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Former NFL Quarterback Who Helped Reshape College Football Dies Former NFL Quarterback Who Helped Reshape College Football Dies Former NFL Quarterback Who Helped Reshape College Football Dies
Former NFL Quarterback Who Helped Reshape College Football Dies A former NFL quarterback who helped reshape college football’s passing game and revive struggling programs has died. The University of Hawaii announced that June Jones died Thursday, Oct. 29, in Oregon at 73. His career spanned professional football, college turnarounds, and decades of teaching the run-and-shoot offense. An official cause of death has not been publicly announced, according to Gridiron Heroics. Jones grew up in Portland, Oregon, and excelled in football, basketball, and baseball at Grant High School. He played college quarterback at Oregon and Hawaii before transferrin…

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by Joe Lombardi
Ridgewood, NJ
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40-Foot Digital Billboard Planned For Route 17 Gets Shut Down, Ending 5-Year Legal Battle 40-Foot Digital Billboard Planned For Route 17 Gets Shut Down, Ending 5-Year Legal Battle 40-Foot Digital Billboard Planned For Route 17 Gets Shut Down, Ending 5-Year Legal Battle
40-Foot Digital Billboard Planned For Route 17 Gets Shut Down, Ending 5-Year Legal Battle A nearly five-year fight over a proposed 40-foot digital billboard along Route 17 has ended after a lawsuit challenging Ridgewood's rejection of the project has been dismissed. Outfront Media LLC's case against the Ridgewood Zoning Board of Adjustment was dismissed with prejudice in Bergen County Superior Court, village attorney Bruce E. Whitaker said in an Oct. 29 letter to Mayor Paul Vagianos. The dispute dates to April 2021, when Outfront Media applied to install a 40-foot-tall, double-sided LED billboard at 500 Route 17 South. Each advertising face would have measured approximately 10½ …

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by Cecilia Levine
Doylestown, PA
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6 Shot At Halloween Party Near UDel, Police Say 6 Shot At Halloween Party Near UDel, Police Say 6 Shot At Halloween Party Near UDel, Police Say
6 Shot At Halloween Party Near UDel, Police Say Six people were shot at a Halloween party near the University of Delaware campus in Newark late Halloween night, according to police and the NY Post. BREAKING: Chaos erupted near the University of Delaware campus after shots were fired into a Halloween crowd on East Main Street.Six people shot and rushed to hospitals. The shooter is still on the loose.This lawlessness in our college towns has to end. Pray for the victims.… — Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) November 1, 2026 The shooting happened around 11:13 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, on the south sidewalk of East Main Street, directly acros…

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by Cecilia Levine
Paramus, NJ
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Garden State Plaza Theft Ring: Trio Caught With Nearly $4K In Stolen Goods, Cops Say Garden State Plaza Theft Ring: Trio Caught With Nearly $4K In Stolen Goods, Cops Say Garden State Plaza Theft Ring: Trio Caught With Nearly $4K In Stolen Goods, Cops Say
Garden State Plaza Theft Ring: Trio Caught With Nearly $4K In Stolen Goods, Cops Say Three New Yorkers were arrested after allegedly stealing nearly $4,000 in merchandise from six stores at Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus, authorities said. Luisa Gonzalez, 24, of Fresh Meadows, Andres M. Rincon, 35, of Whitestone, and Michell Calderon-Varela, 28, also of Whitestone, were arrested Thursday, Oct. 29, following an undercover operation at the mall, Paramus Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said. Plainclothes officers from the department's Crime Suppression Unit were alerted to a theft in progress around 6:16 p.m., when Officer Matthew Mulick spotted Rincon hiding merchand…

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by Cecilia Levine
Simsbury, CT
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Disney, Universal Workers, Deputy Sheriff Among 281 Arrested In Sex Trafficking Sting Disney, Universal Workers, Deputy Sheriff Among 281 Arrested In Sex Trafficking Sting Disney, Universal Workers, Deputy Sheriff Among 281 Arrested In Sex Trafficking Sting
Disney, Universal Workers, Deputy Sheriff Among 281 Arrested In Sex Trafficking Sting Workers with jobs at Disney World and Universal Studios were among 281 people arrested in a sweeping Florida undercover operation. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday, Oct. 30, that the seven-day investigation targeted suspected human trafficking, prostitution-related offenses, and adults seeking sexual contact with children. Seventeen suspects told detectives they worked at local theme parks or resorts, including Disney World and Universal Studios. Seven of those suspects were arrested in the child-related investigation, the sheriff’s office said. The operation resulted in 2…

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by Joe Lombardi
Potomac, MD
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US Issues Urgent Warning Over Mass Casualty Threat At Tourist Site Overseas US Issues Urgent Warning Over Mass Casualty Threat At Tourist Site Overseas US Issues Urgent Warning Over Mass Casualty Threat At Tourist Site Overseas
US Issues Urgent Warning Over Mass Casualty Threat At Tourist Site Overseas US officials are urging Americans to avoid an overseas tourist attraction after warning of a credible threat of a mass casualty event. The US Embassy in Moscow issued the security alert for Saturday, Oct. 31, identifying the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve in the southern part of the Russian capital. The embassy said the US government was coordinating with Russian authorities on a response. It identified the threatened location as Dolskaya Ulitsa 1. The notice did not identify who was behind the threat or describe how an event might unfold. It warned of a potential event that day, without report…

