Vehicular homicide charges have been dropped against an Atlantic County woman who was behind the wheel of a car that crashed and killed three occupants in 2014. The Press of Atlantic City reports that a judge has dismissed charges against Melissa Rodriquez who crashed her car into a New Jersey Transit bus in Pleasantville in…
A bad batch of heroin is making the rounds and has been responsible for at least two fatal overdoses. Atlantic City Police warned of the dangers on Thursday of the heroin bags stamped “King of Death.” Authorities responded to six overdoses in a six hour period on Wednesday with two being fatal. Four other individuals…
An Atlantic County Freeholder who made a comment that angered many women has finally apologized. Freeholder John Carman said in a statement on Thursday that he was apologizing for his comments that were made about the women’s march in Washington D.C. this past weekend. Carman posted a meme that asked “Will the woman’s protest be…
An Atlantic County Grand Jury reviewed the evidence of the September 2016 police-involved shooting death of a Camden man. The Grand Jury declined to bring criminal indictments against the involved Atlantic City police officer, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. A robbery was observed to be taking place on Sept. 3 near the Caesar’s…
A 16 year old boy from Egg Harbor Township was killed on Saturday when a metal ladder he was holding came in contact with power lines. The accident occurred on Seagull Drive in the Flemington section of the Township. Police say the teen was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
A local chamber of commerce is supporting the Pinelands pipeline project. The Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce put out a statement saying it supports the approval of a plan to bring a natural gas pipeline into Cape May County. The chamber also notes that the pipeline will allow for “repowering of a coal plant…
Atlantic City Electric is reporting scattered power outages that are impacting a few thousands customers in its South Jersey service territory. There are only a handful of customers without power in Cape May County, but outages are more widespread towards the Turnersville area. Strong winds are causing outages throughout the service area; if you have…
There are no widespread power outages due to the coastal storm as of Monday at 8:00am. Atlantic City Electric’s outage map shows some small pockets of outages in the Cape May and Atlantic county region, including a few hundred outages in Mays Landing. Power outages are possible due to strong winds that may break tree…
New Jersey State Police say that a suspect who had escaped from the Atlantic County Justice Facility has been captured. Daniel Newman, of Georgia, had initially been arrested on Saturday night at the Golden Nugget for theft-related crimes within the Atlantic City casino district. He fled handcuffed and on foot into a wooded area. Police…
Atlantic County officials are warning motorists to be safe with the storm that is forecasted to impact the region. Minor tidal flooding may impact commutes on Monday during high tide cycles in the morning and evening. Up to 2 inches of rain is expected in our area on Monday accompanied by 30-40 mph winds and…