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Pennsylvania Man Killed In South Jersey Head-On Crash Pennsylvania Man Killed In South Jersey Head-On Crash
Pennsylvania Man Killed In South Jersey Head-On Crash A Pennsylvania man was killed after colliding with a pickup truck in Gloucester County, authorities said. Monir Lancaster, 38, of Chester, PA, was driving a Buick Encore westbound on Stephen M. Sweeney Way in Harrison Township at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27 when he veered into the eastbound lane for an unknown reason, according to township police. The SUV collided head-on with a Chevrolet Silverado pickup traveling east. Lancaster was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The Glassboro resident driving the pickup was taken to Inspira Medical Center of Mullica Hill wi…

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by Jon Craig
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Explosion Kills One At South Jersey Truck Repair Shop Explosion Kills One At South Jersey Truck Repair Shop
Explosion Kills One At South Jersey Truck Repair Shop One person was killed when a home heating oil truck exploded Wednesday, June 15 in South Jersey, officials said. The explosion occurred around 10:40 a.m. at Timberline Services on Swedesboro Road in Harrison Township, Harrison Township police said. Leni Fortson, regional director of OSHA, confirmed that her federal agency had sent an inspector to investigate the report of a death. The truck may have been parked in a building when it exploded, according to one report. The investigation remains ongoing in conjunction with the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office and Fire Marshall, police s…

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by Jon Craig
Weather
Thousands Without Power As Tornados Rip Through South Jersey Thousands Without Power As Tornados Rip Through South Jersey
Thousands Without Power As Tornados Rip Through South Jersey Tornados ripped through parts of South Jersey Wednesday evening, downing trees and destroying houses along the way, the National Weather Service has confirmed (scroll down for videos). Firefighters in Harrison Township were conducting searches at nearly 100 homes on and around Josephine Lane as of 7 p.m., unconfirmed and initial reports say. More than 12,000 homes and businesses were without power around that time. According to NJ Advance Media's Outage Tracker, the majority of the outages were reported in Deptford Township (3,900), Hamilton (1,200), West Windsor (1,200), West Orange (1,50…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Gloucester County Man, 53, Critically Hurt In Crash Gloucester County Man, 53, Critically Hurt In Crash
Gloucester County Man, 53, Critically Hurt In Crash A Gloucester County motorist was hospitalized in critical condition after a serious crash, authorities said. A 53-year-old driver from Swedesboro was traveling west on Woodland Avenue near Valley Lane in Harrison Township just after 8 p.m. on Friday when his car ran off the right side of the road and struck a utility pole, police said. The impact snapped the pole into three pieces and sent the vehicle airborne and rolling, police said. The driver, who was alone in the vehicle, was thrown from his car. Police not immediately release his name. He was airlifted to Cooper University Hospital …

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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Teenagers Arrested In Fatal Thanksgiving Shooting Of 'DJ Teeb,' Pastor's Son South Jersey Teenagers Arrested In Fatal Thanksgiving Shooting Of 'DJ Teeb,' Pastor's Son
South Jersey Teenagers Arrested In Fatal Thanksgiving Shooting Of 'DJ Teeb,' Pastor's Son Three teenagers have been arrested in connection with the Thanksgiving shooting death of a 25-year-old man from Gloucester County, authorities said. One of the suspects was captured in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday with help from U.S. Marshals. Woodbury police responded to the 200 block of Hunter Street about 9:30 p.m. on Thursday for a reported shooting and found Atiba Nathan Rose Jr.,, of Williamstown, suffering a gunshot wound to the stomach, according to Acting Gloucester County Prosecutor Christine A. Hoffman. Rose, also known as Teeb or DJ Teeb, was taken to Cooper Univ…

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by Jon Craig