Fundraiser Launched For Daughters Of Maryland CNA Shot Before Stewartstown Fire
A fundraiser has been launched to support the daughters of a Maryland CNA and mother of three who was killed in a Stewartstown Borough home before it caught fire.
Jennifer Troch, 41, and Michael Shores Jr., 54, both of the first block of North Main Street, were found unconscious on the second floor of a burning home at 2 North Main Street on Sunday, Aug. 3. Firefighters forced entry, carried the pair out in cardiac arrest, and rushed them to WellSpan York Hospital, where they were pronounced dead. Autopsies confirmed both died from gunshot wounds to the head, according to the York County Cor…
2 Firefighters Injured, Cat Rescued From West Milford Blaze: Officials
Two firefighters were injured battling a house fire in West Milford on Saturday, Aug. 16, officials said.
West Milford fire crews responded to a reported structure fire on Otterhole Road just before 10 a.m., where responders were met by heavy fire and smoke on the front of the home, the fire department said.
Fire crews from Butler, Bloomingdale, Wanaque, Riverdale, and Pompton Lakes joined West Milford at the scene, officials said. Firefighters first went inside the home to fight the flames, but heavy smoke and intense heat forced them back outside, where they continued battling the fire, a…
Man Slain, Apartment Set On Fire; Arson, Homicide Investigation Underway In Philadelphia: PD
A homicide investigation is underway after a man was found dead inside a burning apartment in Philadelphia’s 2nd District, police announced on Friday, Aug. 8.
Just after 6 a.m., firefighters responded to a reported apartment fire on the 7200 block of Rockwell Avenue, according to Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small. Crews forced their way into a third-floor unit, where they discovered a small kitchen fire.
Inside the bedroom, they found a man’s body next to a knife, Small said. The victim had numerous lacerations to his arms, face, and neck, along with trauma to his face. Medics…
They Set Stolen Car On Fire In Rochelle Park, And One Was Caught At JFK Airport: Prosecutor
Two New York men have been charged in connection with a stolen vehicle fire that lit up a Rochelle Park parking lot last winter, authorities said.
Ethan Olivo, 19, and Starlin Siri, 21, both of the Bronx, were charged in the Dec. 3, 2024, blaze that consumed a 2020 Honda Accord on Rochelle Avenue just after 7 a.m., Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said in a Thursday, Aug. 7 release.
The car was found fully engulfed in flames by Rochelle Park firefighters, who extinguished the fire and contacted police, Musella said. Officers from Rochelle Park and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office …