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Everyone Said Kite Surfer
Had 'Drifted Out to Sea'

Nov 30, 2019 2:03 PM CST

Everyone Said Kite Surfer Had 'Drifted Out to Sea'

On Thanksgiving, he triggered a Coast Guard search

(Newser) - The image was scary: a kite surfer drifting out to sea. But this story had a happy ending after the unidentified surfer managed to find dry land, the Press of Atlantic City reports. It all began Thursday afternoon when a kite surfer called in saying his kite had malfunctioned and...

Patients Had the Same Name. The Wrong One Got the Kidney

2 Patients, One Kidney,
a 'Rare' Mistake

Nov 27, 2019 2:04 PM CST

2 Patients, One Kidney, a 'Rare' Mistake

New Jersey hospital calls erroneous transplant an 'unprecedented event'

(Newser) - A New Jersey hospital is offering a mea culpa for an "unprecedented event" and vowing to put measures into places so something similar never happens again. Per NJ Advance Media , Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden acknowledged this week that a 51-year-old patient on the transplant list...

10-Year-Old Shot at
Football Game Dies

Nov 21, 2019 5:09 AM CST

10-Year-Old Shot at Football Game Dies

NJ governor denounces 'senseless gun violence'

(Newser) - A 10-year-old boy shot at a high school football game in New Jersey Friday night has died from his injuries. Fifth-grader Micah Tennant was one of three people injured in the Pleasantville shooting. CNN reports that Micah's death was announced at Lincoln Financial Field Wednesday, where the Philadelphia Eagles...

Game Shooting Had Nothing to Do With the Game: Official

Arrest Made in High School
Football Game Shooting

Nov 16, 2019 2:05 PM CST

Arrest Made in High School Football Game Shooting

Alvin Wyatt, 31, has been charged on 5 counts

(Newser) - Six men have been charged after a shooting at a New Jersey high school football game, including the alleged gunman and one of the three people wounded in what authorities said Saturday was the result of "petty vengeance." The wounded man, Ibn Abdullah, 27, was the target of...

The 3rd Quarter Started.
Then, 'Absolute Madness'

Nov 16, 2019 7:30 AM CST

The 3rd Quarter Started. Then, 'Absolute Madness'

Man and young boy injured after gunfire erupts at New Jersey high school football game

(Newser) - Just a day after five high school students were shot by a classmate in Santa Clarita, Calif., two fatally, gunfire rang out at a high school football game on the opposite coast, injuring two. The Cherry Hill Courier-Post reports Friday evening's playoff game between Camden and Pleasantville on the...

Country Club Sues Waiter
Who Spilled Wine on Handbag

Country Club Sues Waiter Who Spilled Wine on Handbag

NJ club filed its own suit after woman sued them

(Newser) - Almost everyone who has worked as a restaurant server will have a story about a time they spilled something. But not many will be able to say it resulted in two lawsuits. According to a lawsuit filed by Maryana Beyder against the Alpine Country Club in Demarast, NJ, a waiter...

States Says Uber Owes $650M for Misclassifying Workers

State Says Uber Owes $650M
for Misclassifying Workers

Nov 15, 2019 1:04 AM CST

State Says Uber Owes $650M for Misclassifying Workers

Company disputes New Jersey ruling

(Newser) - New Jersey is seeking around $650 million from Uber in taxes and penalties, saying the ride-hailing company misclassified its drivers as independent contractors. The decision is the latest setback for Uber and other companies in the so-called "gig economy" that rely heavily on contract labor to deliver the services...

The Home Team Was Winning.
Then, a Streak of Black

Nov 5, 2019 9:25 AM CST

The Home Team Was Winning. Then, a Streak of Black

Black cat haunts New York Giants at home

(Newser) - It might've been a sign of good luck had the Carolina Panthers been on the field. Instead, the New York Giants suffered a "cat-astrophe" Monday after a black cat interrupted the first half of an NFL game against the Dallas Cowboys, reports People . The cat sprinted onto the...

4 States Hold Elections Tuesday

Nov 5, 2019 5:42 AM CST

4 States Hold Elections Tuesday

Races seen as a test run for 2020

(Newser) - Gubernatorial and legislative elections in four states Tuesday will test voter enthusiasm and party organization amid impeachment proceedings against President Trump and a fevered Democratic presidential primary scramble. Results in Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Virginia won't necessarily predict whether Trump will be reelected or which party will control...

Florida-Bound Plane Makes
Emergency Landing in Jersey

Nov 4, 2019 2:34 PM CST

Florida-Bound Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Jersey

Crew smelled smoke on United Airlines flight just minutes after takeoff

(Newser) - A United Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing at a New Jersey airport after the crew reported smelling smoke in the cockpit. Officials say Flight 800 had departed from Newark Liberty International Airport early Monday and was headed for Orlando, Fla., when the problem arose, per the...

