New Jersey brush fire destroys dozens of homes, forces evacuations
A brush fire that raged through New Jersey forced residents to evacuate after it destroyed or damaged dozens of structures.
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New Jersey legalizes recreational marijuana
New Jersey has officially become the latest state to permit recreational marijuana use.The New Jersey state legislature approved…
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…
New Jersey Family of Eight Steps Forward as Winners of $429.6 Million Powerball Jackpot
A New Jersey mother and her seven children, who won the $429.6 million Powerball Jackpot, were introduced to the public today. The mother of the Smith family bought the winning ticket, which is the largest single jackpot ticket sold in New Jersey, her daughter and family spokeswoman Valeria Arthur said. The ticket was bought at a 7-Eleven in Trenton May…
Police Officers Catch 9-Year-Old Girl Jumping From Balcony of Burning Condo
(ABC News) — While evacuating people from a burning condominium building in Mahwah, New Jersey, police spotted a 9-year-old girl stuck on a third-floor balcony as flames engulfed the building. The girl, Sofya Doroshenko, was trapped on the balcony with no other way to escape. Three police officers were down below and told Sofya to jump. “I didn’t know what…
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…
New Jersey may be second state to raise smoking age to 21
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey could become the second state to raise the smoking age to 21, as part of a movement that’s been spurred in part by a major study released last year and a sharp increase in electronic cigarette use among young people. The state’s Legislature on Monday passed a bill that would fine retailers up to $1,000…
