The New Jersey Department of Transportation will begin a construction project on Route 47 between mileposts 25.25 and 30.85 starting Monday, August 31st. Daytime drivers can expect limited delays between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. as work focuses on the road’s shoulder, but nighttime commuters traveling between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. may face lane…
A scratch-off lottery ticket purchased in Cumberland County has made one lucky player half a million dollars richer. The top-prize winning “AC Night$” ticket was sold on August 19th at Lallis Liquor Store on East Buckshutem Road in Millville. This marks the second $500,000 winner for the game, following a previous jackpot-winning ticket sold at…
Police are actively searching for an armed and dangerous suspect following a fatal shooting at a Bridgeton apartment complex last week. Authorities allege 32-year-old Rynell Lawrence shot and killed 33-year-old Quashawn White at the Burlington Manor Complex on the evening of June 24th. Lawrence is currently facing first-degree murder and weapons charges, and law enforcement…
A suspended New Jersey corrections officer is facing charges for allegedly smuggling prohibited items into a state prison in exchange for cash. Following a nearly two-year investigation, authorities charged 39-year-old Kenneth Stinson with money laundering and introducing contraband at South Woods State Prison in Bridgeton. Investigators say financial records revealed digital payments made to Stinson…
A 46-year-old Vineland man was arrested Thursday morning following a physical altercation at a Wawa on East Broad Street in Bridgeton. Police report the suspect allegedly poured sugar on a customer and an employee before striking both women with the container during a dispute. While the man faces charges including aggravated assault and possession of…
Police have charged 52-year-old Armando Garcia-Garcia with vehicular homicide following a crash last September that killed his passenger. Authorities say Garcia-Garcia was driving on East Sherman Avenue when his vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree, fatally injuring 37-year-old Keila Osoria-Garcia. He is currently being held at the Cumberland County Jail on charges that…
A Cumberland County woman will serve eight years in prison for a 2023 Vineland crash that killed two people. Malexus Coleman, 30, was sentenced after pleading guilty to two second-degree counts related to the collision. Prosecutors said data showed Coleman was driving at 85 miles per hour in a 45-mile-per-hour zone seconds before her SUV…
Saturday morning in Vineland involved a motor vehicle accident that lead to the death of 37 Keila Osoria-Garcia from Wildwood. The driver of the vehicle, 52 year old Armando Garcia, survived the crash and is in stable condition at Cooper University Hospital. The accident took place at about 12:34am near the area of East Sherman…
Two deaths have been linked to the West Nile virus according to a report from 6abc. One person was from Cumberland County and the other from Mercer County, with both people being over 50 years old. The NJ Department of Health and the NJ Department of Environmental Protection suggest residents take precautions to protect themselves…
56-year old Christopher A. Bonner of Vineland has been convicted on charges that he sexually assaulted two minors over the course of a decade. A jury found Bonner guilty of the crimes, according to the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office. Both of the victims were under the age of 13.