On Thursday night a tow truck slammed into the basement wall of a home on the Black Horse Pike in West Atlantic City. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the tow truck slid off the road and ran through 20 feet of yard before smashing into the home of Mohammed Rahim, just below the…
An apartment building in Atlantic City on S. Raleigh Ave. was evacuated Thursday night after a partial wall collapse. A section of a curtain wall on the south side of the third floor collapsed at about 8 p.m., causing officials to evacuate three of the four apartments in the building. No injuries were reported and the building…
The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch and a Coastal Flood Advisory for Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties for Friday. The Flash Flood Watch is in effect until 4 p.m. today and the Coastal Flood Advisory runs from 7 a.m. until noon. The forecast calls for rain through the weekend that…
The 280-pound loggerhead sea turtle, rescued from an Avalon beach on Monday, is not yet eating food from her handlers and will need about a month before she can be released back into the wild. The turtle is being cared for at the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine. She is swimming strongly but has…
A fire destroyed a house on Great Bay Drive in the Smithville section of Galloway Township on Wednesday afternoon. At least eight firetrucks responded to the blaze as witnesses said flames were shooting through the roof of the two-story single-family home. No injuries were reported as the homeowner and his dog got out safely. The…
The loggerhead sea turtle rescued from the Avalon surf on Monday is on the mend at the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine. Results from the turtle’s blood work revealed she was slightly dehydrated but in good condition overall. The staff at the Center is allowing the sea turtle to regain her strength in their…
A second suspicious package addressed to Caesars Atlantic City was reported to authorities on Wednesday. Firefighters from the city’s HAZMAT unit were called to the Post Office carrier annex parking lot Wednesday morning to examine a package bound for Caesars, that was reported to be inside a mail carrier vehicle. Consistent with the suspicious package…
Skill bases games are coming to Caesars’ three properties in Atlantic City next month. The company who created the games, GameCo, didn’t get into specifics of winnings but that the economics will work similar to regular machines. The first game will be called “Danger Area,” and is a first-person game. Atlantic City has been experimenting…
Two of the top ten girl’s field hockey teams in South Jersey met in Hammonton on Tuesday and played to a 3-3 tie in overtime. Middle Township came back from one-goal deficits three times against St. Joseph as both teams remained undefeated at the top of the C.A.L. National Conference. Middle senior Jenna Herlihy scored…
The Philadelphia 76ers opened their 2016 training camp at Stockton University on Tuesday, working on man-to-man defense during their first practice. The Sixers will be working out at Stockton through Friday, but practices will not be open to the public. Before leaving for the shore Monday night, the team met for dinner and an inspirational…