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Mount Laurel, NJ
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80-Year-Old Gynecologist Sexually Assaults Three Patients: Prosecutor 80-Year-Old Gynecologist Sexually Assaults Three Patients: Prosecutor 80-Year-Old Gynecologist Sexually Assaults Three Patients: Prosecutor
80-Year-Old Gynecologist Sexually Assaults Three Patients: Prosecutor An 80-year-old Pennsylvania man is charged with sexually assaulting patients in his New Jersey, authorities announced Monday, Nov. 2. Jerome Check sexually assaulted three patients in his Mount Laurel office, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw and Mount Laurel Police Department Chief Timothy Hundall said.  The sexual assaults occurred between December 2024 and March 2025, when Check, a reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist, was alone in the examination room with the victims during their appointments, authorities said. Two of the victims believed t…

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by Sam Barron
Highland-Lloyd, NY
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'Ellen DeGeneres Show' Producer Dies Suddenly At 52: 'We Lost A Good Guy' 'Ellen DeGeneres Show' Producer Dies Suddenly At 52: 'We Lost A Good Guy' 'Ellen DeGeneres Show' Producer Dies Suddenly At 52: 'We Lost A Good Guy'
'Ellen DeGeneres Show' Producer Dies Suddenly At 52: 'We Lost A Good Guy' One of the executive producers who spent 16 years helping bring "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" to television has died suddenly at age 52, prompting an emotional tribute from DeGeneres and an outpouring of support for his family.  Matthew Wright, longtime executive producer of the popular daytime talk show, died on Friday, Oct. 30, while working remotely in Los Angeles, according to a GoFundMe fundraiser organized to help his family following the loss. His death was described as an "unfathomable tragedy" by the fundraiser's organizers. A cause of death has not been publicly disclosed. …

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by Ben Crnic
East Windsor, CT
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Missing CT Teen Girl Dies Soon After Being Found Near Apartment Complex Missing CT Teen Girl Dies Soon After Being Found Near Apartment Complex Missing CT Teen Girl Dies Soon After Being Found Near Apartment Complex
Missing CT Teen Girl Dies Soon After Being Found Near Apartment Complex A 17-year-old Connecticut girl who vanished overnight was found unresponsive near her apartment complex just hours later and died at a hospital, police said. The East Windsor teen was reported missing shortly before 6 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 2, after she was last seen late Sunday night, according to East Windsor police. About 30 minutes after the missing person report, a resident discovered the girl unconscious and unresponsive near Mill Pond Village, the East Windsor apartment complex where she lived with a family member.  An ambulance rushed her to Connecticut Children's Medical Center…

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by Josh Lanier
Rivertowns, NY
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Body Found Face Down In Hudson River Near Westchester Waterfront Body Found Face Down In Hudson River Near Westchester Waterfront Body Found Face Down In Hudson River Near Westchester Waterfront
Body Found Face Down In Hudson River Near Westchester Waterfront A person was found dead in the Hudson River after emergency crews responded to a report of someone floating face down in the water near a Westchester County waterfront.  The discovery was made near Dobbs Ferry on Saturday, Oct. 31, around 1:15 p.m., according to a statement from Dobbs Ferry Fire Chief Joseph Giuliano.  The Dobbs Ferry Fire Department and the Tarrytown Fire Department's Marine Unit were dispatched after someone reported seeing a person face down in the river near the shoreline. Emergency crews searched the area and located the person in the Hudson River, aroun…

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by Ben Crnic
Beacon, NY
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Officers Talk Down Child Holding Knife At Playground In Dutchess County Officers Talk Down Child Holding Knife At Playground In Dutchess County Officers Talk Down Child Holding Knife At Playground In Dutchess County
Officers Talk Down Child Holding Knife At Playground In Dutchess County Police responded to a playground at a Dutchess County middle school after receiving reports of a child holding a knife who may have been harming themselves.  The incident happened just after 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, when Beacon officers responded to a report of a suicidal child holding a knife and possibly injuring themselves at the playground located on the campus of the South Avenue Elementary School, Beacon Police said on Monday, Nov. 2.  Police arrived at the scene and found the child holding a knife. The first officer to arrive then told a nearby family that had been using t…

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by Ben Crnic
Mahopac, NY
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2 Cars Crash Into Barbershop In Putnam County, Knock Out Support Columns 2 Cars Crash Into Barbershop In Putnam County, Knock Out Support Columns 2 Cars Crash Into Barbershop In Putnam County, Knock Out Support Columns
2 Cars Crash Into Barbershop In Putnam County, Knock Out Support Columns Two cars crashed into a Putnam County barbershop, knocking out support columns and leaving part of the building's roof in danger of collapsing, fire officials said.  The crash happened at International Barber Shop, located at 551 Route 6 in Mahopac, just before 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, according to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department.   Firefighters arrived to find that both vehicles had struck the building, damaging two columns supporting an overhead roof. Crews first made sure everyone had safely gotten out of the vehicles before turning their attention to the da…

