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Police ID Victim, Murder Suspect In Culpeper Hostage Situation (UPDATE) Police ID Victim, Murder Suspect In Culpeper Hostage Situation (UPDATE) Police ID Victim, Murder Suspect In Culpeper Hostage Situation (UPDATE)
Police ID Victim, Murder Suspect In Culpeper Hostage Situation (Update) Police have identified the victim and suspected killer in a Culpeper County hostage situation that began Tuesday, Sept. 6. Harrison L. Jackson, 47, of Barboursville, is believed to have killed Jolanda M. Frye, 47, of Culpeper, sometime during the eight-hour standoff that began around 7:50 p.m. Tuesday, Virginia State Police said. Jackson was charged with one felony count of first-degree murder, five felony counts of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, one felony count of possession of a firearm while in commission of a felony, and one felony count of possession of a fir…
Tractor Trailer Fire Shuts I-81 Tractor Trailer Fire Shuts I-81 Tractor Trailer Fire Shuts I-81
Tractor Trailer Fire Shuts I-81 A tractor trailer fire closed all lanes of Interstate 81 in Dauphin County Tuesday night, Sept. 5. The incident happened on the northbound side at mile post 81 in Grantville (East Hanover). UPDATE: Vehicle fire on I-81 northbound at Mile Post: 81.0. All lanes closed. — 511PA Harrisburg (@511PAHarrisburg) September 6, 2023 The highway reopened after an hour.
Jumper Takes Fatal Leap From High-Rise Across From NJPAC Jumper Takes Fatal Leap From High-Rise Across From NJPAC Jumper Takes Fatal Leap From High-Rise Across From NJPAC
Jumper Takes Fatal Leap From High-Rise Across From Njpac A man leapt to his death from the balcony of a building in Newark Tuesday, Sept. 5, officials said. Police responding to the intersection of Center Street and Park Place on a call of a sick or injured person found the unresponsive man around 5:25 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. He had jumped from a building’s balcony across from New Jersey Performing Arts Center and pronounced dead at 5:48 p.m.  The incident remains under investigation. No further information is available.
Heat Relief? Here's When Cool-Down Is Expected For Northeast Heat Relief? Here's When Cool-Down Is Expected For Northeast Heat Relief? Here's When Cool-Down Is Expected For Northeast
Heat Relief? Here's When Cool-Down Is Expected For Northeast Summer is holding on for dear life in the Northeast.  We're in the midst of the hottest stretch of the past few months with real-feel temps expected to near 100 degrees across parts of the East Coast this week. Don't give up on fall weather yet, relief is just days away, forecasters say. Temps averaged 95 degrees on Labor Day and Tuesday, Sept. 5, and it weren't expected to be much better Wednesday, Sept. 6: AccuWeather's real-feel map shows much of the mid-Atlantic could seem like temperatures are more than 100 degrees. ALSO SEE: Extreme Heat Causes Schedule Changes For These NJ Distric…
School Closings: Extreme Heat Causes Schedule Changes For These NJ Districts School Closings: Extreme Heat Causes Schedule Changes For These NJ Districts School Closings: Extreme Heat Causes Schedule Changes For These NJ Districts
School Closings: Extreme Heat Causes Schedule Changes For These NJ Districts An early-autumn heatwave is closing schools across the Garden State. With temps expected to near 100 degrees in the first week of the 2023-24 school years, several districts announced schedule changes. Some let out early on Tuesday, Sept. 5. The following schools/districts announced schedule changes: Bridgewater-Raritan: Four-hour session day for Wednesday and Thursday; no after-care programs. Camden: Half-day schedule Wednesday and Thursday. Dover: Early dismissal Thursday. Gloucester Township: Half-day schedule for remainder of the week. Hamilton Township: One session day Wednesd…
Organs Of Virginia Firefighter Who Died Weeks After Crash Will Help Others Live Organs Of Virginia Firefighter Who Died Weeks After Crash Will Help Others Live Organs Of Virginia Firefighter Who Died Weeks After Crash Will Help Others Live
