Molotov Cocktail Plot: Massachusetts Trans Woman Sentenced In Plan To Firebomb Scott Bessent Molotov Cocktail Plot: Massachusetts Trans Woman Sentenced In Plan To Firebomb Scott Bessent
Molotov Cocktail Plot: Massachusetts Trans Woman Sentenced In Plan To Firebomb Scott Bessent A Massachusetts woman will spend more than six years in federal prison after admitting to bringing two homemade firebombs and a knife to Washington, D.C., in an attempt to kill then-Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent, federal authorities said. Ryan Michael English, 26, of South Deerfield, previously pleaded guilty to two federal weapons charges. A judge sentenced English to 73 months in prison on Tuesday, Aug. 18, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced. English must also serve three years of supervised release. The plot unfolded on Jan. 27, 2025, when Bessen…
Cause Of Death Revealed For Man Who Fell At Madison Square Garden Goose Concert Cause Of Death Revealed For Man Who Fell At Madison Square Garden Goose Concert
Cause Of Death Revealed For Man Who Fell At Madison Square Garden Goose Concert New York City officials have ruled the death of a Connecticut father who fell during a concert at Madison Square Garden an accident. Paul Kueker, 51, of Niantic, was attending a Goose concert with his wife on June 20. The couple was celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. Kueker left his seat to use the bathroom midway through the show. Witnesses told police that Kueker appeared intoxicated and climbed over a plexiglass barrier several sections from his seat, the New York Daily News reported. Authorities said he fell from a 150-foot balcony into the 300-section of the arena shortly be…
Motorcyclist Killed In Crash After Going Airborne: NJSP Motorcyclist Killed In Crash After Going Airborne: NJSP
Motorcyclist Killed In Crash After Going Airborne: Njsp A 41-year-old Chesterfield motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Monmouth County on Tuesday, Aug. 18, authorities said. At 9:48 p.m., Jack Reilly was operating a Kawasaki motorcycle north on County Road 27 in Upper Freehold Township when he lost directional control of the vehicle, ran off the roadway to the right, struck a utility pole support, struck a road sign, went airborne and landed in a nearby field, Christopher Postorino, a spokesperson for the New Jersey State Police said.  During the crash, Reilly was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, Postorino s…
East Brunswick Teen Dies In Lake Michigan Drowning Amid Rip Currents: Officials East Brunswick Teen Dies In Lake Michigan Drowning Amid Rip Currents: Officials
East Brunswick Teen Dies In Lake Michigan Drowning Amid Rip Currents: Officials A 15-year-old New Jersey boy died after he was pulled from Lake Michigan as large waves and strong rip currents battered the area, authorities said. The boy, whose name is being withheld by Daily Voice due to his age, drowned Monday, Aug. 17, near the Stop 6 beach area in Michigan City, Indiana, according to the LaPorte County Coroner's Office and Michigan City Fire Department. Crews were called that afternoon for a report of a juvenile struggling in the water, the fire department said. The incident happened several stops beyond the designated Washington Park Lifeguard coverage area, a…
New Cause Of 2024 NJ Earthquake ID'd As Unmapped Fault: What It Means For Future Risk New Cause Of 2024 NJ Earthquake ID'd As Unmapped Fault: What It Means For Future Risk
New Cause Of 2024 NJ Earthquake ID'd As Unmapped Fault: What It Means For Future Risk New Jersey’s massive Ramapo Fault seemed like the obvious suspect after a 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck in 2024. It wasn’t.  Researchers have now traced the quake to a previously unmapped fault in the New Jersey Highlands, one they’ve named the Mountainville Fault. The discovery was detailed in a study published Monday, Aug. 11, in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. The 2024 earthquake struck near Tewksbury and close to the roughly 300-kilometer-long Ramapo Fault, the largest fault in the region, according to the study. But the Ramapo Fault is not well posit…
Harvard Agrees To Pay $53M To Families After Body Parts Stolen From Morgue Were Sold Harvard Agrees To Pay $53M To Families After Body Parts Stolen From Morgue Were Sold
Harvard Agrees To Pay $53M To Families After Body Parts Stolen From Morgue Were Sold Harvard has agreed to pay $53 million to settle lawsuits brought by families who fear their loved ones’ remains were stolen from the medical school’s morgue and sold for cash.  The university announced the settlement on Monday, Aug. 17. A Suffolk Superior Court judge granted preliminary approval, and a final approval is set for December. Federal prosecutors said former Harvard morgue manager Cedric Lodge sold stolen human remains across state lines. Investigators said Lodge secretly removed organs, skin, hands, faces, dissected heads, and other parts from donated bodies.  He…
Former Fauci Adviser Admits Hiding COVID-Era Communications From Public View: Feds Former Fauci Adviser Admits Hiding COVID-Era Communications From Public View: Feds