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by Ben Crnic
Palmer, MA
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20-Year-Old Co-Pilot ID'd As One Of 9 Victims In Florida Jet Crash 20-Year-Old Co-Pilot ID'd As One Of 9 Victims In Florida Jet Crash 20-Year-Old Co-Pilot ID'd As One Of 9 Victims In Florida Jet Crash
20-Year-Old Co-Pilot ID'd As One Of 9 Victims In Florida Jet Crash Before she was old enough to drive, a young South Florida student had already earned a distinction few teenagers can claim. Click here for a new, updated story - Family Of 4, Friends, Flight Crew Identified After Florida Jet Crash That Killed 9 Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, 20, also known as Nathalia Gadelha, has been identified by multiple reports as the co-pilot killed in a Learjet 60 crash that left all nine people aboard dead. The FAA, NTSB, and local officials had not publicly released the names of the other victims. Gadelha earned her private pilot’s license in October 2023, at…

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by Joe Lombardi
Carmel, NY
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Several Hospitalized After Route 43 Crash In Putnam County Several Hospitalized After Route 43 Crash In Putnam County Several Hospitalized After Route 43 Crash In Putnam County
Several Hospitalized After Route 43 Crash In Putnam County Multiple people were taken to hospitals after a crash on a Putnam County roadway.  The crash happened on Ludingtonville Road (Route 43) in the Lake Carmel area a little after 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, according to the Lake Carmel Fire Department.  Arriving crews helped EMS with caring for those injured while also providing traffic control at the scene.  Several people were hospitalized for further evaluation and treatment, the department said. More information about the extent of injuries was not immediately available. 

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by Ben Crnic
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
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Driver, 84, Hits 2 People After Jumping Curb At Taconic Parkway Rest Stop In Dutchess: Cops Driver, 84, Hits 2 People After Jumping Curb At Taconic Parkway Rest Stop In Dutchess: Cops Driver, 84, Hits 2 People After Jumping Curb At Taconic Parkway Rest Stop In Dutchess: Cops
Driver, 84, Hits 2 People After Jumping Curb At Taconic Parkway Rest Stop In Dutchess: Cops Two pedestrians were struck by an SUV that jumped a curb and drove onto a sidewalk at a rest stop along the Taconic State Parkway in Dutchess County, police said.   The crash happened at the Taste of New York rest area in LaGrange at around 2:20 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, according to New York State Police.  Investigators said an 84-year-old Hudson resident was trying to park a 2014 Subaru at the rest area, located near mile marker 46.6 along the parkway. While pulling into a parking space, he accelerated, sending the vehicle over the curb and onto the sidewalk, where it s…

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by Ben Crnic
Wayne, NJ
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Man In Blackface Kicked Out Of NJ Dave & Buster's, He Says: 'Liberals Did This To Me' Man In Blackface Kicked Out Of NJ Dave & Buster's, He Says: 'Liberals Did This To Me' Man In Blackface Kicked Out Of NJ Dave & Buster's, He Says: 'Liberals Did This To Me'
Man In Blackface Kicked Out Of NJ Dave & Buster's, He Says: 'Liberals Did This To Me' A man wearing blackface claims he was kicked out of a North Jersey Dave & Buster's after trying to order a beer in what he described as the "spirit of Halloween." The man, whose TikTok handle is @johnross.319, shared a video claiming he was removed from the Dave & Buster's at Willowbrook Mall in Wayne. In the video, reshared by Instagram account @newjerseygossip, the man can be seen wearing blackface and a baseball cap while speaking directly to the camera. "I'm at Dave and Buster's tonight... I got kicked out of here after I ordered a beer like this in the spirit of Halloween," he…

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by Cecilia Levine
Peekskill, NY
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Cocaine, Oxycodone, Ammo Seized From Westchester Home, 3 Charged: Police Cocaine, Oxycodone, Ammo Seized From Westchester Home, 3 Charged: Police Cocaine, Oxycodone, Ammo Seized From Westchester Home, 3 Charged: Police
Cocaine, Oxycodone, Ammo Seized From Westchester Home, 3 Charged: Police Three men were arrested after a three-month investigation into suspected drug dealing at a Westchester County apartment complex led to the seizure of cocaine, oxycodone, and ammunition, police said. The arrests followed a search of a residence on Highland Avenue in Peekskill on Thursday, Oct. 29, the Westchester County Police Department announced.  The investigation focused on suspected drug activity at the Dunbar Heights complex. After three months of investigating, authorities searched the Highland Avenue residence and found around six ounces of cocaine and 34 grams of oxycodone…

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by Ben Crnic
Woodbury, NY
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SUV Plunges 50 Feet Down Embankment On Route 6, Lands On Roof In Orange County SUV Plunges 50 Feet Down Embankment On Route 6, Lands On Roof In Orange County SUV Plunges 50 Feet Down Embankment On Route 6, Lands On Roof In Orange County
SUV Plunges 50 Feet Down Embankment On Route 6, Lands On Roof In Orange County Firefighters rescued a driver after their SUV crashed through a guardrail, went down an embankment, and landed upside down along Route 6 in Orange County.  The crash happened on westbound Route 6 in the Woodbury area early Monday morning, Nov. 2, according to the Woodbury Fire Department.  Firefighters responded to reports of a vehicle that had gone over an embankment and arrived to find a Nissan Murano on its roof around 50 feet below the roadway. The SUV had gone over the guardrail before tumbling down the slope, fire officials said.  Crews found one person inside the…

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by Ben Crnic