Daughter of Former U.S. Intelligence Chief Sentenced to 35 Years for Killing Friend

Sophia Negroponte was sentenced after a retrial conviction for the fatal stabbing of her longtime friend during a drunken dispute at a Maryland Airbnb. Rockville, MD – Sophia Negroponte, the daughter of…

New Jersey seeks to make prostitution free school zones

Proposed legislation would impose escalating fines and require education classes for prostitution offenses committed near schools and child care facilities. Trenton, NJ – A bill introduced in the New Jersey Senate would…

Police Report: Facebook Scanner News Operator Had Alleged ‘Hit List’ When He Showed Up for Fight With U.S. Army Veteran

Authorities say a New Jersey blogger showed up at a veteran’s home over social media posts, sparking a physical confrontation captured on a Ring camera. Beachwood, NJ – A confrontation between a…

Armed Barricade Suspect Arrested After Knife Attack, Standoff in Cumberland

Deputies arrested an armed suspect after a tense hour-long barricade on Forester Avenue that followed an earlier knife assault on a family member. Cumberland, MD – A barricaded suspect armed with a…

Toms River school board sued for hiring $850-per-hour lawyer tied to board president

Board member alleges corruption, conflict of interest, and illegal spending amid district’s financial crisis TOMS RIVER, NJ – A Toms River Regional school board member is suing her own district, accusing fellow…

Manchester Zoning Board Denies Mikvah Application After Months of Hearings

MANCHESTER — After a series of hearings that stretched over several months, the Manchester Township Zoning Board of Adjustment voted unanimously to deny an application seeking to establish a mikvah inside a…

Buncombe County detectives file charges after child exposed to illegal drugs

Detectives invoke new NC law after child exposed to illegal drugs WOODFIN, N.C. – A child brought to school showing signs of exposure to illegal drugs prompted an investigation that led Buncombe…

Camden federal judge dismisses SNAP benefits lawsuit filed by local man against Atlantic County, state agencies

Chief Judge Renée Marie Bumb allows plaintiff to proceed without fees but finds no valid claims in third amended complaint CAMDEN, NJ – Chief U.S. District Judge Renée Marie Bumb has dismissed…

Cash strapped Toms River school board hires expensive $850 per hour lawyer with ties to board president

TOMS RIVER, N.J. – A Toms River Regional school board member has filed a lawsuit accusing the district of illegally approving one of the most expensive legal contracts in New Jersey public…

Queens man gets 22½ years for strangling landlady over rent dispute

QUEENS, NY – A 21-year-old East Elmhurst man has been sentenced to 22½ years in prison for killing his landlady during a rent dispute in 2023, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced…

Brooklyn man sentenced to 30 years for deadly 2024 Jersey Shore shooting

Freehold, NJ – A Brooklyn man will serve 30 years in state prison for the 2024 killing of a Monmouth County man outside a Hazlet business, Acting Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced…

Watch: Drunk driver plows into Freehold preschool, injures mom and two kids

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, N.J. – A 68-year-old woman from Manalapan was charged after authorities said she was driving while intoxicated when her SUV barreled into a preschool Friday afternoon, injuring a mother and…

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Virginia man sentenced for 1992 murder of Far Rockaway teen

QUEENS, NY – A Virginia man has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the decades-old killing of 15-year-old Nadine Slade, a Far Rockaway girl brutally strangled in 1992,…

Federal judge sides with Eastchester schools in special education battle

WHITE PLAINS, NY – A federal judge has upheld a decision in favor of the Eastchester Union Free School District, ruling that the district provided an adequate education for a high school…

Pennsylvania woman accused of plotting mom’s murder over custody fight

ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP, PA – A shocking family tragedy has unfolded in a Pennsylvania courtroom, where prosecutors say a woman and her accomplice orchestrated the execution-style murder of her 71-year-old mother amid…

Man gets 10 years for dumping woman’s body in Arvada apartment complex

GOLDEN, Colo. – A Jefferson County judge sentenced 34-year-old Daniel Ryan Clark to ten years in the Colorado Department of Corrections this week after he pleaded guilty to tampering with a deceased…

Newark judge shuts down bid to overturn New Jersey wiretap case

NEWARK, NJ – A federal judge has denied a state prisoner’s attempt to undo his New Jersey convictions tied to a large drug-trafficking operation, rejecting arguments that appellate courts mishandled key facts…

Briarwood man shot by NYPD indicted for knife attack

Queens, NY – A 22-year-old Briarwood man who was shot four times by an NYPD officer during a confrontation inside his family home has now been indicted by a Queens grand jury…

East Haven dad gets 5 years in bathtub drowning

East Haven, CT – A 30-year-old father will serve five years in prison after admitting he left his two young sons alone in a bathtub, a decision that led to the drowning…

Freehold judge slams grooming ex-Wall teacher with 10-year prison term for affairs with students

FREEHOLD, NJ – A former Wall Township High School English teacher will spend the next decade in state prison after admitting to engaging in repeated sexual acts with two students, a case…

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