Catholic school ‘bomber’ gets year in federal prison
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that Sonia Tabizada, 36, of San Jacinto, California, was sentenced to 15 months and 13 days for intentionally obstructing persons in the enjoyment of their…
One dead in Largo mobile home park shooting
LARGO – Detectives assigned to the Robbery/Homicide Unit are conducting a homicide investigation in unincorporated Largo. According to detectives, at about 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 28, 2021, deputies were dispatched to…
Large scale drug operation broken up in New Jersey
EDISON – Press Release – Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone announced today eleven individuals have been charged for their involvement in a large-scale narcotics distribution ring that operated in Middlesex and Union…
Ashburn man won $100k on VA lottery scratch off ticket
Andres Lopez of Ashburn was having a bad week. He said things were breaking around the house, appliances not working, that sort of thing. However, his week brightened up considerably when he scratched…
Construction worker finds two month old winning lottery ticket in glove box
Felton Lumpkin didn’t know he was driving around with a Virginia Lottery ticket worth $100,000 in the glove box of his vehicle. The Mechanicsville man had stuck the Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle ticket in…
Former Mexican Presidential Candidate Laundered Money, Bought Property in U.S.
Port Isabel, Texas — The former governor of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, and former candidate for the office of president of Mexico, entered a guilty plea Thursday for accepting more than…
Illegal Alien, Cocaine Trafficker Re-entered U.S. Picked up in Boston Area
BOSTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested one of ICE’s Top 10 Most Wanted in the United States, a previously removed immigration fugitive citizen of Haiti…
Gound breaking coming soon at new social services building in Toms River
TOMS RIVER – Ocean County officials expect to break ground sometime in late spring to begin construction of a new building at 1027 Hooper Avenue, here, to house programs administered by the…
OCC COVID-19 Testing Now Being Conducted by Immediate Care
TOMS RIVER – In an effort to free up additional personnel to assist at COVID 19 vaccination clinics, COVID 19 testing at Ocean County College, here, will now be performed by Immediate…
NJ Tax Collector Stole $824k in Public Tax Payments, Banned from Public Service
LOPATCONG, NJ – press release – Rachellyn Mosher (nee: Edinger), was the Municipal Tax Collector for White, Harmony, and Lopatcong Townships. On March 11, 2021, Ms. Mosher was indicted by a Hunterdon…
Jackson Police Department Announces New Hires
JACKSON, NJ – The Jackson Township Police Department has hired three new police officers. Press Release from the Jackson Township Police Department: At the Tuesday, March 23rd council meeting, the Jackson Police…
Ortley Beach woman stole $40,000 from Laurita Winery prosecutor charges
MILLSTONE, NJ – A former worker at the Laurita Winery in Millstone has been charged with theft after stealing over $40,000 from the business, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office. Press…
Gary Hughes sculpture “Bus Stop” installed at Rehoboth City Hall
REHOBETH BEACH, DE – Press Release – As part of a growing relationship between the City of Rehoboth Beach and the Rehoboth Art League, a sculpture by award-winning artist Gary Hughes has…
Delaware COVID-19 vaccinations now available to residents 50 and over
WILMINGTON, Del. Press Release — Governor John Carney and the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) on Tuesday announced that Delawareans aged 50+ can now register on the State of Delaware’s COVID-19…
Immigrant, illegally in New Jersey admits to abducting 15-year-old girl for personal pleasure
NEWARK, N.J. – A Passaic County man today admitted to coercion and enticement of a minor and to illegally reentering the United States, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Juan Carlos…
Snowstorm forces halt of vaccinations in New Jersey on Tuesday
TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today announced that state offices and all six vaccine mega-sites will remain closed on Tuesday, February 2nd due to Winter Storm Orlena. New Jersey will remain under a…
Treatments for people with early COVID-19 infection is an urgent research focus
COVID-19 treatments for people with early infection are needed urgently, according to a JAMA Viewpoint article by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., and colleagues. Treating people…
Promising Interim Results from Clinical Trial of NIH-Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
An independent data and safety monitoring board (DSMB) overseeing the Phase 3 trial of the investigational COVID-19 vaccine known as mRNA-1273 reviewed trial data and shared its interim analysis with the trial…
Envision color: Activity patterns in the brain are specific to the color you see
Researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) have decoded brain maps of human color perception. The findings, published today in Current Biology, open a window into how color processing is organized in…
NIH to fund research of racial disparities in pregnancy-related complications and deaths
The National Institutes of Health will fund new research examining racial and ethnic disparities in pregnancy-related complications and deaths. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(link is external), approximately 700 women…