Mom Charged With Vehicular Homicide In LBI Memorial Day Boat Crash That Killed Son
The mother of a 28-year-old man killed in a Memorial Day boating crash on Long Beach Island has been charged with vehicular homicide in connection with her son's death.
Jennifer Pearson, a 59-year-old Barnegat resident, surrendered to state police on Wednesday, Aug. 19, and was charged with death by vessel, operating a vessel under the influence, reckless operation, operating without a Boating Safety Certificate, and failure to have a proper lookout, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said.
Pearson is the mother of Gunnar Pearson, a Barnegat resident, w…
Video: Tornado Rips Through Long Island Beach Club, Damaging Cabanas, Buildings
A tornado that began as a waterspout off Long Island tore through a private beach club, damaging dozens of cabanas and other structures and forcing two clubs to close indefinitely.
The tornado touched down at the far west end of Atlantic Beach between 6:30 and 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, the National Weather Service confirmed. Radar, video of the waterspout coming ashore, and damage near the Sun and Surf Beach Club confirmed the touchdown, the agency said.
Sun and Surf, located in the Village of Atlantic Beach, said the tornado caused "significant damage to numerous cabanas and buildings."
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Feds Detail Albany Woman's Alleged Plan To Bomb State Capitol, Kill Senators For ISIS
Federal officials are detailing a New York woman's alleged plan to bomb the State Capitol, kill senators, and flee to ISIS-controlled territory in Syria.
Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, made her initial appearance in federal court on a charge of attempting to provide material support to ISIS, the US Department of Justice said (see criminal complaint attached at the bottom of this news story).
Bowie was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 19, as she took possession of what she believed was an explosive device intended for an attack on the New York State Capitol and state senators, authorities said. …
Motorcycling Couple Killed When Brick Driver 'Freaked Out' Over Bug Remembered: Report
A motorcycling couple who shared 14 years together are being remembered after they were killed in a head-on Pennsylvania crash allegedly caused when a New Jersey driver became distracted by a bug that flew into her vehicle.
Miranda Sue Wormuth, 30, and her "lifelong partner," Anthony Myles Sones, 34, died in the Wednesday, Aug. 12 crash on Carson Hill Road in Brady Township, Clearfield County, according to their obituaries and as previously reported by Daily Voice.
Bernadette Cobb, 55, of Brick, NJ, was driving a 2021 Nissan Rogue east when she crossed into the westbound lane and struck the…
Arrests Made In Millville Double Murder: Prosecutor
A 50-year-old Millville man has been arrested in a double murder after he opened fire on a vehicle carrying four people, killing two of them, authorities said.
Daniel L. Gilmore Jr. was taken into custody Wednesday, Aug. 19, three days after Ashley Brown, 32, of Millville, and Andy Steven Brazil, 32, of Vineland, were shot and killed, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said.
At 3:40 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, Millville police responded to 815 N. High St. and found Brown and Brazil suffering from gunshot wounds, Webb-McRae said. Both were pronounced dead, Web…
