A man got into a fight with a state trooper and was shot dead The Courier Post reports that Eddie Velazquez of Pennsauken was killed by the trooper. Police say the man was pronounced dead at the scene. A fight broke out after the man hit the officer with a vehicle. State Police have not…
Three lucky New Jersey residents won some big bucks on Friday night. Three $250,000 Mega Millions tickets matched the numbers that were drawn on Friday night. No one won the big prize and the new jackpot comes in at $206 million. The next drawing will take place on Tuesday night.
President Brack Obama is giving the money back. That was the message Obama gave by not keeping the campaign contributions of Jon Corzine and MF Global Holdings Ltd. Corzine, the former governor of New Jersey, has gotten into hot water as a chief executive of the company. Around $1.2 billion is missing of customers funds…
The end result didn’t matter for the Philadelphia Eagles. The team didn’t get the help it needed. The New York Jets lost to the New York Giants 24-14 and with that result, the Eagles were eliminated from playoff contention. The Birds dug themselves a hole this season and tried to rally late. The Cowboys and…
A fire impacts a local animal shelter, but thanks to the daring rescue by shelter volunteers none of the animals perished. It happened at the Cumberland County SPCA shelter in Vineland Thursday afternoon when a dryer caught on fire and sent smoke through the building. Shelter volunteers raced into the building and saved over 100…
Police have released the details regarding Thursday’s Amber Alert. Ronald Ross, the boy’s father and Cassidy Michaela Purdy, the boy’s mother were meeting at Ruby Tuesday’s for visitation. When Ross stepped out to smoke a cigarette, Purdy took the child, Mason Ross, and left. An Amber Alert was later registered because Purdy did not have…
A fire is being investigated that began early Friday morning. A building on the 200 block of Springdale Ct. in the Swainton section of Middle Township went up in smoke and flames. To this point, police are only saying there were no injuries. No details have been released regarding the cause of the blaze.
It will be a happier holiday for ten enlisted families at the United States Coast Guard base in Cape May. American Legion Post #331 from Avalon and Stone Harbor brought ten, $100 checks to the Coast Guard base to help local families defray the costs associated with the holidays. This is the second time in…
New Jersey won almost $38 million to help fund education in the state. The Associated Press reports that the federal funding was awarded by the Education Department’s federal “Race to the Top” money. Only seven states were awarded funding from this program, and Pennsylvania received $41.3 million. States competing for the money must be committed…
Your water bill could be going up a lot in 2012. New Jersey American Water is trying to get a 15 percent rate increase to help with an infrastructure project. The utility got a 7.5 percent increase just last year. The state’s Board of Public Utilities has yet to approve the hike. The company has…