Former Fauci Adviser Admits Hiding Covid-era Communications From Public View: Feds David Morens spent years advising one of the biggest names in America's COVID-19 response. Now the Maryland man has admitted conspiring to keep some of his pandemic-era communications out of public view. Morens, 78, of Chester, pleaded guilty in federal court in Greenbelt on Tuesday, Aug. 18, to conspiracy to commit offenses and defraud the United States, months after the former senior National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases official was indicted in the scheme. Morens served as a senior adviser in NIAID's Office of the Director from 2006 through 2022 and was an adviser to Dr.…
Triple Highway Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Injured In Philadelphia (DEVELOPING) Triple Highway Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Injured In Philadelphia (DEVELOPING)
Triple Highway Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Injured In Philadelphia (Developing) A triple shooting on a Philadelphia highway left one person dead and two others hospitalized Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 18, police said. The gunfire broke out on the 2200 block of Ridge Avenue in the 22nd District at approximately 4:49 p.m., according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Three victims were rushed by police to Temple University Hospital, authorities said. One victim was listed in stable condition and another was listed in critical condition. The third victim was pronounced dead at approximately 5:15 p.m., police said. The victims' identities have not been released. No arre…
Hayden Panettiere's Mom Makes Stunning Claim About Boyfriend After Actress's Death: Report Hayden Panettiere's Mom Makes Stunning Claim About Boyfriend After Actress's Death: Report
Hayden Panettiere's Mom Makes Stunning Claim About Boyfriend After Actress's Death: Report Hayden Panettiere's mother has released a statement to NBC News following her daughter's death, revealing how she felt about Panettiere's boyfriend. The 36-year-old former child actress had apparently rekindled her relationship with Brian Hickerson, according to NBC News. In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Panettiere's mother, Lesley Vogel, called Hickerson "a person in her life we have been trying to get rid of." Panettiere was found unresponsive and in cardiac arrest after a 911 call brought first responders to a Greenville, SC home on Aug. 16. The word "overdose" can be heard duri…
Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend Across State Lines: Police Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend Across State Lines: Police
Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend Across State Lines: Police A teacher and basketball coach was found stabbed to death inside her North Carolina home, sparking an interstate search aided by Flock cameras that ended with her boyfriend's capture at a Pennsylvania mall, authorities announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Sheremy Gwenette Dillard, 57, was found dead at 2201 Whistling Straits Way in Raleigh on Thursday, Aug. 13, according to the Raleigh Police Department. Officers were dispatched to the home around 12:18 p.m. after family members reported they had not heard from Dillard and told police she lived there with her boyfriend, Rickey Andra Harper. Offi…
2 People Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Police 2 People Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Police
2 People Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Police Two people were beaten to death before their killer intentionally set a house on fire — only to die in the blaze, police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The deadly fire at 508 Morgan Drive in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was not accidental, forensic evidence revealed during what Lower Swatara Township Police called an "exhaustive investigation." Two of the victims suffered severe blunt-force trauma at the hands of the third person before that individual intentionally set the fire inside the house, according to Lower Swatara Township police. The person who set the fire then died of fire-rel…
NJ Man Who Threatened To Kill Dog, Brandished Taser In Road Rage Incident Sentenced: Prosecutor NJ Man Who Threatened To Kill Dog, Brandished Taser In Road Rage Incident Sentenced: Prosecutor
NJ Man Who Threatened To Kill Dog, Brandished Taser In Road Rage Incident Sentenced: Prosecutor A 29-year-old Toms River man was sentenced to three years in prison on Tuesday, Aug. 18, after pleading guilty to making threats in a road rage incident, authorities said. Frank Marin pleaded guilty to terroristic threats, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. On Friday, Sept. 12, officers responded to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Atlantic City after someone stopped for an ambulance crossing during an intersection only for Marin, driving a white Nissan Altima, to run through a red light and almost collide with his car, authorities said. The two drivers confronted each other,…
