Atlantic City

Two fire departments in Atlantic City were forced to close on Saturday of Memorial Day weekend due to a lack of available crews and a high number of sick call outs.  The Press of Atlantic City reports that 11 firefighters called out sick on Saturday.  The fire chief for the …

A 54 year old Pennsylvania man admitted in court that he stabbed a woman 19 times in an Atlantic City casino parking garage last summer.  David Legette has pleaded guilty to attempted murder.  The woman was locked in a car Legette was driving; she opened the car door and threw …

22 people were rounded up, including two men, in a prostitution sweep in Atlantic City.  The suspects hail from Ocean City, Somers Point, Atlantic City, Tuckerton, and other communities.  Pacific Avenue and the casino district were both targeted during the sweep.

When the new Ocean Resorts Casino opens in Atlantic City in late June, sports betting will be a big part of it.  The casino has partnered with a company that will permit sports betting when it opens on June 28th.  A 7,500 foot sports betting book will be part of …

The Apple Store in Atlantic City will be closing at the end of next month.  Store officials confirm that the store closing will cost more than 50 jobs.  The closest Apple stores are now in Marlton and Cherry Hill.  Apple says a decrease in tourism to Atlantic City is the …

Atlantic City has a new seawall and boardwalk in place before the holiday weekend.  City officials will be hosting a press conference Friday morning to discuss the $38.6 million project.  The area of the boardwalk where the seawall now exists was battered during severe coastal storms, including Hurricane Sandy.

Demi Lovato will play a special beach concert in Atlantic City on Thursday, July 26th.  The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority announced that the show will be Lovato’s only East Coast show of the summer.  Tickets for the concert go on sale this Thursday.

A drug trafficker from the Atlantic City area will be spending the next decade in a state prison.  28 year old Eder M. Gonzalez of California was handed the prison term on Friday.  He pleaded guilty to a first degree charge of possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute.  A second …

An innovative request by the Atlantic City Council on Wednesday.  Council approved a resolution to ask the Atlantic City Expressway to double its tolls, with the increased revenue coming directly to the city.  City leaders say this could result in an extra $15 million coming to the city’s coffers, if …

Could minor league baseball be making a comeback to Atlantic City?  The Press of Atlantic City reports that City Council will vote tonight on a resolution that would authorize the former owner of the Atlantic City Surf to be empowered to bring a baseball team back to the resort.  Council …