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VIDEO: Roof Collapses On BJ's Shoppers In New Jersey VIDEO: Roof Collapses On BJ's Shoppers In New Jersey
Video: Roof Collapses On BJ's Shoppers In New Jersey Harrowing footage shows the moment the roof of a BJ's Wholesale Club collapsed on 27 people, including shoppers, in New Jersey on Monday, July 6 (scroll for footage). At 11:16 a.m., emergency responded to the roof collapse at the BJ's in Ocean Township at 1904 Route 35, Ocean Township Police Chief Michael Sorrentino and Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden said. There were 27 people inside the building when the collapse occurred, Sorrentino and Golden said. Two people were partially trapped but freed themselves and safely exited the building, authorities said. No injuries were rep…

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by Sam Barron
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NJ Skating Coach Sexually Assaulted Girl In 1990s, Prosecutor Says NJ Skating Coach Sexually Assaulted Girl In 1990s, Prosecutor Says
NJ Skating Coach Sexually Assaulted Girl In 1990s, Prosecutor Says A 75-year-old South Jersey skating coach was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a minor in the 1990s, authorities announced Monday, July 6. The victim, now in her late 40s, told the United States Center for SafeSport that Ralph Marinelli, of Ventnor, sexually assaulted her when she was 14 years old and he was 40 years old while he was her personal skating coach at Young's Skating Center in Mays Landing, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. The woman said she was groomed and sexually abused by Marinelli from 1992 through 1995, authorities said. Evidence collected by polic…

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by Sam Barron
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Ex-Boyfriend Charged After Maryland Woman Found Shot Dead In Car On Fourth Of July: Police Ex-Boyfriend Charged After Maryland Woman Found Shot Dead In Car On Fourth Of July: Police
Ex-Boyfriend Charged After Maryland Woman Found Shot Dead In Car On Fourth Of July: Police A Maryland woman's Fourth of July ended in tragedy when she was found shot to death inside a vehicle, police say, and her former boyfriend is now charged with her murder. Prince George's County police were called shortly after 10:10 p.m. Friday, July 4, to the 1900 block of Brooks Drive in Capitol Heights for a reported shooting. When officers arrived, they found 31-year-old Dakota Keys suffering from gunshot wounds inside a vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Homicide detectives identified the suspect as 31-year-old Terrence Penn Jr. of Temple Hills, who police say fled after …

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by Zak Failla
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Father Dies After Running Back Into Burning Maryland Home To Save Son Following Fireworks Fire Father Dies After Running Back Into Burning Maryland Home To Save Son Following Fireworks Fire
Father Dies After Running Back Into Burning Maryland Home To Save Son Following Fireworks Fire A Maryland father died after running back into his burning home to rescue his 10-year-old son Sunday night, only for investigators to later determine the child had already made it out safely. Firefighters from the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department and surrounding agencies were called around 9:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 5, to the 22800 block of Thornbury Drive, where there was a reported house fire with a child believed to be trapped inside. By the time crews arrived, heavy fire had ripped through the two-story house. Believing his son was still inside, the homeowner went back into the…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Rushes Back For Cat As 3-Alarm Fire Destroys Maryland Home After Storm Outage (PHOTOS) Woman Rushes Back For Cat As 3-Alarm Fire Destroys Maryland Home After Storm Outage (PHOTOS)
Woman Rushes Back For Cat As 3-Alarm Fire Destroys Maryland Home After Storm Outage (Photos) She made it out. Then she went back for the cat. A Maryland woman narrowly escaped a fast-moving three-alarm house fire on Sunday after racing back inside her smoke-filled home to search for her pet, only to be forced back out as flames consumed the house. The fire broke out shortly after 4:20 p.m. on July 5, inside a home in the 3700 block of Hilltop Drive in Joppa, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. The three-alarm fire in Harford County. Office Of The Maryland State Fire Marshal Investigators said the family's neighborhood had lost power during Saturday'…

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by Zak Failla
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Massive 4-Alarm Fire Erupts At Sherwin-Williams Warehouse In Maryland (VIDEO) Massive 4-Alarm Fire Erupts At Sherwin-Williams Warehouse In Maryland (VIDEO)
Massive 4-Alarm Fire Erupts At Sherwin-Williams Warehouse In Maryland (Video) The flames just kept growing. So did the response. A Baltimore warehouse fire exploded into a massive four-alarm battle Saturday night, sending firefighters from across the city into an hours-long fight against towering flames and thick smoke pouring from a Sherwin-Williams facility. The fire broke out around 8 p.m. Saturday, July 4, at the Sherwin-Williams warehouse in the 1600 block of Filbert Street in the city's Brooklyn neighborhood, according to the Baltimore City Fire Department. What began as a routine dispatch quickly escalated. Within minutes, the incident was upgraded to a work…

