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Newark, NJ

Breaking News

Sweet 16 Disrupted By Fire In Newark: Report A crowd of people attending a Sweet 16 were seen running from a Newark building as flames shot through the back of the building Saturday, March 19, RLS Media reports. Firefighters responded to the catering hall at 583 Central Ave., around 7:20 p.m., the outlet said. The blaze, which was beginning to spread to neighboring buildings, was under control as of 8 p.m. Click here for more from RLS Media.

by Cecilia Levine

03/20/2022

Bowie, MD

Breaking News

DC Rapper 'Big Wizzle' Identified As Victim Of District Heights Shooting The victim of a deadly Friday, March 18 shooting in District Heights has been identified as a 24-year-old Washington DC rapper. Markelle Morrow — also known as "Goonew Rap" and "Big Wizzle" — was gunned down on the 3400 block of Walters Lane around 5:45 p.m., Prince George's County Police said. RIP to DMV rapper Goonew Rap who was killed this evening on the 3400 Bl. of Walters Ln. in District Hts, M.D and pronounced dead after life saving measures failed. PGPD is investigating this as a Homicide Shooting.🙏🏾🕊 pic.twitter.com/6IM9ISh7al — Anthony Tilghman (@AnthonyTilghman) March 19, 2022…

by Cecilia Levine

03/19/2022

Hamilton Township, NJ

Breaking News

Fiery Crash With Freightliner Claims Life Of Pickup Driver In South Jersey The driver of a Chevrolet pickup truck died in a fiery crash on a state highway in South Jersey overnight, authorities said. The Freightliner M2 was heading south on Route 29 when it struck the back of a Chevrolet GMT-400 that was stopped in the right shoulder near milepost 0.6 in Hamilton Township around 12:45 a.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said. The Chevrolet caught fire and became fully engulfed, killing the driver, police said. The 50-year-old male driver of the M2 was not injured. The driver of the Chevrolet is pending identification. The right two lanes of…

by Cecilia Levine

03/19/2022

Newark, NJ

Your Community

NJ Couple Strikes $1M Deal On 'Shark Tank' For Beach Gear Company A New Jersey couple got a $1 million boost for their beach chair company from none other than "Mr. Wonderful." Leslie Hsu — a Potomac, MD native — and Greg Bresner got investor Kevin O'Leary's blessing (and financial backing) on the Friday, March 18 episode of "Shark Tank." View this post on Instagram A post shared by SUNFLOW (@getsunflow) View this post on Instagram A post shared by SUNFLOW (@getsunflow) The Short Hills couple will use the money to grow their company, "Sunflow." O'Leary will …

by Cecilia Levine

03/19/2022

Columbia, MD

Breaking News

MD Ex-Con Had Videos Of Himself Sexually Assaulting His Dogs, Similar Child Porn: Authorities A Maryland ex-con was arrested again after police found videos that showed him performing sex acts on his dogs, and child porn that showed children engaging in sex acts with animals, authorities said. An investigation into Jason Havelt, 42, of Ijamsville, began last November, when authorities were tipped off to animal abuse and cruelty, the Frederick County Sheriff's Office said. A USB drive obtained by the department showed photos of Havelt performing sexual acts on his dogs. Three cell phones seized from Havelt showed more images and videos of animal abuse, authorities said…

by Cecilia Levine

03/19/2022

Jersey City, NJ

Your Community

Madness: Small Jesuit School From Jersey City Stuns Kentucky In Historic NCAA Upset It's madness, alright: A small, Jesuit school from New Jersey defeated one of the baddest teams in the first round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Jersey City's St. Peter's University, which has approximately 21,00 undergrad students, beat Kentucky 85-79 Thursday, March 17 in Indianapolis. The win was a historic upset: It was the10th time in March Madness that a No. 2 seed was upset by a No. 15 seed. Footage of St. Peters' students celebrating back home in Jersey City had garnered more than 1 million views as of Friday evening. PEACOCKS. WIN. pic.twitter.com/Jf10r5zyb4 — Sain…

by Cecilia Levine

03/18/2022

Towson, MD

On Your Side

Maryland Rigger Suffers Broken Sternum, Bad Whiplash In Crash A rigger from the Baltimore area was recovering after a car crash left her with bad whiplash and a broken sternum. Amanda Stover was heading home from work when she was struck by a driver with expired tags, a warrant and no insurance, around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 5, according to a GoFundMe page launched in her support. Stover's injuries have left her unable to work or look after her family effectively. "She must be careful in her breathing and lifting anything," says the page, which had launched more than $8,500 as of Friday, March 18. Funds will go toward replacing her car, childc…

by Cecilia Levine

03/18/2022

Towson, MD

On Your Side

Maryland Dad Killed Helping Friend With Car Problems Was Loving 'Family Man' A 33-year-old Annapolis man struck and killed by a vehicle while helping a friend with car troubles is being remembered as a loving family man. A GoFundMe launched for Victor Diaz had raised more than $15,500 as of Friday, March 18. He worked at Lewnes’ Steakhouse for 14 years and had a "contagious attitude that enhanced everyone’s mood," the page reads. "...it’s hard to imagine him not being at the business with us. We have all felt the sharp pain of grief and cannot explain how much we will miss him." Diaz is survived by his wife, Laura; and four children, Víctor (15), Marina …

by Cecilia Levine

03/18/2022

Glen Burnie, MD

Weather

Domination Of This Pollen Type Will Make End Of Allergy Season Particularly Bad: Forecasters The warm weather may be here, but so is allergy season. A new report from AccuWeather says we're in store for a fairly average allergy season, save for the tail-end — thanks to weed pollen, the outlet says citing New Jersey's Climate Central. Allergy season can be broken down into three different blocks, AccuWeather meteorologist Alan Reppert explains. Kicking it all off are the trees, the "first and biggest" pollen producers. Grass pollen takes over in late spring and early summer, then weed pollen comes into play, capping off the allergy season. This year, the northeast can ex…

by Cecilia Levine

03/18/2022

Vineland, NJ

Breaking News

'Remorseful' NJ Minister Released From Jail After Recording Sex Assault Of Teen Girl: Report A 54-year-old South Jersey minister who is a licensed family therapy and marriage counselor has been released from jail after being arrested for recording a video of a 15-year-old girl performing a sex act on him, NJ Advance Media reports. Bridgeton's Allahdjinn Wright can be seen touching the victim before unzipping his pants and pulling her head toward in in the video, apparently taken in his vehicle last month, the outlet says. The clip was discovered by a teen in his care. Wright initially denied being the person in the video but later admitted to it, and even expressed remorse. W…

by Cecilia Levine

03/17/2022

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