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Cecilia Levine

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Weather

Post-Christmas Storm Ends 2023 With Days Of Rain, Possible Flooding The chances of a white Christmas this year are looking slim, and the end of the year is looking wet. The holiday weekend will be mostly dry with mild temps before a post-Christmas storm moves in over the Northeast on Tuesday night, Dec. 26, according to AccuWeather. Once the rain starts, though, it's not expected to stop until the end of the week, according to AccuWeather. More than five inches of rain fell in the first 20 days of December alone — 1.5 times the historical average, the weather outlet said. In Philadelphia, more than twice the average amount of rain fell: 6.22 inches, …

by Cecilia Levine

12/23/2023

Police & Fire

Police ID Woman Killed In Officer Involved Virginia Hotel Incident Police have identified the woman who was killed in a police-involved shooting over the weekend at a Virginia hotel. Melissa R. Tompkins, 40, of no fixed addressed, was fatally shot by police after hitting an officer in the head with his baton on Sunday night, Dec. 17, Virginia State Police said. Stratsburg police responded to a 9-1-1 call for an erratic person damaging property at a hotel on Signal Knob Drive around 11 p.m., police said. Tompkins was found in a back parking lot of the hotel, where an altercation ensued as the woman attacked the officer and took his baton, state police…

by Cecilia Levine

12/21/2023

Police & Fire

Pair Arrested Weeks After Group Surrounds Vehicle, Fires Shots In Arlington: Cops Two arrests have been made in a shooting that happened earlier this month in Arlington, police said. Elijah Broadus, 21, and Isaiah Grady, 18, were charged for their roles in a shooting in which at least one person in a group of six fired at a vehicle leaving a parking lot on S. Kenmore Street and 23rd Street S., on Dec. 2, Arlington County police said. Broadus was arrested on Dec. 20 and charged with shooting at an occupied vehicle, discharge of a firearm within 1,000 feet of a school, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and wearing a mask to conceal identity, police said. …

by Cecilia Levine

12/20/2023

Police & Fire

Reckless Driver Leads 100 MPH Pursuit, Nearly Hits Deputy Head-On In Stafford: Sheriff A 23-year-old Fredericksburg driver was being held without bond after leading a police pursuit at more than twice the speed limit through Stafford, authorities said. Jhonattan Varela Rangel was spotted going faster than the traffic around his Dodge Charger around 10:15 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, south on Warrenton Road near Olde Forge Drive, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. Rangel passed another vehicle using a dedicated turn lane and proceeded to accelerate, Decatur said. By the time a sheriff's deputy turned on his emergency equipment, the Charger was traveling 80 MPH in a 45 …

by Cecilia Levine

12/20/2023

Police & Fire

Girls Drugged Into 'Zombie-Like' State, Beaten, Burned In NJ: Affidavit Court documents revealed disturbing details about the abuse suffered by five girls for more than five years at the hands of the three adults they had been living within Cape May. The Department of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P) was contacted by a youth partial care program with concerns about two children living with Irene Becica, 71, Thomas Becica, 57, and Christina VonColln, 45, on Oct. 24, 2023, according to the criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice. The two children were later identified as girls, and only referred to by their initials NV and MV, in the court documents…

by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine

12/20/2023

Police & Fire

Virginia Car Dealership Employee Wanted For Hitting Co-Worker In Face During Argument: Police A 30-year-old man is wanted for assaulting a coworker at Toyota Dodge during an argument in Virginia, police said. Maverick Bladimir Moreno Bolanos is accused of striking his 39-year-old male coworker in the face during an argument that escalated around 12:25 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, Prince William County police said. It happened at the Toyota Dodge on Richmond Highway in Woodbridge, authorities said. The victim was treated at an area hospital for a non-life threatening injury. Following the investigation, officers obtained an arrest warrant for Moreno Bolanos, who remains at large.

by Cecilia Levine

12/20/2023

Lifestyle

Fredericksburg Dad Wins 'The Voice' Michael Huntley has won "The Voice." The Fredericksburg, VA dad, who brought his 6-year-old daughter on stage earlier in the season to choose his coach, sang “Another Love" by Tom Odell and "Higher" by Creed for his last performances before votes were cast. On the second finale night, Huntley performed "Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door" by Bob Dylan as a duet with coach Niall Horan. The final two came down to Huntley and Ruby Leigh. Then Huntley's name was called. He erupted in tears of joy. Host Carson Daly reveals the winner of Season 24 of The Voice. Watch The Voice on NBC and streamin…

by Cecilia Levine

12/20/2023

News

Heavily Abused Dog In PA Has Leg Amputated, Suspect Facing Charges: Rescuers A dog that suffered serious abuse is on the road to recovery from a number of severe injuries, according to her Pennsylvania rescuers. Police showed up to a South Coatesville home after a tipster "couldn't stand hearing her cries," as she had been crying and yelping in pain, according to the Brandywine Valley SPCA. Rescued from a life of abuse after a tipster couldn't stand hearing her cries, Ava was found with horrific injuries,... Posted by Brandywine Valley SPCA on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 She had suffered a severed back leg, fractured ribs, and an open wound on her face. Ava …

by Cecilia Levine

12/20/2023

News

ABC News Helicopter Crashes In NJ Killing Pilot, Photographer, Station Says (Note: this story has been updated with new details from 6abc.) An Action News team was killed when a Chopper 6 helicopter crashed in New Jersey on Tuesday night, Dec. 19, the outlet itself reported. UPDATE: IDs Released In Action News NJ Helicopter Crash "It has been a devastating day for the Action News team after two crew members on board Chopper 6 were killed in a crash on Tuesday night," the news station said. They were identified as 67-year-old pilot Monroe Smith of Glenside, PA, and 45-year-old photographer Christopher Dougherty of Oreland, PA. 6abc says the p…

by Cecilia Levine

12/20/2023

Sports

'Mortified' Tommy DeVito Makes Good With Morristown Pizzeria After Appearance Mishap Tommy DeVito pulled through. The NY Giants quarterback whose visit to a Morristown pizzeria was scrubbed due to a doubled appearance fee showed up anyway. With an apology and a plan to make it right. Coniglio's announced on Monday, Dec. 18 that the 25-year-old Don Bosco grad wouldn't be coming after all on Tuesday, Dec. 19, after his appearance fee jumped from $10,000 to $20,000. But then, Coniglio's owner Nino Coniglio, got a phone call from DeVito's marketing team. "They said, 'We are mortified, everyone is mortified by this whole entire thing, and if it's okay with you, we want …

by Cecilia Levine

12/19/2023

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