Lancaster, PA
Lifestyle
'Chicago Fire' Star Taylor Kinney Spotted With GF At PA Restaurant 'Chicago Fire' Star Taylor Kinney Spotted With GF At PA Restaurant
'Chicago Fire' Star Taylor Kinney Spotted With GF At PA Restaurant Television's "Chicago Fire" star, Pennsylvania native, Taylor Kinney stopped by a popular cheesesteak restaurant in his hometown with his girlfriend Ashley Cruger on Tuesday, May, 24, according to a Facebook post by the restaurant.  Kinney, who is from Lancaster and attended, Lancaster Mennonite School, reportedly enjoyed a cheesesteak with Cruger, at Captain Gus's Steak Shop located at 600 West Orange Street.  The 40-year-old Zero Dark Thirty star was last seen with a romantic partner in the area when he was engaged to Lady Gaga until 2016. Kinney and 26-year-old Cruger went publ…

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by Jillian Pikora
Fredericksburg, VA
News
Virginia Has First Confirmed Case Of Monkey Pox Virginia Has First Confirmed Case Of Monkey Pox
Virginia Has First Confirmed Case Of Monkey Pox The spread of the monkey pox continues to grow in the United States with cases reported in several states. Now, Virginia joins that list after state health officials announced on Thursday, May 26, that a woman has tested positive.  Virginia health officials said in a press release the woman recently traveled to an African country where the disease is present. Though, they added, she was not infectious during her travels and has quarantined since returning home. They are not releasing any more information to protect her privacy.  “Monkeypox is a very rare disease in the United Stat…

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by Josh Lanier
Worcester, MA
News
Number Of States With Confirmed Or Suspected Monkeypox Cases Climbs To Six: Here's Rundown Number Of States With Confirmed Or Suspected Monkeypox Cases Climbs To Six: Here's Rundown
Number Of States With Confirmed Or Suspected Monkeypox Cases Climbs To Six: Here's Rundown The number of new suspected monkeypox cases in the US has expanded to include six states, according to officials. There have now been at least seven people nationwide with confirmed or presumed cases of the virus, which led to the federal government releasing vaccines from its stockpile to the most vulnerable Americans. Earlier story - US Releasing Monkeypox Vaccine From National Stockpile For This Group Of Americans The one confirmed case, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is in Massachusetts, with probable cases reported and being investigated in these fiv…

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by Zak Failla
Armonk, NY
News
US Releasing Monkeypox Vaccine From National Stockpile For This Group Of Americans US Releasing Monkeypox Vaccine From National Stockpile For This Group Of Americans
US Releasing Monkeypox Vaccine From National Stockpile For This Group Of Americans With the monkeypox virus making its way to the US, officials announced that they will be releasing previously approved vaccines from the national stockpile to help curtail any spread of the disease. There has been one confirmed case of monkeypox in Massachusetts, with several others suspected in the US, which prompted federal health officials to release the vaccine to “high-risk” people. Earlier story - CDC Issues Health Advisory Amid Ongoing Investigation Into Monkeypox In US According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Jynneos vaccine is being released to potent…

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
Lifestyle
A&E Announces Lifetime Movie On Gabby Petito Story As Anniversary Of Disappearance Nears A&E Announces Lifetime Movie On Gabby Petito Story As Anniversary Of Disappearance Nears
A&E Announces Lifetime Movie On Gabby Petito Story As Anniversary Of Disappearance Nears A Lifetime movie about Gabby Petito is set to premiere later this year, A&E announced.  The movie, which has a working title "The Gabby Petito Story" is part of Lifetime's "Stop Violence Against Women" public affairs initiative, according to A&E. Petito was a 22-year-old Long Island resident who disappeared in late August while traveling across the country in her van with her fiancé, 23-year-old Brian Laundrie. Petito's remains were found in a Wyoming national park on Sept. 19. Laundrie, the only person of interest authorities named in her death, was found dead from a sel…

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by Nicole Valinote
Middletown, NJ
Business
Fast-Growing Cookie Shop Expands Across NJ Fast-Growing Cookie Shop Expands Across NJ
Fast-Growing Cookie Shop Expands Across NJ A fast-expanding cookie shop has three New Jersey locations in the works. Crumbl Cookies' latest location is slated for the Commons in Holmdel on Route 35, NJ Advance Media reports. The bakery made its mark in New Jersey this year, and has other locations in Ocean Township and Clark. A Cherry Hill location is also in the works, according to the Asbury Park Press. The Holmdel store will take over the former storefront of Hair Color X-perts, located next to Saladworks and Houlihan's, according to multiple news outlets. Crumbl Cookiesfrench_woodworking Instagram Founded by two cousins, C…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
News
PA Skier Dies On Utah Mountain: Reports PA Skier Dies On Utah Mountain: Reports
PA Skier Dies On Utah Mountain: Reports A 54-year-old Pennsylvania man died skiing in Utah on Saturday, multiple media outlets report. The man was injured skiing near Molly's Trees at Park City Mountain Resort, located 30 miles southeast of Salt Lake City, officials told the Salt Lake Tribune. The "serious incident took place on the mountain" near the Molly's Trees area and required an AirMed helicopter, reports Fox 13. Emergency care was given at the scene where he died, reports KUTV. “Park City Mountain and the entire Vail Resorts family extend our deepest sympathy and support to the family and friends of this guest,” Mike Go…

