Dangerous Storms To Hit Northeast In Waves: Timing, Highest-Risk Areas
A volatile setup threatens to turn an ordinary summer day into a dangerous stretch across much of the Northeast.
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Rounds of powerful thunderstorms will sweep through on Tuesday, July 21, bringing damaging winds, torrential rain, flash flooding, hail, and the possibility of tornadoes.
The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center placed parts of the upper Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic under an Enhanced Risk for severe weather, the third level on its five-point scale.
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Trio Snipped Verizon Lines, Triggering Outages Across Cecil County, Police Say
A trio responsible for outages in Maryland is facing charges after a series of copper wire thefts from Verizon poles.
According to Maryland State Police officials, three people have been arrested after allegedly cutting copper wire from active power poles in Cecil County that caused chaos on three separate occasions for area residents.
The thefts resulted in widespread communication service interruptions and caused an estimated total loss and damage exceeding $66,000, police say.
Those charged:
Brian Clark Tulley, 55, of Harbeson, Delaware;
Stacey Lyn Tulley, 46, of Elkton;
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Cop Killers Helped Run Multi-State Car Theft Ring Out Of Camden: AG
Thirteen people were arrested and charged with running a car theft ring out of Camden that involved the shooting death of a Philadelphia police officer, authorities announced Friday, Sept. 5.
Alex Vargas, a 27-year-old Camden resident and his brother Alexi Vargas, a 24-year-old Pennsauken resident, led a criminal enterprise which coordinated the theft of vehicles throughout New Jersey and his nearby states, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said.
From July 2001 through January 2004, the Vargas brothers and their accomplices stole cars in Camden, Burlington, Somerset, Bergen,…
$110K Catch Lands Lancaster County Teen Wold's Largest Flounder Tournament Title
A Pennsylvania teen is celebrating after reeling in a six-figure payout with a record flounder during the world’s largest tournament.
Jake Fleishchut, 16, of Kirkwood, hooked the biggest flounder at the "11th Annual Flounder Pounder Open", held Wednesday, Aug. 13 through Sunday, Aug. 17 at Paradise Grill in Long Neck, Delaware.
The five-day competition, recognized as the "largest flounder tournament in the world", drew more than 375 boats and 2,200 anglers. Fleishchut’s 28.5-inch, 9.6-pound flounder landed on Thursday, securing him the top prize of $110,000.
He was part of a four-member te…
High-Speed Delaware Chase Ends In I-95 Chaos As Man Crashes Into Cars In Chester City: PSP
A high-speed police pursuit that tore out of Delaware ended in a chaotic multi-car crash on I-95 in Chester City, with a driver allegedly carrying drugs and his passenger taken into custody, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, Aug. 15.
The chase began in Wilmington on Thursday, Aug. 14, when officers tried to stop a black Honda Accord, according to PSP Media.
As the suspects fled north, the vehicle rammed a Wilmington Police cruiser in Delaware before crossing into Pennsylvania, troopers said. On I-95 Northbound, the Accord struck two civilian vehicles, disabling itself after the…
'Baltimore County Not Sanctuary Jurisdiction' Exec Says After Being Named By DOJ
The US Department of Justice has officially named just one Maryland city in its newly released list of “sanctuary jurisdictions” — and it's joined only by Washington, DC, as the only two locations in the DMV region.
The list, published Tuesday, Aug. 5, by the DOJ, includes states, cities, and counties the federal government says have “policies, laws, or regulations that impede enforcement of federal immigration laws.”
“Sanctuary policies impede law enforcement and put American citizens at risk by design,” said US Attorney General Pamela Bondi in the announcement.
“The Department of Justice…
