Creator: New Jersey Has a “Deep South” and it’s Below the Mason Dixon Line
Salem County, NJ – To many outsiders, New Jersey is defined by busy highways, sprawling suburbs, boardwalks and the skylines of Newark and Jersey City. But a new video from RocaNews is…
One dead in Rockaway Beach stabbing
Queens, NY – A 37-year-old man was fatally stabbed Tuesday night outside a residential building on Beach 115th Street, prompting a homicide investigation in the Rockaway Beach. Just after 9 p.m., a…
Major New Jersey Highway Shutdown, Neighborhoods Locked Down in Parsippany
Parsippany, NJ – An intense police presence shut down a stretch of Route 202 and prompted a stay-in-place advisory Wednesday morning as law enforcement converged on the area near Kingston Road. Heavy…
New Jersey state trooper pleads guilty to trying to meet 14-year-old in undercover sting
FREEHOLD, NJ — A disgraced former New Jersey State Trooper admitted in court last week to trying to pay for sex with someone he believed was a 14-year-old girl, after arriving for…
New Jersey man charged with sexually assaulting minor he met online
Mount Laurel, NJ – A 25-year-old Mount Laurel man has been arrested and charged with multiple offenses for allegedly sexually assaulting an underage girl he met through a messaging app, officials announced…
Murphy to sign major tax credit bill boosting NJ manufacturing and clean energy sector
TRENTON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy is expected to sign Assembly Bill 5687 into law on Wednesday, launching the “Next New Jersey Manufacturing Program,” a sweeping new initiative designed to attract major…
Brooklyn man admits to smuggling $1.4M worth of live turtles disguised as toys to Hong Kong
BUFFALO, NY – A Brooklyn resident pleaded guilty Monday to smuggling hundreds of protected U.S. turtles overseas by labeling them as plastic toys and shipping them to Hong Kong in parcels stuffed…
New Jersey welcomes 139 new Correctional Police Officers as NJDOC Class 258 graduates
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Department of Corrections (NJDOC) officially welcomed 139 new Correctional Police Officers into its ranks Tuesday as Class 258 graduated from the department’s Training Academy during a…
Swedish ultrarunner to complete 3,000-mile solo run across America in Sayreville at age 77 in New Jersey
SAYREVILLE, NJ – On Wednesday evening, a nearly 3,000-mile odyssey will reach its quiet, historic conclusion when 77-year-old Swedish ultrarunner Björn Suneson finishes his ninth solo run across the United States, touching…
Virginia psychotherapist to pay over $1.2M after billing Medicaid and Medicare for services never rendered
RICHMOND, VA – A 72-year-old licensed clinical social worker from Mechanicsville has been ordered to pay more than $1.2 million after pleading guilty to healthcare fraud and settling related civil claims involving…
Ohio man accused of stealing $15M in groceries from Missouri chain and sabotaging stores
ST. LOUIS, MO – A grocery store owner from Ohio has been indicted and arrested for allegedly defrauding a Missouri-based supermarket chain out of more than $15 million in inventory, then sabotaging…
Stamford police investigating verbal disturbance outside Islamic Center
STAMFORD, CT — Authorities are investigating an incident in front of the Islamic Center on Washington Boulevard involving a male driver who allegedly made derogatory statements toward congregants, the Stamford Police Department…
Eastern Shore man wins final $50K prize on Maryland Lottery’s Joker’s Wild scratch-off
GREENBELT, MD — A Queen Anne’s County man struck gold with the final $50,000 top prize from the Maryland Lottery’s Joker’s Wild scratch-off game after buying a few tickets on a hunch.…
Forest Heights woman wins VIP trip to Let’s Make a Deal game show taping
FOREST HEIGHTS, MD — A Forest Heights resident is headed to Hollywood after being selected as a Maryland Lottery second-chance winner for a once-in-a-lifetime trip to attend a taping of Let’s Make…
Idaho man gets 8 years for threatening to murder federal judge and prosecutor from prison
COEUR D’ALENE, ID – A convicted career offender will serve an additional eight years in federal prison after pleading guilty to mailing graphic threats to a federal judge and a federal prosecutor…
LaPlace man pleads guilty to $400K bank fraud scheme involving fake car loans and stolen identities
NEW ORLEANS, LA – A 40-year-old LaPlace man admitted to orchestrating a years-long bank fraud scheme that involved fake car loans, fraudulent documents, and stolen identities totaling more than $400,000 in losses…
Two dead, five critically injured in Clairton Coke Works explosion as investigation continues
CLAIRTON, PA – A day after a deadly explosion rocked the Clairton Coke Works facility, Allegheny County officials confirmed that two men were killed and five others remain hospitalized in critical but…
Texas man crashes into DPS cruiser during border smuggling chase in Rio Grande Valley
McALLEN, TX – A suspected human smuggler is in federal custody after a high-speed chase ended in a crash with law enforcement and the capture of five undocumented migrants near the Texas-Mexico…
Frederick man gets 12 years for brutal assault after strangling partner during domestic attack
FREDERICK, MD – A 41-year-old man was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree assault for violently attacking his partner in a domestic dispute that sent her…
Queens woman, 82, attacked in broad daylight for necklace as thief flees north on foot
QUEENS, NY – In a quiet Queens neighborhood on Tuesday morning, an elderly woman was suddenly ambushed inside her own building by a thief who ripped a gold necklace from her neck…
Baltimore woman claims $1 million scratch-off prize
BALTIMORE, MD – A Baltimore woman says she “can’t stop crying” after discovering she had won $1 million playing the $20 MONOPOLY X100 scratch-off game. The longtime MONOPOLY fan bought the ticket…
