Kearny, NJ

City Of Orange, NJ

Philadelphia, PA

CBS Philly

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A 41-year-old man who was the passenger in an Uber died in a crash on Kelly Drive in Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon after the driver made an illegal left turn into oncoming traffic, police said. The crash happened just before 3:30 p.m. at Kelly and Reservoir drives near the Strawberry Mansion Bridge, according to police. The crash temporarily closed Kelly Drive but it has since reopened. Three cars -- a black Nissan Altima, a white Nissan Rouge and BMW -- were involved in the crash, police said. Authorities said the black Nissan Altima, which was driven by an Uber driver,...

Fatal crash on Kelly Drive caused by illegal turn, police say

New York City, NY

New York Post

Two men were killed and one person was arrested after a fiery two-car crash in Harlem in which a pickup truck was driving the wrong way on the highway, police said.

The driver of the pickup truck fled and was still on the loose, while his passenger was nabbed about 30 feet from the scene, cops said.

The fiery, multi-vehicle crash happened on the northbound Henry Hudson near West 154th Street around 2:20 a.m., according to police.





The 40-year-old man behind the wheel of the black Dodge sedan that was struck was taken to Harlem Hospital, and later pronounced dead, authorities said. 

His...

Wrong-way crash driver flees fatal NYC highway wreck that killed two men

Georgia State

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Atlanta, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

Bloomington, IN

Law & Crime

Indiana cops arrived Sunday evening at an apartment where music was blaring, where a man was beaten in a bathroom with a baseball bat and repeatedly stabbed, and where a 25-year-old woman was covered in blood and lying on a couch before she claimed “I had to defend myself, dude,” according to court documents.

‘I had to defend myself, dude’: Instead of showering together, woman allegedly stuns man with bat and breaks off blade in his body in unprovoked attack

The US Sun

A MISSING teen who disappeared after leaving home to go to a coffee shop has been heroically found safe by a bodyguard. Sophie Barker, 17, was rushed to the hospital after being found late Friday afternoon in Manhattan, New York. The teenager, whose parents said she suffers from a disability, went missing on Thursday morning […]

Missing teen Sophie Barker who vanished while getting coffee is rushed to hospital after being found by hero guard

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A motorcycle rider rode dangerously, hit a slow-moving car, and nearly hit a group a cyclists. 
The post Watch This Motorcycle Rider Punch a Car Mirror and Crash Immediately After appeared first on MotorBiscuit.

Watch This Motorcycle Rider Punch a Car Mirror and Crash Immediately After

CDLLife

A truck driver had to drive in reverse for about a mile after entering a parkway in New York on Thursday morning.  The incident happened on August 15th on the westbound Northern State Parkway in Long Island, New York.  According to CBS New York, the truck driver entered the parkway, where commercial vehicles are not […]
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Trucker drives backwards for a mile after entering parkway

The Independent

 Friends joked “I’m going to die “just seconds before a speeding driver crashed a car into a parked taxi, killing a 23-year-old woman.Leon Roberts, 25, drove at speeds of nearly 100mph on the Sheffield Parkway in February 2023, before ploughing into a taxi.He then fled the scene leaving his injured friends fighting for their lives in his car that was about to go up in flames.Rear-seat passenger Sharna Burgin died from her injuries in the crash.Roberts, of Ballifield Close, Sheffield appeared before Sheffield Crown Court on 26 July and was sentenced to nine years and six months in prison. He was also disqualified from driving for 14 years and three months.

Friends joke ‘I’m going to die’ seconds before speeding driver crashes into taxi killing passenger

North Carolina State

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Belmont, NC

Town Talks

There’s no argument in many folks’ minds that if you want to get some of the best chicken and unmatched customer service, you go to Chick-fil-A. But now, a North Carolina Chick-fil-A requiring adult supervision for teens is ruffling some feathers.

North Carolina Chick-fil-A Ruffles Feathers With New Policy Regarding Teens

Pittsburgh, PA

A cool trough of low-pressure is dropping south to close the weekend. Cooler temperatures in the higher levels of the atmosphere will help enhance what few isolated storms there could be. The SPC has removed today's severe weather risk for the Detroit area, but a general thunderstorm risk still remains.

Strong Storms Possible in the Northeast

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

There was a whole lot of monk-y business going on.

A conman Catholic cleric raised at least $650,000 for overseas medical clinics he claimed to operate, but in reality used the donations to his bogus charities to fuel an extravagant lifestyle that included heavenly meals, trips to the Hamptons and plastic surgery, federal authorities allege.

Pawel Bielecki, known as “Father Paul,” claimed he ran medical clinics in war-torn Lebanon, but he was 5,600 miles away in Manhattan.





“Bielecki exploited his position as a friar to gain the trust of victims across the country and steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from them,” said...

NY conman cleric ‘Father Paul’ used $650K in phony charity donations to fund lavish lifestyle, plastic surgery: feds

Douglas, GA

A local Walmart employee was recently arrested on a misdemeanor charge after allegedly stealing over $60 worth of merchandise from the store. Additionally, she faced a felony charge after officers discovered suspected methamphetamine in her locker during the arrest.

Douglas Walmart Employee Arrested for Methamphetamine Possession and Shoplifting

Brooklyn, NY

In a city as notoriously expensive as New York, it's common to see people in their late 20s and early 30s living with roommates to help manage the high cost of living. But Ishan Abeysekera has taken that to the next level with his current living situation in Brooklyn: a communal building that he shares with a whopping 23 other people.

33-year-old pays $2,100/month to live with 23 roommates in Brooklyn—take a look inside

Polk County, FL

Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

Irvine, CA

NewSantaAna

The Irvine Police Department’s Spectrum team was notified of a woman shoplifting at Sephora on Wednesday. When loss prevention tried to stop her, she refused to stop. As the Spectrum team arrived, loss prevention lost the suspect in the parking lot. An excellent citizen told the officers they observed the suspect enter a white Tesla and crawl into the trunk.

Shoplifter arrested after hiding in her Tesla’s trunk at the Irvine Spectrum

Denver, CO

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

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J. Souza

A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

Wyoming State

Cheyenne, WY

WyoFile

WHITE MOUNTAIN—“That’s a lot of horses,” lamented Cheyenne resident Robyn Smith from a high-desert ridgeline. It wasn’t her first exasperated exclamation. “Argh, oh crap,” was her immediate reaction to learning a federal judge had given the Bureau of Land Management the OK to proceed with plans to fully remove two wild horse herds from the landscape in southwest Wyoming.

BLM wins two lawsuits, clearing way for elimination of two Wyoming wild horse herds

Los Angeles County, CA

Herbie J Pilato

It's been decades since actor/stuntman Scott Newman died of a drug overdose onNovember 20, 1978. He was the only son and the eldest child of actor Paul Newman. Here's what happened.

In Memory of Scott Newman (Son of Hollywood Icon Paul Newman): Decades After His Tragic Death

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Bloomfield, NJ

NJ.com

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E-bike rider, 52, dies in 4-vehicle crash on N.J. interstate

An e-bike rider died Sunday morning in a four-vehicle crash on an interstate highway running through northern New Jersey, according to state police. The bike was...

E-bike rider, 52, dies in 4-vehicle crash on N.J. interstate

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