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8-Year-Old Girl, Woman Killed In 5-Alarm Orange Fire 8-Year-Old Girl, Woman Killed In 5-Alarm Orange Fire
8-Year-Old Girl, Woman Killed In 5-Alarm Orange Fire An 8-year-old girl and a 70-year-old woman were killed in a five-alarm house fire in Orange on Saturday morning, July 11, authorities said. The City of Orange Township 911 Communications Center received reports of a fire at 212 Park Place at approximately 8:55 a.m., according to Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and City of Orange Township Public Safety Director Todd Warren. Firefighters from Orange, along with crews from surrounding municipalities, responded to the scene. The fire was eventually extinguished, but the home at 212 Park Place was completely destroyed and sustain…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Girl Struck In Head By Foul Ball At July 4 Baseball Game NJ Girl Struck In Head By Foul Ball At July 4 Baseball Game
NJ Girl Struck In Head By Foul Ball At July 4 Baseball Game More than $23,000 has been raised for a New Jersey girl who underwent emergency brain surgery after she was struck in the head by a foul ball during a July 4 baseball game. A GoFundMe launched by The Velez-Nicholson Sisters said Cece, of Hopatcong, was attending a baseball game with her family when "a fast-moving foul ball came into the stands and struck our sweet Cece in the head with devastating force." Cece underwent emergency brain surgery and was four days into her recovery when the page was created. "She is healing remarkably well, but there is still a long road ahead," the page read…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
SUV Goes Airborne After Slamming Trees On Parkway In Bergen County SUV Goes Airborne After Slamming Trees On Parkway In Bergen County
SUV Goes Airborne After Slamming Trees On Parkway In Bergen County A driver was seriously injured after an SUV left the Garden State Parkway, struck multiple trees, and went airborne in Bergen County on Friday afternoon, July 10, New Jersey State Police said. Troopers responded to a motor vehicle crash on the southbound Garden State Parkway at milepost 167.8 in Washington Township at 4:18 p.m., according to State Police Trooper II Christopher Postorino. The driver of a Toyota SUV lost control of the vehicle, traveled off the roadway to the left, crossed a grassy median, struck multiple trees, became airborne, and crashed into an upward-sloping embankment,&…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Cancer Cases Could Surge Worldwide, New Report Warns: Here's Why Cancer Cases Could Surge Worldwide, New Report Warns: Here's Why
Cancer Cases Could Surge Worldwide, New Report Warns: Here's Why One of the world’s most feared diseases is on track to become an even larger global burden. The World Health Organization said on Wednesday, July 8, that annual cancer cases are projected to rise from an estimated 20.6 million to nearly 35 million by 2050 without urgent action. The warning came in the "WHO Global Status Report on Cancer 2026," developed with the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Cancer is already the second-leading cause of death globally, behind cardiovascular disease, WHO said. It accounts for close to 10 million deaths each year, or more than 26,000 lives eac…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Battery Fire Risk Sparks Massive Recall For Many Types Of Power Tools: See Which Ones Battery Fire Risk Sparks Massive Recall For Many Types Of Power Tools: See Which Ones
Battery Fire Risk Sparks Massive Recall For Many Types Of Power Tools: See Which Ones More than 554,000 Kobalt yard power tools and batteries are being recalled because they can catch fire while charging. Greenworks Tools issued the recall for about 554,780 Kobalt 24V and 48V tools and batteries, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday, July 9. The recall includes trimmers, blowers, mowers, chainsaws, pruning saws, and other tools with USB-C batteries. The lithium-ion batteries can short-circuit while they're being charged through the USB-C port while inserted in a tool. The recalled tools use 24V Kobalt-branded batteries with 3.0Ah, 4.0Ah, 5.0…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
NJ Man Sextorted 13-Year-Old PA Girl; Probe Uncovers 50 More Child Victims: Prosecutors NJ Man Sextorted 13-Year-Old PA Girl; Probe Uncovers 50 More Child Victims: Prosecutors
NJ Man Sextorted 13-Year-Old PA Girl; Probe Uncovers 50 More Child Victims: Prosecutors A New Jersey man allegedly threatened to kill a 13-year-old Hershey girl and harm her family unless she sent him explicit photos before forwarding the images to her school while posing as a "concerned parent," according to officials in Pennsylvania, after an investigation uncovered at least 50 additional child victims across the United States and Canada. Cody A. Rock, 34, of Winfield, New Jersey, turned himself in to Derry Township Police detectives on Tuesday, July 7, following a months-long investigation by detectives assigned to the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force …

