Seven individuals have been charged in Atlantic County on various drugs and weapons offenses in a huge, 89-count indictment. Authorities say 40 year old Kenneth Burrell of Egg Harbor of Egg Harbor City is the alleged ringleader of the network; he faces 25 years to life in prison. ##
A former school teacher at Buena Regional High School has pleaded guilty to charges that he had an inappropriate relationship with a minor. 33 year old William J. Jacobs met with the student on more than one occasion, and exchanged hundreds of electronic communications with the same student. ##
There has been a fatal train accident in Galloway Township, Atlantic County Monday morning. Authorities say a train that left Atlantic City shortly after 6:30pm struck the person who was on the tracks; train service has been suspended on that line, and a bus route has been established in its place. ##
A beach fill project is starting in Ventnor this week..just when the summer season is ramping up. The project is starting about three weeks behind schedule to the availability of a dredge. Some officials in that town objected to the beach fill project disrupting the summer season. ##
Authorities in Winslow Township are investigating a fatal shooting that took place early Sunday morning. Police say a woman was fatally shot in the head at a home on Bairdmore Avenue early Sunday. The gunman remained at large mid-morning. ##
State Police are trying to positively identify a man who was struck by a car and critically injured in Folsom earlier this month. The man may be 56 year old Jose Ortiz, who remains unable to communicate with anyone due to his injuries. The driver of the car stopped after the accident and has not…
There’s another head coaching change in the ranks of high school basketball in the Cape Atlantic League. Holy Spirit High School coach Dennis Smith has resigned after winning 138 games over seven seasons. Smith stepped aside for family reasons. ##
The body of a 16 year old swimmer who went missing in Atlantic City has been recovered on a beach in Margate. Authorities have confirmed that the body of Kaliy-ah Hand was found Monday morning on a beach in Margate, about five miles from the scene of the drowning. The body of a second teenager…
Atlantic County physician Dr. James Kauffman is being detained until his trial. Kauffman was arrested last week after he brandished a gun against authorities who were searching his home and medical practice. Kauffman’s attorney Ed Jacobs says his client will appeal the decision that he continue to be held. ##
A fatal motor vehicle accident on the Atlantic City Expressway in Hamilton Township early Monday morning. State Police say the driver of a vehicle is dead, a passenger injured when a vehicle flipped over on the Expressway early Monday. The driver is 31 years old; family notification is occurring today. ##