<b>Photo: New Jersey State Police</b>
Photo: New Jersey State Police ( Lisa McBride)

Vernon. A North Carolina man was arrested April 10 and charged in the 1990 murder of Vernon resident Lisa McBride, marking a breakthrough in the decades-old cold case through advances in DNA technology.

Arrest made in Lisa McBride murder case after 36 years
14 Apr 2026 | 10:40
Police & Fire

Nearly 36 years after Vernon resident Lisa McBride was murdered and her body was found in a Sussex County park, a North Carolina man was arrested Friday, April 10, and charged with her murder.

According to a press release from Sussex County Prosecutor Daniel Perez, members of his office, the New Jersey...

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Lisa Chammings, left, holds Hero and Jeanette Campbell holds Tiny Tim shortly after the dogs were discovered in Stillwater Township, N.J., on Wednesday, March 18. After being sighted in the road in Stillwater, Chihuahua-mix Hero led Campbell and Chammings to a disabled older Chihuahua named Tiny Tim, who was stuck at the water’s edge at Swartswood Lake, unable to free himself from behind a dock. Photos provided by Lisa Chammings.
Lisa Chammings, left, holds Hero and Jeanette Campbell holds Tiny Tim shortly after the dogs were discovered in Stillwater Township, N.J., on Wednesday, March 18. After being sighted in the road in Stillwater, Chihuahua-mix Hero led Campbell and Chammings to a disabled older Chihuahua named Tiny Tim, who was stuck at the water’s edge at Swartswood Lake, unable to free himself from behind a dock. Photos provided by Lisa Chammings.

Community rallies to rescue abandoned dogs
06 Apr 2026 | 02:18

On March 16, dozens of small terrier- and Chihuahua-type dogs were dumped at four sites on a raw, rainy...

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