Organs Of Virginia Firefighter Who Died Weeks After Crash Will Help Others Live A Stafford County firefighter has succumbed to injuries suffered in a fire last month. Mia Ethridge, 20, was riding on a firetruck that ran off the road in the rain and hit a tree on the way to a call on July 9, officials said. She was ejected and airlifted to University of Virginia Medical Center, where she died on Saturday, Sept. 2. She was wearing her seatbelt. Mia, whose career department was Louisa County Fire and EMS, died on Saturday, Sept. 2. Her family will be donating her organs, the Stafford Volunteer Fire Department said. "She will storm the gates of heaven with her bright ey…
Driver Charged In 7-Year-Old's Fatal Fall From Pickup Truck In MontCo: DA Driver Charged In 7-Year-Old's Fatal Fall From Pickup Truck In MontCo: DA Driver Charged In 7-Year-Old's Fatal Fall From Pickup Truck In MontCo: DA
Driver Charged In 7-Year-Old's Fatal Fall From Pickup Truck In MontCo: DA A 48-year-old man is facing charges several weeks after a 7-year-old girl fell to her death from the bed of his pickup truck in Montgomery County, authorities said. Andres Marin, 48, of Plymouth Meeting, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, homicide by vehicle, and related offenses in the Tuesday, Aug. 22 fatality, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. The girl and four other neighborhood children, ages 6 to 11, were riding their bikes and scooters outside when they asked Marin, who was a neighbor, to give them a ride in the back of his white 1996 Subaru …
Gravestone Scammer Barred From Practicing In PA Targets Murder Victim's Mom Gravestone Scammer Barred From Practicing In PA Targets Murder Victim's Mom Gravestone Scammer Barred From Practicing In PA Targets Murder Victim's Mom
Gravestone Scammer Barred From Practicing In PA Targets Murder Victim's Mom A New Jersey mom who fell victim to a headstone scammer just after she buried her 31-year-old son last year is sharing her story in hopes of putting a stop to a man she says should've been stopped long ago. Nearly a month after Luz Vasquez's son, Chad Stuart, was killed outside of a Vineland bar in September 2022, she was contacted by Gregory Stefan, Jr., who explained he was the owner of Colonial Memorials, a headstone company.  And he wanted Vasquez as a client. Vasquez set up a meeting with Stefan in her Vineland home on Oct. 21, 2022. "He was a professional man, and seemed sympatheti…
Gravestone Scammer Targets Murder Victim's Vineland Mom: 'Sick To My Stomach' Gravestone Scammer Targets Murder Victim's Vineland Mom: 'Sick To My Stomach' Gravestone Scammer Targets Murder Victim's Vineland Mom: 'Sick To My Stomach'
Gravestone Scammer Targets Murder Victim's Vineland Mom: 'Sick To My Stomach' A mom who fell victim to a New Jersey headstone scammer just after she buried her 31-year-old son last year is sharing her story in hopes of putting a stop to a man she says should've been stopped long ago. Nearly a month after Luz Vasquez's son, Chad Stuart, was killed outside of a Vineland bar in September 2022, she was contacted by Gregory Stefan, Jr., who explained he was the owner of Colonial Memorials, a headstone company.  And he wanted Vasquez as a client. Vasquez set up a meeting with Stefan in her Vineland home on Oct. 21, 2022. "He was a professional man, and seemed sympatheti…
Labor Day Hotel Shooter Sought In Prince William County: Police Labor Day Hotel Shooter Sought In Prince William County: Police Labor Day Hotel Shooter Sought In Prince William County: Police
Labor Day Hotel Shooter Sought In Prince William County: Police A man accused of firing off weapon in a Virginia hotel parking lot is being sought by police. Rickey Ramone Lowe Jr., 32, of Manassas, is wanted on a charge of  reckless handling of a firearm in connection with the Labor Day incident at the Wyndham Garden Hotel on Vandor Lane, Prince William County police said. Lowe is believed to have fired a round into the air before fleeing during a melee in the lot. An investigation found Lower was a hotel guest, police said. He remains at large, and anyone who sees him is urged to call police. Want breaking news in the DMV as it happens, or …
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