Find Your Daily Voice
52°
Cold Case Twist: NJ Inmate Charged With Killing Ex-Friend In 2016 Shooting
A South Jersey man already behind bars is now facing new charges—this time, for murder.
Ronny Paden, 31, of Delran, has been charged in the 2016 shooting death of Colby Rodgers, who was found dead inside a car in Willingboro nearly a decade ago, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said Monday, March 24.
The shooting happened around 3:15 a.m. on April 15, 2016.
Police say Rodgers, a 31-year-old Mount Laurel resident, was gunned down in the driver’s seat of a Kia Optima on Woodhaven Lane, in the Country Club Ridge neighborhood.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
P…
Trump Taps His Former Lawyer As Interim Attorney For New Jersey
President Donald Trump has tapped Alina Habba, his longtime attorney and current Counselor to the President, as the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey—effective immediately.
Habba, 40, who was born and raised in Summit, was the lead attorney for Trump in the E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump trial, which began in January 2024. She is a managing partner at Habba Madaio & Associates, LLP, a law firm with an office in Bedminster and does not appear to have any experience in federal court.
Earlier this year, Habba came under fire for telling Andrew Tate, who is accused of…
Cops ID 2 NJ Brothers Dead, 2 Seriously Injured In I-95 PA Wreck
Police have identified the two brothers from New Jersey who were killed and two others who were seriously hurt after a violent crash on I-95 in Philadelphia over the weekend.
Aaron Davis, 23, of Cranbury, and Joshua Davis, 22, of East Windsor, were riding in the backseat of a 2006 Mazda on Friday, March 21 when the driver lost control near mile marker 25.5, just before the Castor Avenue overpass, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Paul Holdefer said.
The car struck the guiderail, overturned multiple times, and flew off the highway, coming to rest on Castor Avenue below around 8:12 p.m., Hold…
Hammonton Driver, 23, Ejected, Killed In I-295 Crash: State Police
A 23-year-old man was killed after being ejected from his SUV during a crash on Interstate 295 in Gloucester County, authorities said.
Jose Contreras, of Hammonton, was heading north in an Isuzu Ascender and was approaching the Exit 11A ramp when he lost control navigating a curve just after 10:45 p.m. Saturday, March 22 in Logan Township, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said.
The vehicle struck the curb and guardrail, then overturned near milepost 11.8, Lebron said. Contreras was ejected from the vehicle and died, Lebron said.
The crash remains under investigation, and no add…
Major Wildfire Burns 2,300 Acres In Camden County, Forces Campground Evacuations
A major wildfire burning in Wharton State Forest has scorched more than 2,300 acres and forced campground evacuations in Waterford Township, Camden County, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said.
As of Sunday evening, March 23, the wildfire—named the California Branch Wildfire—was 80% contained, officials said.
The fire is burning near Raritan Avenue and Old Atsion Road, and while 18 structures are close to the flames, crews say the fire is moving away from homes.
The Goshen Pond Campground and Atsion Family Campground have both been evacuated, officials said. No residential structures ha…
'Do It Light, I Love Him:' Selena Gomez Backs Benny Blanco’s Unibrow Pluck Watched By 23M
When Benny Blanco decided to tame his unibrow, he didn’t expect to go viral—but 23 million TikTok views later, the internet can’t stop watching, especially with fiancée Selena Gomez cheering him on.
The music producer posted a TikTok of himself getting his unibrow plucked, and as of Sunday, March 23, it had racked up 23.4 million views—thanks in no small part to a cameo from his fiancée, Selena Gomez.
“Do it light because I love him,” Gomez can be heard saying from the background, sweetly defending her man (who has an estimated net worth of approximately $50 million, according to multiple s…
