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Md. Police Shoot N.J. Man Who Fled In Stolen Car
CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. (AP) — Maryland State Police say a New Jersey man who led police on a chase in a stolen vehicle has been shot by a state trooper. Police say the man, Thorne Wright, 23, was shot in...
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BLOG: Rain On The Way
A low pressure system, now located in eastern Canada, has been dragging a cool front across interior parts of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic states during the night. That front will be pulling away...
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Constellation To Install Toys R Us Rooftop Solar
BALTIMORE (AP) — Toys R Us says Constellation Energy will build and operate North America’s largest rooftop solar power installation on top of a New Jersey distribution center. The toy retailer...
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5 Charged In Pa. In Multistate Prostitution Ring
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) – Five people have been charged with operating a lucrative prostitution network that stocked brothels in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland with illegal immigrants from Asia,...
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Authority Ends E-ZPass Break For Non-N.J. Customers
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. (AP) — Drivers who have E-ZPass accounts in other states soon won’t get off-peak discounts when they pass through New Jersey. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority voted unanimously to end...
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Christie To Pull N.J. From Greenhouse Gas Initiative
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey will withdraw from a 10-state regional greenhouse gas reduction program by the end of the year, Gov. Chris Christie announced Thursday, saying it hasn’t worked to combat...
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Hudson River Jetliner Heads Through Southern W.Va.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The US Airways jetliner that made a safe emergency landing in the Hudson River in 2009 is in southern West Virginia. A truck pulling the 120-foot fuselage passed through...
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Heat Grips Much Of U.S.; Get Used To It
WASHINGTON (AP) — The mercury climbed into the 90s across half the country Wednesday in a record-breaking blast of August-like heat, forcing schools with no air conditioning to let kids go home early...
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Half The Country Wilts Under Unrelenting Heat
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A third day of unseasonable heat blistered the eastern half of the country Thursday, making tornado cleanup miserable in Massachusetts and sending country music fans in...
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National Marbles Tournament Begins In N.J.
WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Children from five states have gathered in a New Jersey shore resort to compete in the 88th National Marbles Tournament. The 47 boys and girls in Wildwood are vying to be the...
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Pittsburgh Kids Win National Marbles Tournament
WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) – Two mibsters from Pittsburgh have taken top honors at the 88th National Marbles Tournament in Wildwood, N.J. Bailey Narr, 11, credited her coaches with preparing her to win...
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Man Hurt When Freight Train Hits His Car
NEW MARKET, Md. (AP) — Authorities say a New Jersey man is in critical condition after his car was hit by a freight train near New Market. The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office says David Callan of...
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Maryland Woman Injured In Jersey Shore Fall
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — Police say a Maryland woman is in critical condition after she apparently jumped from a third-floor balcony in the town where MTV’s “Jersey Shore” program is filmed....
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Striking Verizon Workers Protest At CEO’s Home
MENDHAM, N.J. (AP) — Hundreds of striking Verizon workers held a candlelight vigil outside their CEO’s mansion Thursday, hoping to draw a stark contrast between the contract demands of blue-collar...
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31,000 Pounds Of Trash Netted In Coastal Cleanup
SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Volunteers have collected about 31,000 pounds of trash from beaches and rivers in the mid-Atlantic region, including a kitchen counter top and flag pole. The trash was collected...
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Abortion Doctor Accused Of Murder Returning To Md.
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey doctor charged with 10 counts of murder for providing late-term abortions in Maryland has agreed to return to that state to face charges. Steven Brigham waived...
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Rugelach Pastry Recalled From Maryland Stores
MONSEY, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says a New York company is recalling its rugelach pastry because some ingredients labels may have omitted eggs. Bloch’s Best Inc. of Monsey,...
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O’Malley Lobbies Lawmakers For Offshore Wind
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s governor lobbied lawmakers personally Tuesday for one of the key pieces of his environmental agenda, a reworked offshore wind power bill modeled on a New Jersey law....
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N.J. Man Sentenced For Bringing Cocaine Into Md.
BALTIMORE (AP) — A New Jersey man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for transporting 13 kilograms of cocaine through Maryland. Jonathan Melendez, 31, of Lodi, N.J., was sentenced Thursday. He...
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Multi-State Home Depot Theft Ring Broken Up
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — State and federal authorities in New Jersey have broken up a multi-state theft ring that for months stole merchandise almost daily from Home Depot stores by under-ringing items at...
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