New Jersey

New Jersey high school principal dies donating bone marrow

A high school principal has died donating bone marrow to someone in need. Derrick Nelson, 44, the principal of Westfield High School in Westfield, New Jersey, died April 8 after falling to into a coma during a procedure to donate bone marrow to a 14-year-old boy in France, Nelson’s father told ABC News. He did not give further details. “He was the…

High school wrestler forced to cut dreads or forfeit match

Buena, NJ (ABC News) — An emergency meeting–scheduled tonight–after a high school referee ordered a wrestler to cut his long hair–or forfeit the match. The Regional Board of Education in Buena is expected to discuss what it’s calling “personnel matters.” The New Jersey State Attorney General’s Office is also looking into the incident. ABC’s Maggie Rulli has more. Categories: National…

Coroner IDs NJ Man Killed in Barbershop Shooting

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C (WOLO) —  We now know the identity of the individual who was shot and killed while attempting to rob a barber shop Friday night. 35-year-old Adeyemi Herschelle Hannibal died from complications of multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body when he and an accomplice attempted to rob patrons at the ‘Next Up Barber and Beauty’ located on Fort…

NJ Couple Snowed In After Historic Blizzard

Shawn Yin and his wife Helen were trapped in their house by a massive snow drift. (Photo courtesy of Shawn Yin) (ABC News) Shawn Yin and Helen Liu of Kendall Park, New Jersey, were expecting a lot of snow from this weekend’s blizzard. But what happened next was completely unforeseen: the couple’s front door was blocked by a massive snow…