Smoke On Plane From Cockpit Forces Emergency Landing (PHOTOS) Smoke On Plane From Cockpit Forces Emergency Landing (PHOTOS)
Smoke On Plane From Cockpit Forces Emergency Landing (Photos) Smoke reported inside a plane traveling from Virginia to New York forced an emergency landing in Pennsylvania Monday night, officials said. The American Eagle flight was traveling from Arlington, Virginia, to Albany, New York, when it diverted to Harrisburg International Airport after smoke was reported inside the cabin on Monday, Aug. 17, according to an airport spokesperson. Emergency crews were dispatched to HIA for an Alert 2 around 9:35 p.m., according to dispatch and airport officials. The aircraft landed safely around 9:45 p.m. and stopped near the end of the runway, officials said.…
Penn State Cocaine Ring Leader From NY Surrenders: AG Penn State Cocaine Ring Leader From NY Surrenders: AG
Penn State Cocaine Ring Leader From NY Surrenders: AG The accused leader of a cocaine trafficking operation tied to Penn State students and two fraternity houses is now behind bars after failing to appear in court a day earlier, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Agostino Abbatiello, 24, of Westbury (previously of Carle Place), New York, surrendered Tuesday morning and had his preliminary arraignment before Magisterial District Judge Kelley Gillette-Walker, according to the Attorney General's Office. Gillette-Walker denied him bail. Abbatiello had failed to appear for his scheduled arraignment on Monday, …
Popular NJ Mexican Restaurant Announces Closure Popular NJ Mexican Restaurant Announces Closure
Popular NJ Mexican Restaurant Announces Closure Rosalita's Roadside Cantina has closed up shop. The Englishtown restaurant announced it was closed permanently on Friday, Aug. 14 in a post on Instagram. View this post on Instagram Patrons expressed shock and sadness over the news. "Don’t think I’ve ever been as upset about a restaurant closing," one person commented. "This was a fantastic casual spot that you could pop into and expect consistency. Hope you’re planning to open something similar in the area." "I was just there on Tuesday! I'm so sorry to hear this," another commenter wrote. …
NJ Wrestling Coach Investigated For Sexual Misconduct, Prosecutor Confirms NJ Wrestling Coach Investigated For Sexual Misconduct, Prosecutor Confirms
NJ Wrestling Coach Investigated For Sexual Misconduct, Prosecutor Confirms A prominent New Jersey wrestling coach is under investigation for sexual misconduct at his Fairfield gym, authorities have confirmed. Dave Cordoba, of Pine Brook, is being investigated for sexual misconduct, a spokesperson for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office confirmed. A Kearny High School 1999 state champion and three-time state finalist, 44-year-old Cordoba owns Cordoba Trained Wrestling along Route 46 in Fairfield, according to NJ Advance Media, which broke the story Tuesday, Aug. 18. His Instagram account shows that he is a married father of two. The U.S. Center for …
Baby Dumped On Sidewalk After Thief Steals Mom's Car In Philadelphia: Police Baby Dumped On Sidewalk After Thief Steals Mom's Car In Philadelphia: Police
Baby Dumped On Sidewalk After Thief Steals Mom's Car In Philadelphia: Police A 1-year-old boy was found abandoned on a sidewalk after a thief stole his mother's car with him still inside in Philadelphia's East Falls neighborhood late Monday night, authorities said. The black Honda Accord was stolen from the 3400 block of Henry Avenue at approximately 10:51 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 17, according to Philadelphia police. The boy's mother had parked outside her family's home and briefly stepped away from the Honda while her son remained inside, police explained. The mother had a tracking device in the vehicle, helping police locate the abandoned Honda in the 4000 block of …
Hayden Panettiere's Ex Speaks Out After Her Tragic Death Hayden Panettiere's Ex Speaks Out After Her Tragic Death
Hayden Panettiere's Ex Speaks Out After Her Tragic Death Wladimir Klitschko, the ex-fiancé of Hayden Panettiere, made his first public comments since the actress' tragic death. "Our family is going through a time of profound shock and grief," Klitschko, a former champion boxer, wrote on social media. "The announcement of Hayden’s tragic death saddens me deeply. She left this world far too soon. She built an incredible career through immense talent, while also facing the darker sides of a very demanding industry. Nothing will erase the times we shared or the place she had in our lives." Panettiere, a Rockland County native, known for her…
$50K Senior Scam Gets Man Arrested: Berkeley Twp PD $50K Senior Scam Gets Man Arrested: Berkeley Twp PD
$50K Senior Scam Gets Man Arrested: Berkeley Twp PD A 24-year-old Queens man was arrested and charged with scamming a senior citizen out of $50,000 in Berkeley Township, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 17. On Friday, Aug. 14, a woman reported she had a Microsoft error message takeover her screen with a phone number to contact, Berkeley Township police said. A woman  claiming to be from Microsoft advised the victim her bank accounts have been compromised, police said.  The woman then transferred the victim’s call to a man who falsely identified himself as a Wells Fargo employee, police said.The victim eventually mailed a cas…
