Scarsdale, NY
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Spa Damaged In Fire At Midway Shopping Center Spa Damaged In Fire At Midway Shopping Center
Spa Damaged In Fire At Midway Shopping Center A two-alarm fire that broke out inside a spa near the Scarsdale-Greenburgh border forced five businesses at a busy Westchester County shopping center to close Friday morning, according to reports.  The blaze began on Friday morning, Aug. 21, at Tranquility Spa in the Midway Shopping Center at 917 Central Park Ave., White Plains Public Safety confirmed.   Fire officials believe the blaze began in a utility area inside the spa where washers and dryers are located, News 12 Hudson Valley reported. The flames then spread into the building's walls, making it more difficult for crew…

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by Ben Crnic
Willingboro, NJ
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Bomb Squad Called Over Suspicious Package: Willingboro PD Bomb Squad Called Over Suspicious Package: Willingboro PD
Bomb Squad Called Over Suspicious Package: Willingboro PD A suspicious package necessitated the bomb squad in Willingboro on Friday morning, Aug. 21, authorities said. At 8 a.m., officers responded to 609 Beverly Rancocas Rd. for a report of a suspicious package, Willingboro Township police said. Out of an abundance of caution, officers secured the area and requested assistance from the New Jersey State Police Bomb Squad, police said. Members of the New Jersey State Police Bomb Squad responded to the scene and conducted a thorough investigation, police said. The item was ultimately determined to be non-hazardous and posed no threat to the pub…

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by Sam Barron
Annapolis, MD
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One Gunman Arrested, Another Suspected After Maryland Shooting Leaves Woman, Boy Hurt: Police One Gunman Arrested, Another Suspected After Maryland Shooting Leaves Woman, Boy Hurt: Police
One Gunman Arrested, Another Suspected After Maryland Shooting Leaves Woman, Boy Hurt: Police The gunfire that wounded two people in Maryland earlier this month apparently wasn't coming from just one direction. Frederick Police say Jacoby Oljuwon Sampson Jr. fired a weapon during an exchange of gunfire on Pennsylvania Avenue on Sunday, Aug. 9, leaving a woman and child wounded. And investigators believe at least one other person was shooting. The new details emerged after detectives executed a search warrant at the apartment complex on Hamilton Avenue on Tuesday, Aug. 18, where Sampson was taken into custody, and investigators recovered evidence tied to the case. The arrest came n…

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by Zak Failla
Deerfield-Sunderland, MA
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Molotov Cocktail Plot: South Deerfield Trans Woman Sentenced In Plan To Firebomb Scott Bessent Molotov Cocktail Plot: South Deerfield Trans Woman Sentenced In Plan To Firebomb Scott Bessent
Molotov Cocktail Plot: South Deerfield 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…

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by Josh Lanier
Arlington, VA
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Arlington Man Opened Fire On Basketball Court After Argument, Police Say Arlington Man Opened Fire On Basketball Court After Argument, Police Say
Arlington Man Opened Fire On Basketball Court After Argument, Police Say Talk about a sore loser. A Virginia man allegedly grabbed a gun after an argument during a basketball game and opened fire toward the court. Adrian Dwight Taylor, 51, is facing more than a dozen charges following an investigation into shots fired at the basketball courts at Gunston Middle School on Saturday, July 25, according to the Arlington Police Department. Shortly before 10 p.m. that night, officers were called to the 1400 block of 28th Street South, where there were reports of gunshots in the area. Investigators later determined that Taylor was playing in a basketball game with sev…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Olive, NJ
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ID Of Drowned Tilcon Lake Paddleboarder Released ID Of Drowned Tilcon Lake Paddleboarder Released
ID Of Drowned Tilcon Lake Paddleboarder Released The identity of a paddleboarder who drowned on a Morris County lake over the weekend has been released. Jonathan Gresseau, 23, of Netcong, disappeared beneath the water at Tilcon Lake while paddleboarding with a group of adults around 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, Morris County Prosecutor's Office spokesperson Meghan Knab confirmed. His initial age was reported as 24. The other adults were unable to rescue him and called for help, Knab said. Gresseau's body was recovered around 11 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 16. Paddleboarding is not permitted on Tilcon Lake, authorities said. …

