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Hurricane Milton Knocks Out Power To Over 3M, Spawning Dozens Of Tornadoes: Here's Latest Hurricane Milton Knocks Out Power To Over 3M, Spawning Dozens Of Tornadoes: Here's Latest
Hurricane Milton Knocks Out Power To Over 3M, Spawning Dozens Of Tornadoes: Here's Latest The second major hurricane to hit the US in as many weeks has just pushed off Florida's east coast, leaving a path of destruction, with about three million homes and businesses without power, causing life-threatening storm surge, and flash flooding. Milton landed as a Category 3 storm with 120 mile-per-hour winds at around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, on the west-central coast of Florida in Siesta Key near Sarasota, the National Hurricane Center said. Numerous tornadoes were reported before landfall, including in areas well south of the eye of the storm.  Scattered tornadoes continued…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In South Jersey Pedestrian Struck, Killed In South Jersey
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In South Jersey A 67-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed in Gloucester County, authorities said. On Monday, Aug. 12 at approximately 12:05 a.m., Harrison Township Police Department was dispatched to area of Mullica Hill Road and the Route 55 overpass in reference to a pedestrian that had been struck by a vehicle. A 2011 International 4000 box truck, operated by a 20-year-old male resident of Dover, Delaware, was traveling westbound on Mullica Hill Road when it struck a pedestrian who was walking along the westbound shoulder of the roadway, police said. The pedestrian wa…

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by Jon Craig
News
Navy Vet From Trenton, Briana Navarreto, Dies Suddenly In Florida, 27 Navy Vet From Trenton, Briana Navarreto, Dies Suddenly In Florida, 27
Navy Vet From Trenton, Briana Navarreto, Dies Suddenly In Florida, 27 A highly decorated Navy veteran from New Jersey will be buried with military honors after her sudden death in Florida, according to an obituary published by Brenna Funeral Home.  A lifelong Trenton resident most recently of Tampa, FL, Briana Lee "Beezy" Navarreto died on Saturday, July 6, her obituary said. She was 27 years old. A GoFundMe campaign has been started to bring her body, dog and vehicle back from Florida and cover funeral expenses. Victoria Berrios of Trenton is organizing the fundraiser. "We also need to make arrangements for packing up the home she owned and bringi…

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by Jon Craig