Powerball Jackpot Increases to $48 Million

TRENTON, NJ – The winning numbers for the Wednesday, January 12, drawing were: 12, 21, 22, 30, and 33. The Red Power Ball number was 24. The Power Play was 4X. 15,025 New Jersey players took home an estimated $109,327 in prizes ranging from $4 to $400.…

Biden administration, Kamala Harris continue telling Americans to keep Googling to find COVID-19 tests that don’t exist

Vice President Kamala Harris got into a heated argument over the scarcity of COVID-19 tests and regurgitated Joe Biden’s advice of “Just Google It” to find free tests and free testing sites.…

Ocean County Republicans say Phil Murphy ‘blatantly disregarding’ the legislative process

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Senator Jim Holzapfel and Assemblyman John Catalano called Governor Murphy’s renewal of his public health emergency powers, which were set to expire on January 11, a blatant disregard…

O’Scanlon says Phil Murphy power trip must be reigned in

TRENTON, NJ – Senator Declan O’Scanlon said Governor Phil Murphy has wielded immense powers through emergency declarations during the COVID-19 pandemic and demonstrated why the Legislature must limit executive authority and establish…

Roommate charged for murder of 39-year-old in Paterson

PATERSON, NJ – Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora announce that at approximately 6:20 a.m. on Sunday, January 9, 2022, members of the Paterson Police Department…

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Investigators rule Hoboken warehouse fire accidental

HOBOKEN, NJ – A preliminary investigation by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Regional Arson Task Force and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has determined the Origin of a fatal…

Fifth suspect charged in Burlington Walmart shooting of father and son

BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Burlington Township Public Safety Director Bruce Painter announced that a fifth person has been apprehended in connection with the fatal shooting of…

Wall Township High School football players charged for locker room hazing incident

FREEHOLD – Juvenile complaints have been filed against a number of Wall Township High School students as the result of two separate investigations conducted by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Acting Monmouth…

Suspect who tried to burn down Point Pleasant Group home pleads guilty to arson, terroristic threats

PT. PLEASANT BEACH, NJ – Shaun Giberson, 40, of Point Pleasant Beach, pled guilty before the Honorable Michael T. Collins, J.S.C., to Terroristic Threats relative to threats made in Point Pleasant Borough…

Suspect in 2021 Lakewood Township shooting indicted for murder

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A suspect in a February 2021 shooting murder has been indicted. On January 12, 2022, Jahvontae Debose, 25, of Lakewood, was indicted by a Grand Jury sitting in…

U.S. Attorney Announces The Arrest Of 13 Individuals For $100 Million Healthcare Fraud, Money Laundering, And Bribery Scheme

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), Miriam E.…

Attorney General Alan Wilson works to stop international scam calls

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Attorney General Alan Wilson today urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to put in place measures that will help stem the tide of foreign-based illegal robocalls that attempt to…

Winning MegaMillions ticket sold at Westfield Stop & Shop

WESTFIELD, NJ – There was one third-tier prizewinning ticket sold for the Tuesday, January 11, drawing that matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 prize. That ticket…

NJEA Prez gushes after Phil Murphy announces children will stay masked up indefinitely

TRENTON, NJ – It’s no secret that the NJEA leadership, including President Sean Spiller and Vice President Steve Beatty are not ready to let public school children unmasked after nearly two years…

Chiropractor Sentenced for Unlawful Distribution of Steroid-like Drugs

ABINGDON, Va. – A New Jersey chiropractor was sentenced to eight months of imprisonment for distributing steroid-like drugs as purported dietary supplements, the Department of Justice announced today. Nicholas Andrew Puccio, 41, of…

Bergen slams Democrats for turning blind eye to Murphy’s pandemic power play to circumvent legislative process

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Republican Assemblyman Brian Bergen appeared in person at the Statehouse in Trenton to slam state Democrats who are turning a blind eye to Phil Murphy’s latest pandemic…

$100K Winning Powerball Ticket Sold in Vineland

TRENTON, NJ – One New Jersey Lottery ticket matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn for the Monday, January 10, drawing winning the $50,000 third-tier prize. That ticket was purchased with…

Phil Murphy backed into political corner as pandemic health emergency set to expire today

TRENTON, NJ – For New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, the decisions he makes over the next 12 hours will have both political and health consequences for himself, the state and the Democrat…

CDC, NJ Department of Health Change COVID-19 Quarantine Rules Again, Adding more Confusion

TRENTON, NJ – The CDC and New Jersey Department Of Health (DOH) have revised their general guidance on isolation and quarantine: If you tested positive for COVID-19 (regardless of vaccination status), you…

Governor Murphy signs LGBTQ marriage equality law

TRENTON – Governor Murphy today signed into law S3416, which codifies marriage equality in New Jersey law by providing that all laws concerning marriage and civil union are to be read with gender neutral…

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