The United States Coast Guard will hold a press conference on Wednesday to further discuss a distress call hoax near Sandy Hook earlier this month. A $3,000 reward is being offered to anyone who provides information that leads authorities to the individuals who created the phony distress call that resulted in the Coast Guard conducting…
The man who was at the center of the Rutgers University webcam spying case is now a free man. Dharun Ravi was released from prison Tuesday morning after serving 20 days of a 30 day prison term. He was let out early due to good behavior. You may remember Ravi used a webcam to spy…
A 28 year old North Jersey man called his local police department announcing he was the President of the United States and he needed to speak with pro football quarterback Tim Tebow. Police in Hopatcong say Jason Slater placed three 911 calls to his local police department eight days ago. Police arrived at the home…
An 86 year old woman from Palmyra has been cited for careless driving resulting from a four vehicle pileup in Middle Township on Monday. Township Police say Lillian Willie caused a four vehicle accident in Rio Grande on Route 9 Monday after she failed to see that traffic was stopped on the highway. Three other…
The victim of Atlantic City’s ninth murder of the year has been identified by authorities. On Monday night Zachary Taylor, 19, of Mays Landing , was found on the 2000 block of McKinley Avenue near Michigan Avenue, with a gunshot wound to the chest. Taylor was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center’s City Campus, where…
The Lower Township Council approved a new four-year contract with the Teamsters Union Monday night, for their non-supervisory public works employees. Deputy Mayor Kevin Lare told Coastal Broadcasting that the new deal will give annual salary increases of two percent over the next four years. The new contract also lowers the starting salary for employees…
Penalties for driving while using a cell phone in New Jersey are about to go up, when an accident caused by distracted driving results in a death or serious injury. A bill that would make it easier to convict drivers of vehicular homicide while texting or talking on a cell phone was unanimously approved by the…
On Monday night the ninth murder of 2012 occurred in Atlantic City. A man was found on the 2000 block of McKinley Avenue with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was transported to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center’s City Campus, where he was pronounced dead. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office has not yet released the man’s name or…
Tanning moms, leave your kids 15 and younger at home. The New Jersey Senate Health Committee approved a bill on Monday that would prohibit anyone 15 years old and younger from visiting a tanning salon in the Garden State. The new bill would raise the cutoff age by one full year. Teens who are old…
If you long for the sticky, humid days of summer, this is your week. The National Weather Service has issued various heat advisories for mainland South Jersey for high heat indices later this week. The heat index in Cape May County is expected to reach 104 degrees on Thursday, and 102 degrees on Friday. The…