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by Jillian Pikora
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CDC Offers Prevention Tips As Diarrhea Parasite Outbreak Cases Spread Fast CDC Offers Prevention Tips As Diarrhea Parasite Outbreak Cases Spread Fast
CDC Offers Prevention Tips As Diarrhea Parasite Outbreak Cases Spread Fast A fast-growing summer stomach illness has turned a routine kitchen habit into a timely health question. Daily Voice reported on Friday, July 10, that the CDC had received 843 confirmed domestic cases of cyclosporiasis across 31 states, with 86 hospitalizations and no deaths reported. Data released by the CDC indicates a significant, multi-state outbreak of cyclosporiasis, with 843 confirmed cases and over 86 hospitalizations reported across 31 states. CDC Now, the focus is prevention. The CDC says the best way to prevent cyclosporiasis is to avoid food or water that may be contamin…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Nation's Bedbug Hotspots Revealed In New Study: See Full List Nation's Bedbug Hotspots Revealed In New Study: See Full List
Nation's Bedbug Hotspots Revealed In New Study: See Full List Bedbugs are biting their way through several Northeast cities, according to a new report. Orkin released its 2026 Bed Bug Cities List on Tuesday, July 7. Several Northeast cities cracked the top 50, including Washington, DC, New York City, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Hartford, Connecticut. The pest control company based its rankings on treatment data from metro areas where Orkin performed the most bedbug treatments between Monday, May 12, 2025, and Tuesday, May 12, 2026. The list includes both residential and commercial treatments. Chicago kept its spot as the nation's No. 1 city for…

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by Chris Spiker
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Montclair Guitarist Killed In Wayne Motorcycle Crash Montclair Guitarist Killed In Wayne Motorcycle Crash
Montclair Guitarist Killed In Wayne Motorcycle Crash A 27-year-old musician from Montclair was killed after crashing into a guardrail on his motorcycle on a highway ramp in Wayne early Friday morning, July 10, police said. Nicholas E. Coombs was riding a 2005 Yamaha motorcycle from Route 23 South onto the Route 80 East ramp when the bike struck a guardrail along the right shoulder at approximately 1:04 a.m. on Friday, July 10, Wayne police said. Coombs was thrown from the motorcycle and was found unresponsive at the scene, police said. He was pronounced dead by Dr. Alexander Riss of Saint Joseph's University Medical Center. The Wayne Police …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Gas Station Worker Masturbated Near Customers' Cars In Wealthy NJ Town: Prosecutor Gas Station Worker Masturbated Near Customers' Cars In Wealthy NJ Town: Prosecutor
Gas Station Worker Masturbated Near Customers' Cars In Wealthy NJ Town: Prosecutor A man working at a Bergen County gas station repeatedly masturbated near occupied customer vehicles, authorities said. Manpreet Singh, 26, was arrested Thursday, July 9, following a joint investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit and the Franklin Lakes Police Department, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The investigation began after police in Franklin Lakes, where the median home value is $1.6M, reported alleged lewd incidents at the Delta gas station on Franklin Avenue, where detectives determined Singh masturbated near occupied customer ve…

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Video Released In Deadly NJ Police Pursuit That Killed Teen Passenger Video Released In Deadly NJ Police Pursuit That Killed Teen Passenger
Video Released In Deadly NJ Police Pursuit That Killed Teen Passenger Newly released video and police radio transmissions show the moments leading up to a fatal crash that killed a 17-year-old passenger during a police encounter in Woodbridge, the New Jersey Attorney General's Office announced. View this post on Instagram The footage, released Friday, July 10, stems from the ongoing investigation into the Friday, Feb. 20 crash involving Woodbridge Police Officer Khari Manzini and a Nissan Maxima driven by 18-year-old Mikael Salman of Iselin, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. Late Thursday, Feb…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Woman Filmed Sex Act With 2-Year-Old, Saved Clip To Snapchat: Complaint NJ Woman Filmed Sex Act With 2-Year-Old, Saved Clip To Snapchat: Complaint
NJ Woman Filmed Sex Act With 2-Year-Old, Saved Clip To Snapchat: Complaint A 25-year-old New Jersey woman has been jailed on multiple offenses in connection with the sexual assault of a 2-year-old boy, according to charging documents obtained by Daily Voice. ALSO SEE: Bodycam Shows Viral Accused Toddler Abuser's DUI Arrest After Friend's NJ Funeral Victoria Cranmer, of Little Egg Harbor, was lodged in the Ocean County Jail on Wednesday, July 8, in connection with the Wednesday, May 6, incident, which she filmed and saved to her Snapchat memories, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office. WARNING: The following news stor…

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by Cecilia Levine