The Obama administration has decided not to allow offshore oil drilling in the Atlantic Ocean for the next five years. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced via Twitter that the administration would not include the Atlantic Ocean during their five-year offshore drilling plan. The proposed exploration for oil and…
The body found in the Mullica River on Saturday by a fisherman has been identified from it’s fingerprints. State Police say the body is that of 27 year-old John Kohlbecker, who has been missing since February 11th. Kohlbecker was a Philadelphia resident who was last seen at a ShopRite in Bridgeton. The cause of death was determined…
State Police are on the scene of a serious motor vehicle accident on the northern end of the Atlantic City Expressway. Police say a vehicle veered off the road into a wooded area on the Expressway in Winslow Township around 6:30am. The driver was removed from the vehicle and suffered serious injuries. There were many…
It’s now official. New Jersey voters will decide this November if casino expansion will spread beyond the borders of Atlantic City. The constitutional amendment was passed by both the N.J. Assembly and Senate on Monday by the required three-fifths majorities needed to place it on the November ballot. The conditions for expansion call for two casinos…
A takeover bill on Atlantic City got its approval in the full Senate on Monday. The package now heads in the Assembly, where Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto has had some concerns about the language in the bills. Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian and city council members have lambasted the bill and doesn’t want the resort…
Two Atlantic City residents were charged with possession of crack cocaine. Johnny Morgan and Robin Butcher had hundreds of bags of drugs inside of a home on the 500 block of North Indiana Ave. Bail was set at $50,000 for Morgan and Butcher was released on her own recognizance. Police were investigating the home over…
Atlantic County republicans have supported Donald Trump for president. Republics gathered on Saturday and gave Trump a narrow win over John Kasich for president. The organization also supported candidates for local offices during their meeting.
Four teenagers have been arrested for threatening the public with pellet guns. Egg Harbor Township Police say the teens were driving around and shooting people with pellet guns last week; it started when a woman was shot in the leg while jogging in Canale Park last Monday. The teens were all taken to the Harborfield…
It’s 15 months in prison for a Ventnor man who was involved in a scheme involving timeshare agreements. 52 year old Steven Cox admitted that he participated in a plan to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars through timeshares. He participated in a scam run by Vacation Ownership Group based in Mays Landing and Egg…
Atlantic City leaders are in Trenton Thursday to testify against the state takeover of the city. Buses left Atlantic City on Thursday morning with elected officials and city residents to make their voices heard. Guardian initially spoke in favor of the proposal but he quickly changed his tune upon seeing the drafts of the bill.…