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State epidemiologist on the hot seat over Murphy COVID-19 nursing home pandemic directive

In a letter today to the State epidemiologist at the department of health, Senator Joe Pennacchio questioned if she was consulted by the Murphy administration when a directive was issued last year forcing nursing…

New Jersey seeking ways to replenish dwindling honey bee population

TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Ron Dancer wants to help New Jersey farmers feeling the sting from the loss of important pollinators, most notably the honey bee and monarch butterfly, by establishing a…

Jersey City Man Sentenced to Nearly 15 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery of Allentown Convenience Store

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Brandon Garcia, 22, of Jersey City, NJ, was sentenced to 14 years and nine months (or 177 months) in prison,…

New bill will allow out-of-state barbers path to work in New Jersey

TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce’s barber pilot program signed into law in 2019 would be expanded to professionals from states or countries that do not issue licenses under a bill released…

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Baltimore Felon Gets 10 Years for Dealing Heroin, Fentanyl

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – A Baltimore felon is heading to prison for 10 years for his role in dealing heroin and fentanyl in the city. The U.S. Department of Justice reports: U.S. District…

Joe Wiz, one of nation’s top sports betting analysts takes the madness out of March Madness 2021

NEW YORK, NY – Joe Wiz, one of the nation’s top sports betting experts is helping his clients take the madness out of March Madness and providing sports bettors service that he…

Seaside bridge closed during crash between elderly woman and street sweeper

TOMS RIVER, NJ – An accident that occurred on the Mathis Bridge connecting Pelican Island to mainland Toms River sent an elderly Lavallette woman to the hospital. According to the Toms River…

Columbia University announces segregated graduation ceremonies ahead of main commencement

NEW YORK, NY – In an effort to provide racial diversity and inclusion, Columbia University is hosting multicultural virtual graduation ceremonies for people of different races and color. “In honor of Columbia’s…

3 Additional Members of Alleged Fraud Ring Based in San Fernando Valley Arrested on Charges of Exploiting COVID-Relief Programs

LOS ANGELES , CALIFORNIA – Expanding a case in which four people were indicted last year, federal authorities have charged four new defendants with participating in a scheme that allegedly submitted more…

Convicted Felon, Drug User, and Domestic Abuser Heading Back to Prison

SIOUX CITY, IOWA – A man who possessed a loaded pistol was sentenced March 12, 2021, to more than one year in federal prison. David Devall, age 43, from Sioux City, Iowa,…

Former Rohnert Park Police Officers Charged for Extortion, Shaking down suspects of drugs, money

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California unsealed charges today in a criminal complaint charging former Rohnert Park police officers Brendon Jacy Tatum and…

Taco Bell’s Quesalupa is back!

The Quesalupa is part quesadilla, part chalupa and it’s coming back to Taco Bell with 50 percent more cheese. After years of perfecting the recipe, the geniuses behind Taco Bell’s test kitchen…

Four arrested for November murder of woman in Miami Beach

MIAMI BEACH, FL – On Saturday, November 21, 2020, 30-year-old Valerie Garcon died after sustaining 3 stab wounds at the intersection of 7 Street and Collins Avenue. After an almost 4 month-long…

Manslaughter charge filed after unattended baby drowned in bathtub

TALLAHASSEE, FL – Police have charged one person for the negligent death of a child who drowned after being left unattended in a bathtub. The Tallahassee Police Department reports: On March 8,…

Police car struck by drunk driver as officer at previous DWI crash call

CLEARWATER, FL – Clearwater police officers had their hands full with drunk drivers last night. Police reported three drunk drivers were charged overnight after a series of crashes. At one crash site,…

Buffalo man, 24, pleads guilty to shooting man, woman last summer

BUFFALO, NY – A Buffalo man has pleaded guilty to shooting a man and woman last summer. The Erie County DA has issued the following statement: Erie County District Attorney John J.…

North Tonawanda man charged for sexual assault of two children in Amherst

NORTH TONAWANDA, NY – A man from North Tonawanda has been charged for sexually assaulting two children in Amherst. The Erie County DA has issued the following release: Erie County District Attorney…

Set your clocks ahead this weekend and some say we should just stay on Daylight Savings Time

This weekend is time to “spring ahead” and set your clocks ahead an extra hour to end the practice of setting clocks back each winter to allow for more daylight in the…

4 story, 79 bedroom hotel to be built on busy Route 166 in Toms River

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Americana Motel on Route 166, just north of Route 37 in Toms River might soon be demolished and replaced with a much larger four-story motel. “The site in…

Forrest County Man Sentenced to Over 17 Years in Federal Prison for dealing methamphetamine

HATTIESBURG, MISS – Oliver McNair, 30, of Petal, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Taylor B. McNeel to 210 months in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for…

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