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Columbia, MD
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Columbia Man, 20, Charged With Attempted Murder After Setting Bedroom Ablaze: Police
A 20-year-old man was arrested for setting his bedroom inside of his family's townhouse on fire, authorities in Howard County said. Two people were home when Stanley Lowe III set the room on Nightmist Court in Columbia on fire, county police said. Officers located the suspect acting erratically about a half-mile from the home shortly after the fire was set. Fire crews responded and extinguished the fire. Lowe was charged with attempted second-degree murder, arson and reckless endangerment.
Franklin Township, NJ
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Black NJ Teen Pinned In Viral Video Hires Lawyer Who Repped George Floyd, Breonna Taylor
The nationally renowned civil rights attorney who represented the families of George Floyd, Michael Brown, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery has been retained by the New Jersey teen pinned to the ground and handcuffed by police during a mall fight. Benjamin Crump announced he has been retained to help 14-year-old Z’Kye Husain, who he said was standing up for a middle schooler being bullied by an 11th grader at the Bridgewater Commons last Saturday. The video shows officers forcefully pinning Z’Kye to the ground with their arms and legs handcuffing him, while the white teen involved in the fi…
Gaithersburg, MD
Breaking News
Reward Offered In Montgomery County Shooting
A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for information in a Montgomery County shooting. The victim was found at the intersection of Bradley Avenue and Fletcher Place with a gunshot wound around 11:50 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, county police said. Officers provided life saving measures until fire rescue arrived and transported the victim to a nearby hospital in critical condition. He subsequently died of his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the hospital. The name of the deceased will be released following proper notification of next of kin. This is an active and ongoing homici…
Towson, MD
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Detectives Seek Family Of Woman Found Dead In Baltimore Home
Detectives in Baltimore are looking for the family of a woman found unresponsive in a Baltimore home earlier this month. Beverly Cooper-Figueroa was pronounced dead at the scene, after she was found lying unresponsive inside of a Druid Hill Avenue home on Feb. 5 around 2:45 p.m., city police said. She showed no apparent signs of trauma. Anyone with information is urged to contact Baltimore Police Department's Homicide detectives at 410-396-2100. Those who wish to remain anonymous can utilize the Metro Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-866-7LOCKUP. You can also submit an anonymous online text t…
Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack YMCA Leaving After 90 Years
The Hackensack YMCA will be leaving its Main Street property after 90 years. Financial decline in the last 10 years prompted the Greater Bergen County YMCA to sell the property, it said in a statement released last week. A new location will open in New Milford on April 1. Meanwhile, the Hackensack building is under contract for sale with a development partner. The Y announced in October 2019 that it was working with a local real estate firm, NAI Hanson, to sell the building and identify a new location for a full-facility YMCA. Countless Bergen County residents were raised learning to…
Jersey City, NJ
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Popular French Cafe Whose Cookies Made Oprah's 'Favorite Things' List Opens NJ Outpost
A French-inspired New York City cafe has opened its first New Jersey location. Maman — launched in 2014 by husband and wife duo Benjamin Sormonte and Elisa Marshall — is located on Hudson Street in Jersey City. View this post on Instagram A post shared by maman (@_mamannyc_) Maman's famous nutty chocolate chip cookie was named one of "Oprah's Favorite Things" in 2017, and one of the best chocolate chip cookies in New York by "NY Magazine." The menu boasts breakfast spreads and sandwiches, brunch, soups and salads, a bevy of French pastries,…
Edison, NJ
Breaking News
Arrest Made In Deadly Route 9 Hit-Run
A 21-year-old Manalapan man has been arrested in connection with a deadly Route 9 hit-and-run earlier this week, authorities announced. Asbury Park's Anthony Allen, 64, was found lying on the center median near Ferry Road in Old Bridge around 6:45 a.m. on Feb. 15, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. An investigation found that Prince Fitzpatrick had struck him the night before and fled the scene, police said. Fitzpatrick was arrested and charged with second-degree leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and third-degree endangering an injured victim, Ciccone …
Lower Paxton, PA
Your Community
'Something Just Happened' Was Cheerleader's Final Text Before Accidental Death: Report
"Something just happened."That was the text that New Jersey's Justine Gross sent to her roommate at Penn State, moments before she fell 11 stories down a trash chute and died, NJ Advance Media reports. At a Pennsylvania State Police teleconference this week, the 19-year-old Summit, NJ native's death was ruled accidental, the outlet said. The conference was held to review the results of the autopsy, which showed marijuana and alcohol in Gross’ liver tissue at the time of her death, NJ.com says citing police. Gross' parents were told they would have to pay $700 for a copy of the full rep…
Cherry Hill, NJ
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Iconic 'Birthday Pink' NJ Soul Food Joint Wins James Beard Award
A New Jersey soul food restaurant for more than a century is among six recipients of a James Beard award. Corinne's Place — serving up crispy fried chicken, collard greens, mac 'n' cheese and more since 1989 — was awarded the America's Classics Award. The award is one given to local restaurants that have "timeless appeal." "Corinne Bradley-Powers has been keeping Haddon Avenue festive since 1989 with a birthday-pink dining room and a devoted post-church Sunday rush," the JB Foundation said. "It could be the Cajun-spiced turkey wings, the picnic-perfect black-eyed peas, the tender pi…
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Breaking News
Philadelphia Gunman Indicted In South Jersey Sandwich Shop Killing: Prosecutor
A 20-year-old Philadelphia man has been indicted on charges filed in connection with a deadly shooting in a South Jersey shopping center parking lot, authorities said. Lamar Johnson followed Nasir Phillips, 18, to Willingboro Town Center and opened fire while he was leaving a sandwich shop on Oct. 11, 2021, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. Phillips, who was found in his car, was taken to Virtua Willingboro Hospital with gunshot wounds to his hand and abdomen, then flown to the trauma center at Cooper University Hospital in Camden. Johnson was arrested Nov. 15 in Sharon…
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