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by Joe Lombardi
Stamford, CT
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Deer Strikes Woman, Sends Customers Scrambling After It Enters Laundromat: Video Deer Strikes Woman, Sends Customers Scrambling After It Enters Laundromat: Video Deer Strikes Woman, Sends Customers Scrambling After It Enters Laundromat: Video
Deer Strikes Woman, Sends Customers Scrambling After It Enters Laundromat: Video A deer turned an ordinary laundry trip into a scramble for safety after it collided with a woman and crashed through a laundromat window, according to multiple reports. The encounter happened Tuesday, Oct. 27, at The Wishy Washy Laundry in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Surveillance cameras captured the buck running across the street and striking the woman in the parking lot, CBS affiliate WBTV in Charlotte reported. The animal then smashed through the front window, sending customers searching for cover. Some climbed onto desks as the deer moved through the business. Its route eventually t…

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by Joe Lombardi
Howell-Farmingdale, NJ
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Jersey Shore Cops Slam Parents Who Defended Kids' Destructive Mischief Night Behavior Jersey Shore Cops Slam Parents Who Defended Kids' Destructive Mischief Night Behavior Jersey Shore Cops Slam Parents Who Defended Kids' Destructive Mischief Night Behavior
Jersey Shore Cops Slam Parents Who Defended Kids' Destructive Mischief Night Behavior It wasn't just the kids' behavior that frustrated police in one Jersey Shore town on Mischief Night — it was the parents who tried to excuse it. Monmouth Beach police responded to multiple reports of disorderly conduct, criminal mischief, and property damage throughout the borough on Mischief Night, Friday, Oct. 30. But when officers called parents to police headquarters to pick up their children, some defended the destructive behavior as part of the tradition, police said. "When summoned to police headquarters to pick up their children, multiple parents attempted to justify these destruct…

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by Cecilia Levine
Norwalk, CT
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Ground Cinnamon Recall: Possible Lead Contamination Prompts Warning Ground Cinnamon Recall: Possible Lead Contamination Prompts Warning Ground Cinnamon Recall: Possible Lead Contamination Prompts Warning
Ground Cinnamon Recall: Possible Lead Contamination Prompts Warning A spice-cabinet staple is being recalled over possible lead contamination, prompting shoppers to check their pantry shelves. New York-based SLR Food Distribution Inc., headquartered in Hicksville on Long Island, is voluntarily recalling Wise Wife brand ground cinnamon, according to the company announcement posted on the FDA website. The recall followed testing by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, which found elevated lead levels in a product sample. No illnesses had been reported when the company announced the recall Thursday, Oct. 29. Consumers should stop using the recalle…

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by Joe Lombardi
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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200 Partying Teens Prompt Blunt Warning From Police In Bergen County On Mischief Night 200 Partying Teens Prompt Blunt Warning From Police In Bergen County On Mischief Night 200 Partying Teens Prompt Blunt Warning From Police In Bergen County On Mischief Night
200 Partying Teens Prompt Blunt Warning From Police In Bergen County On Mischief Night Police in one Bergen County town had a blunt message for parents Friday night, Oct. 30, as approximately 200 high school-aged teens reportedly bounced from one house party to another. ALSO SEE: Jersey Shore Cops Slam Parents Who Defended Kids' Destructive Mischief Night Behavior In a social media post, Fair Lawn police urged parents to keep track of their children as officers dealt with other emergencies. "Attention, parents! If your high school-aged child is out right now, there’s a good chance they’re part of the 200 kids bouncing from one house party to another," police wrote. …

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
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Victim Critical In Bergen County Rollover Crash, Extricated From Wreckage: Prosecutor Victim Critical In Bergen County Rollover Crash, Extricated From Wreckage: Prosecutor Victim Critical In Bergen County Rollover Crash, Extricated From Wreckage: Prosecutor
Victim Critical In Bergen County Rollover Crash, Extricated From Wreckage: Prosecutor A victim was critically injured after becoming trapped inside an overturned vehicle in a Bergen County crash Friday night, Oct. 30, authorities said. The crash happened around 8:33 p.m. at Queen Anne Road and Maple Street in Bogota, where responding officers found an occupant of the overturned vehicle with serious injuries, Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer said. First responders extricated the victim from the wreckage and transported them to Hackensack University Medical Center in critical condition, Angermeyer said. Detectives from the Bergen County Pr…

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by Cecilia Levine
Wallingford, CT
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Screams Of Woman Beaten With Fire Poker Heard Outside CT Nursing Home: Police Screams Of Woman Beaten With Fire Poker Heard Outside CT Nursing Home: Police Screams Of Woman Beaten With Fire Poker Heard Outside CT Nursing Home: Police
Screams Of Woman Beaten With Fire Poker Heard Outside CT Nursing Home: Police A badly beaten woman fled through the woods to a Connecticut nursing home, where she was found screaming for help after being attacked with a fire poker or hammer, authorities said. Officers responded to Skyview Nursing Home at 35 Marc Drive in Wallingford around 10:25 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, and found the woman with injuries to her face, head, torso, and arms, Wallingford police said. Investigators determined the woman had been assaulted during two altercations with 47-year-old David Ulizio at a home on a street next to the nursing facility, police said. The first incident happened T…

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