Small Plane
Slams Into NJ Home

Oct 30, 2019 12:01 AM CDT

Small Plane Slams Into NJ Home

'It kind of looks like a volcano erupted'

(Newser) - A small plane crashed and exploded in a residential neighborhood in the New Jersey suburbs of New York City on Tuesday morning, leaving its pilot dead and setting two houses on fire, the AP reports. The twin-engine Cessna 414 went down at 11am just several hundred yards from Claremont Avenue...

Mom Makes Scary Find
in Child's Halloween Bag

Oct 27, 2019 1:10 PM CDT

Mom Makes Scary Find in Child's Halloween Bag

New Jersey police issue a warning after trunk or treat event

(Newser) - A New Jersey parent was just a little surprised to look through her child's Halloween-event haul and find what looked like heroin. "I looked at it twice and I said, 'Wait, this is not candy,'" she tells WPVI . Seems the plastic baggie with a paper...

'Extremely Unique' Mall Now
Open for Business—Kind Of

Oct 25, 2019 12:21 PM CDT

'Extremely Unique' Mall Now Open for Business—Kind Of

Owners of American Dream in New Jersey want it to compete with Disney, other tourist attractions

(Newser) - Fifteen years after construction first began, the Xanadu mall is open. Except the new name for the "extremely unique" $5 billion project in East Rutherford, NJ, is American Dream, and publicists prefer to call it not a mall, but a "style and entertainment destination." The grand opening...

He Had a Rape Bag.
She Had a Watch

Oct 23, 2019 6:00 PM CDT

He Had a Rape Bag. She Had a Watch

And that Apple Watch did one thing very well

(Newser) - Looks like the Apple Watch came in handy for three people in dire straits. One, dubbed Anna by CBC News , awoke in her Calgary apartment in April to find a dark figure moving around. Per court testimony Tuesday, John Joseph Macindoe had broken in with a "rape bag" including...

Warren Decries 'Cruel' Policy
on School Lunch Debt

Oct 23, 2019 8:51 AM CDT

Warren Decries 'Cruel' Policy on School Lunch Debt

NJ student worries it will affect his college prospects

(Newser) - A New Jersey school district with $16,500 in student lunch debt would like to point out that all of its 11,350 students are "provided the lunch of their choice, regardless of whether they have money for it or not." That's not quite what critics are...

Couple Sues Taco Bell Over
the Fine Print in a TV Ad

Couple Sues Taco Bell Over the Fine Print in a TV Ad

They were shocked to discover their $5 Chalupa Cravings Box didn't cost $5

(Newser) - A New Jersey couple is calling out Taco Bell for what they say is consumer fraud. Nelson and Joann Estrella were each craving a Chalupa Cravings box—advertised as a Chalupa Supreme, 5-Layer burrito, crunchy taco, cinnamon twists, and a medium drink, all for $5—when they visited their local...

Family Night Out Turns Fatal

Oct 13, 2019 4:00 PM CDT

Family Night Out Turns Fatal

An unidentified girl was flung from a "Scrambler" ride in New Jersey

(Newser) - Tragedy struck a New Jersey amusement park Saturday when a 10-year-old girl was ejected from a ride and killed, Newsweek reports. The unidentified victim lay motionless amid distraught family members, per a witness, and was pronounced dead that evening at a hospital. "We are absolutely heartbroken," says the...

Cops: Girl Who Vanished From
Park Taken by Man in Van

Sep 19, 2019 6:30 AM CDT

Cops: Girl Who Vanished From Park Taken by Man in Van

5-year-old Dulce Maria Alavez went missing from a NJ park on Monday

(Newser) - The last time anyone saw Dulce Maria Alavez was Monday in a New Jersey park, and officials are saying she was abducted. Per WPVI , the 5-year-old's mother told police that while she was in her car with an 8-year-old relative, Dulce and her 3-year-old brother were playing on swings...

After Beach Deck Collapse,
'Whole Thing' Was 'Caving in'

Sep 15, 2019 5:24 AM CDT

After Beach Deck Collapse, 'Whole Thing' Was 'Caving in'

At least 22 are injured in Jersey Shore accident

(Newser) - At least 22 people were injured when decks collapsed on one another at a three-story home at the Jersey Shore, reports the AP . Cape May Regional Health System says 21 people are being treated there after Saturday evening's collapse in Wildwood. At least three are children. AtlantiCare Regional Medical...

Authorities: Cops
Took Revenge on
Man Who Filed
Complaint on Them

Sep 7, 2019 10:00 AM CDT

Authorities: Cops Took Revenge on Man Who Filed Complaint on Them

NJ officers Stephen Martinsen and Thomas Dowling allegedly vandalized man's cars

(Newser) - Ernest Mignoli is known in Asbury Park, NJ, for speaking out about the city and its police department, but when two of his cars were recently vandalized, even he didn't think the perps could've been some of the very people he constantly criticizes. That's why he tells...