One of the state’s lotteries is continuing to grow in size. The Powerball Lottery is up to $80 million for Wednesday night. An area store may be a lucky place to buy a ticket. The owners of the Bayshore in North Cape May confirm that they sold a winning ticket for a Jersey Cash Five…
An area township turned down money to hire two police officers. Hamilton Township officials say they turned down the three year grant because of concerns about how to pay for those officers once the grant runs out. The money was coming out of the Community Oriented Policing Services program, which is better known as “COPS”.…
Eagles fans will continue to visit a familiar spot for training camp. The football team signed an extension through 2013 to hold training camp at Lehigh University. The school has been the site for the Eagles since 1996. The Birds are just a couple of weeks away from opening training camp for the upcoming season.…
The man who is alleged to have killed a Millville Police officer, might have hit another police cruiser prior to the accident. Millville Police say they were perusing Timothy Seidel after his vehicle struck a police cruiser at the intersection of Harrison and Buck streets. The chase ended with Seidel’s vehicle striking one that contained…
The news continues to not be positive for Atlantic City’s newest casino. Revel ranked eighth once again in the latest gambling revenue data for June. The $2.4 billion resort was among the items being hoped to push Atlantic City forward in a positive light. Overall, Atlantic City was down only one percent from June of…
In another sign the state might not be able to afford a tax cut, a new report says the state fell $200 million short of revised revenue projections. The Star-Ledger reports obtaining a memo by the Office of Legislative Services. Democrats have been pushing a wait-and-see approach when it comes to a tax cut. Christie…
A hit-and-run accident claimed a life on Monday. Daniel Tavarez was crossing the intersection of Route 30 and Pennsylvania Avenue in a wheelchair and was struck by a vehicle. Police located the vehicle believed to be involved in the crash unoccupied in Atlantic City. Authorities identified and questioned the owner of the vehicle, whose identity…
You just knew that when Nik Wallenda completed his high-wire walk above Niagra Falls last month on live television, there was more to come. Wallenda held a press conference Monday in Atlantic City to announce that his family is bringing their act to one of the casinos in mid-August. Wallenda will also perform a free…
A fire sent an area man to the hospital. A fire took place on a boat at the Sea Isle City Marina. The man was taken to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Police say at this time they don’t know what cause the boat to erupt in flames. An investigation is on-going.
A man charged in two deaths has plead not guilty. Patrick Latko is charged in the deaths of Ryan Patterson and his mother, Diana. He is still in the Atlantic County Jail on $2 million bail. The victims were stabbed to death inside of the family’s home last November. The charges include murder and weapons offenses.