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Storm System Heads Toward Region: Another Rainy Weekend Ahead Storm System Heads Toward Region: Another Rainy Weekend Ahead
Storm System Heads Toward Region: Another Rainy Weekend Ahead Seems as though we can't go a single weekend without rain in the Northeast this fall. Another developing storm system is expected to arrive this Saturday, Oct. 14, according to the National Weather Service. "Several days of quiet weather are expected before a storm system arrives unfortunately in time for the weekend," the NWS' Mount Holly office said. "Mild temperatures are expected overall, though it will likely be cold enough for frost around the Shenandoah Valley tonight," the Baltimore/DC NWS office said.  "The next chance of rain comes heading into this weekend." Tuesday, Oct.…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Smoke Relief Coming Next Week, Unhealthy Air Quality Here To Stay (Mostly) Until Then Smoke Relief Coming Next Week, Unhealthy Air Quality Here To Stay (Mostly) Until Then
Smoke Relief Coming Next Week, Unhealthy Air Quality Here To Stay (Mostly) Until Then Looks like the East Coast has a smoky few days in store. But fear not, relief is allegedly on the way. As of Thursday, June 8, levels in North Jersey were considered very unhealthy and in greater Philadelphia/the Lehigh Valley were considered hazardous. Levels in the Baltimore and Washington DC area were also considered very unhealthy as of Thursday morning. ALSO SEE: Here's How To Check Conditions In Your Area As Canadian Wildfires Burn Canadian wildfire smoke expends south Thursday and Friday.AccuWeather Smoke improvement forecast from AccuWeather.AccuWeather Areas around New Yor…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Winter Isn't Canceled': Big Weather Change Ahead For Northeast, Forecasters Say 'Winter Isn't Canceled': Big Weather Change Ahead For Northeast, Forecasters Say
'Winter Isn't Canceled': Big Weather Change Ahead For Northeast, Forecasters Say The unseasonably warm weather that the Northeast has been experiencing isn't here to stay. Or as Jersey Shore meteorologist Steve DiMartino put it: "Winter isn't canceled." The winter warmup isn't unusual, DiMartino said, noting weather typically swings from one extreme to the other. And a colder weather is on the horizon, according to AccuWeather. While temps have stayed mostly in the 50s since the frigid Christmas weekend, they're bound to take a dip back into the 40s for the second week of January, the outlet says. Hopefully you enjoyed the last day of the mild temperatures before…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Projected Snowfall Totals Released For Powerful New Storm System Headed To Region Projected Snowfall Totals Released For Powerful New Storm System Headed To Region
Projected Snowfall Totals Released For Powerful New Storm System Headed To Region The first projected snowfall totals have been released for a potent new storm headed to the Northeast later this week. In coastal areas along the I-95 corridor, mainly rain and possible sleet are expected from the system on track for Thursday, Dec. 15 into Friday, Dec. 16, according to the National Weather Service. Snowfall predictions.National Weather Service One and three inches is likely the most that parts of North Jersey will get, while the Poconos and Central PA could see between four and six inches, AccuWeather.com says. The Baltimore/Washington DC/Northern Virginia region will …

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by Joe Lombardi & Cecilia Levine
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Can You Overdose From Touching Fentanyl? Of Course Not, Authorities Say Can You Overdose From Touching Fentanyl? Of Course Not, Authorities Say
Can You Overdose From Touching Fentanyl? Of Course Not, Authorities Say Yet another post by someone claiming she suffered a fentanyl overdose simply by picking up a dollar bill has triggered a viral panic, and once again those who know better are left shaking their heads. “It's not possible to overdose on fentanyl by touching it,” said Dr. Andrew Stolbach, an emergency physician and medical toxicologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. “If it was absorbed well through the skin, people wouldn’t inject it and snort it in order to get high.” Higher doses and several hours of time are required for an actual user to overdose on the deadly synthetic opioid, Dr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Winter Storm Expected To Drop Snow, Freezing Rain On Region Winter Storm Expected To Drop Snow, Freezing Rain On Region
Winter Storm Expected To Drop Snow, Freezing Rain On Region Another winter storm is heading to the region ahead of Martin Luther King Day, forecasters say. North Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, and the Baltimore region can expect some snow but mostly freezing rain and sleet, expected sometime between Sunday evening through mid-afternoon Monday, the National Weather Service says. The northernmost parts of New Jersey, the Philadelphia area, and Baltimore will likely only see a few inches of snow with little accumulation, according to AccuWeather and the National Weather Service. Central and South Jersey will likely only get one or two inches of rain beg…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Royal Caribbean Cruise Returns To Baltimore After COVID-19 Hiatus Royal Caribbean Cruise Returns To Baltimore After COVID-19 Hiatus
Royal Caribbean Cruise Returns To Baltimore After Covid-19 Hiatus Royal Caribbean Cruise has finally returned to the Port of Baltimore after a 21-month hiatus due to COVID-19 with its Enchantment of the Seas vessel. The Maryland Port of Administration held a brief welcoming ceremony for the cruise line today, presenting the captain of the cruise ship with an official Port of Baltimore ship’s wheel. The Enchantment of the Seas will be sailing to the Bahamas and the Southern Caribbean. It is the third ship to restart operations this month after Grandeur of the Seas set sail from Barbados and Brilliance of the Seas started operations from Tampa. Throug…

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by Joe Gomez
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Harrowing Details Released In Quadruple Maryland Murder-Suicide Harrowing Details Released In Quadruple Maryland Murder-Suicide
Harrowing Details Released In Quadruple Maryland Murder-Suicide Maryland State Police have released harrowing details in the quadruple murder-suicide involving two young Pennsylvania girls, their father and his alleged accomplice. The manhunt for Robert Vicosa, 41, Tia Bynam, 35, and Vicosa's daughters, Giana, 7, and Aaminah, 6, came to a tragic end on Thursday around 2:30 p.m., MSP said in a news release. Authorities had been searching for Vicosa for several days, after he drugged and sexually assaulted his ex-wife with Bynam's help, and then fled the York County home with the two girls. Pennsylvania State Police told MSP a car matching the suspect ve…

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by Jillian Pikora & Cecilia Levine
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Another Ex-Police Officer Wanted In Kidnapping Of 2 PA Girls: Authorities Another Ex-Police Officer Wanted In Kidnapping Of 2 PA Girls: Authorities
Another Ex-Police Officer Wanted In Kidnapping Of 2 PA Girls: Authorities A second police officer is wanted after a third armed kidnapping took place during the manhunt for Robert Vicosa. Robert Vicosa is wanted for the armed kidnapping of his two daughters Aaminah, 6, and Ginana, 7, from their home in York County, Pennsylvania, as Daily Voice previously reported. A second former Baltimore police officer Tia Bynum is now thought to be with Vicosa, according to police at a press conference on Thursday. The pair is thought to have taken the girls to Baltimore, along the way they committed carjacking in the Cockeysville area of Maryland, according to police. Th…

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by Jillian Pikora