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Jul 23, 2024 | 
newyork.news12.com | Lanette Espy
A 37-year-old mother was stabbed to death in her own home, and her teenage son was the one who found her body.
According to Middlesex County prosecutors, Edison police received a 911 call Sunday at 4:37 p.m. reporting a stabbing on Horizon Drive. They say Lizbeth Benitez-Rivera, of Edison, was found with multiple stab wounds. She was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Prosecutors say Benitez-Rivera's 16-year-old son was asleep in his room.
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Jul 22, 2024 | 
newyork.news12.com | Tony Caputo |Lanette Espy
There was another day of delays on NJ Transit Monday morning following a hellish month of transit issues and cancellations.
The company says the Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast Line rail service was operating on or close to schedule Monday, with residual delays to trains already en route, following earlier downed commercial utility wire on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor tracks near Rahway.
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Jul 19, 2024 | 
newyork.news12.com | Lanette Espy
Imagine a global technology outage affecting one of the biggest days in your life. That’s exactly what happened to one bridal party that was told their flight to Los Angeles was canceled.
Worldwide communication system issues this morning affected airline travel, 911 centers, hospitals, banks, security systems — and even disrupted vacation plans and celebrations. One traveler from New York told News 12 New Jersey she’s a part of a wedding party that was waiting in Terminal B.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Lanette Espy
Hurricane Beryl made landfall this morning in Texas, lashing the coast with winds of 80 miles per hour. As a result of Beryl, flights to and from Houston are being delayed and canceled across the board. Out of the 24 flights canceled at Newark Liberty International Airport, 10 were coming from Houston and seven were going to Houston.
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Jul 3, 2024 | 
newyork.news12.com | Lanette Espy |Lauren Due
Police say a 79-year-old man from Clark was arrested today after reports of shorts fired.
According to police, an investigation revealed a barricaded person with a weapon at 9 Stanton St. They say Union County Special Weapons and Tactics unit responded to the incident. Union County SWAT officers then entered the home and arrested Kenneth Kutyla, of Clark, police say.
Neighbors told News 12 New Jersey they saw a person placed unto a stretcher.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
newyork.news12.com | Lauren Due |Lanette Espy
Travelers could set a record this Fourth of July. The Transportation Security Administration says it's expecting to screen 32 million people in the U.S. through July 8 — this is up more than 5% from 2023.
Meanwhile, AAA projects 70.9 million Americans will travel by car 50 miles or more for the holiday week. It's the first time the agency looked at the entire Fourth of July week, plus the Saturday before and the Sunday after.
Planning on driving somewhere for the holiday?
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
newyork.news12.com | Tony Caputo |Lanette Espy
NJ Transit ticket prices have increased for the first time in nine years. Beginning today, a 15% fare increase kicks in for NJ Transit rail and bus riders.
NJ Transit says ridership has been down since the pandemic, leading to a more than $100 million budget shortfall. The fare hike comes on the heels of a disastrous month of rail service with repeated delays. The last month featured nine delays or suspensions of service into and out of New York Penn.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
newyork.news12.com | Lanette Espy
New Jersey storm damage, power outages impact thousands following overnight thunderstorms•Jun 27, 2024, 9:49 AM•Updated yesterdayRounds of intense overnight thunderstorms rocked New Jersey, leaving thousands of residents without power Thursday morning. There were also multiple reports of storm damage, downed trees and power lines and road flooding throughout the state.
The storms contained wind gusts of up to 60 mph, along with hail and heavy rain, leaving debris scattered across many roads.
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Jun 21, 2024 | 
newyork.news12.com | Lanette Espy |Tony Caputo
NJ Transit says rail service into and out of of Penn Station New York this morning has resumed with delays amid Amtrak overhead wire issues. The company says trains operating in and out of Penn Station New York today may experience delays of 45 minutes. Amtrak said in a statement to News 12 New Jersey this morning that crews are working to remove a disabled commuter train and repair any related infrastructure.
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Jun 19, 2024 | 
newyork.news12.com | Tony Caputo |Lanette Espy
Repair the historic Glimmer Glass Bridge in Monmouth County or replace it all together? This is what some officials in Monmouth County are considering as the bridge is temporarily closed for emergency repairs during the start of the busy shore season. The county owns and operates the bridge that dates back to 1898. The bridge has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2008 and runs along Fisk Avenue between Brielle and Manasquan.
