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Veteran Severely Injured In Costa Rica, South Jersey Mom Fighting To Get Him To U.S. Hospital
A Forked River woman is fighting for her veteran son to return to the U.S. after he was severely injured in Costa Rica, according to a fundraising campaign.
On a GoFundMe page, Debra Vargas said that her son Codey Vargas suffered several injuries in an accident, including severe head trauma, a collapsed lung, several fractured ribs, paralyzed intestines, pneumonia, facial fractures, and several scrapes. Codey's accident happened on Wednesday, Mar. 20, but Debra wasn't aware of it until the U.S. embassy in Costa Rica told her on Tuesday, Apr. 2.
The GoFundMe page for Codey raised more than $…
Powerball Winning Numbers 04-20-2024
A Powerball ticket worth $50,000 was sold at a convenience store in Atlantic County, officials said.
The ticket was purchased at the Wawa on Black Horse Pike in Egg Harbor Township, the New Jersey Lottery said in a news release. It matched four numbers and the Powerball in the drawing on Saturday, Apr. 20.
The winning numbers were 4, 35, 41, 44, and 58. The Powerball was 25.
No one won the estimated $103 million jackpot. Tickets sold in Ohio and Puerto Rico matched five numbers to win $1 million.
The next Powerball drawing is on Monday, Apr. 22, and the jackpot is an estimated $115 millio…
Conspiracy Theorist Who Set Himself On Fire Outside Trump Trial Has NJ, PA Ties
Maxwell Azzarello, a conspiracy theorist who set himself ablaze outside of a Manhattan courthouse where former President Donald Trump's hush money trial was under way, appears to have ties to New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
At 1:30 p.m., Azzarello, 36, walked into the center of a park near the courthouse, took out pamphlets containing conspiracy theories and propaganda from a backpack, and threw them in the air. Then, he took out an accelerant and lit himself on fire, NYPD Chief Jeffrey Maggi said.
Civilians and nearby officers extinguished the blaze and Azzarello was taken to the&nb…
