1 Dead After Fast-Moving House Fire Rips Through Chester Home 1 Dead After Fast-Moving House Fire Rips Through Chester Home
1 Dead After Fast-Moving House Fire Rips Through Chester Home An intense house fire in Orange County left one person dead after flames tore through a home.  The fire broke out at around 8:15 a.m. on Sunday, March 22, on Tulip Lane in Chester, according to the Town of Chester Police Department.  When officers arrived, they found the fire already burning through the roof and learned that one person inside was still unaccounted for. A resident had managed to escape the home with her four young children before firefighters arrived.  First responders quickly entered the burning house and found the missing victim, who was removed from the r…
Victim Rescued By Passerby From Burning Porch, Hospitalized In Beacon Victim Rescued By Passerby From Burning Porch, Hospitalized In Beacon
Victim Rescued By Passerby From Burning Porch, Hospitalized In Beacon A quick-thinking passerby helped rescue a victim from a burning home in Dutchess County, where a fast-moving fire prompted a multi-agency emergency response Tuesday afternoon, March 17. Fire crews were dispatched at around 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday to a reported house fire in Beacon, with initial reports indicating a person may have jumped from a second-story window, according to the Beacon Fire Department.  Crews arrived within minutes and confirmed that there was a fire, prompting a second alarm that brought in more help and mutual aid from surrounding departments.  Firefighters wer…
Man Assaulted In Nyack Library, Police Investigating Man Assaulted In Nyack Library, Police Investigating
Man Assaulted In Nyack Library, Police Investigating Police are investigating an assault that left a man injured inside the Nyack Library Friday evening, March 13. Orangetown Police responded to the library in Nyack at approximately 4:50 p.m. after receiving a report of an assault inside the building, according to Lt. Nicholas Whalen. When officers arrived, they located a male victim who had sustained injuries to the head, police said. Emergency medical personnel treated the victim at the scene, authorities said. The incident is currently under investigation by the Orangetown Police Department Detective Bureau, according to Whalen. …
USR PD: Route 17 Drunk Driver Overturns Truck, Knocks Down 2 Utility Poles In Weekend Wreck USR PD: Route 17 Drunk Driver Overturns Truck, Knocks Down 2 Utility Poles In Weekend Wreck
USR PD: Route 17 Drunk Driver Overturns Truck, Knocks Down 2 Utility Poles In Weekend Wreck A New York man was arrested after police say he drunkenly overturned his truck, downing two telephone poles over the weekend on Route 17. The crash happened on Route 17 north near Mountainview Road at approximately 5:54 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28, Upper Saddle River Detective Sgt. Michael Spina said. Officers responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash involving “two downed telephone poles and extensive property damage,” police said. An investigation revealed that a Florida-registered Ford Maverick left the roadway, struck a snow mound and curb, and overturned in a grassy area, sustaini…
'No Charges' After Fight Leads To Fatal Shooting Inside Allentown Business: Police 'No Charges' After Fight Leads To Fatal Shooting Inside Allentown Business: Police
'No Charges' After Fight Leads To Fatal Shooting Inside Allentown Business: Police No criminal charges will be filed in the fatal shooting of David Gibbs inside Big Woody’s in Allentown, the Lehigh County District Attorney announced on Friday, Feb. 27. Gibbs, 34, was shot during a fight that broke out inside the Hanover Avenue bar on Dec. 19, 2025. The coroner ruled his death a homicide caused by a gunshot wound to the torso. District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan said his office reviewed bar surveillance video, witness statements, investigative reports, physical evidence, medical findings, and Pennsylvania law before reaching the decision. According to the district attorney…
Man Killed In Route 70 Multi-Car Crash: Manchester Twp PD Man Killed In Route 70 Multi-Car Crash: Manchester Twp PD
Man Killed In Route 70 Multi-Car Crash: Manchester Twp PD A 65-year-old Manchester man was killed in a crash on Route 70 Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 25, authorities said. At 3:26 p.m. officers responded to Route 70 and Beckerville Road after a 2014 Lincoln MKX crashed into the back of a  2019 Honda Passport that had slowed down to make a right turn, Manchester police said.  Following the crash, the Lincoln crossed over the centerline and collided with a 2016 Nissan Rouge head-on, police said. Another car was found with damage to the front bumper and undercarriage but was not involved in the initial crash, police said. The driver of the Li…
Fatal Police Shooting Under Investigation After Man Pulls Handgun In Baltimore Store: AG Fatal Police Shooting Under Investigation After Man Pulls Handgun In Baltimore Store: AG