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by Zak Failla
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Fireworks Spark $1.2M House Fire, Damage 3 Homes On Fourth Of July In Virginia Fireworks Spark $1.2M House Fire, Damage 3 Homes On Fourth Of July In Virginia
Fireworks Spark $1.2M House Fire, Damage 3 Homes On Fourth Of July In Virginia A Virginia family's Fourth of July celebration ended in devastation after improperly discarded legal fireworks sparked a massive house fire that caused nearly $1.2 million in damage, destroyed much of one home, and spread to two neighboring houses, fire investigators said. The fire broke out just after 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, at a home in the 20900 block of Deer Run Way in Ashburn, according to Loudoun County Fire and Rescue officials. When firefighters arrived, they found heavy fire in the garage that had already pushed through the roof of the single-family home. The fire in…

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by Zak Failla
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Two Women Die In Maryland House Fire As Firefighters Search Amid Roof Collapse (PHOTOS) Two Women Die In Maryland House Fire As Firefighters Search Amid Roof Collapse (PHOTOS)
Two Women Die In Maryland House Fire As Firefighters Search Amid Roof Collapse (Photos) A Maryland house fire turned deadly before dawn Sunday after firefighters rushed into a burning home, knowing there was a chance someone was still trapped inside. When crews arrived at a split-level home in the 2400 block of Harmon Road in Silver Spring shortly before 4:20 a.m. on July 5, flames were already tearing through the second floor and punching through the roof, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. With no occupants outside, firefighters immediately launched an aggressive search of the home despite rapidly deteriorating conditions. Inside, they found two women.&…

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by Zak Failla
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Armed & Dangerous Man Wanted In Multiple States Sentenced, But Victims Still Seek To Be Heard Armed & Dangerous Man Wanted In Multiple States Sentenced, But Victims Still Seek To Be Heard
Armed & Dangerous Man Wanted In Multiple States Sentenced, But Victims Still Seek To Be Heard A heavily tattooed fugitive once captured in Texas after a four-state manhunt, who then went back on the run after being released from custody in Pennsylvania in May, has been recaptured and sentenced, according to information shared with Daily Voice and newly filed court records. Kevin James Kistler, 35, of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, was released Monday, May 18, with the understanding that he would surrender himself to authorities in Cecil County, Maryland, according to information provided to Daily Voice by a person familiar with the ongoing cases. Instead,  fugitive warrants were iss…

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by Jillian Pikora
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9 Hurt, 4 Airlifted To Burn Centers After Fourth Of July Boat Explosion In Maryland (PHOTOS) 9 Hurt, 4 Airlifted To Burn Centers After Fourth Of July Boat Explosion In Maryland (PHOTOS)
9 Hurt, 4 Airlifted To Burn Centers After Fourth Of July Boat Explosion In Maryland (Photos) A Fourth of July afternoon on the water turned into chaos in Maryland when a boat suddenly exploded, sending nine people to the hospital and forcing four victims to be airlifted to regional burn centers. The explosion happened just after 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, at Schaefer's Canal House in Chesapeake City, where emergency crews rushed to the waterfront after multiple 911 callers reported that an approximately 32-foot-long boat had exploded while tied up at the dock. According to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal, seven of the injured were aboard the vessel, while two others …

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Family Comes Home To Ashes After July 4 Firebomb Attack: Officials Maryland Family Comes Home To Ashes After July 4 Firebomb Attack: Officials
Maryland Family Comes Home To Ashes After July 4 Firebomb Attack: Officials Everything they owned was gone before the sun came up. A Maryland family returned to unimaginable devastation after investigators say someone threw a flaming gasoline container onto the front porch of their home, turning it into a raging overnight fire that destroyed nearly everything inside. The attack was reported around 1:30 a.m. on the Fourth of July, at a home in the 4300 block of Cooper Road in Whiteford, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. Investigators say home surveillance cameras captured an unknown suspect approaching the house, throwing a flaming gasoline con…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland EMT Removed As Child Exploitation Probe Expands Across Fire/EMS Stations (DEVELOPING) Maryland EMT Removed As Child Exploitation Probe Expands Across Fire/EMS Stations (DEVELOPING)
Maryland EMT Removed As Child Exploitation Probe Expands Across Fire/EMS Stations (Developing) The investigation didn't end with an arrest. A Maryland EMT has been removed from a Harford County fire company after his arrest in a child exploitation investigation that officials say involved multiple Fire/EMS stations across the county. Jurel Daquone Leo Bowman, 32, of Lusby, was arrested shortly before 9 p.m. on Thursday, July 2, by Maryland State Police and charged with six counts of sexual solicitation of a minor. State police said the Maryland Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force launched the investigation in November 2025 into the alleged sexual exploitation of a minor. In…

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by Zak Failla