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by Cecilia Levine
Mount Olive, NJ
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Paddleboarder, 24, Found Dead In Tilcon Lake After Overnight Search Paddleboarder, 24, Found Dead In Tilcon Lake After Overnight Search
Paddleboarder, 24, Found Dead In Tilcon Lake After Overnight Search A 24-year-old man who disappeared beneath the water while paddleboarding with a group of adults at a Morris County lake was found dead Sunday morning, Aug. 16, authorities said. The victim's body was around 11 a.m. in Tilcon Lake in Mount Olive and subsequently recovered, Morris County Prosecutor's Office spokesperson Meghan Knab said. The search began after the man fell into the water around 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, while paddleboarding with a group of adults, according to Knab. The other adults were unable to rescue him and called for help, Knab said. Paddleboarding is not permitte…

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by Cecilia Levine
Alexandria, VA
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MASS SHOOTING: 5 Shot Outside Virginia State University Dorms As Campus Locks Down MASS SHOOTING: 5 Shot Outside Virginia State University Dorms As Campus Locks Down
Mass Shooting: 5 Shot Outside Virginia State University Dorms As Campus Locks Down Gunfire shattered the early morning quiet at Virginia State University before dawn Saturday. Five people were shot outside residence halls in the 3300 block of Boisseau Street at around 1:28 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, triggering a lockdown and massive police response as investigators began searching for answers, campus officials confirmed. One victim was critically injured. The other four suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening, according to an update from VSU. All five were taken to area hospitals. What led to the shooting remains unclear. In an early-morning alert, …

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by Zak Failla
Highlands, NY
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8-Person Altercation Breaks Out On Main Street In Highland Falls 8-Person Altercation Breaks Out On Main Street In Highland Falls
8-Person Altercation Breaks Out On Main Street In Highland Falls Police are investigating after an altercation involving eight people broke out on a busy street in an Orange County village.  The incident happened on Main Street in the Village of Highland Falls during the evening hours of Thursday, Aug. 13, according to Highland Falls Police Chief Jason Torpey.  Officers were called to the area after the altercation was reported, police said. Police said they were able to bring the situation under control at the time. However, investigators are still working to determine what led up to the confrontation and exactly what happened during it, acco…

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by Ben Crnic
Southampton, NY
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‘RHONY’ Star’s Buzzy East Quogue Cafe Hit With Stop-Work Order On Day One ‘RHONY’ Star’s Buzzy East Quogue Cafe Hit With Stop-Work Order On Day One
‘Rhony’ Star’s Buzzy East Quogue Cafe Hit With Stop-Work Order On Day One Bethenny Frankel’s brand-new Supermodel Cafe on Long Island was hit with a stop-work order at its grand opening Thursday, Aug. 13. Frankel, a former “Real Housewives of New York City” star, did not mention the troublesome paperwork in her numerous Instagram posts about the launch. The Town of Southampton said Frankel’s pop-up cafe violated New York State building codes, Town of Southampton zoning rules, and created a dangerous and unsafe condition, Newsday reported. However, a Frankel spokesperson told Newsday the order "does not require the cafe to close, and there is no anticipated disru…

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by Joe Wilkinson
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
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'Door Kick Challenge' On Rise In Beekman, LaGrange: 'Could Get Someone Killed,' DA Says 'Door Kick Challenge' On Rise In Beekman, LaGrange: 'Could Get Someone Killed,' DA Says
'Door Kick Challenge' On Rise In Beekman, LaGrange: 'Could Get Someone Killed,' DA Says Authorities are issuing an urgent warning after a dangerous social media challenge involving people violently kicking the doors of occupied homes has been reported in several Dutchess County communities.  Multiple incidents connected to the so-called "door kick challenge" are under investigation in the towns of Beekman, Poughkeepsie, and LaGrange, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced on Thursday, Aug. 13. The social media trend involves participants kicking or striking residential doors, sometimes while masked and during overnight hours, according to prosecutors. …

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by Ben Crnic
Sterling, VA
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Paris-Bound 'Marble Vase' Had A $40K Surprise Inside At Dulles Airport: CBP Paris-Bound 'Marble Vase' Had A $40K Surprise Inside At Dulles Airport: CBP
Paris-Bound 'Marble Vase' Had A $40K Surprise Inside At Dulles Airport: CBP This was one deep ball that never made it to Paris. US Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted more than four pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside a package passing through Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, officials announced on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The package was mailed from Utah County, Utah, with France as its final destination. On the customs declaration? A marble vase. Only problem? There was no vase. Instead, CBP officers inspecting the parcel found two packages wrapped in black cellophane tape, each containing a crystalline substance, officia…

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by Zak Failla