An official arraignment will be held for Terrill Walker of Vineland on Tuesday. He is one of two suspects arrested in the death of Lanieceya Walker, and injuring her son. Walker was the ex-husband of Lanieceya. He was charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder. Bail was set at $750,000. Raymond Finch, the other…
Woodbine has no increase to its tax rate for another year in a row. Woodbine Mayor William Pikolycky announced that the State of New Jersey authorized the Borough of Woodbine to adopt its budget at its April 18 meeting. The Local Purpose tax continues to be stable for the 23rd consecutive year. The rate is…
The 2024 Olympics could be coming close to home. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter sent a letter to confirm the city’s interest in bidding on the 2024 Olympics. The United States Olympic Committee is gathering interested cities to see who is interested in bidding on those games. The last time the United States hosted an Olympics…
Details are emerging of a shooting in Pleasantville where a man was shot by police. A man was apparently armed with a knife at Park and McClellan avenues. Indications are the altercation took place around 4:30 p.m. on Monday. When 987 The Coast gets more information we will make it available here.
A task force to address high profile gun violence cases has provided its thoughts, and it was time for Gov. Chris Christie to speak. The state’s highest ranking official rolled out a plan to limit gun violence in the state. Christie did note that some of the legislation that failed in the U.S. Senate on…
Delays around the country could impact your next flight, especially when you fly into or out of metropolitan airports. The FAA blamed more than 400 flight delays on Sunday because of the budget cuts made due to the sequestration. The FAA noted that flights out of the New York area and Jacksonville are having delays…
An 18-year-old has been charged in a double murder of two Pleasantville teens. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office says it can’t released the name of the suspect, because the man was a juvenile at the time of the crime and is being charged as a juvenile. The two that were killed were 19-year-old Taron Williams…
Local law enforcement will be training at an area school on May 3. The Lower Township Police Department, along with the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office, will be conducting a multi-agency School Safety Drill at the Richard M. Teitelman School. The school security drill will include first responders; including several law enforcement and emergency response…
Racial diversity efforts are starting to really show with the State Police. This year’s class is the most racially diverse to effort begin the academy training. Of the 132 people in the class, Twenty-seven percent are Hispanic, 17 percent are African-American, and six percent are Asian. Those who complete the training will march across the…
Pleasantville police are investigating an early morning shooting on the Black Horse Pike. Authorities report that two vehicles were exchanging gunfire at about 2:30 a.m. Monday. Police say one of the vehicles was traveling east on the Black Horse Pike when it crossed the median and crashed into a covered wagon prop in the parking lot of the now…