Picture released of man wanted in girlfriend's murder

  Eyewitness NewsPATERSON, N.J. (WABC) -- She was stabbed and killed and now police in New Jersey say they know who did it, the woman's ex-boyfriend.

Police in Paterson released a picture of the man they're looking for, Raheem Jones, a 34-year-old ex-con who, police say, killed his ex-girlfriend Natasha Smith.

Smith was found Wednesday stabbed several times inside her home in Paterson.

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Paralyzed player tweets standing picture

  John Antalek, Eyewitness NewsNEW JERSEY (WABC) -- There's another amazing development in the recovery of Eric LeGrand, the Rutgers football player paralyzed during a game last year.

LeGrand is now standing.

He tweeted a photo with his mom, Karen, next to him.

The tweet says "Standing up little by little in therapy."

He also tweets, "standing tall, we can't fall. Standing upright again."

LeGrand was paralyzed from the neck down while making a tackle on a kickoff return in a Rutgers game against Army last October 16th.

You can follow LeGrand on Twitter @BigE52_RU.

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