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Long Beach Island, NJ

Police & Fire

Princeton Dad Thrown Overboard, Killed By Boat Circling Barnegat Bay, Troopers Say (Update) Authorities have released the identity of the boater thrown overboard and then struck and killed by the same boat in New Jersey waters Sunday morning, Aug. 24. Karl Chen Karl Chen Facebook photo Troopers responded to the area of ICW Marker 116 in the Barnegat Bay in Little Egg Harbor just before 10 a.m., where a 27-foot Robalo vessel struck a large wake, causing both occupants to be ejected, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. See video from the scene below. An out of control boat on the Barnegat Bay has killed 1 and left another in critical condition. I…

by Cecilia Levine

08/24/2025

White Plains, NY

News

La Niña May Shape Winter 2025–26 Weather, NOAA Says: Here's What To Know Americans could see a winter with more dramatic shifts in temperature and precipitation as federal forecasters signal a La Niña may be on the horizon for the 2025–26 season. According to the latest update from the NOAA Climate Prediction Center, released Tuesday, Aug. 19, conditions in the Pacific Ocean are showing early signs of a La Niña pattern developing by this fall or early winter. NOAA has issued a La Niña Watch, indicating there’s increased confidence that this climate phenomenon could briefly take hold before the end of the year. La Niña events, driven by cooler-than-average…

by Joe Lombardi

08/24/2025

Westhampton-Quogue, NY

Lifestyle

Matt Lauer Resurfaces In Rare Public Outing — And His Wild Look Has Fans Stunned Embattled former Today Show host Matt Lauer made a rare public appearance on Long Island — and his look had some former fans doing a double-take. Celebrity photographer Danny Ordonez captured the shot of Lauer during an evening out in Sag Harbor, though his appearance was jarring for some, who had some comments on his outfit. In the photo, Lauer is clean shaven, sporting blindingly white shoes, pants, complete with a black-and-white shirt featuring a bright pattern. "Matt Lauer keeping it low-key in Sag Harbor after a dinner outing, the former Today Show co-anchor looked ca…

by Zak Failla

08/23/2025

Fairfield, CT

News

New England Mom In Family Murder-Suicide Said She Was ‘Withering Away’ In Haunting Video For weeks, a 34-year-old wife and mother of three posted TikTok videos about her life, her family, and her rapidly declining mental health. Earlier this week, police said she killed nearly her entire family before turning the gun on herself. Emily Long, 34, Ryan Long, 48, and their two oldest children, Parker, 8, and Ryan, 6, were found shot to death inside their home in Madbury, New Hampshire, on Monday, Aug. 18, according to the state Attorney General’s Office. The couple's 3-year-old son was not harmed. Investigators say Emily killed them all before turning the gun on her…

by Josh Lanier

08/23/2025

Jackson, NJ

Police & Fire

Jackson Township Man, 34, Killed In Early Morning Crash: Police A 34-year-old man was killed early Saturday, Aug. 23, in Jackson Township, authorities confirmed. Police were called to Metedeconk Trail at approximately 6:27 a.m., Jackson Township Police Chief Matthew D. Kunz said. The driver, a township resident, had struck a parked truck on the road, the chief said. The driver, who was not identified, was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer Matthew Kalbach, who is the primary investigator. He can be reached at 732-928-1111, or via email at mkalbach@jacksontwpn…

by Cecilia Levine

08/23/2025

Northern Highlands, NJ

Police & Fire

Fleeing Wrong-Way Driver Crashes Into Tractor Trailer, Minivan On Route 17 (Update) A wrong-way driver fleeing police slammed into multiple vehicles on Route 17 late Friday, Aug. 22, injuring four people, authorities said. At approximately 10:54 p.m., a 64-year-old man from New City, NY, entered Route 17 North from Hollywood Avenue in Ho-Ho-Kus by traveling southbound in the northbound lanes, Ridgewood Police Capt. Glenn Ender said. Near Race Track Road in Ridgewood, the Honda HR-V collided with a tractor trailer and a Honda Odyssey van, among other vehicles. The impact caused the tractor-trailer to break through the concrete center median. Four people sustained non…

by Cecilia Levine

08/22/2025

Riverhead, NY

Police & Fire

'Streamer' Flushes Shot At Fame After Peeing On Police Car, NY Cops Say A New York teenager picked the wrong kind of stream to go viral, and wound up in handcuffs instead. Suffolk County Police arrested an 18-year-old man this week after he urinated on a cop car, according to police. Highway Patrol officers had just responded to a hit-and-run crash on the Long Island Expressway when things took a bizarre turn, the agency revealed Friday, Aug. 22. While waiting for a ride, passenger Marquis Tucker, 18, decided to relieve himself on the side of a marked police vehicle — recording the act on his phone like some sort of content creation, police said. Instead of l…

by Michael Mashburn

08/22/2025

Rutherford, NJ

Police & Fire

24-Year-Old Found In Meadowlands After Two-Day Search: Police A 24-year-old Rutherford resident in the midst of a mental health crisis was found safe Thursday night, Aug. 22, ending a tense two-day search that drew multiple law enforcement agencies to the Meadowlands, authorities said. The man’s parents reported him missing on Wednesday, Aug. 20, after he failed to return home from his job at the American Dream Mall the night before, Rutherford Police Chief John Russo said. New Jersey State Police, who have jurisdiction over the Meadowlands grounds, worked alongside Rutherford police in the early stages of the investigation. Surveillance footage quick…

by Cecilia Levine

08/22/2025

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