Dog Saves West Milford Family From Fast-Moving House Fire Dog Saves West Milford Family From Fast-Moving House Fire
Dog Saves West Milford Family From Fast-Moving House Fire A dog is being credited with saving its owner's life after alerting her to a house fire that tore through a West Milford home overnight, fire officials said. West Milford firefighters were dispatched to a reported house fire at 21 Elm St. at 12:48 a.m., Friday, June 19, according to Fire Marshal Michael Moscatello. First-arriving crews found the home heavily involved in fire, Moscatello said. All occupants had escaped before firefighters arrived after the homeowner was awakened and alerted to the fire by her dog, according to fire officials. No injuries were reported. The fire wa…
Woman Found Dead In NJ Home After 3-Alarm Fire (UPDATE) Woman Found Dead In NJ Home After 3-Alarm Fire (UPDATE)
Woman Found Dead In NJ Home After 3-Alarm Fire (Update) A woman was found dead inside a South Bound Brook home after a three-alarm fire ripped through the property early Friday morning, June 19, authorities said. The fire broke out on Howard Avenue at approximately 3:46 a.m., according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, Acting Chief of County Detectives Meredith McKay, and South Bound Brook Police Chief Douglas LaGrua. South Bound Brook firefighters and police responded to a 911 call reporting the blaze. Fire companies from Bound Brook, Community Fire, Somerset, Somerville, East Franklin, Elizabeth Avenue, Millstone Valley, Middlese…
Class President Who Posed As Dutch Porn Star Stays In Jail Despite 200+ Charges Dropped: Docs Class President Who Posed As Dutch Porn Star Stays In Jail Despite 200+ Charges Dropped: Docs
Class President Who Posed As Dutch Porn Star Stays In Jail Despite 200+ Charges Dropped: Docs A former senior class president accused of posing as a Dutch porn star to manipulate and extort more than 20 teen boys remains behind bars, even after prosecutors dropped more than 200 felony counts from the case. Zachariah Abraham Meyers, 18, of McMurray, Pennsylvania, was originally charged with more than 300 felonies after Peters Township Police accused him of operating a massive catfishing and sextortion scheme targeting classmates and other teenage boys. Following his preliminary hearing, prosecutors consolidated the case to 67 felony counts, but a Washington County judge recently denie…
'Love Island USA' Executive Producer Dies Suddenly While Filming Season 8 'Love Island USA' Executive Producer Dies Suddenly While Filming Season 8
'Love Island USA' Executive Producer Dies Suddenly While Filming Season 8 A hit reality show is mourning one of the people who helped shape what viewers saw and heard. James Barker, an executive producer on "Love Island USA," died while the show’s eighth season was being filmed in Fiji in the South Pacific. He was 40. ITV America and Peacock confirmed on Monday, June 15, that Barker died after what they described as an "unexpected medical emergency," NBC News reported. No official cause of death has been publicly released. Barker joined "Love Island USA" in 2020 as a story producer and rose to executive producer, a role he held for the last three seasons, …
Girl From 'The Ring,' Star Of 'Lilo & Stitch' Dies At 35: Reports Girl From 'The Ring,' Star Of 'Lilo & Stitch' Dies At 35: Reports
Girl From 'The Ring,' Star Of 'Lilo & Stitch' Dies At 35: Reports The former child actor widely known as the psychic girl in "The Ring" and the voice of Lilo in Disney's "Lilo & Stitch" has died, according to reports. Daveigh Chase, 35, died from complications of meningitis on Tuesday, June 16. Roy Hernandez, Chase's boyfriend, announced her death to TMZ on Wednesday, June 17. Hernandez reportedly created a GoFundMe page for Chase as her health worsened. "Her condition has become critical, and the doctors have told me she may not have much time left," he wrote. "All she ever wanted was a place where we could live togethe…
Heartbreaking Photo Appears To Show Teen Moments Before Deadly Central Park Carriage Crash Heartbreaking Photo Appears To Show Teen Moments Before Deadly Central Park Carriage Crash
Heartbreaking Photo Appears To Show Teen Moments Before Deadly Central Park Carriage Crash A newly released photo shows 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan smiling alongside his family in a horse-drawn carriage moments before a crash in Central Park claimed his life. The image, published by the New York Times and the New York Post, appears to have been taken shortly before the Thursday, June 17 incident near 71st Street and Center Drive that left the tourist dead and his family devastated. NYC horse carriage ban gains traction following tragic death of teen tourist https://t.co/NBLJXNyikM pic.twitter.com/hIlAGJWXm2 — New York Post (@nypost) June 18, 2026 Mahajan's father, De…
Mysteriously Absent NJ Congressman Tom Kean Promises Answers Upon Imminent Return Mysteriously Absent NJ Congressman Tom Kean Promises Answers Upon Imminent Return
