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Two $1M NJ Lottery Tickets Sold Just Days Apart At Wawa, Liquor Store
Two New Jersey Lottery players became $1 million winners just two days apart, with the lucky tickets sold at a Wawa and local liquor store.
The first $1 million ticket, for the $100 Million Diamond Dazzler Scratch-Off game, was sold Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the Wawa at 3600 Route 9 in Old Bridge, according to the New Jersey Lottery.
Two days later, on Friday, Oct. 16, another $1 million winning ticket was sold for the Black Opal 7's Scratch-Off game at Mak on Main Liquors, located at 1500 Main St. in Asbury Park.
The two million-dollar prizes were among 13 New Jersey Lottery wins of at least…
UNH Hockey Captain Killed In Head-On I-95 Crash Was 'Great Leader, Caring Friend'
A University of New Haven hockey captain who dreamed of becoming an NYPD officer is being remembered as a great leader who wanted to help others after he was killed in an I-95 head-on crash.
Ryan O’Shea, 21, of Stony Point, New York, died Friday night, Oct. 16, after a wrong-way driver struck his car on I-91 in North Haven, Connecticut State Police said.
O’Shea was a senior captain of the university’s club hockey team, the Chargers. He studied criminal justice with a focus on police science, the university said.
“Ryan embodied everything that is good about being a Charger,” shared De…
NJ HS Senior In Suspected DUI Crash Needs Multiple Surgeries, Family Says
A New Jersey high school senior suffered devastating injuries in a crash involving a 17-year-old driver suspected of DUI, leaving her facing multiple surgeries and a long road to recovery, according to her family.
Elizabeth Kumesh-Torres suffered a fractured pelvis, broken ribs on both sides, a spleen injury and damage to her femur in the Friday, Oct. 16 crash on Route 22 West in Union Township, according to a GoFundMe launched by her cousin, Jeyson Pabon.
Kumesh-Torres required CPR at the scene and suffered internal bleeding, Pabon said. Initially in critical condition, she has since …
13-Year-Old Pennsylvania Girl Dies By Suicide: Coroner
A 13-year-old Pennsylvania girl has died by suicide, just weeks after an 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy died the same way, authorities announced Monday, Oct. 19.
The girl, of Upper Macungie Township, was pronounced dead at her residence at 5:49 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio.
An autopsy was completed Monday, Oct. 19, at the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and Forensic Center, and the manner of death was ruled a suicide, Buglio said.
The child has been identified, but the coroner's office will not release her name because of her age.
"Only limited in…
PA Welfare Office Supervisor Stole $20K In Food Benefits, Traded EBT Cards For Crack: DA
A Pennsylvania welfare office supervisor stole more than $20,000 in food assistance benefits from families in need, using stolen Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards to buy drugs, withdraw cash, and shop at local stores, authorities announced on Monday, Oct. 19.
Sheila McDonald, 46, of Pittsburgh, was working as a clerical supervisor and EBT coordinator at the Lehigh County Assistance Office in Allentown when she stole 48 cards and used them in more than 270 unauthorized transactions totaling $20,558.61, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan and Pennsylvania State …
Drunk Woman, 43, Caught With Teen In Her Car In Dutchess County, Police Say
A 43-year-old woman is facing a felony charge after police said she was caught driving while intoxicated with a 15-year-old child in her vehicle in Dutchess County.
Poughkeepsie resident Jennifer A. Stiver, 43, was arrested on Saturday, Oct. 17, following a traffic stop in Rhinebeck, New York State Police announced on Monday, Oct. 19.
Her arrest stemmed from an incident on Montgomery Street in Rhinebeck, where troopers pulled over her vehicle. They then saw that Stiver was showing signs of intoxication, the agency said.
Police then administered field sobriety tests and dis…
