The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office has released more information about a 60 year old woman who died five days after being in the custody of Wildwood Police. Margarita Candelaria-Betancourt received medical attention while in custody on a drug offense, and died five days later at Cooper Hospital in Camden. The cause of death remains…
You may soon be able to hit a big lottery jackpot and keep your identity a secret. A new measure that would allow anonymity for a winning lottery player cleared an Assembly committee on Thursday. A bill sponsor says some lottery winners have been robbed and even killed in other states.
The Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City jumps into the sports book business on Friday. The Trop is holding a media event to unveil a 5,000 square foot sports book that will be located in the North Tower casino floor. Eight sports betting windows will be part of the attraction.
It will be a sloppy weather day on Friday with snow mixing with rain before a changeover to all rain. Accu Weather predicts no accumulating snowfall before the changeover occurs. Saturday is expected to be dry, before rain appears again with warmer temperatures Sunday morning.
Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam is being sued by a woman who claims she loaned Gilliam $5,000 last August and has not been repaid. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the victim is being represented by former Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno in the lawsuit. The victim is the entertainment director of a nightclub in…
One person was killed in an accident on the Garden State Parkway in Toms River Thursday morning. State Police confirm that a car and a truck crashed in the southbound lanes near milepost 81. One of the drivers was killed in the accident; additional details are pending.
New Jersey is going to battle again with Exxon over allegedly dumping cancer causing chemicals in the Garden State. The dumping of the chemicals dates back to the 1950s and occurred in southern New Jersey, in Paulsboro. The six-count lawsuit was filed in court Thursday by the NJDEP.
Wildwood fire crews responded to a house fire early Thursday morning at 307 West Poplar Avenue. Authorities say smoke was coming from the fire which was located on the second floor. The home was unoccupied and undergoing a renovation. Damage to the building is estimated at $50,000.
There were no winners in last night’s Powerball lottery drawing. The next drawing will be held Saturday night and the jackpot will be worth $414 million. The winning numbers drawn last night were 6, 10, 21, 35, 46 and the power ball, 23.
A heartbreaking loss for the Wildwood Catholic boys basketball team Wednesday night as they lost the South Jersey Non Public B championship game in overtime, 54-50 to Ranney. The game was tight all the way through with Wildwood Catholic tying the game at the end of three quarters and holding a tight lead at times…