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NJ Native Accused Of Killing Bride Hours After Wedding: Top 5 Stories

Also in today's news: school bus goes missing, man dies skydiving, and the meteorite that hit NJ is more than 4 billion years old.

This photo provided by the Charleston County Sheriff's Office, in South Carolina, shows Jamie Lee Komoroski, on April 29, 2023. Komoroski is charged with reckless vehicular homicide and three counts of driving under the influence causing death. (Charlesto
This photo provided by the Charleston County Sheriff's Office, in South Carolina, shows Jamie Lee Komoroski, on April 29, 2023. Komoroski is charged with reckless vehicular homicide and three counts of driving under the influence causing death. (Charlesto (Charleston County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Good evening, New Jersey Patch readers! We've assembled some of the most share-worthy stories from our area for today, just for you.

Here are the top five stories from around New Jersey:

1. A 25-year-old Garden State native stands accused of claiming the life of a new bride and severely injuring the groom in a drunk driving accident between her rental car and the couple's golf cart. (Read more on Patch.)

Find out what's happening in Mendham-Chesterfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

2. Experts from The College of New Jersey confirmed Thursday that the object that struck a Hopewell home on Monday was indeed a meteorite. And it is more than 4 billion years old. (Read more on Patch.)

3. When a school bus full of students didn't arrive at an elementary school in Warren, it spurred a search to find the driver. (Read more on Patch.)

Find out what's happening in Mendham-Chesterfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

4. The federal COVID-19 public health emergency expires Thursday night, more than three years after it was initiated in the United States in 2020. (Read more on Patch.)

5. A man is dead following a skydiving accident in Gloucester County on Wednesday. The skydiver fell to the ground in Monroe Township's Stirling Glenn neighborhood shortly before 1:30 p.m., NJ.com reported. He died after jumping from a plane that took off from Skydive Cross Keys, the company said in a statement. (Read more on Patch.)

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