The United States Coast Guard is looking for a man who jumped off the Delaware Memorial Bridge Sunday morning. The man stopped his car on the New Jersey-bound side of the bridge around 8:00am Sunday, and jumped off. The distance to the water is about 200 feet. The vehicle had Maryland license plates.
A man wanted from Virginia was arrested after a car pursuit with a handgun and a large amount of drugs in his possession. Authorities in Virginia reached out to Atlantic City Police to let them know that Kennett Fisher was in the area. Fisher was found to be in possession of 28 grams of cocaine,…
Once again there was no winner in the Powerball Lottery on Saturday night. The new rollover will take the Powerball jackpot to over $400 million for the first time since Nov. 26, 2016. The odds to win the top prize in the Powerball is 292 million to 1. Tickets cost $2 in the next drawing…
Gov. Chris Christie is not happy with a new report saying he will be taking a job in Washington D.C. The New York Post has a report over the weekend saying that Christie told his inner circle that he was going to take a job following his meeting with President Donald Trump. The governor’s office…
The Cape May County Veterans’ Bureau is working with local Veterans organization to collect funds to purchase items for hospitalized and institutionalized veterans in need. The annual trip to the Vineland Memorial Home and Haven South in Ancora is scheduled for March 16, this year. Veterans at these facilities look forward to this visit and…
Expect higher gas prices in the near future. AAA Mid-Atlantic reports that the drop in gas prices has come to a near stop. Local gas prices came down one penny in the past week to average at $2.29 per gallon. AAA says that prices will be increasing in the near future because oil companies will…
One person was killed, another wounded during a double stabbing in Atlantic City on Saturday night. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the victims were a male and a female; their identities have not been released. The incident occurred on North Harrisburg Avenue Saturday around 8:00pm.
A forest fire in Atlantic County Saturday was brought under control in less than two hours. A fire started Saturday afternoon near the Black Horse Pike in Hamilton Township. Smoke was visible along the Atlantic City Expressway during the fire. About two and a half acres of forest burned in the fire; no word on…
The executive director of the Pinelands Commission recommends the approval of a natural gas pipeline by Commission members. Nancy Wittenberg issued a report that suggests the proposed pipeline conforms to the standards of the Pinelands Commission and the Commission should approve the pipeline. The Commission will consider the proposal at a meeting on February 24th.
Two teenagers have been arrested by Atlantic City Police for a shooting at the Uptown School Complex earlier this month. 19 year old Darren Nedrick and a 16 year old juvenile have been charged with a shooting while school was not in session; no one was struck by gunfire. Police say both teens face assault…