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Joseph Devitis, 51, has been arrested and charged in a hit-and-run crash that killed a horse and injured a teenage girl.  (Franklin Township Police Department)FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J. - The driver accused of hitting a teenage girl riding her horse in Franklin Township last Thursday has been arrested and charged, police say. The teen, 14, was riding horseback on Monroeville Road when they were struck by a car, per police. PREVIOUS: Horse killed, South Jersey girl injured by fleeing car in hit-and-run, police sayThe horse died on the scene and the girl was treated for non-life-threatening injuries, according to officials. Police say they developed information that the suspect's car was at a residence on Buck Road near the border of Salem and Gloucester Counties. After executing a search warrant on the property Tuesday, detectives located the suspected vehicle hidden in a wooded area and they collected DNA evidence. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESAuthorities say Joseph Devitis, 51, of Salem County admitted that he was the driver of the vehicle on Wednesday. Devitis has been charged with assault by auto, endangering an injured victim, leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash, animal cruelty and related offenses. 

car collection with a notorious past is up for auction in Massachusetts.The sports cars were seized by the Northwestern District Attorney's Office in 2020 following the arrest of Cory Taylor, who police found with 138 pounds of marijuana in a van he was driving during a routine traffic stop. This 1993 Supra has just 8,169 on the odometer. (Stanley J.

This booking image provided by the Cullman County, Ala., Sheriff's Office, shows Marvin C. McClendon Jr., 74, of Bremen, Ala., his arrest on Tuesday, April 26, 2022.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - A fire raging at a fertilizer plant in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, forced the evacuation of thousands of people early Tuesday amid fears that chemicals at the facility could cause a large explosion. The fire was reported at about 8:20 p.m. Monday at the Weaver Fertilizer Plant on the north side of the city, according to FOX 8.

Stay informed with live updates on the current COVID-19 outbreak and visit our coronavirus hub for more advice on prevention and treatment.A study by researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC, investigates the therapeutic value of online mindfulness sessions for people who have found that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected their emotional health.After an experimental online mindfulness session, 89% of participants reported that the experience had been helpful.The principal investigator for the research is Dr. Rebecca Erwin Wells, M.P.H., of Wake Forest School of Medicine, who says:“We are all born with the capacity for mindfulness.

PHILADELPHIA - The Delaware Valley remains under a tornado watch until 7 p.m. after several warnings expired Monday afternoon as a system brings strong winds and heavy downpours to the area. A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect  Salem, Cumberland, Camden and Gloucester counties until 5:30 p.m with the potential of damaging winds.A flood warning is also in effect until 7:15 p.m.

RALEIGH, N.C. – When President Donald Trump fired up a crowd at a North Carolina airport last week, he gave a shout-out to the home-state senator fighting in his own tough reelection battle that could decide control of the chamber.Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, Trump said, has “been by my side!”But at that moment, Tillis wasn’t.

(USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.)TRENTON, N.J. - Officials with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture announce instructions for handling the spotted lanternfly.The spotted lanternfly feeds on upwards of 70 different trees and plants. The invasive insect was initially discovered in 2014 in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

(USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.)TRENTON, N.J. - Officials with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture announce instructions for handling the spotted lanternfly.The spotted lanternfly feeds on upwards of 70 different trees and plants. The invasive insect was initially discovered in 2014 in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

(USGS map) NEW YORK - A magnitude 5.1  earthquake shook the Virginia-North Carolina border region on Sunday morning.  The quake hit just after 8 a.m. about 1 mile outside of Sparta, North Carolina.It happened in the Blue Ridge Mountains, northwest of Winston-Salem.The earthquake was felt in South Carolina.  Rep.

PHILADELPHIA - The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Philadelphia and the surrounding counties.Storms are expected to move in between 2 and 10 p.m. Wednesday. Montgomery, Cumberland, Salem, Mercer, New Castle, Burlington, Gloucester, Monmouth, Berks,  Delaware, Cecil, Bucks, Chester, Philadelphia, Kent, Hunterdon, Camden counties are under the watch until 10 p.m.

Shesplit from her longtime beau Jesse Metcalfe in January after he was seen putting the moves on two different women in one day.And on Monday, actress Cara Santana was seen accompanied by a mysterious pal, as the pair were seen picking up drinks and a snack at healthy spot Kreation inLos Angeles, California.The Salem star, 35, was seen laughing with her friend while they waited for their beverages, showing off her gorgeous legs in a pair of shredded denim cutoffs.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Wake Forest fired basketball coach Danny Manning after six seasons in which the Demon Deacons had a winning record only once.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami has ordered tightening of the lockdown in Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruppur and Salem in view of the rising coronavirus cases, news Agency ANI reported. The decision was taken after Palaniswami chaired a review meeting on the coronavirus spread in the state.