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Virginia State University To Be First HBCU To Host Presidential Debate Virginia State University To Be First HBCU To Host Presidential Debate
Virginia State University To Be First HBCU To Host Presidential Debate The road to one of the most significant presidential elections in history is going through the DMV region.  Virginia State University (VSU) has been chosen to host the second of three planned 2024 Presidential Debates, making it the first Historically Black College or University (HBCU) to hold the event, officials announced. "We are honored and grateful to have been chosen as a host for a 2024 Presidential Debate,” VSU President Dr. Makola Abdullah said. “This is a historic moment for our university and for HBCUs nationwide.  "Our university mantra is 'Greater Happens Here,' and …
Unabomber Ted Kaczynski Dies By Suicide, Sources Say, NJ Businessman Was Among Victims Unabomber Ted Kaczynski Dies By Suicide, Sources Say, NJ Businessman Was Among Victims
Unabomber Ted Kaczynski Dies By Suicide, Sources Say, NJ Businessman Was Among Victims The serial-killing domestic terrorist who infamously became known as the Unabomber took his own life in his cell at a federal medical prison, according to a report. U.S. Bureau of Prisons records confirm that Theodore John “Ted” Kaczynski, 81, died on Saturday, June 10. His body was found in the cell around 8 a.m., a bureau spokesperson said. Dubbed the Unabomber by the FBI, Kaczynski was serving four life terms for killing three people – among them, a New Jersey advertising executive – and injured dozens more with homemade bombs in various parts of the country between 1978 and 1995. Kacz…
'Real Housewives' Star Gets Prison Time For New York-Based Fraud Scheme 'Real Housewives' Star Gets Prison Time For New York-Based Fraud Scheme
'Real Housewives' Star Gets Prison Time For New York-Based Fraud Scheme A former "Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" star was sentenced to several years in prison for her role in a nationwide telemarketing fraud scheme based in New York.  Jennifer Shah, age 49, who appeared on the show beginning in 2020, was sentenced to six ½ years in prison on Friday, Jan. 6 for targeting elderly victims in the scheme and defrauding them out of their savings, according to the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams.  Beginning in 2012 and lasting until her arrest in March 2021, Shah was the leader of the scheme which ended up victimizi…
NJ Man Who Sexually Assaulted 9-Year-Old Captured Trying To Board Flight: Prosecutor NJ Man Who Sexually Assaulted 9-Year-Old Captured Trying To Board Flight: Prosecutor
NJ Man Who Sexually Assaulted 9-Year-Old Captured Trying To Board Flight: Prosecutor A 39-year-old Somerset County man was arrested for sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl while boarding a flight from Chicago to Utah, authorities said. The alleged victim told a detective with the prosecutor's office that she had been sexually assaulted by Fabian Osuna-Vargas on Oct. 19 in North Plainfield, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Two days later, Osuna-Vargas was getting on a flight from Chicago, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah on Oct. 21 when he was captured, McDonald said. He was charged with aggravated sex assault and child endangerment. Osuna-Varga…
'Real Housewives' Star Admits To Running Telemarketing Fraud Scheme That Targeted Some NYers 'Real Housewives' Star Admits To Running Telemarketing Fraud Scheme That Targeted Some NYers
'Real Housewives' Star Admits To Running Telemarketing Fraud Scheme That Targeted Some NYers “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Jennifer Shah has admitted to running a decade-long telemarketing scheme that tricked thousands of victims, including some New Yorkers, into bogus investment opportunities. Shah, age 48, of Utah, appeared in a federal courtroom in Manhattan on Monday, July 11, where she pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with telemarketing. Federal prosecutors said between 2012 and March 2021, Shah trafficked “lead lists” of potential victims that her co-conspirators used to convince victims to pay thousands of dollars for “…
First Look From Gabby Petito Movie Set Emerges As Brian Laundrie Notebook Confession Released First Look From Gabby Petito Movie Set Emerges As Brian Laundrie Notebook Confession Released
First Look From Gabby Petito Movie Set Emerges As Brian Laundrie Notebook Confession Released As news splashed that filming was underway for the Lifetime film "The Gabby Petito Story," her killer's attorney released part of his confession for all to read. Photographers caught the two actors portraying Long Island native Gabby Petito, age 22, of Blue Point in Suffolk County, and her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, age 23, who relocated from LongIsland to North Port, Florida, on Thursday, June 23 in Salt Lake City, Utah, close to where Petito was found dead, reported Fox News. Hours later, on Friday, June 24, Laundrie's attorney, Steve Bertolino, released part of Laundrie's eight-page co…