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by Jillian Pikora
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Long Island Pellet Gun Shootings Could Be Related To TikTok Challenge Long Island Pellet Gun Shootings Could Be Related To TikTok Challenge
Long Island Pellet Gun Shootings Could Be Related To TikTok Challenge Police on Long Island are investigating whether a series of pellet gun shootings that injured at least one young girl are related to a TikTok challenge.  In the challenge, people are encouraged to fire soluble gel beads from airsoft guns at pedestrians and other vehicles on the roadway. On Long Island, there have been at least six incidents of people being shot at with pellet guns, law enforcement officials confirmed. In Nassau County, there have been four such incidents including one in Wantagh, one in Levittown, and two in Massapequa, police said.  No one was injured…

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by Kathy Reakes
Hamilton Township, NJ
News
Gourmet Dessert Shop Boasting ‘World’s Best Cookies’ Opening Second NJ Store Gourmet Dessert Shop Boasting ‘World’s Best Cookies’ Opening Second NJ Store
Gourmet Dessert Shop Boasting ‘World’s Best Cookies’ Opening Second NJ Store A gourmet dessert franchise boasting the “world’s best cookies” is soon opening its second location in the Garden State. Crumbl Cookies — a national gourmet brand first opened in Logan, Utah in 2017 — is coming to Nassau Park Boulevard in Princeton, a representative told DailyVoice.com. The new store is currently finishing up the building stage of the process. “We are excited for the Princeton store to open!” the representative said. “Right now, your location is in the build-out stage getting ready to open their doors.” The first New Jersey Crumbl Cookies store opened on Route 66 in Ocea…

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by Valerie Musson
Brentwood, NY
News
Cops Made Unintentional Mistakes In Handling Of Gabby Petito, Brian Laundrie Fight, Report Says Cops Made Unintentional Mistakes In Handling Of Gabby Petito, Brian Laundrie Fight, Report Says
Cops Made Unintentional Mistakes In Handling Of Gabby Petito, Brian Laundrie Fight, Report Says An independent investigation into how police in Utah handled a domestic violence incident between Long Island natives Gabby Petito and her boyfriend Brian Laundrie revealed officers made several "unintentional" mistakes. Petito, age 22, of Blue Point in Suffolk County, who had been on a road trip with Laundrie, was killed by strangulation, her body was found on Sunday, Sept. 19, in the Grand Teton National Park, in Wyoming. Following the discovery of her remains, the FBI named Laundrie, age 23, a "person of interest" in her death, but he died by suicide in Florida before he could be caught…

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by Kathy Reakes
Bristol, PA
News
Paralyzed In Bike Crash, Former 76er + NJ Net Opens Up On Suicidal Thoughts Paralyzed In Bike Crash, Former 76er + NJ Net Opens Up On Suicidal Thoughts
Paralyzed In Bike Crash, Former 76er + NJ Net Opens Up On Suicidal Thoughts A former NBA player has opened up about his battle against suicidal thoughts in an interview with "Sports Illustrated." Standing at 7 feet and 6 inches tall, Shawn Bradley, 49 -- who spent time with the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets -- told the outlet that while his height once put him at an advantage, it has become a hindrance to life in a wheelchair. Bradley was hit from behind while riding his bicycle near his home in St. George, Utah, in January 2021, resulting in a traumatic spinal cord injury in his neck that left him paralyzed from the chest down. “I don’t know how I can ea…

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by Nicole Acosta
Rivertowns, NY
News
COVID-19: Half Of Group Who Attended NYC Convention With Omicron-Infected Man Now Have Virus COVID-19: Half Of Group Who Attended NYC Convention With Omicron-Infected Man Now Have Virus
Covid-19: Half Of Group Who Attended NYC Convention With Omicron-Infected Man Now Have Virus Half of a group of about 30 people who traveled together to New York City with a Minnesota man who was the second American to test positive for the COVID-19 Omicron variant have become infected with the virus, the man told health officials in Minnesota, according to a report in The New York Times. It has not yet been determined how many of the 15 who tested positive for COVID are infected with the new strain, the report said. They all attended an Anime convention held the weekend before Thanksgiving at the Jacob Javits Center in Manhattan. Those attending were required to be vacci…

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by Joe Lombardi