NJ Teens Face Rescue Bill After Getting Stranded On 5,200-Foot NH Ridge NJ Teens Face Rescue Bill After Getting Stranded On 5,200-Foot NH Ridge
NJ Teens Face Rescue Bill After Getting Stranded On 5,200-Foot NH Ridge Four 18-year-olds from New Jersey who set out on a demanding New Hampshire hike without headlamps or enough food and water had to be rescued overnight — and officials say they plan to make the teens pay for it. New Hampshire Fish and Game was notified at about 8:48 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, that four hikers were stuck on Franconia Ridge in Franconia, the department said. One member of the group was having difficulty breathing and experiencing sore legs, officials said. When rescuers spoke with the hikers, they learned the group had no lights, was running low on food and water, and was not …
'You Will Die At My Hands': Cyberstalking Charge In NJ, PA Death Threat Campaign 'You Will Die At My Hands': Cyberstalking Charge In NJ, PA Death Threat Campaign
'You Will Die At My Hands': Cyberstalking Charge In NJ, PA Death Threat Campaign A man most recently living in Albania threatened to kill victims in New Jersey and Pennsylvania during a 15-month campaign of graphic voicemails and text messages, federal prosecutors said. Jarvis Shabazz, 37, who has ties to New Jersey, Georgia, Malaysia, Morocco, and Albania, was charged with eight counts of interstate threats and two counts of cyberstalking, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced. Shabazz made his initial appearance and was arraigned in Camden federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sharon A. King. The alleged threats began Oct. 10, 2022, when Shabazz left a graph…
Manhunt Ends With BF Captured After NJ GF Found Slashed, Hidden In Closet: Prosecutors Manhunt Ends With BF Captured After NJ GF Found Slashed, Hidden In Closet: Prosecutors
Manhunt Ends With BF Captured After NJ GF Found Slashed, Hidden In Closet: Prosecutors An international manhunt for a man accused of slashing his girlfriend’s throat, hiding her body in a closet, and fleeing the country ended with his capture in Honduras, prosecutors announced on Monday, Aug. 17. Darwin David Espinal-Del Cid, 27, of Telford, Pennsylvania, was taken into custody by Honduran agents with the Technical Agency for Criminal Investigation during an operation coordinated with the FBI early Monday in Pespire, Honduras, according to Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan. Espinal-Del Cid is accused of killing his girlfriend, 23-year-old Maria Bernarda Popol Garcia, as…
New Texts Emerge In Mystery Death Of Designer Aboard Investor’s Hamptons Boat: Report New Texts Emerge In Mystery Death Of Designer Aboard Investor’s Hamptons Boat: Report
New Texts Emerge In Mystery Death Of Designer Aboard Investor’s Hamptons Boat: Report A Long Island designer found dead on a boat last year complained of being “harassed” by her company’s only investor days before her body was found on his boat, according to a new report. Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra, 33, had even blocked Christopher Durnan, 61, for months to ignore his calls and texts, the New York Post reported Saturday, Aug. 15. But Nolan-O’Slatarra’s business partner, Dylan Grace, convinced her to unblock Durnan because he was now on the receiving end of Durnan’s communication, according to the Post. Durnan was concerned about fraud by the operators, according to texts obtain…
Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (UPDATE) Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (UPDATE)
Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (Update) The off-duty Philadelphia police officer shot and killed over the weekend has been identified as police search for the man suspected in his murder. Officer Alhassane Barry, 29, a two-year veteran assigned to the Philadelphia Police Department's 12th District, was shot on the 7200 block of Elmwood Avenue on Sunday, Aug. 16, according to police. Barry was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 8 a.m., police said. A second adult man was also shot and taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. His condition has not been released. The Philadel…
Home Engulfed in Flames: East Freehold Fire Company Home Engulfed in Flames: East Freehold Fire Company
Home Engulfed in Flames: East Freehold Fire Company A home in Manalapan was hit with heavy fire on Monday, Aug. 17, authorities said. Firefighters responded to the Mercer Lane home at 3:02 a.m., the East Freehold Fire Company said. Firefighters worked to suppress the blaze, conducting an interior attack in the rear of the residence, fire officials said. The fire was eventually brought under control, firefighters said. The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Monmouth County Fire Marshal’s Office, firefighters said.
