Get ready for another Powerball office pool on Monday. There were no winners in the Powerball lottery over the weekend which will push the total jackpot up to $350 million for the next drawing on Wednesday night. No lottery players in the United States were able to match all six numbers; Powerball hasn’t had a…
The man responsible for that 37-hour hostage standoff in Trenton was a registered sex offender with a long criminal history. Trenton Police announced that 38 year old Gerald Tyron Murphy was shot by police and later died of his injuries as authorities stormed a house to end the hostage standoff. Three children inside the home…
The gambling news in April continues the bad news. New state numbers show a 12 percent decline in year-over-year numbers for April. Highlighting the losses was Revel, which dropped 40 percent versus last April when the casino first opened. Revel came in second to last with $8 million. Only Trump Plaza did less gambling business.…
A missing Cumberland County man was found washed up on a beach in Delaware. Authorities say the man has been identified as Joshua Catlett, of Port Norris. Catlett was one of three that were on a boat that capsized on April 4. The other two were rescued. The Coast Guard performed a search, but were…
The defense attorney for a Lower Township man accused of murder has been removed from the case by a superior court judge. Frederick Marr is charged in the shooting death of his nephew in August of 2010. His defense attorney, Ed Weinstock, says he once represented another man who could be called to testify against…
On Wednesday night social media in South Jersey was buzzing once again with reports of sonic booms. A spokesman for the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard said he could not confirm that jets involved in night flight training 25 miles off the coast were the cause of the noises. Master Sgt.…
The Ocean City girl’s track team won their 34th consecutive overall title at Thursday’s Cape May County Track and Field Championships, held at Lower Cape May Regional High School. Junior runner Bridget Flynn from Ocean City set new records in the 800-meter and 1,600-meter events. The Ocean City Boys team won their sixth straight county…
One year ago on Friday the body of April Kauffman was found inside the bedroom of her home. No arrests have yet been made in the case. Family and friends plan to recognize the anniversary of Kaufmann’s death with a vigil at 7 p.m. Friday evening. The vigil will be held at a bike path off…
Absegami High School was evacuated Thursday morning due to a chemical spill. School officials called in the Atlantic County Hazmat team and six people were taken to the hospital as a precaution. Officials reported that the top of an ammonia bottle in a chemical storage room became dislodged, mixed with fumes from hydrochloric acid and created a…
An Absecon man was indicted for vehicular homicide in connection with a fatal crash that claimed the life of a Pleasantville woman in 2011. An Atlantic County Grand Jury indicted Victor Hernandez-Salgado, 30, for second-degree vehicular homicide, third-degree assault by auto and third-degree endangering an injured victim. The crash fatally wounded Hernandez-Salgado’s girlfriend, Mayelin Perez,…