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Alexandria, VA

Politics

Former First Daughter Switches Last Name, Dropping Obama Malia Obama is making a name for herself. Literally. The 26-year-old writer, filmmaker, and former first daughter is now using Malia Ann as her professional name. She dropped her familiar last name in the credits of her short film The Heart, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2024. Ann is her middle name. Her mother addressed the move publicly in an interview with actors Kate and Oliver Hudson in an episode of their podcast Sibling Revelry, saying she and former President Barack Obama fully support their daughters forging their own paths. “They want to be their own people,”…

by Joe Lombardi

06/04/2025

Albany, NY

News

Man Bludgeoned Pregnant GF Until Baby Died In Horrific 2-Day Assault In NY, DA Says A pregnant New York woman lost her baby after enduring a brutal two-day assault carried out by her boyfriend, prosecutors alleged. Tylique Young, 18, of Albany, was arraigned on kidnapping, assault, and robbery charges in Albany County Court on Wednesday, June 4, after allegedly beating the victim with a hammer inside his Orange Street apartment in Albany, according to the DA’s office. Young is accused of holding his 19-year-old girlfriend—who was 27 weeks pregnant—hostage over the course of several hours on the night of Thursday, May 15, into the early morning of Friday, May 16. After st…

by Michael Mashburn

06/04/2025

Phoenixville, PA

News

PA/NJ Police Officer, Firefighter ID'd After Suicide In Township Parking Lot: Officials A Pennsylvania and New Jersey police officer and firefighter who died by suicide in a township parking lot has been identified by officials and colleagues. Christian Flynn, a full-time Upper Providence Township Police Officer and longtime firefighter with the Limerick Fire Department, and seasonal officer in Sea Isle City in New Jersey, died by suicide outside the municipal campus on Monday evening, June 2, authorities announced. “There was no danger to the public at any time,” Upper Providence police wrote in an initial statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the officer and his fami…

by Jillian Pikora

06/04/2025

Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ

Police & Fire

Man Detained, Released In Motor Vehicle Stop At Mahwah Home Depot: Cops (Update) Police thought they had their guy — until they realized the driver was not the registered owner of a vehicle in Mahway on Wednesday, June 4. Mahwah officers assisted Upper Saddle Police Department in detaining a "possibly wanted individual" at Home Depot on Route 17 just before 5 p.m., Mahwah Lt. Michael Blondin said. "The registered owner was a wanted party," Blondin said. "The driver was detained, determined not to be the registered owner and released." Upper Saddle River police confirmed no arrest was made.

by Cecilia Levine

06/04/2025

Newtown, CT

Police & Fire

Chaos in CT: Woman Triggers Police Standoff, Teen Charged With Attempted Murder Blocks Away Police in Fairfield County were busy with two major calls Tuesday, Jan. 3, following a stand-off with a 26-year-old woman and a teenager accused of attempted murder and carjacking. All happening within a few blocks. The ordeal began around 2 p.m. when police officers in Newtown were called to a house near the intersection of Park and Greenbriar Lanes to help with a Department of Children and Families investigation. When officers arrived, however, Samantha Rivera, the 26-year-old under investigation, refused to come out or let social workers inside, Newtown police said. She was ar…

by Josh Lanier

06/04/2025

Hackensack, NJ

News

'Total Sh*tshow:' Wawa Implements New Gas Policy, Customers Sound Off Wawa customers now have to pay before they pump—no exceptions. The new rule, which appears to have gone into effect Monday, June 2, applies to all gas transactions, whether paying with cash, credit, debit or gift card, a company spokeswoman confirmed to NJ Advance Media. Cash customers in particular are feeling the change. Instead of filling up and paying after, they now have to specify an exact dollar amount ahead of time. If the tank fills before hitting that amount, they’ll receive change. TikTok user @the_resilientfriend posted a warning Monday saying, “When you select your pump [on th…

by Cecilia Levine

06/04/2025

Mahopac, NY

News

Measles Case: Visitors To Putnam Restaurant May Have Been Exposed, Officials Warn Health officials are warning the public after a person who came down with measles visited a Putnam County restaurant while still contagious. The individual, who contracted the illness while traveling abroad, is no longer contagious, according to a Wednesday, June 4 announcement from the Putnam County Department of Health. However, officials are urging anyone who visited Arturo’s Tavern at 878 Route 6 in Mahopac on Wednesday, May 28 between 6 and 10 p.m. to contact the health department immediately, as the infected person visited the establishment while still considered contagiou…

by Ben Crnic

06/04/2025

Haledon-Prospect Park, NJ

Police & Fire

Man, 20, Takes Fatal Fall Out Of Jeep Wrangler In NJ: Prosecutor A 20-year-old man was killed after falling out of a moving Jeep in Passaic County, NJ, authorities said. The Haledon man was a passenger in the Jeep Wrangler that was traveling on Clinton Road in West Milford, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and West Milford Police Chief Shannon Sommerville said. The man fell out of the vehicle at approximately 6:05 p.m. Tuesday, June 3, Valdes and Sommerville said. EMS attempted life-saving measures on the passenger, but he was subsequently pronounced dead. This investigation is active and ongoing. More information will be released …

by Cecilia Levine

06/04/2025

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