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A vehicle flipped over into a marsh over the weekend in Toms River. Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/driver-killed-passengers-trapped-in-toms-river-nj-marsh/

Atlantic City police say officers were dispatched just after 1:30 a.m. Thursday to The Pool at Harrah's Resort and Casino after a report of a fight. Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/victim-also-charged-after-stabbing-fight-at-nj-casino-caught-on-video/

Up to 2.4 million trees would be cut down as part of a project to prevent major wildfires in a federally protected New Jersey forest. Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/nj-has-a-plan-to-chop-down-2-4-million-trees-to-save-the-pinelands/

Tower Investments and Post Brothers unveiled on Monday a $3 billion housing, office and retail project on the site of the former Bader Field airport in Atlantic City. Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/3b-canals-housing-proposed-for-ex-airport-in-atlantic-city-nj/

A gunman opened fire in a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs on Saturday night, killing five people and leaving 18 injured before he was subdued by “heroic” patrons. Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/five-killed-18-injured-in-colorado-gay-nightclub-shooting-nj-lawmakers-react/

Jurors in Monmouth County convicted Jamil Hubbard of Sayreville of murder Friday in the May 2018 racial attack on Jerry Wolkowitz near his Freehold apartment. Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/man-convicted-in-nj-attack-slaying-of-emt-on-basis-of-race/

Polls closed in two dozen states Tuesday night as the nation voted in the first midterm elections of Joe Biden’s presidency, with control of Congress, governorships and other key races hanging ...

https://nj1015.com/election-results-gov-desantis-wins-re-election-in-florida/

A federal court jury on Oct. 19, 2022, found that Vineland, NJ police did not violate the rights of Phillip White, 32, who died in March 2015. Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/jurors-vineland-nj-police-didnt-violate-rights-of-man-who-died/

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez is reportedly the subject of a new federal investigation, according to a report on Wednesday. Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/report-nj-dem-sen-menendez-faces-new-federal-probe/

Esports video games betting could be lucrative for the gambling industry, a forum of experts said at Casino Esport Conference in Atlantic City on Oct. 18, 2022. Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/esports-video-games-hold-vast-betting-potential-for-nj-casinos-experts-say/

Two construction workers were struck and killed by a train on the Ben Franklin Bridge on Friday. Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/official-2-workers-struck-killed-by-train-on-camden-nj-bridge/

United Airlines is adding new flights from Newark International Liberty Airport to Malaga, Spain, Stockholm, Sweden, and Dubai in United Arab Emirates in 2023. Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/new-flights-from-newark-nj-airport-to-europe-coming-in-2023/

As sea levels rise due to climate change, Atlantic City leaders are planning to boost physical barriers instead of moving inland. Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/amid-rising-seas-atlantic-city-nj-has-no-plans-for-retreat/

A judge decided that a jury will not hear that John D. Smith was convicted of killing his first wife at a trial for the death of his other wife in West Windsor in 1991. Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/judge-jury-in-west-windsor-nj-wife-slaying-wont-be-told-about-earlier-conviction/

Biden, in a statement, said the move reflects his position that “no one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana.” Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/president-biden-pardons-thousands-of-americans-convicted-of-marijuana-offenses/

The New Jersey attorney general’s office said last week a state grand jury had declined to bring charges in the death of 42-year-old Roy Jackel in April 2021. Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/grand-jury-brings-no-charges-in-fatal-buena-vista-nj-police-shooting/

Newark Deputy Mayor Brian O'Hara has been picked to lead the Minneapolis Police Department and help heal the city after the murder of George Floyd. Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/nj-official-eyed-for-police-chief-in-city-where-george-floyd-died/

Panelists speaking at the East Coast Gaming Congress, a casino conference in Atlantic City, say changes they had to make due to the pandemic had some benefits. Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/atlantic-city-nj-casino-execs-learned-useful-lessons-from-pandemic/

New York’s attorney general sued former President Donald Trump and his company on Wednesday, alleging business fraud after the Democrat’s 3-year civil investigation. Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/ny-attorney-general-sues-donald-trump-and-his-company/

New Jersey lawmakers are moving to extend authorization for online bets through 2033, which supported Atlantic City casinos through the pandemic. Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/nj-eyes-extending-robust-online-bet-market-another-10-years/

A panel discussion between Mark Giannantonio, president of Resorts Casino, and proponents of a smoking ban in Atlantic City casinos has been canceled. Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/atlantic-city-nj-casino-boss-pulls-out-of-smoking-ban-panel-discussion/

Hard Rock International said Monday it's spending over $100 million to give significant raises to 10,000 workers, including its Atlantic City, NJ casino. Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/hard-rock-spends-100m-to-raise-pay-for-non-tipped-us-staff/

Former Atlanta Braves pitcher Anthony Varvaro, who served as a Port Authority of NY and NJ cop, died in a crash Sunday on his way to a 9/11 memorial ceremony. Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/mlb-pitcher-turned-port-authority-cop-dies-in-car-crash-headed-to-911-memorial/

Queen Elizabeth II, who ruled over the United Kingdom for seven decades, died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, at the age of 96. Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/queen-elizabeth-ii-britains-monarch-for-70-years-dies/

Bed Bath & Beyond said CFO Gustavo Arnal died on Friday. Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/nj-retail-executive-falls-to-death-from-skyscraper/

New Jersey authorities say a person was shot and killed by police responding to a domestic dispute in Englewood on Saturday morning. Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/police-shoot-kill-1-person-responding-to-englewood-nj-domestic-call/

Cherry Hill police released bodycam video related to sexual offense charges filed against actor Gary Busey related to the Aug. 12-14 Monster Mania Convention. Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/cherry-hill-nj-police-bodycam-video-released-in-gary-busey-sex-offense-investigation/

Scott Spina Jr., of Roseland, NJ, was sentenced to 3 years in federal prison for posing as a former New England Patriots player to get Tom Brady Super Bowl rings. Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/nj-man-sentenced-for-tom-brady-super-bowl-ring-fraud/

Anthony Shuler, 31, of Jersey City pleaded guilty Thursday to first-degree aggravated manslaughter in the Sept. 2019 slaying of Diamond Robinson of Bayonne. Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/jersey-city-nj-man-pleads-guilty-to-manslaughter-in-2019-slaying/

Emily Joy Gross of Westfield, NJ was sentenced Friday to up to 24 months on a gun charge in connection with the 2009 death of PA State Trooper Joshua Miller. Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/nj-woman-gets-1-to-2-years-on-gun-charge-in-2009-pa-trooper-death/

President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced his long-awaited plan to provide $10,000 in student debt cancellation for millions of Americans Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/big-student-loan-forgiveness-plan-announced-by-biden/

Paterson, NJ native rapper Fetty Wap pleaded guilty Monday to a conspiracy drug charge that carries a mandatory five-year prison sentence. Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/nj-rapper-fetty-wap-pleads-guilty-to-conspiracy-drug-charge/

Atlantic City's casinos and their online partners saw their collective profits decline by nearly 1% in the second quarter of 2022. Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/atlantic-city-casino-q2-earns-fall-5-lag-pre-pandemic-level/

Pete Carril, the Hall of Fame coach who led Princeton to the NCAA Tournament 11 times utilizing his famous Princeton offense, has died at the age of 92. Continue reading…

https://nj1015.com/princeton-nj-hall-of-fame-basketball-coach-pete-carril-dies/

Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” drew death threats from Iran's leader in the 1980s, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen Friday by a man who rushed the stage. Continue reading...

https://nj1015.com/nj-man-charged-with-stabbing-author-salman-rushdie-before-lecture/