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A 26-year-old Bloomfield woman was shot and killed in a supermarket in Newark on Wednesday evening, authorities said.Nakiyyah Blue was discovered inside a supermarket on South 7th Street in the city suffering from gunshot wounds, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office announced on Friday. Newark police officers responded to the store around 8:45 p.m. on Wednesday and first reponders rendered aid, but Blue was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:57 p.m., the prosecutor said.Authorities did not provide information on what may have preceded the shooting.The Prosecutor’s Homicide Task Force with the Newark Police Department are investigating the shooting. Anyone with…

NEWARK, N.J. — Two girls, 6 and 8, died in a fire that tore through a multi-family home overnight in Newark, New Jersey, according to investigators. Video shows a large response to 26 Eckert Ave., as emergency crews tried to get the flames and billowing smoke inside the home under control shortly after midnight Sunday.”I called 911. First responders were here within minutes, and they came strong,” neighbor Shonda Simpson said. “People were doing whatever they could do get the kids out and it wasn’t doable.”Detectives found the two little girls lying unresponsive on the ground with severe burns, the Essex…

The Star-Ledger will cease publishing a print newspaper and will close its Montville production facility in February 2025. The decision was made by the Star-Ledger’s owner, Newark Morning Ledger Co., due to rising costs, decreasing circulation and reduced demand for print.In addition, Advance Local, which owns NJ Advance Media and NJ.com, announced that it is ending print publication of dailies The Times of Trenton and the South Jersey Times, as well as the weekly Hunterdon County Democrat. Online newspapers for The Star-Ledger, The Times of Trenton and South Jersey Times will continue to be produced seven days a week for subscribers.…

Inbound Newark Liberty International Airport flights are experiencing delays due to equipment problems, officials said.Flight are arriving and departing, a spokesperson for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said, but the Federal Aviation Administration is reporting that some flights due to arrive at Newark International are delayed by an average of 119 minutes.More:Newark Liberty International Airport saw the biggest increase in airfare since 2022According to flightaware.com, 351 inbound and outbound flights have been delayed and seven have been canceled Thursday, as of 3:00 p.m.Ken Serrano covers crime, breaking news and investigations. Reach him at 732-643-4029 or at…

Hundreds of flights at Newark Liberty International Airport were delayed last weekend, offering a glimpse of what’s to come during the busy Thanksgiving travel period. More than 400 flights in and out of Newark Liberty were delayed on Saturday, according to FlightAware. Another 325 flights were delayed on Sunday.  Most delays lasted nearly an hour, according to a recent notice from the Federal Aviation Administration. The delays are being caused by a perfect storm of factors, but chief among them is a shortage of certified air traffic controllers staffing the airport.  “Staffing shortages at Air Traffic Control meant long delays for several days this…

A resurfacing scheme planned for the A1 in the Newark area is set to begin today (Monday).Work is currently being carried out by National Highways under overnight lane and slip road closures to resurface the A1 between the A17/A46 junction at Newark and the A57/A614 at Apleyhead.But from January 6 2025, full road closures will be needed, with the first closure beginning today expected to last nearly five weeks.A1 carriageway at Newark.The closures will take place Monday to Friday, between 8pm and 6am, when traffic numbers are lower.Both the northbound and southbound carriageways are being resurfaced, including the laybys and…

Snowfall from Sunday continuing into Monday caused disruptions across Licking County where school districts canceled classes and the sheriff’s office declared a weather emergency.The band of heavy snow, which hit other areas of central Ohio, forced Licking County Sheriff Randy Thorp to declare a level two snow emergency for the region. The declaration declared roadways as hazardous with blowing and drifting snow and that people should only drive if necessary.The National Weather Service in Wilmington issued a winter storm warning for several central Ohio counties, including Licking. Winds had been gusting snow as high as 35 miles per hour, causing…

There is very slow traffic in the area This article was originally published by a www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk . Read the Original article here. .

Ukraine struck a Russian warehouse storing ammunition and reconnaissance drones using a domestically-made Neptune missile overnight on Jan. 10, a source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) told the Kyiv Independent.According to the source, the attack near the village of Chaltyr in Russia’s Rostov Oblast was carried out by the SBU and Ukraine’s Navy.  At first, Ukrainian drones reportedly “overloaded” Russian air defenses, with a Neptune missile hitting the site shortly after, the source said.Videos published on social media show the moment of an explosion in Rostov Oblast and a tall column of smoke rising over the settlement. The…

As Hezbollah’s influence wanes and Gulf nations extend support, Lebanon faces a rare opportunity to stabilize and reclaim its position. This article was originally published by a www.semafor.com . Read the Original article here. .