COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 1 (ZFJ) — The University of Maryland Police Department (UMPD) is seeking a suspect in the recent string of indecent exposure incidents at McKeldin Library. On April 30, 2026, police released surveillance image stills of an individual who is suspected to have committed three incidents in bathrooms on the sixth and seventh floors of the library. In the first case, an indecent exposure on Feb. 12, 2026, a male student reported to police that, at about 5:59 p.

EDISON, N.J., May 1 (ZFJ) — The U.S. Marshals arrested Dawn Burge, 36, a suspect in a stabbing in Edison, N.J., in Lorain County, Ohio, on April 23, 2026. On June 29, 2025, police responded to an address on Morgan Drive in Edison regarding a domestic dispute. Arriving officers found a male victim who had sustained stab wounds. Authorities determined that Burge was involved in the incident, and the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office (MCPO) secured a warrant for her arrest.

COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 17 (ZFJ) — Larry James Simpson, 68, of Glen Burnie, was charged with 66 offenses in connection with a violent crime spree in Prince George’s County on Friday, May 15. The Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) alleges that Simpson committed multiple shootings and carjackings in five locations across northern P.G. County. At about 2:30 p.m., police received a call for a man pointing a long gun out of his car window in the 5100 block of Pierce Avenue in College Park.

COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 9 (ZFJ) — Instructure and impacted schools have been recovering from the Canvas defacement cyberattack on Thursday, May 7. Data extortion group ShinyHunters defaced university Canvas instances on Thursday with a pay-or-leak ransom note following repeated failed attempts to get Instructure to negotiate a payment to prevent the release of data stolen from the company. This cyberattack, which occurred during the end of the semester and finals season for many universities, meant students were no longer able to submit assignments or access course resources via Canvas.

COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 8 (ZFJ) — A cyberattack on Instructure resulted in its Canvas learning management system going down on Thursday, May 7. Instructure, a platform used by thousands of universities and K12 schools in the U.S. and globally, was compromised by extortion gang ShinyHunters, which claimed on its Tor data leak site that it had exfiltrated over 3.65 terabytes of personally identifiable information (PII) and private messages sent via Canvas Inbox for nearly 9,000 schools.

TRENTON, N.J., April 21 (ZFJ) — New Jersey has ended a 50 year de facto moratorium on new nuclear plants. Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed bill S3870/A4528 at the Salem Nuclear Power Plant on April 8, 2026, to remove an outdated permit requirement that blocked all construction on new nuclear plants. The legislation updates the Coastal Area Facility Review Act (CAFRA). The act, signed in 1973, blocked permits for construction and operation of new nuclear facilities until the U.

EDISON, N.J., April 16 (ZFJ) — Round1 Bowling & Arcade opened in Menlo Park Mall on Feb. 7, 2026. Round1 is a Japan-based amusement center chain with locations across America. The one in Edison is located in the former Rainforest Cafe at 55 Parsonage Road Space 1850A. Entertainment facilities include a huge arcade, bowling alley, billiards, and karaoke. The bowling alley is located on the left and near the party rooms.

WOODBRIDGE, N.J., April 16 (ZFJ) — Mikael Salman, 18, of Iselin, has been charged with causing a crash that killed a juvenile passenger in Woodbridge, New Jersey, on Feb. 19, 2026. On that day, shortly before midnight, Woodbridge Police Officer Khari Manzini, who was uniformed, attempted to pull over a 2003 Nissan Maxima with New York registration on Route 1 heading south for allegedly speeding, according to a statement from the N.

UNION, N.J., April 14 (ZFJ) — One person is dead and six people are injured after a shooting at the Chick-fil-A on Route 22 in Union, New Jersey, on Saturday, April 11. The Union Police Department (UPD) responded to the restaurant at about 9:00 p.m. for a report of a shooting, according to a statement from the Union County Prosecutor’s Office (UCPO). Responding officers found seven victims in total. A customer, Malek Shepherd, 23, of New York City, was pronounced deceased.

WASHINGTON, March 14 (ZFJ) — The National Park Service (NPS) predicts that the cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin and National Mall will reach peak bloom between March 29 to April 1, with exact timing dependent on actual weather conditions. Peak bloom is defined as the day when 70% of the cherry blossoms are open. According to the federal announcement on March 5, the blossoms typically remain on the trees for 7-10 days.