E-Bike Rider Killed In Crash: Franklin Twp PD E-Bike Rider Killed In Crash: Franklin Twp PD
E-Bike Rider Killed In Crash: Franklin Twp PD An e-bike rider was killed in a crash in Franklin Township Saturday, Aug. 15, authorities said. At 1:28 p.m., officers responded to Route 27 and South Middlebush Road after a person was riding an e-bike south on Route 27 when it collided with a vehicle making a left turn, Franklin Township police said. The victim, an adult man, was transported to a nearby hospital, where they were pronounced dead, police said. Their identity has not been released by polcie. The crash remains under investigation, police said.
NJ Students Accused In Penn State Cocaine Ring That Moved Kilos From NY: AG NJ Students Accused In Penn State Cocaine Ring That Moved Kilos From NY: AG
NJ Students Accused In Penn State Cocaine Ring That Moved Kilos From NY: AG Aspiring lawyers, entrepreneurs, finance students, and former athletes are among 14 people accused in a cocaine trafficking operation that allegedly moved kilos of drugs from New York to Penn State fraternity houses, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Monday, Aug. 17. Thirteen defendants were Penn State students at or around the time of the alleged conduct in 2023 and 2024, while the 14th is the father of one of the accused students, according to the Attorney General's Office. Agostino Abbatiello, of Westbury, New York, and Thomas Robinson, of Pittsburgh, were identified…
Edison Dad Drowns Paddleboarding During Family Picnic Edison Dad Drowns Paddleboarding During Family Picnic
Edison Dad Drowns Paddleboarding During Family Picnic The identity of a second paddleboarder who drowned over the weekend in Morris County has been released. Kaushik Sharma, a 41-year-ol Edison, was the paddleboarder who drowned on Lake Hopatcong in Roxbury, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said. At 2:30 p.m., bystanders saw an unattended paddleboard and notified a beach lifeguard, prompting a response from numerous agencies, authorities said said. Sharma's body was found at 7 p.m., authorities said. He was believed to be paddleboarding in an area not supervised by lifeguards, authorities said.  A 23-year-old paddleboarder died…
One Arrested After Road Rage Assault Leaves Man Unconscious: Lakewood PD One Arrested After Road Rage Assault Leaves Man Unconscious: Lakewood PD
One Arrested After Road Rage Assault Leaves Man Unconscious: Lakewood PD A 39-year-old Toms River man was arrested and charged following a road rage incident in Lakewood on Friday, Aug. 14, authorities said. At 3:30 p.m., officers responded to New Hampshire Avenue and Chestnut Street after a road rage incident led to a two-vehicle crash, Lakewood police said. Following the crash, Thomas Vance confronted the other driver, slammed his into the side of a vehicle, and then struck him, causing him to lose consciousness, police said. The victim suffered a small laceration and was transported to an area hospital, where he was treated for non-life-threatening injur…
Actress Hayden Panettiere Dead At 36: Report Actress Hayden Panettiere Dead At 36: Report
Actress Hayden Panettiere Dead At 36: Report Hayden Panettiere, a Rockland County native known for her role on "Heroes" has died, her representatives told ABC News on Sunday, Aug. 16. She was 36 years old and died in South Carolina. "It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden," her father Skip Panettiere said in a statement. "She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her -- and to the millions who watched her onscreen." Born in Palisades, Panettiere attended South Orangetown Middle School, while regularly acting in film and TV, being …
Father, Daughter Found Dead In Philadelphia Murder-Suicide: Police Father, Daughter Found Dead In Philadelphia Murder-Suicide: Police
Father, Daughter Found Dead In Philadelphia Murder-Suicide: Police A father and his 21-year-old daughter were found shot dead inside a Pennsylvania home in an apparent murder-suicide that investigators believe happened days before their bodies were discovered. Philadelphia police were called to the home on the 2800 block of Mercer Street in Port Richmond for a welfare check around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, after no one had heard from the residents. Uniformed officers entered the home and found a 58-year-old man and his daughter suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were pronounced dead at approximately 2 p.m., according to Philadelphia police. Invest…