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Somerville, NJ
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Newlyweds Appeared To Share Idyllic Year Of Marriage Before Husband Charged With Her NJ Murder
For their first year of marriage, Alyne and Ignacio Espinal appeared to be a happy couple, sharing photos of beach trips, restaurant outings and celebrations on Facebook. Then, just after their first anniversary, Ignacio Espinal, 55, was charged with murdering his 46-year-old wife inside their Somerville home, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 12. On Thursday, Aug. 6, at 7:26 p.m., Somerville police responded to a 911 call on Brookside Avenue and found Alyne with multiple lacerations to her chest, neck and thigh, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald, Chief of County Detectives Mered…
Garden City, NY
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Location Of President Trump's Visit To Long Island Revealed
President Trump will visit Long Island this week and meet with Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who is running for governor. Trump, 80, will tour the Nassau County Police Department's Center for Training and Intelligence on the campus of Nassau Community College on Friday, Aug. 14, Newsday reported. He is also expected to speak. The president will be joined by FBI Director Kash Patel, a Garden City native, and newly confirmed Attorney General Todd Blanche, according to the New York Post. The crew is expected to tout FBI stats from 2025 showing a drop in violent crime on Long Island. …
Allentown, PA
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Tanker Truck Driver Remembered As 'Wonderful Husband,' Dad After Fatal Route 309 Crash (
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The tanker truck driver killed in a head-on crash with a tractor-trailer on Route 309 is remembered as a devoted husband, father, and hardworking family man. Keith Staines, 52, of Tamaqua, was killed when his tanker truck collided with a tractor-trailer near Route 309 and Gun Club Road in Lynn Township around 3:35 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Staines was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:10 p.m. He died from multiple blunt force trauma, and his death was ruled accidental following an autopsy on Monday, Aug. 10. Now, loved ones are rallying aroun…
Bedford, NY
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Jon Cypher Dies: 'Hill Street Blues,' 'Major Dad' Actor Spent Decades On Screen
A well-known actor whose career stretched from Broadway and live television to some of TV's most recognizable dramas and comedies has died. Jon Cypher, the New York City native best known for playing Chief Fletcher Daniels on "Hill Street Blues," died Monday, Aug. 3, at his home in Central Point, Oregon, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 94. A specific cause of death has not yet been released. Cypher appeared throughout the 1981-87 run of "Hill Street Blues" and later played Brigadier General Marcus Craig on the CBS sitcom "Major Dad." He appeared in 69 episodes of "Major Dad" fro…
Fort Lee, NJ
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Raw Oysters At Steakhouse Left Firefighter With Permanent Brain Damage, Lawsuit Says
A father, ex-Marine, and firefighter suffered cardiac arrest and a permanent brain injury after eating raw oysters at a popular Chicago steakhouse chain, according to a newly filed lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Joe Belgio on Monday, Aug. 10, in Cook County Circuit Court, IL, against Gibsons Steakhouse - Oak Brook, LLC, GRG Holdings, Supreme Lobster and Seafood Company, Taylor Shellfish Company, and other defendants. Belgio ate at Gibsons Oak Brook, a suburb of Chicago, on June 30, 2025, where he ordered and ate raw oysters, according to the complaint. The lawsuit says he ate n…
Southeast-Brewster, NY
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2 Bar Fights Lead To 6 Arrests At Putnam County Establishment, Sheriff Says
Two fights at the same Putnam County bar on consecutive days led to six arrests, including two people accused of assaulting an employee, authorities said. The incidents happened at La Cantina Loca Restaurant and Bar on Route 22 in the town of Southeast on Sunday, Aug. 9, and early Monday, Aug. 10, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said on Tuesday, Aug. 11. In the first incident, deputies were called to the establishment on Aug. 9 for a large fight that allegedly included an assault on an employee, according to the Sheriff's Office. The ensuing investigation resulted in the arrests o…
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Bergen County Street Brawl, Slashing Posted To Socials Ends In Football Player's Arrest: Cops
A former New Jersey high school football player was charged with slashing an 18-year-old during a large street brawl that was filmed and shared to social media, according to police and online records. Police in Hasbrouck Heights received multiple calls reporting a large fight on Terrace Avenue near the Wood-Ridge border around 11:41 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6, Hasbrouck Heights Police Capt. John Behr said. Officers from Hasbrouck Heights responded with mutual aid from Wood-Ridge, Carlstadt, East Rutherford, and South Hackensack, Behr said. The fight had ended by the time offi…
Greenburgh, NY
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Mother, Daughter Fight Back Against Violent Attack Inside Westchester Home, Suspect Charged: DA
A mother and daughter both took turns protecting each other during a violent attack and attempted rape at a Westchester County home — and now a Bronx man has been indicted on several felony charges, prosecutors said. Alberto Botero, 39, was arraigned in Westchester County Court on Tuesday, Aug. 11, in connection with the alleged attack at a Greenburgh residence on Wednesday, July 1, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced on Tuesday. The incident began at around 6:25 p.m. when a woman went to the entrance of her home to retrieve a delivery and encountered Bote…
Pawling, NY
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Sally Jessy Raphael's $4.75M Estate In Dutchess County Featured By Zillow Gone Wild
A sprawling, over 150-year-old Dutchess County estate owned for nearly three decades by former talk show host Sally Jessy Raphael has caught the attention of Zillow Gone Wild. Elmwood Farm, a historic estate at 618 Quaker Hill Rd. in Pawling, was featured in the popular real estate account's newsletter on Monday, Aug. 10. The property, built in 1860 and owned by Sally Jessy Raphael for nearly 30 years, is currently listed by Jake Garay of SERHANT for $4.75 million. The newsletter highlighted the estate's massive size and historic character. Set on 25.5 acres atop…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Brothers Charged With Thefts From Vacant Bergen County Hotel: Police
Two brothers are among three young men charged with breaking into a vacant Bergen County hotel and intending to steal a $12,000 ATV, where approximately $50,000 in tools and construction equipment was also reported missing, police said. Anthony M. Graziano, 18, of North Haledon, Izan Y. Majagah, 18, of Haledon, and Joseph F. Graziano, 23, of Haledon, were charged Monday, Aug. 10, in the burglary and thefts at the shuttered Garden Plaza Hotel at 129 Pehle Ave., Saddle Brook Police Chief John A. Zotollo Jr. said. The investigation began Tuesday, Aug. 4, when police responded to a theft i…
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Mom, Young Child Seriously Hurt In Fair Lawn Hit-Run: Prosecutor
A 47-year-old woman and 5-year-old child were hospitalized after being struck by an alleged hit-and-run driver in Fair Lawn early Tuesday morning, Aug. 11, according to authorities and initial reports from the scene. Fair Lawn police responded to Broadway and Fair Lawn Parkway and found that the two pedestrians had been struck by a vehicle that fled the scene, just before 6:35 a.m., Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer said. The woman and child were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with varying degrees of injuries, however, both were in stable c…
Amesbury, MA
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Great White Shark Pulls Lifeguard Underwater At Popular Beach: 'Swam As Fast As I Could'
A lifeguard escaped after a great white shark dragged him several feet underwater at a popular Maine beach. The encounter happened at Scarborough Beach State Park on the afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 8. The lifeguard was swimming with a rescue torpedo when the shark grabbed the device, according to the Scarborough Police Department. News Center Maine identified the lifeguard as park director Greg Wilfert. The shark pulled Wilfert about 5 to 6 feet below the surface before he freed himself from the strap attached to the rescue torpedo. Wilfert was able to swim safely back to sh…
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