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Leonardtown-California, MD

News

Comedian Matt Rife Becomes ‘Legal Guardian’ of Annabelle Doll, Warren Family’s Haunted Items Matt Rife is most well-known for his comedy chops. Now, he's dipping his toes into the horror genre. The comedian took to social media to announce that he and content creator Elton Castee have "officially purchased" the home and museum of the Warren family in Monroe, Connecticut, which includes their "entire haunted collection" — as well as the infamous Annabelle doll. Rife made it official in what he dubbed an "INSANE ANNOUNCEMENT." "I have officially purchased Ed and Lorraine Warren’s home and Occult Museum, including being the legal guardian for at least the next (five years…

by Zak Failla

08/02/2025

Allentown, PA

News

PA Weis Market Chaos: Man Dies After Throwing Wine Bottle, Fighting Police: DA (Update) A chaotic scene inside a Lehigh County Weis Market ended with a 45-year-old Emmaus man dead, officials announced on Thursday, July 31. Timothy D. Vanbilliard was acting erratically, paranoid, and uncooperative inside the Weis Market on the 1500 block of North Cedar Crest Boulevard in South Whitehall Township on Sunday, May 11, according to District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan. Vanbilliard accused responding officers of being imposters sent to kill him before he began destroying items and hurled a wine bottle at police, investigators said. Officers attempted to deescalate him for several minut…

by Jillian Pikora

08/02/2025

Simsbury, CT

Politics

'Rage Against The Regime': Protests Against Trump Administration Being Held Nationwide Americans across the country are gearing up for a new wave of coordinated demonstrations targeting President Donald Trump’s administration. The 50501 protest group has announced a new nationwide day of action, "Rage Against The Regime," set for Saturday, Aug. 2. While the number of registered protest sites is, as of Friday, Aug. 1, lower than previous demonstrations "No Kings" and "Good Trouble Lives On," organizers expect turnout to grow. The protests are part of a summer-long campaign of peaceful demonstrations opposing what organizers call escalating attacks by the Trump administr…

by Joe Lombardi

08/02/2025

Pascack Valley, NJ

Police & Fire

Motorcyclist Killed In Friday Afternoon Bergen County Crash, Officials Say A motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Bergen County on Friday afternoon, August 1, authorities said. The accident occurred around 4:51 p.m. on Pascack Road in Woodcliff Lake, near the intersection of West Hill Road, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office's Deputy Chief of Detectives, Jeff Angermeyer. Responding officers from Woodcliff Lake, along with local EMS and police from surrounding towns, arrived to find a motorcyclist critically injured. Despite life-saving efforts, the rider was pronounced dead at the scene, Angermeyer said. Investigators say the motorcycle…

by Cecilia Levine

08/01/2025

Newark, NJ

Lifestyle

Here’s What Adam Sandler Ate During Surprise Stop At New Jersey Diner Adam Sandler made an unexpected stop at Tops Diner in East Newark this week — and left a generous tip, staff said. The actor and comedian ordered chicken noodle soup and the chicken francese, a manager at the popular eatery tells Daily Voice. "He was very friendly and humble with staff and guests," the manager told Daily Voice. "He did tip very well." Sandler's low-key appearance thrilled both diners and employees, many of whom praised the 58-year-old for his kindness and down-to-earth energy. Tops Diner Sandler has been a regular in the area since filming "Happy Gilmore 2" across …

by Cecilia Levine

08/01/2025

Point Pleasant, NJ

News

Shipwreck Diver, Attorney Dies In Offshore Expedition Year After Reversing Murder Conviction Joe Mazraani, a New Jersey shipwreck diver and criminal defense attorney who famously reversed an innocent man's murder conviction, died in a diving-related incident on Tuesday, July 29, his company confirmed. Mazraani, co-founder of Atlantic Wreck Salvage, passed away during a deep-sea dive roughly 200 miles offshore, on the eastern edge of Georges Bank, according to a statement released Friday, Aug. 1 by the team aboard the D/V Tenacious, the Point Pleasant-based dive vessel he led for more than a decade. This weekend, the crew of D/V Tenacious recovered one of SS Andrea Doria’s port …

by Cecilia Levine

08/01/2025

Lower Providence, PA

News

Man Caught On Cruise Ship With Secret Child Porn Folder Charged In Global Exploitation Ring: HS A Pennsylvania man returning from a cruise was intercepted by U.S. Customs and found with a secret folder of child pornography on his phone, leading to 46 felony charges after investigators uncovered his alleged role in an international child exploitation ring, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced on Friday, Aug. 1. Matthew Thomas Pappalardo, 38, of Casselberry Drive, Lower Providence, allegedly used encrypted apps and hidden folders to collect and trade child sexual abuse material while chatting with minors as young as 13, according to a criminal complaint. **WARNI…

by Jillian Pikora

08/01/2025

Hershey, PA

News

Hersheypark Wave Pool Drowning Investigation Report Released By Police Police have released the findings of their investigation into the tragic Hersheypark wave pool drowning of 9-year-old Sophia Subedi, confirming her death was an accidental freshwater drowning. The Derry Township Police Department announced Friday, Aug. 1, that no criminal activity was involved in the July 24 incident, which unfolded shortly before 6:46 p.m. The review — conducted with the cooperation of the Dauphin County Coroner’s Office and Hersheypark — included video surveillance, witness and employee statements, and a detailed examination of the physical scene. Investigators confirmed …

by Jillian Pikora

08/01/2025

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