Cardiologist Details Cracked Windshield That Caused Emergency Landing On DC Bound Flight Cardiologist Details Cracked Windshield That Caused Emergency Landing On DC Bound Flight
Cardiologist Details Cracked Windshield That Caused Emergency Landing On DC Bound Flight A flight headed to Washington D.C. made an emergency landing in Denver due to a cracked windshield last Thursday, March 31. A cardiologist heading to a convention shared a photo of the cockpit. We were on our way to the ACC meeting when it was announced that we we would need to make an unplanned landing in Denver because the windscreen cracked. Apparently it was spontaneous. Fortunately, we landed safely and are about to get back in air. We are grateful for safe flights pic.twitter.com/lK6kq5UiY2 — Kirk Knowlton, MD (@KirkKnowlton) March 31, 2022 The Delta flight had left Salt Lake Cit…
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…
Stone Memorial Found At Gabby Petito Search Area In Wyoming Stone Memorial Found At Gabby Petito Search Area In Wyoming
Stone Memorial Found At Gabby Petito Search Area In Wyoming A number of stones laid out in what appears to be a memorial were found on the forest floor in the area where authorities were searching for Gabby Petito. Reporter Sydney Glenn of Fox 13 KSTU in Salt Lake City, Utah, posted a photo of the makeshift memorial, saying the stones were laid out near the area of the national park in Wyoming where human remains were found that the FBI said are "consistent" with the description of the 22-year-old Long Island woman.  Glenn said the stones were found near the Spread Creek Dispersed Camping Area. We have found what appears to be a memorial in the…
Family Asks Public For Help In Nationwide Search For Missing 22-Year-Old NY Woman Family Asks Public For Help In Nationwide Search For Missing 22-Year-Old NY Woman
Family Asks Public For Help In Nationwide Search For Missing 22-Year-Old NY Woman The family of a missing a 22-year-old New York woman who went missing while traveling is asking the public for help locating her as a nationwide search is underway. Long Island resident Gabrielle Petito, of Blue Point in Suffolk County, was traveling in a white, 2012 Ford Transit van with her boyfriend when she stopped communicating with friends and family, police said. Petito was reported missing to the Suffolk County Police Department by her mother, Nichole Schmidt, on Saturday, Sept. 11 just before 7 p.m. Since being reported missing, police have located the van at the home of her boyf…
ICE Arrests Dozens Of Fugitives In N.J, Elsewhere For Human Rights Violations ICE Arrests Dozens Of Fugitives In N.J, Elsewhere For Human Rights Violations
ICE Arrests Dozens Of Fugitives In N.J, Elsewhere For Human Rights Violations Nearly 40 fugitives from several countries were arrested across the United States last month, including in the Newark and New York areas, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Thursday.  The roundup resulted in the arrests of 30 men and nine women wanted for human-rights violations, the agency said. They were arrested in a sweep that took place from Aug. 27 and 29.  The operation was carried out under the agency's National Fugitive Operations Program in coordination with the Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center. In addition to Newark and New York, field offices in Atlan…
Sussex County Man With History Of Taking Upskirt Pics Charged In Union Incident: Police Sussex County Man With History Of Taking Upskirt Pics Charged In Union Incident: Police
Sussex County Man With History Of Taking Upskirt Pics Charged In Union Incident: Police A man suspected of taking an upskirt photo at a store on Rt. 22 in Union last month has been arrested, police said.  Authorities say Stephen Grogan of Branchville knelt behind a shopper July 12 and was using his cell phone to take images of her,  police said. Grogan left the store when the woman confronted her but she followed him and obtained his license plate number, Union police said.  Grogan, 41, who had been arrested for the same crime in July 2018, surrendered to Union police last week after an investigation by Detective Michael Thiessen. He was charged with invasion of…
Organ Recipient Celebrates Second Chance At Life Organ Recipient Celebrates Second Chance At Life
Organ Recipient Celebrates Second Chance At Life At 53 years old, Donna DiCosta has a lot to be thankful for: a successful nursing career and two healthy children. But the thing she is most thankful for is having a second chance at life, thanks to the power of organ donation. “Every day that I am alive is because my organ donor chose to give the gift of life,” DiCosta said. “What she has done for me is truly remarkable.” At age three, DiCosta was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. She managed to live normally for most of her life, but once she had her children her lungs began to fail. She was constantly having a hard time breathing and makin…