Fatal Police Shooting Under Investigation After Man Pulls Handgun In Baltimore Store: AG A routine evening inside a Maryland store turned deadly when a man ran from officers and pulled a handgun within feet of one of them. Seconds later, shots rang out. Two Baltimore Police officers fired their weapons around 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, February 24, inside a business in the 3600 block of Belair Road in Baltimore, striking the man. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died. The Maryland Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division has now taken over the case, as required by state law in all police-involved fatalities. Investigators say the officers were alrea…
Woman Dies After Being Pulled From Blaze In Shawangunk, Man Escapes: Now Under Investigation Woman Dies After Being Pulled From Blaze In Shawangunk, Man Escapes: Now Under Investigation
Woman Dies After Being Pulled From Blaze In Shawangunk, Man Escapes: Now Under Investigation A 67-year-old woman died following a house fire in Ulster County that is now under investigation, authorities said.  The blaze happened on Monday morning, Feb. 23, when Ulster County 911 received a call around 9:45 a.m. from a home on Plains Road (Route 21) in Wallkill, in the Town of Shawangunk, reporting a fire inside the home, the Ulster County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday evening.  The woman who called 911 told dispatchers she was trapped inside. A second occupant, a 70-year-old man, was able to escape the residence before first responders arrived.  When pol…
Camp Hill Inmate Charged For Assaults On Guards While Serving Sentence For Murder Found Dead Camp Hill Inmate Charged For Assaults On Guards While Serving Sentence For Murder Found Dead
Camp Hill Inmate Charged For Assaults On Guards While Serving Sentence For Murder Found Dead An inmate serving a life sentence was found unresponsive in his cell at the State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill, prison officials announced on Monday, Jan. 26. James Campbell, 46, was found unresponsive on Sunday, Jan. 25, and prison staff immediately began life-saving measures, Superintendent Lindsy Kendall said in the release. Facility medical personnel responded, and Lower Allen EMS continued advanced life support efforts, officials said. Campbell was pronounced dead at 1:32 p.m., according to the release. Campbell was serving a life sentence for murder out of Delaware County i…
Man With Pellet Gun Critical After Shot By Troopers Identified, Charged: NYSP Ellenville Man With Pellet Gun Critical After Shot By Troopers Identified, Charged: NYSP Ellenville
Man With Pellet Gun Critical After Shot By Troopers Identified, Charged: Nysp Ellenville A report of a man walking with what appeared to be a handgun ended in a trooper-involved shooting — and now the suspect has been identified and charged, New York State Police said Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. Benjamin Scism, 33, of Accord, was the man shot by troopers Monday afternoon on Queens Highway in the town of Rochester, Ulster County, according to state police. He remains in critical condition at Westchester Medical Center. Troopers from SP Ellenville had responded to a call from Ulster County 911 at about 12:42 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 16, reporting a man walking southbound toward Stat…
Woodlawn Man In Critical Condition After Morning Police Welfare Check Turns Physical: AG Woodlawn Man In Critical Condition After Morning Police Welfare Check Turns Physical: AG
Woodlawn Man In Critical Condition After Morning Police Welfare Check Turns Physical: AG Maryland’s Independent Investigations Division is investigating a Baltimore County police use-of-force incident that left a man in critical condition early Monday morning. The IID has launched a probe into an incident that ended with a Woodlawn man suffering critical injuries, according to the Attorney General's Office on Tuesday, Feb. 17. An officer with the Baltimore County Police Department responded at approximately 3:30 a.m. on Feb. 16 to check on the welfare of a man sitting at a traffic light for an extended period in the area of Security Boulevard and Whitehead Court, officials said…
Mom Gunned Down In NW DC — Child’s Father Dies After Wild Chase Across State Lines: MPD Mom Gunned Down In NW DC — Child’s Father Dies After Wild Chase Across State Lines: MPD
Mom Gunned Down In NW DC — Child’s Father Dies After Wild Chase Across State Lines: MPD A 34-year-old mother was shot and killed in front of a Northwest DC apartment complex — and the father of her 3-year-old child later died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a police pursuit that stretched from Maryland back to the District, authorities said. Officers responded at approximately 4:39 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, to the 4100 block of W Street NW in Glover Park for a reported shooting in front of an apartment complex. When they arrived, they found Rayven Amuan Edwards, 34, of Northwest, suffering from gunshot wounds. A 10-year-old girl was also shot. A juvenile b…