Asteriod to pass at a great distance from earth in outer space tonight; a meteor has exploded over central Russia in the Urals, injuring 950
             ...  wonder if anything like that could happen here?

Asteroid 2012 DA14 will buzz Earth and make its closest approach over the Indian Ocean at a distance of over 17,000 miles away from the earth at 2:24 p.m. EST today -  Feb. 15th.
An unrelated meteor caused much damage and devastation in central Russia earlier today - with reports stating it injured about a thousand people and many structures.

The NY Times published this story on Oct. 18th, 1934:
Meteor Falls in Jersey, Lighting Wide Area; CCC Youths Flee Hot Fragments at Sussex

  On Oct. 17th, a meteor explosion had showered red hot fragments in the vicinity of High Point Park, greatly frightening the many Civilian Conservation Corps workers there who frantically dove for cover. That meteor had been observed  as far away as in Newark, Camden, Sea Girt, Burlington, and other New Jersey communities.