledge In Nashville Video Shows Bon Jovi Talk Would-Be Bridge Jumper Off Ledge In Nashville
Video Shows Bon Jovi Talk Would-Be Bridge Jumper Off Ledge In Nashville A video from the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department that captured New Jersey rocker Jon Bon Jovi talking down a would-be bridge jumper is going viral. Bon Jovi had been filming a music video for his song "People's House" on the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge when he spotted the woman standing on a ledge of the bridge Tuesday evening, Sept. 10, multiple news outlets are reporting. The MNPD shared the video of what happened next. The "Livin' On A Prayer" singer and a woman on his team are seen approaching the woman and then pulling him to safety on the bridge where they stay …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Random Knife Attack At Newark Airport Leaves Woman Hospitalized, Man In Custody Random Knife Attack At Newark Airport Leaves Woman Hospitalized, Man In Custody
Random Knife Attack At Newark Airport Leaves Woman Hospitalized, Man In Custody A 54-year-old homeless man was arrested after attacking a stranger with a knife in Newark Liberty International Airport over the weekend, according to police and abc7. Jin Xiong left the woman with gashes on the right side of her face after attacking her in Terminal A departures level of the airport around 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, Port Authority Police Department spokeswoman Lenis Valens said. The victim, a North Carolina woman identified as 36-year-old Melissa Mauldin, said the man came up behind her and slashed her face "out of the blue," abc7 reports in an exclusive interview. Mauldin wa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Community Rallies For Family Of 6-Year-Old Killed In Fire Community Rallies For Family Of 6-Year-Old Killed In Fire
Community Rallies For Family Of 6-Year-Old Killed In Fire A fundraiser has been set up to assist the family of Saniya Felton, a 6-year-old who was killed in a fire in Bayonne on Monday, July 1. "This is an extremely vulnerable and emotional time for my family and I," Saniya's mother Latrice wrote. "I could have never imagined losing any of my children. Saniya was my only daughter – my youngest child. "As I write this I am thinking of all of the fun times we spent together and the massive void that I will live with forever. My son and I watched the house burn down, as we stood there helpless. It goes without saying that our lives will never be the …

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by Sam Barron
News
Retired NY Knicks Star Charles Oakley Dines At NJ Restaurant During Special Trip For Friend Retired NY Knicks Star Charles Oakley Dines At NJ Restaurant During Special Trip For Friend
Retired NY Knicks Star Charles Oakley Dines At NJ Restaurant During Special Trip For Friend Akhtar Farzaie needed one more person to bring to a charity golf outing at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster last month.  Naturally, retired NY Knicks power forward Charles Oakley was the first person to come to mind. Farzaie, 41, who owns Bella Pizza in Hillsborough, met the 60-year-old NBA legend when he said he was elbowed by him during a pickup game at a local YMCA in 2002. The two were later acquainted by mutual friends, and have kept in touch ever since. Oakley agreed to make a special trip out to Somerset County for Farzie last month, and was treated to seared Bronzino, si…

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by Cecilia Levine