Prosecutors have offered NFL star Ray Rice a deal that would avoid him serving time in jail. Rice is seeking a pretrial intervention program that would avoid jail time, but would include probation and anger management training. Rice allegedly assaulted his now wife inside of the Revel Casino back in Feb. Rice officially offered a not…
We saw a lot of rain this week, but not as much as other parts of the state. Reports say over six inches of rain fell in parts of New Jersey over the past few days. The closest obersation provided by the National Weather Service put 2.55 inches of rain at the Atlantic City Airport.…
A Superior Court judge has ruled that the results of a blood test given to Jason Malmgren will be admissible in court in his upcoming trial. Malmgren is the local man who’s motor vehicle accident claimed the lives of two teenage girls in July, 2012 along Bayshore Road in Del Haven. Malmgren had a reported…
New Jersey lawmakers will again address the controversial subject of gun control laws on Monday. The New Jersey Senate Law and Public Safety committee will take up two measures, including a reduction in the permitted size of ammunition magazines from 15 to 10. Families affected by the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut are pushing for the…
The major of Jersey City testified before Congress on Wednesday calling New Jersey’s response and recovery following Hurricane Sandy a quote “disaster”. Democrat Steve Fulop says the state poorly handled the distribution of federal disaster relief funding and says the state has a poor record of dealing with individual municipalities. Some believe Fulop will throw…
Advocates for the poor are not happy one bit about the State’s new affordable housing guidelines. The Christie administration releases new guidelines on Wednesday afternoon per a court order. Affordable housing quotas expired as the new century began, and now the administration is calling for the construction of 110,000 new units. Some advocates say this…
The company that owns Atlantic City Electric has been sold for $6.8 billion. Pepco Holdings was sold to Exelon. The new company serves the Washington D.C. area and will bring these new clients under their umbrella. Exelon already owns power companies in Philadelphia and Baltimore.
NFL star Ray Rice will be court Thursday for his accused assault in an Atlantic City casino. Rice, who plays for the Baltimore Ravens, is the suspect in a domestic assault. Janay Palmer was left unconscious as a result of the attack. Palmer was his girlfriend, but the two have since married. Rice is facing an…
U.S. Senator Cory Booker joined Mark and Mark in the morning on 987 The Coast on Wednesday. Booker said he was glad to see Republicans like Congressman Frank LoBiondo supporting extension of unemployment benefits. Booker believes the country needs to do more to support those without jobs. Booker also said he supports hiking the minimum…
Everything is on the table to shore up a budget shortfall in the state. Gov. Chris Christie said at a press conference Tuesday he would considered delaying or or bringing down the overall pension payment by the state in order to close the budget hole. The state currently has an $800 million gap in its…