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WEST ORANGE, N.J. —On Aug. 20, 1978, five teenagers in Newark left their homes after supper; they were reported to have been seen last with Mr. Evans, a 25-year-old mason and handyman who needed help moving boxes. They were never heard from again. Years of tip lines and new DNA tests produced no leads.

 (NEWSONE)  First birds dropped dead from the skies, now thousands of fish have died in Arkansas.Officials are investigating what may have killed some 100,000 fish in the Arkansas River in the northwestern section of the state, authorities said on Sunday. Deceased drum fish littered 20 miles of the river near Ozark, Keith Stephens of the […]

Virginia — Spending nine hours a week in a dialysis chair watching her blood filter through a large machine was not what Wendy Rodgers imagined for her twenties.

TAMPA, Fla. – Xavier Thomas Sr., 23, has been charged with stabbing his six-year-old son more than 20 times.

CHICAGO — Rock-and-roll legend Chuck Berry felt ill and was checked out by ambulance medics before a show Saturday night, a Chicago fire official said. An audience member at the show, however, said Berry slumped over during the show and was offstage for at least 20 minutes.

Hawaii — The Hawaii Reporter has attempted to calculate the total cost of President Barack Obama’s family vacation. The cost information is not released by the White House, but the newspaper pulled together some data to make an estimate. The cost of Air Force 1, the president’s plane, as well as the cost of housing […]

VIA: AP Christina Wilson was getting her 4-year-old son up from a nap and bringing him in to listen to a compact disc his grandparents had given him for Christmas when her husband stopped her – he thought he heard something inappropriate. Then Wilson listened to the “Kids Favorites” CD out of her son Caiden’s […]

DALLAS-WFAA– Former NBA All-Star, Nick Van Exel’s son,  Nickey Van Exel has confessed to killing of a neighbor of his, Bradley Bassey Eyo according to police. WFAA reports. Police said 20-year-old Nickey Van Exel turned himself in Wednesday and confessed to the crime. He’s a neighbor of the victim. Read The Whole Story RELATED STORIES […]

WASHINGTON D.C.-Washington Post Gilbert Arenas pregnant girlfriend, Laura Govan, with whom he has three children with, has claimed he has abandoned her and her three children, both financially and emotionally. The Washington Post reports: Govan, who is four months pregnant with their fourth child, “has not heard from Arenas the whole month of December,” said […]

New York — As the Gulf oil spill gushed out of control, BP’s financial liabilities seemed big enough to sink the company. No more.

NEWARK-For the second year in a row, Newark Mayor Cory Booker has been handling requests from snow removal personally via Twitter. The massive snowstorm that has hit the east coast has left several people stranded in their own homes in Newark. Here are some of Booker’s Tweets: If ur stuck DM me ur # RT […]

Washington D.C.– Rep. Charlie Rangel has launched a legal defense fund to help pay off legal bills he built up over a two-year ethics investigation.