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New Jersey State Police are investigating after a man’s body was recovered from Townsend Inlet Bay near Sea Isle City on Friday morning. Troopers responded to reports of a body in the water off the southern end of the city shortly before 9:30 a.m. Authorities have not released the man’s identity or indicated whether foul… The post Body Discovered in Bay Near Sea Isle City Prompts Investigation appeared first on Coast News Today.

A pilot and two passengers are dead after their single-engine plane crashed in a wooded area of Bowie, Maryland, late Saturday night. Authorities say the Piper Cherokee, which belonged to a local flight school, was en route from Ocean City, New Jersey, to Gaithersburg, Maryland, when it went down. First responders located the wreckage early… The post Three Killed in Small Plane Crash in Maryland appeared first on Coast News Today.

A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to 50 years in New Jersey State Prison for an August 2024 shooting in Atlantic City that left one woman dead and another severely injured. Thirty-five-year-old Gregg Page pleaded guilty to the early morning attack near the Maine Avenue jetty, which killed 32-year-old Carley Elbert and left a Pleasantville… The post Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 50 Years for 2024 Atlantic City Shooting appeared first on Coast News Today.

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service is investigating the theft of two life-size Smokey Bear signs in Atlantic County. The large figures, used along local highways to communicate wildfire danger levels to the public, were reported stolen during separate incidents in Buena Vista Township and Mays Landing this February. Officials have not identified any suspects… The post Stolen Smokey Bear Signs Spark Investigation in New Jersey appeared first on Coast News Today.

A South Jersey doctor has been fined for simple assault after police say he bit a former colleague on the neck during a Margate fundraiser last year. Court records indicate the physical altercation between Dr. Tamim Naber and Dr. Anan Haija was caught on surveillance camera and stems from an ongoing legal dispute. Haija and… The post South Jersey Doctor Fined Following Physical Altercation with Former Colleague appeared first on Coast News Today.