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South Jersey Veteran Claims $100K Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Prize
Craig Reynolds, a longtime lottery player, prefers to check his tickets periodically.
Recently, Reynolds pulled out his phone and was working his way through a stack of tickets that had been building up over the month, New Jersey Lottery officials said.
“I scanned the Jersey Cash 5 tickets one by one. Not a winner, not a winner, $2, not a winner, $100,000 jackpot, not a winner... wait what?” he said.
With excitement and uncertainty, Reynolds repeatedly scanned the jackpot-winning ticket expecting the message to change.
“I immediately called my wife to tell her that I think we w…
Teenager Accused Of Critically Injuring Man In Camden County
A teenager has been charged in connection with an assault that left a man in critical condition in Camden County, authorities said.
On Saturday, March 23, at approximately 10:40 p.m., Mount Ephraim police were dispatched to the parking lot of a business at 20 West Kings Highway, Mount Ephraim, for an unconscious male. Poliec found the victim, a 46-year-old man from Mount Ephraim, lying on the ground, suffering from an apparent head injury.
The victim was taken to Cooper University Hospital, where he remains in critical condition, according to Camden County Prosecut…
Parents, Students Arrested After Brawl At Highland Regional High School
Two parents and two students were arrested after a brawl at Highland Regional High School in Camden County, authorities said.
Brianne Mitchell, 41, of Clementon, and Krystal Turner, 38, of Blackwood, are both facing charges following the fight that broke out Wednesday, March 20, at approximately 1:30 p.m., Gloucester Township police said.
Mitchell, Turner, and two students were actively fighting in the front vestibule of the school when the Gloucester Township Police Department School Resource Officer (SRO) and police officers responded, authorities said.
Mitchell threw a sm…
Coastal Flood Warning In Effect For Jersey Shore Due To Offshore Storm, Full Moon
Many parts of New Jersey are under a coastal flood warning with an offshore storm and a full moon expected to fuel high tides, forecasters said.
The National Weather Service issued the coastal flood warning in Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean counties at 6 a.m. on Monday, Mar. 25. The NWS said the warning would be in effect until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 26.
A storm out in the Atlantic Ocean will increase offshore wind speeds and make waves larger, according to the NWS. That will combine with Monday night's full moon to create "widespread tidal flooding."
The w…