WKNJ Newscast
Date 14 November 2014
Good afternoon, it’s Friday, November 14th at _____________ o’clock and you’re listening to 90.3 WKNJ-FM, Union, New Jersey, and I’m _____________ with the news.
In Local News…
New Jersey Drivers are still rocking the roads after a fatal accident in Old Bridge this week.
Brandon Narleski, 19, a Sayreville teen, was out enjoying his night with a couple friends when he and an acquaintance got into a car while intoxicated and started to drive down US Route 9. The car was driven into a concrete divider, sending chunks of car and concrete into oncoming lanes. Narleski, who was in the passenger’s seat, was thrown out of the car into oncoming traffic where he was killed.
The driver, Nicholas Gomes, survived the accident, and is being held at Middlesex County Jail under bail of over $200,000 [two hundred thousand dollars] until further notice.
A New Jersey corrections officer has been charged this week with a count of attempting to smuggle contraband into the Essex County correctional facility.
John Grosso, a corrections officer, has been caught taking bribes from inmates and prisoners at Essex County prison in order to bring in cigarettes and other types of illegal contraband into the facility. Grosso, who was arrested in Newark on Thursday, has been accused of accepting nearly $1,000 in bribes in order to satisfy this illegal activity. The officer would meet up with a middle man, where they exchanged the money and contraband with each other, at a Best Buy in the local area. There were multiple meetings set up.
Grosso now faces up to 20 years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines for smuggling these items into the prison system.
In National News…
Ebola is back in town as another victim in the United States is found and diagnosed with the deadly ailment.
Another case of Ebola is on it’s way into America this weekend as a surgeon from Sierra Leone is being transported into the country for isolated treatment. Officials say the patient will be transferred directly to the Nebraska Medical Center in hopes of a quick cure. It is not known if the surgeon was working directly with other Ebola patients on the date of the contraction, however since there are so many units and hospitals in the infected area, it is unknown how it got into their bloodstream.
The Nebraska Medical Center is one of the only hospitals in the country that has the ability to both quarantine and treat the Ebola virus as it continues to spread and infect more people globally.
Protests in Ferguson, Missouri are still at a violent rise as no progress continues to be made.
Following the death of African American teenager Michael Brown, thousands of activists, students, and members of the internet group Anonymous have been going out of their way every day to make sure that the Ferguson Police Department makes themselves aware of what has happened. In the last few months, there have been isolated incidents of violent protest, which has required the use of organized militarized actions against the protesters.
The only hard evidence that either side has is that Darren Wilson, a member of the Ferguson PD, has shot and killed Brown, an unarmed teenager.
Earthquakes are ravaging the Midwest this year.
This past week has held a large amount of seismic activity as a 4.8 magnitude earthquake shook the states of Kansas and Oklahoma. Both states, which are known to have devastating tornadoes, are now suffering tenfold from other natural ailments striking the land. Although there has been no accounts of any damage done by the earthquake, people are still at watch for any aftershocks that may be occurring in the next few days following the incident.
In International News…
Russia is now working more in the Middle East as they concentrate a large amount of their manpower on creating a spur of nuclear activity. The idea to build these new nuclear reactors has been a complete turn of ideas by Russian President Vladmir Putin, who claims he does not want to be entangled into any nuclear conflict.
There will be eight reactors built in Iran in the remainder of this year. Iran claims this is because the Western Powers have ended their contract with Iran, leading to more political entities from Europe and Asia to step in.
Europe is left scared with a political rumor flying around saying that Russia is preparing itself for a winter war. Because Russian forces have been thoughts to be helping out the Pro-Russian rebels across Ukraine, officials are thinking that Russia may be planning some kind of war aspect as the infamous Russian Winter sets in over the course of the next few months, leaving many countries unable to venture into Russia and combat them. Although the country may not be financially flashing their flags, there is a large amount of motivation and opportunity for Russia to come in and strike as the months slowly pass and the new year sets in.
More news, sports, and weather coming up………
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In Sports…
Miguel Jimenez opened the 63 in Turkey this past week.
Many golf fans are worried that Jimenez will not be able to lead the Ryder’s Cup team for Europe this year because of his natural accent and lack of speaking in the English language.
The Turkish Airlines Open has officially begun in Europe, causing political strain because of stress with ISIL trying to infiltrate Turkey.
A record shark was caught this past week, weighing in at over 800 pounds.
Jeff Thomason, an Angler fisherman, used a bow and arrow to catch this massive beast, known more scientifically as a Mako Shark. This catch has broke prior records, leaving Thomason surprised at his catch. Off of the beaches of California, sharks are known to be lurking in the near warms waters hunting for dinner, which gave Thomason ample amounts of reason and opportunity to obtain such a catch.
Your WKNJ hourly weather update …
Right now on the campus of Kean University, it is a rainy 43 degrees with highs going up 48 and a low of 31.
Tune in later for meteorology reports on 90.3 FM
In Entertainment…
Astronomers are left shocked at storms occurring on the gaseous surface of Uranus.
With large storm clouds of dust, rock and ice moving onto the planet, astronomers are looking at what may be the most vivid display of any type of torrential action on Uranus since the 1700’s. These storms are said to also possibly lead to the sight of Uranus in our night sky over the next few months. Mostly everywhere in the world has the possibility to catch Uranus, however the sky must be very clear because of its distance. Because the storm is based on infrared light, we will be missing out on a lot of the planetary activity, yet telescopes will pick up quite the sight.
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