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White House Posts Video After Second Strike On Alleged Venezuela Traffickers, Killing 3 White House Posts Video After Second Strike On Alleged Venezuela Traffickers, Killing 3
White House Posts Video After Second Strike On Alleged Venezuela Traffickers, Killing 3 The US military carried out a second strike on a suspected drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean, killing three people aboard, President Donald Trump said, as the White House again posted video of the operation on social media. Trump said the latest action took place on Monday, Sept. 15, and followed a similar strike on Tuesday, Sept. 2, that killed 11. The White House says both incidents occurred in international waters. As with the first incident, the White House shared footage online and framed the mission as part of a broader campaign against Venezuela-linked narco-trafficking networks. …
PA Police Chief, Marine, Dad In Prison For Meth Pleads Guilty In Mushrooms Case: DA PA Police Chief, Marine, Dad In Prison For Meth Pleads Guilty In Mushrooms Case: DA
PA Police Chief, Marine, Dad In Prison For Meth Pleads Guilty In Mushrooms Case: DA A father, Marine veteran, and former police chief in Pennsylvania already serving federal prison time for meth trafficking has now pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence in a case tied to missing mushrooms, Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli announced on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. Former Greensburg Police Chief Shawn Denning pleaded guilty to three counts of tampering with evidence before Common Pleas Judge Michael Stewart, according to the DA’s office. Judge Stewart sentenced Denning to one year of probation. The case stems from a February 2023 audit of the Greensburg…
CNN Reporter Detained On Live TV Covering LA Protests Over Trump-Ordered Immigration Crackdown CNN Reporter Detained On Live TV Covering LA Protests Over Trump-Ordered Immigration Crackdown
CNN Reporter Detained On Live TV Covering LA Protests Over Trump-Ordered Immigration Crackdown A CNN reporter was briefly detained by police this week while covering immigration-related unrest in Los Angeles. Jason Carroll was reporting on the fallout from clashes between riot police and protestors on Monday, June 9, when officers told him he needed to leave the area. However, before he could respond, they detained him, pulling his hands behind his back. Carroll and his cameraman, who captured the encounter on video, were escorted out of the area and then released. “I asked, ‘Am I being arrested?’” Carroll said on CNN after the incident. “He said, ‘No … you’re being detained.’ You t…
Marines May Be Next As Trump Sends National Guard To LA Amid ICE Protests Marines May Be Next As Trump Sends National Guard To LA Amid ICE Protests
Marines May Be Next As Trump Sends National Guard To LA Amid ICE Protests In response to escalating protests against immigration enforcement, the Trump administration has announced the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles. It follows two days of confrontations between demonstrators and immigration agents during raids on local businesses, raising concerns among California officials regarding public safety. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth indicated that active-duty US Marines could also be mobilized from Camp Pendleton in North San Diego County if violence persists. "The violent mob assaults on ICE and Federal Law Enforcement are designed to pre…
Blue Angels To Thrill Annapolis This Week: Here's When Blue Angels To Thrill Annapolis This Week: Here's When
Blue Angels To Thrill Annapolis This Week: Here's When The Blue Angels will be flying over Annapolis twice this week: Once for practice, once for show. The esteemed team of jets, comprised of 138 world-class US Sailors and Marines, will be in town for US Naval Academy Commissioning Week, closing the Severn River twice. Practice is scheduled for Tuesday, May 21 from 2 to 4 p.m. The show will be Wednesday, May 22 beginning at 2 p.m. The flight path will be over the Annapolis Maritime Museum and over the US Naval Academy.
