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South Jersey School on Lockdown After Bear Sighting

Thomas Richard Elementary School in Waterford Township, South Jersey has been placed on lockdown after a bear was spotted nearby. The black bear was seen […]

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Today’s Google Doodle Pays Homage to Local Anniversary

Today’s Google Doodle celebrates the 79th anniversary of the debut of the drive-in movies. On June 6, 1933 the first drive-in movie theater opened on […]

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Wife of Confessed Patz Killer Talks About Her Husband’s Mental Illness

Rosemary Hernandez—whose husband recently confessed to the 1979 murder of Etan Patz—has issued a statement about her husband’s mental illnesses. Through an attorney, Rosemary Hernandez […]

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Arrests, Injuries at XTU Concert in Camden Over the Weekend

In case you were busy doing something productive with your Saturday, he’s a story from over the weekend about the 191 arrests and 163 injuries […]

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Jersey Senate Committee Votes for Heavier Fines for Texting While Driving

A New Jersey state Senate committee has voted to pass a bill that calls for harsher punishments for texting while driving. Currently, drivers caught sending […]

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Inspectors Check for Rigged Games on the Boardwalk

Inspectors from New Jersey’s state Division of Consumer Affairs have been checking up on boardwalk games to make sure they aren’t rigged. Overinflated basketballs, under-inflated […]

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New Jersey Plans Crackdown on Drivers With Pets

The New Jersey state vehicle commission and the state SPCA are concerned about drivers who allow their pets to hinder their ability to function properly […]

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Committee Rejects Chris Christie’s Nominee for New Jersey State Supreme Court

For the second time in two months a State Senate Judiciary Committee has rejected a potential New Jersey Supreme Court justice nominated by Governor Chris […]

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Chris Christie Takes a Second Stab at at State Supreme Court Nomination

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will try to get the Senate Judiciary Committee to confirm Bruce Harris for a seat on the State Supreme Court. […]

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Christie Vows to Have Sports Books in Jersey by Football Season

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has vowed to have sports betting in the Garden State ready to go in time for kickoff this football season. […]

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The Wildwoods Take Home Best of the Shore Again

For the third time in four years Wildwood, North Wildwood and Wildwood Crest, collectively, were named the best Shore town. Ocean City earned a second-place […]

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Killer Gets 120 Years in Taj Mahal Carjacking Murder

Today a judge sentenced 46-year-old Craig Arno to 120 years in prison after Arno was convicted on numerous charges stemming from the carjacking and murder […]

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Student Fires Shot in Atlantic City’s Oceanside Charter School

A student has reportedly fired a shot inside Atlantic City’s Oceanside Charter School. Oceanside Charter was the first public charter school in Atlantic City. Its […]

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Camden Man Implicated in 1979 Disappearance of Etan Patz [UPDATE]

In May of 1979, 6-year-old Etan Patz was walking to his bus stop in New York’s SoHo neighborhood for the first time when he disappeared. […]

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Authorities Seize $1 Million Worth of Pot in South Jersey

A California man was arrested yesterday after authorities say he shipped 15 boxes of high-grade marijuana—weighing a total of 250 pounds—to South Jersey in a […]