Litter of Capybara Pups Born at the Jersey Shore
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ — The Cape May County Zoo is celebrating the arrival of five new capybara pups born to Marigold, one of the zoo’s most popular residents. The pups…
West Hempfield man gets two life sentences for killing wife and sister-in-law, wounding son in domestic shooting
LANCASTER, PA – A West Hempfield Township man will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting his estranged wife and her aunt, and seriously wounding…
DNA cracks decades old Bronx murder of pregnant woman
Bronx man sentenced to 12 years for killing pregnant woman in 1996 cold case BRONX, NY – Nearly three decades after a pregnant woman was strangled to death inside her Bronx apartment,…
Valley Stream man charged in deadly Halloween DWI hit
Halloween horror crash kills pedestrian as intoxicated driver runs red light in Hempstead Mineola, NY – A 72-year-old Valley Stream man was indicted Thursday for driving under the influence of alcohol and…
Seaside Heights motel owners challenge ordinance banning rentals to young guests
OCEAN COUNTY, N.J. – A group of longtime Seaside Heights motel owners is asking a New Jersey appellate court to strike down a borough ordinance that bans hotel and motel rentals to…
NJ man charged with killing parents in brutal home slaying
Man charged with killing parents in Hillsborough double homicide after police standoff HILLSBOROUGH, NJ – A man recovering in a hospital has been charged with murdering his parents inside their Somerset County…
Judge orders bond hearings for Russian couple granted asylum but held in New Jersey ICE detention
NEWARK, NJ – A federal judge has granted a habeas corpus petition filed by a Russian couple who remained in immigration detention for months after being granted asylum, ordering the Department of…
Lavish $5.9M Toms River estate hits market with wine cellar, pool, and private guard house
TOMS RIVER, N.J. – A sprawling North Dover mansion described as one of the most exclusive residential properties in Ocean County has officially hit the market for $5,975,000. The gated estate, located…
Far Rockaway teen’s killer caught after 30 years on the run
Virginia man convicted in brutal 1992 strangling of Far Rockaway teen after DNA breakthrough Queens, NY – A 61-year-old man from Virginia has been convicted in the decades-old murder of a 15-year-old…
Maine father charged with murder after 12-week-old daughter dies days after being found unresponsive
Bangor, ME – A 24-year-old Maine father has been charged with murder and domestic violence after his 12-week-old daughter died days after being rushed to the hospital from the family’s home, according…
Virginia man sentenced to 38 years for killing elderly store owner in Norfolk
Norfolk, VA – A Virginia man will spend nearly four decades in prison for the fatal shooting of an 84-year-old convenience store owner during a confrontation outside a store in late 2023.…
Jackson Township’s Affordable Housing Deal Full of Holes, Double Counting, Developer Says in Lawsuit
Toms River, NJ – At the last Jackson Township Council meeting, township legal counsel Jean Cipriani Esq., and the Jackson Township Council signaled that their fair share housing battle had been settled.…
East Village killer pleads guilty to fatal 2024 stabbing spree that left one dead, two injured
Manhattan, NY – Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced that Alejandro Piedra, 31, pleaded guilty Thursday to murder, attempted murder, and assault charges in connection with a violent 2024 stabbing…
ICE arrests Guatemalan national accused of killing 15-year-old girl in Charlotte hit-and-run
Charlotte, NC – Charlotte – Federal immigration agents have arrested Julio Cesar Xocop-Vicente, a Guatemalan national accused of killing a 15-year-old girl in a hit-and-run crash last November, an incident that has…
Judge orders Starbucks disability discrimination case into arbitration
NEW YORK, NY – A federal magistrate judge has ordered a former Starbucks employee’s disability discrimination lawsuit into private arbitration, finding that the worker electronically agreed to resolve all employment disputes outside…
Judge halts immigration detainee’s habeas petition filed by aunt in New Jersey
NEWARK, NJ – A federal judge has temporarily halted a habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of an immigration detainee at the Elizabeth Contract Detention Facility after finding procedural and legal deficiencies…
Murphy dishes last-minute pardon of Democrat party money man’s son in fatal hit-and-run
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Outgoing Governor Phil Murphy ignited a political firestorm in his final hours in office after issuing a full pardon to Harris Jacobs, the son of prominent Democratic fundraiser…
State sues South Jersey nursing home owners over $124M Medicaid fraud as Bridgeton facility faces shutdown
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) has filed a sweeping lawsuit against the owners of two South Jersey nursing homes, accusing them of diverting tens of…
Elderly woman left to freeze and die on patio at Ohio Nursing Home on Christmas Eve
Estate of Alvera Meuti sues Cleveland nursing home after elderly woman froze to death outside locked exit CLEVELAND, Ohio – The family of an 84-year-old woman who froze to death outside a…
Judge Orders New Jersey Mother to Face International Abduction Claim
NEWARK, NJ – A federal judge has refused to dismiss a Hague Convention petition filed by a British father who alleges his young son was abducted from Germany to the United States…
