News Staff Atlantic County has reported its first mosquito sample of the year that has tested positive for West Nile virus. The sample was collected from the 300 block of Royal Avenue in Linwood. Representatives from the Atlantic County Office of Mosquito Control collected the sample on July 9 and it was confirmed positive for West Nile … Read more
A multibillion-dollar proposal to develop Bader Field took a step forward Tuesday with a vote from the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority. According to the Press of Atlantic City, City Council is expected to vote on the redevelopment plan Wednesday at a meeting starting at 5 p.m. in City Hall, 1301 Bacharach Blvd. DEEM Enterprises has … Read more
Ventnor police are investigating after a man was seriously injured in an assault Tuesday. According to BreakingAC.com, several people called 911 after 11 a.m. Tuesday about a disturbance at 11 S. Nashville Ave. The initial investigation found that an aggravated assault had taken place inside the building, according to the report. A male victim was … Read more
An Atlantic City man who allegedly shot and killed another man near the Route 40 overpass leading to Atlantic City High School last week was ordered held in jail until trial Tuesday. According to the Press of Atlantic City, 52 year old William A. Tucker is charged with murder, unlawful possession of a weapon and … Read more
A drunken-driving checkpoint is set for Friday night in Egg Harbor Township. According to BreakingAC.com, the initiative is being done in conjunction with the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, which has been leading the County of Atlantic Reduction and Enforcement for Fatal Crashes task force, or CARE for Fatal Crashes, a collaborative effort designed to reduce … Read more
Weather again postponed the aerial spray for mosquitoes originally set for last week in parts of Galloway Township and Port Republic. The treatment by the Atlantic County Office of Mosquito Control now is scheduled for between 7 and 9 p.m. Tuesday, as part of the office’s ongoing efforts to reduce the population of adult mosquitoes … Read more
The Atlantic County Library System Ventnor Branch is reopening Monday. The library has been closed for about three weeks to accommodate the emergency replacement of an HVAC chiller. The closing was necessary because the chillers are located on the roof of the building, which also houses the city’s Cultural Arts Center, and would have posed … Read more
An Atlantic City man who previously pleaded guilty in a gang-related killing nearly two decades ago is now accused of fatally shooting a man in Atlantic City. BreakingAC.com reports, 37 year old Kelsey Smith was charged with murder Friday, just over two weeks after Robert Stanley Davis was found with a gunshot wound to the … Read more
An Atlantic City man was quickly arrested in a shooting that wounded a man inside a casino parking garage Saturday night. According to BreakingAC.com, police were called to the Ocean Casino parking garage just after 9 p.m. for the report of a man shot,. Officers located 41-year-old Robert Phillips, with multiple gunshots to his lower … Read more
A lawsuit filed under the Crime Victims’ Bill of Rights looks to finally reopen the investigation into the death of a Mays Landing teen a decade ago. According to BreakingAC.com, family and other supporters contend it was not suicide when 18 year old Tiffany Valiante was struck by a New Jersey Transit train headed to … Read more