Mysteriously Absent NJ Congressman Tom Kean Promises Answers Upon Imminent Return New Jersey Congressman Tom Kean Jr. will be returning to Washington on Tuesday, June 30 after a months-long absence attributed only to a personal health issue, an aide said. Kean, a Westfield resident and scion of a New Jersey political dynasty, has been away from Congress since March and has missed 135 votes, while refusing to disclose his absence. He has not been seen his public since his absence from the Hill and reporters have failed to track him down. Harrison Neely, a spokesman for Kean, said he will disclose the reason for his absence when he returns. While away, Kean has remained ac…
ICE's Roxbury Warehouse Was Supposed To Hold Thousands — Now It May Never Open: Report ICE's Roxbury Warehouse Was Supposed To Hold Thousands — Now It May Never Open: Report
ICE's Roxbury Warehouse Was Supposed To Hold Thousands — Now It May Never Open: Report A controversial plan to convert a warehouse in Roxbury into an immigration detention center appears to be dead after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security reportedly decided not to move forward with the project, the New York Times exclusively reported on Thursday, June 18. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning to shed seven of the 11 warehouses it purchased for approximately $1 billion as part of President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement strategy, either by selling them or transferring them to other federal agencies, the outlet said. Among the facilities reportedly being…
Pregnant Woman Shoots Bystander, Crashes Into Hotel Before Killing Herself: DA Pregnant Woman Shoots Bystander, Crashes Into Hotel Before Killing Herself: DA
Pregnant Woman Shoots Bystander, Crashes Into Hotel Before Killing Herself: DA An 8-month-pregnant woman opened fire outside a Massachusetts hotel, wounded an innocent bystander, crashed her vehicle into the building, and then took her own life during a violent early morning incident, according to police. The violence unfolded around 12:55 a.m. Thursday, June 18, at the Sturbridge Plaza Hotel on Haynes Street in Sturbridge, prompting a large response from local and state police. Investigators believe the woman went to the hotel looking for two people she knew, Worcester District Attorney Joseph Early said. She fired shots from outside the building, striking a bystande…
11 Undocumented Migrants Among 15 Charged In $1.4M Mass SNAP, Health Benefits Fraud Case: Feds 11 Undocumented Migrants Among 15 Charged In $1.4M Mass SNAP, Health Benefits Fraud Case: Feds
11 Undocumented Migrants Among 15 Charged In $1.4M Mass SNAP, Health Benefits Fraud Case: Feds A federal investigation uncovered a massive benefits fraud scheme that allegedly drained more than $1.4 million from taxpayer-funded programs in Massachusetts. The charges were announced Thursday, June 18, after a Homeland Security Investigations probe led to indictments against 15 suspects, including 11 people living in the country illegally and four U.S. citizens. According to the Department of Justice, the scheme involved Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, MassHealth benefits, disability payments, unemployment benefits, and other public assistance programs. Feder…
Northeast Baseball Team Cancels Pride Game After Players Refuse To Wear Rainbows Northeast Baseball Team Cancels Pride Game After Players Refuse To Wear Rainbows
Northeast Baseball Team Cancels Pride Game After Players Refuse To Wear Rainbows An independent baseball team in eastern Pennsylvania forfeited a game after several players refused to wear rainbow jerseys for an LGBTQ+ Pride Night. The York Revolution announced that it would not play its scheduled home game against Southern Maryland Blue Crabs on Thursday, June 18. The teams play in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, which isn't affiliated with MLB clubs. A free community Pride event will still be held at WellSpan Park in York from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Game tickets will be treated like a rainout and can be exchanged for any remaining 2026 r…
Man Killed In Double Stabbing: Middlesex County Prosecutor Man Killed In Double Stabbing: Middlesex County Prosecutor
Man Killed In Double Stabbing: Middlesex County Prosecutor A man was killed and a woman is in critical condition after both were found stabbed in South River Thursday morning, June 18. At 10:01 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call of a disturbance on Kamm Avenue and a woman and unresponsive man with multiple stab wounds, Middlesex County Prosecutor Linda Estremera and South River Police Chief Mark Tinitigan said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene while the woman was transported to a hospital in critical condition, authorities said.  The investigation is active and continuing but there is no threat to the public, authorities said…