Rounds Of Drenching Rain Could Lead To Localized Flash Flooding: Latest Timing Rounds Of Drenching Rain Could Lead To Localized Flash Flooding: Latest Timing
Rounds Of Drenching Rain Could Lead To Localized Flash Flooding: Latest Timing Pleasant conditions won't last long as a more active pattern takes shape across the region. Click here for a new, updated story - Drenching Rain Approaches: These Areas Face Localized Flood Threat That breather will hold through Saturday, Sept. 19, before clouds increase and the first significant round of rain approaches from the west, the National Weather Service says. Rain should begin spreading into Pennsylvania late Saturday night and Sunday morning before reaching the New York City area, northern New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts later Sunday, Sept. 20. The NWS expects sho…
Netflix Show Takes Over NJ Downtown Metuchen For Season 2 Filming Netflix Show Takes Over NJ Downtown Metuchen For Season 2 Filming
Netflix Show Takes Over NJ Downtown Metuchen For Season 2 Filming A New Jersey town got a Hollywood makeover this week. Netflix's "Big Mistakes", produced by and starring Dan Levy, as well as Laurie Metcalf and Poorna Jagannathan, was filmed in and around Yestercades and Peterson Park, Mayor Jonathan M. Busch said on Thursday, Sept. 27. Yestercades, a business in town, was transformed for the day into the fictional “Caputo’s Yarn & Crafts,” according to Busch. According to Netflix’s Tudum, the series centers on Nicky, played by Levy, and Morgan, played by Taylor Ortega, siblings who become tangled up with organized crime after a botched theft meant t…
Worker Airlifted After Electrocuted In Atlantic City: Police Worker Airlifted After Electrocuted In Atlantic City: Police
Worker Airlifted After Electrocuted In Atlantic City: Police A man was electrocuted in Atlantic City Thursday, Sept. 17, authorities said. At 8:23 a.m., officers responded to Annapolis and Ventor Avenues after a man was working on a building when the ladder he was using came into contact with electrical wires, Atlantic City police said. The man subsequently fell unconscious, to the ground, police said. Officers performed CPR after no pulse was detected, and the man was airlifted to a nearby hospital, police said. His current condition is not being released, police said.
NYU Langone, UPMC To End Gender-Affirming Care For Minors In DOJ Deals NYU Langone, UPMC To End Gender-Affirming Care For Minors In DOJ Deals
NYU Langone, Upmc To End Gender-Affirming Care For Minors In DOJ Deals Two major New York and Pennsylvania health systems will stop providing gender-affirming medical care to minors under agreements reached with the US Department of Justice, federal officials announced Friday, Sept. 18. NYU Langone Hospitals and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, or UPMC, agreed to stop providing puberty blockers, hormones, and surgical procedures to patients younger than 18, according to the DOJ. NYU also agreed to pay $8.5 million, while UPMC will pay $950,000 as part of the resolutions, the department said. The agreements resolve investigations into potential vio…
Steering Control Could Fail In 200K+ Recalled VW, Audi Vehicles Steering Control Could Fail In 200K+ Recalled VW, Audi Vehicles
Steering Control Could Fail In 200K+ Recalled VW, Audi Vehicles More than 200,000 Volkswagen and Audi SUVs are being recalled because a significant problem can cause them to lose steering control. Volkswagen Group of America issued the recall for about 208,724 vehicles, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report filed on Friday, Sept. 11. The affected vehicles include 2018 Volkswagen Tiguans, 2018-2019 Volkswagen Atlases, and 2019-2021 Audi Q3s. The problem involves a bolt that holds the steering rack in place. The bolt can corrode and break, potentially damaging the steering rack and causing drivers to lose steering control. …
Trump Bans 3 Major News Outlets From White House, Says Others May Follow Trump Bans 3 Major News Outlets From White House, Says Others May Follow
Trump Bans 3 Major News Outlets From White House, Says Others May Follow The battle over what media outlets get through the White House gates has sharply escalated. President Donald Trump announced Friday afternoon, Sept. 18, that he was immediately banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House in an extraordinary, unprecedented move that is sounding alarms about First Amendment rights. The First Amendment of the Constitution protects five basic freedoms from government interference: religion, speech, the press, assembly, and petition. Trump disclosed the directive in a post on his Truth Social account. He accused all three organizations of repeatedly …