Jawbone Of Marine Who Died In Training Exercise ID'd By Ramapo College Students Jawbone Of Marine Who Died In Training Exercise ID'd By Ramapo College Students
Jawbone Of Marine Who Died In Training Exercise ID'd By Ramapo College Students Students at Ramapo College helped identify the missing remains of a marine who had been dead for 73 years. In July of 1951, Leland Yager, a U.S. Marines Captain, died in a military training exercise. His remains were recovered in California and buried in Missouri. Years later, a child was doing a scavenging exploration in Arizona when they discovered an unidentified human jaw bone. Last year, enforcement in Arizona referred the case to the Ramapo College Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center and students began working on the case, along with the North Texas Center for Human Identification …
Funeral Held For Arlington Marine Cpl. Spencer Collart, 21, Killed In Osprey Crash (PHOTOS) Funeral Held For Arlington Marine Cpl. Spencer Collart, 21, Killed In Osprey Crash (PHOTOS)
Funeral Held For Arlington Marine Cpl. Spencer Collart, 21, Killed In Osprey Crash (Photos) Arlington's Spencer Collart, one of three U.S. Marines killed in an Osprey crash in Australia last August, has been laid to rest. A funeral service for the 21-year-old MV-22B crew chief, was held on Sept. 25, in Section 52 of the Arlington National Cemetery. Marines from the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. (8th and I) conduct military funeral honors for U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Spencer Collart in Section 52 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Sept. 25, 2023.Elizabeth Fraser Earlier this week, military funeral honors were conducted for U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Spencer Colla…
Ex-NJ Lawyer Convicted Of Killing GF Dies In Jail On Father's Day Ex-NJ Lawyer Convicted Of Killing GF Dies In Jail On Father's Day
Ex-NJ Lawyer Convicted Of Killing GF Dies In Jail On Father's Day James Ray III, the Montclair lawyer convicted of killing Angela Blesdoe, the mother of his 6-year-old daughter, died in jail just days before he was due for sentencing, Daily Voice has learned. Ray, 60, was found unconscious in his cell at the Essex County Jail on Father's Day around 6 p.m., the New York Times says citing James Troisi, the vice president of the union that represents the jail’s supervisors.  "We have confirmed that James Ray that has died, though the cause and manner are not known," said Robert Florida, spokesman for the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. "An a…
Montclair Lawyer James Ray III Convicted Of Murder Montclair Lawyer James Ray III Convicted Of Murder
Montclair Lawyer James Ray III Convicted Of Murder A 60-year-old Montclair lawyer has been convicted of murder in the 2018 death of the mother of his 6-year-old daughter, authorities announced. James R. Ray III was found guilty of first-degree murder and weapons offenses following a six-week trial before Superior Court Judge Verna G. Leath, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said Friday, May 12. The murder occurred nearly five years ago in the house the couple shared with their daughter on North Mountain Avenue in Montclair, when Ray shot Angela Bledsoe, 44, in the chest, face, and back, after she dropped the girl …
Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop Runs For NJ Governor Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop Runs For NJ Governor
Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop Runs For NJ Governor Steven Fulop is officially throwing his hat in the ring. The Jersey City mayor announced on Tuesday, April 11 that he will be seeking the Democratic nomination for governor in 2025. Gov. Phil Murphy is term limited and cannot seek re-election. "My career has always been guided by a strong desire to take on difficult challenges and find solutions that help improve peoples’ lives," Fulop said in a press release.  "I’ve never backed down from a fight before, and I’m ready to work hard for all the people of our great state to deliver the results New Jersey deserves." Following the Sept. …
Family Of Baltimore Firefighters Struck With Tragedy Given Glimmer Of Hope Family Of Baltimore Firefighters Struck With Tragedy Given Glimmer Of Hope
Family Of Baltimore Firefighters Struck With Tragedy Given Glimmer Of Hope A family of Baltimore firefighters is asking for the public's help fighting a rare disease that recently entered their circle. Retired Baltimore firefighter Joe Brocato launched a GoFundMe after his grandson, 6-year-old Joey Brocato, was diagnosed with the rare disease adrenoleukodystrophy, or ALD for short. Joey's father Tony Brocato is also a Baltimore City firefighter, as well as a Marine veteran.  According to Joe, the disease prominently affects both the central and peripheral nervous systems, which are responsible for both the body's involuntary and voluntary functions…
Officer Killed In Raleigh Mass Shooting Laid To Rest In Home State Of NJ Officer Killed In Raleigh Mass Shooting Laid To Rest In Home State Of NJ
Officer Killed In Raleigh Mass Shooting Laid To Rest In Home State Of NJ A 29-year-old police officer ambushed and killed while on his way to work as a police officer in Raleigh, NC has been buried in New Jersey — his home state. Services for Gabriel Torres, a Jackson native, were held at the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, with internment at Holy Cross Cemetery in North Arlington. Posted by Raleigh Police Department on Saturday, October 22, 2022 Torres and four other victims were killed, and two others wounded, by a 15-year-old shooter wearing camouflage clothing the evening of Thursday, Oct. 13 in Northeastern Raleigh, police said.  Torres was found by h…
Longshoreman Killed In Freak Accident Was Impossible Not To Love (TRIBUTE) Longshoreman Killed In Freak Accident Was Impossible Not To Love (TRIBUTE)
Longshoreman Killed In Freak Accident Was Impossible Not To Love (Tribute) Anywhere Uriel Matamoros went, he made a friend. "He never met a stranger," his obituary reads. "Every person in the world to him seemed to be just a new friend. He had a keen ability to bring out the best in others and always saw the good in them.  "Without hesitation he was always willing to give the shirt off his back to those who needed." The world lost a friend on Wednesday, July 13, when 59-year-old Matamoros was crushed to death by a piece of machinery at his job in Port Newark. A GoFundMe for Matamoros' family had raised more than $11,000 as of Monday, July 18. Matamoros moved t…
PA Marine, Dad Of 5 Accused Of Attacking Police At Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Dies Suddenly PA Marine, Dad Of 5 Accused Of Attacking Police At Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Dies Suddenly
PA Marine, Dad Of 5 Accused Of Attacking Police At Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Dies Suddenly A man hoping to make a deal and resolve his case regarding his alleged attack on a police officer during the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot has died and his community wants the world to remember he was a person beyond this one day. Michael John Lopatic, 58, of Manheim Township, was accused of ripping off one of the officer's helmet and gas mask, stealing his cellphone— breaking his body camera, an essential piece of evidence— and hitting him with an uppercut during the riot, according to prosecutors statements. But this former Marine was not deemed a flight risk and was released from custody over a ye…
IDs Released For Four US Marines Killed During NATO Training Drill In Norway IDs Released For Four US Marines Killed During NATO Training Drill In Norway
IDs Released For Four US Marines Killed During NATO Training Drill In Norway The US Marines have identified the four killed in a MV-22B Osprey that crashed during a NATO training mission in Arctic Norway on Friday, March 18. The four Marines were assigned to “Raging Bulls” of Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261 based at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, according to an announcement from the Marines on Sunday, March 20. They are: Capt. Ross A. Reynolds, age 27, of Leominster, Massachusetts Capt. Matthew J. Tomkiewicz, age 27, of Fort Wayne, Indiana Gunnery Sgt. James W. Speedy, age 30, of Cambridge, Ohio Cpl. Jacob M. Moore, age 24, of Catlet…
DA: West Chester Man Investigated For Child Porn Found With Gun, More During Search DA: West Chester Man Investigated For Child Porn Found With Gun, More During Search
DA: West Chester Man Investigated For Child Porn Found With Gun, More During Search A West Chester man who was being investigated for child pornography was also found with a handgun and forged military papers during a search of his home Thursday, authorities said. Chester County Detectives ignited an investigation earlier this year when the ICAC Task Force received information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), indicating that Carlin Alexander, 32, had numerous images and videos of child sexual abuse, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. A search warrant served on Alexander's South Church Street home t…
Pennsylvania Man Accused Of Attacking Police At Capitol Riot Temporarily Freed Pennsylvania Man Accused Of Attacking Police At Capitol Riot Temporarily Freed
Pennsylvania Man Accused Of Attacking Police At Capitol Riot Temporarily Freed A Manheim Township man accused of attacking a police officer breaking his body cam during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was released from prison while he awaits trial, federal officials said. Michael J. Lopatic, 57, was originally scheduled to have a hearing on whether he should be freed Thursday-- instead on Monday, the hearing was cancelled and he was released, according to court documents. U.S. District Judge Emmett Sullivan has been presiding over the case where Lopatic was a co-defendant with two other men, according to the US Department of Justice indictment. The men are fac…
Michael Reilly, Owner Of Toms River Company That Sanitized Police Vehicles, Dies Of COVID-19 Michael Reilly, Owner Of Toms River Company That Sanitized Police Vehicles, Dies Of COVID-19
Michael Reilly, Owner Of Toms River Company That Sanitized Police Vehicles, Dies Of Covid-19 Toms River and surrounding communities are mourning the loss of Michael Reilly, the owner of a local sanitization company who died after battling COVID-19. Reilly died Dec. 9 at Community Medical Center. He was 47 years old. A Denville native, Reilly served in the U.S. Marines and most recently served as the owner and operator of Servpro, in Toms River. He supported countless local charities and always found a way to give back to his community. "Michael was an upstanding local businessman who, along with his crew, had been assisting our Department with decontamination efforts since the CO…