Philly Man Learns Fate After Shooting At AC Bar: Prosecutor Philly Man Learns Fate After Shooting At AC Bar: Prosecutor
Philly Man Learns Fate After Shooting At AC Bar: Prosecutor A 25-year-old Philadelphia man was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting a person in Atlantic City, authorities announced. Carlos Medina-Morales previously pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. On Sunday,  July 28, 2024, officers responded to the Cinco de Mayo bar and restaurant on Atlantic Avenue after Medina-Morales threatened and argued with the staff when he was denied entry, authorities said. Medina-Morales then left in a vehicle, firing rounds towards the establishment as the vehi…
Amazon Customers Could Get More Money As $2.5B Settlement Expands: See Who Qualifies Amazon Customers Could Get More Money As $2.5B Settlement Expands: See Who Qualifies
Amazon Customers Could Get More Money As $2.5B Settlement Expands: See Who Qualifies Amazon Prime customers could get more money as a major $2.5 billion federal settlement expands. The Federal Trade Commission announced on Thursday, Sept. 17, that Amazon will speed up and broaden payments to eligible consumers under the settlement reached in September 2025. The online retail giant was required to pay a $1 billion civil penalty and provide up to $1.5 billion in refunds to consumers. Amazon was accused of enrolling millions of consumers in Prime subscriptions without their consent and knowingly making it difficult for customers to cancel. More than $845 million had …
NJ Pharmacist Must Sell Pharmacy After Repeated Violations: AG NJ Pharmacist Must Sell Pharmacy After Repeated Violations: AG
NJ Pharmacist Must Sell Pharmacy After Repeated Violations: AG A Gloucester County pharmacist's license must sell her pharmacy after she violated an order that had suspended her license after being accused of practicing unsafely, authorities announced Friday, Sept. 18. Nittal Lodha, owner and operator of Woodbury Family Pharmacy, operated in unsanitary conditions and interfered with patients’ rights to obtain their medications from pharmacies of their choice, leaving them to ration medications or forgo them altogether, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. She must sell the pharmacy to a purchaser approved by the state within 90 day…
Duncan Sheik Dies At 56: Hitmaker, NJ Native Leaves Young Daughter Duncan Sheik Dies At 56: Hitmaker, NJ Native Leaves Young Daughter
Duncan Sheik Dies At 56: Hitmaker, NJ Native Leaves Young Daughter A defining voice of ’90s pop who found an acclaimed second act on Broadway has gone silent. Singer-songwriter and Tony Award-winning composer Duncan Sheik died Thursday, Sept. 17, at a Manhattan hospital. He was 56. His family announced his death in a statement on his Instagram account. "It is with profound sadness that we confirm the passing of Duncan Sheik," the family said. "The world has a lost a singular talent, and deeply influential voice in music and theater."  View this post on Instagram His mother, Suzanne Sheik, told People t…
Woman Convicted In Death Of Super Bowl Sports Anchor Who Lost Wife, Left Behind Baby Woman Convicted In Death Of Super Bowl Sports Anchor Who Lost Wife, Left Behind Baby
Woman Convicted In Death Of Super Bowl Sports Anchor Who Lost Wife, Left Behind Baby A woman has been convicted in the death of a 27-year-old sports anchor who was found dead while covering Super Bowl LIX. A Louisiana jury found 49-year-old Danette Colbert guilty of negligent homicide and racketeering on Thursday, Sept. 17. She was charged in the death of Adan Manzano, a reporter and anchor for Telemundo Kansas City. Manzano was found dead in his hotel room in Kenner, Louisiana, on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. He was in the New Orleans area to cover Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. The 27-year-old was discovered face down on a pil…
Snake Removed From Car In NJ: Police Snake Removed From Car In NJ: Police
Snake Removed From Car In NJ: Police A snake was removed from the grill of a car in Franklin Township, authorities announced Friday, Sept. 18. On Monday, Sept. 14, officers responded to a residential address on Oakland Avenue after a receiving a report that a snake was stuck in the grill of a vehicle, Franklin Township police said. Officers removed portions of the vehicle including the front bumper, to gain access to the snake, police said. Officers were able to safely free the snake and transport it to the Franklin Township Animal Shelter, police said. Animal control officers identified the 3-foot-long sn…