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'No Question People Seeing Drones': DHS Secretary Confirms Sightings 'No Question People Seeing Drones': DHS Secretary Confirms Sightings
'No Question People Seeing Drones': DHS Secretary Confirms Sightings Yes, New Jersey residents, you have been seeing drones in the sky this past month. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas confirmed what many Garden Staters have known for a while: there are drones flying overhead at night. “There's no question that people are seeing drones,” Mayorkas said on “This Week.” “And I want to assure the American public that we, in the federal government, have deployed additional resources, personnel, technology, to assist the New Jersey State Police in addressing the drone sightings.” Mayorkas said while some of the drone sightings are dron…
'Get Smoked:' Christie Caught On Hot Mic Before Announcing Prez Race Drop, Reports Say 'Get Smoked:' Christie Caught On Hot Mic Before Announcing Prez Race Drop, Reports Say
'Get Smoked:' Christie Caught On Hot Mic Before Announcing Prez Race Drop, Reports Say Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has dropped out of the 2024 presidential campaign, but not before allegedly talking a little bit of smack on a hot mic. The Republican nominee made the announcement on Wednesday, Jan. 10 at a town hall in Windham, NH (click here to watch). Just before the town hall, Christie was apparently caught on a hot mic saying "she is going to get smoked," apparently referring to former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, as reported by ABC and the New York Times. The quip was aired on his campaign's livestream, which has since been removed, The Times reports. "I'v…
Megyn Kelly Reveals What Chris Christie Said In Viral Off-Air Moment During GOP Confrontation Megyn Kelly Reveals What Chris Christie Said In Viral Off-Air Moment During GOP Confrontation
Megyn Kelly Reveals What Chris Christie Said In Viral Off-Air Moment During GOP Confrontation "He was pissed off." That's what Megyn Kelly said of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, regarding an off-air incident during the GOP debate in Alabama on Wednesday, Dec. 6. The clip has since gone viral, leaving America wondering what exactly it was that the 2024 presidential hopeful told the panelist and former Fox News anchor. On Thursday, Dec. 7, Kelly, on "The Megyn Kelly Show," revealed what Christie said: “He was mad that he wasn’t getting enough questions. And he said, ‘I made it up at this stage, and I haven’t been able to speak in awhile. And I should have been brought i…
Summer Shootings In Paterson Plummet Amid NJ Police Takeover Summer Shootings In Paterson Plummet Amid NJ Police Takeover
Summer Shootings In Paterson Plummet Amid NJ Police Takeover Facts don't lie. Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin promised a reduction in crime in Paterson following the second-ever state takeover of a local police department in New Jersey's history. So far, he's delivering. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day -- a time when America's cities ordinarily suffer the most violence -- shootings in the Silk City plummeted by 41.2% compared with the same period last year, state officials reported. In that time, Paterson has also had the fewest summer shooting victims in five years, they said. Reported robberies decreased by nearly 38%. Aggravated assault…
PUNITIVE DAMAGE: Bergen Judge Made Misogynist TikTok Videos In Chambers, In Bed: Complaint PUNITIVE DAMAGE: Bergen Judge Made Misogynist TikTok Videos In Chambers, In Bed: Complaint
Punitive Damage: Bergen Judge Made Misogynist TikTok Videos In Chambers, In Bed: Complaint A New Jersey criminal judge is accused of creating offensive videos in his chambers at the Bergen County courthouse in Hackensack, as well as partly undressed in his bed. Using a pseudonym," Superior Court Judge Gary N. Wilcox created 40 public TikTok videos, some containing profanity and graphic sexual terms for body parts, others with violent, misogynist and racist terms, a complaint against him alleges. In one video, Wilcox wears a “Beavis and Butt-Head” T-shirt while walking through the county courthouse to the sound of the Nas song "Get Down," which concerns a courtroom shooting and t…
Christie Running For President Christie Running For President
Christie Running For President Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is set to make it official: he's running for president again. According to Axios, Christie, who was born in Newark and grew up in Livingston, plans to announce his candidacy for the 2024 Republican nomination on Tuesday, June 6 in New Hampshire.  The 60-year-old, who served two terms leading the Garden State from 2010 to 2018, previously ran for president in 2016, but dropped out after a disappointing finish in New Hampshire and later endorsed Donald Trump. Christie has since become a critic of Trump, the current frontrunner for the Republican…
New Reports Detail Christie's Niece Shannon Epstein's Alleged Spirit Airlines Tantrum New Reports Detail Christie's Niece Shannon Epstein's Alleged Spirit Airlines Tantrum
New Reports Detail Christie's Niece Shannon Epstein's Alleged Spirit Airlines Tantrum Details of Chris Christie's 25-year-old niece Shannon Epstein's alleged airplane meltdown are flying in recent news reports. The former New Jersey governor's niece is accused of holding up a Spirit Airlines flight for 22 minutes after accusing a family of smuggling cocaine then kicking and biting sheriff's deputies trying to detain her at Louis Armstrong International Airport on Thanksgiving Day, as first reported by NOLA.com. Shannon Epstein Facebook photoShannon Epstein Facebook photo Epstein, of New Orleans, apparently accused a family who she perceived to be Latino if they were smug…
NJ Man Pardoned By Christie On Gun Crimes Charged With Attempted Murder In Colorado: Report NJ Man Pardoned By Christie On Gun Crimes Charged With Attempted Murder In Colorado: Report
NJ Man Pardoned By Christie On Gun Crimes Charged With Attempted Murder In Colorado: Report A gun rights advocate who years ago was pardoned by former Gov. Chris Christie on a weapons offense has been arrested for attempted murder, NJ Advance Media reports. Brian D. Aitkin, 38, was charged Friday in connection with a shooting at his home in Telluride, Colorado, the outlet said. The lawyer who represented him in 2009, Evan Nappen, told NJ.com reports that Colorado shooting was an act of self-defense.  Nappen could not immediately be when Daily Voice called his office Monday morning. Aitken was arrested by Mount Laurel police in 2009 for having unregistered weapons i…
NJ's Gas Tax Drops NJ's Gas Tax Drops
NJ's Gas Tax Drops The Garden State’s gas tax drops Friday by several cents per gallon, offsetting last October’s pandemic-related increase. The tax decreased by 8.3 cents and now totals 42.4 cents per gallon following the last increase of 9.3 cents, News12 reports. Meanwhile, the tax for diesel is dropping from 57.7 to 49.4 cents per gallon, state officials confirmed in August. While New Jersey previously had one of the lowest gas tax rates in the country, the rates have spiked more than 36 cents per gallon since 2016 — the main cause being a 23 cent increase under former Gov. Chris Christie for rail a…
Chris Christie's Nephew's Bar Mitzvah Source Of COVID Outbreak, NJ School Closure: Report Chris Christie's Nephew's Bar Mitzvah Source Of COVID Outbreak, NJ School Closure: Report
Chris Christie's Nephew's Bar Mitzvah Source Of COVID Outbreak, NJ School Closure: Report Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's nephew's Bar Mitzvah was the source of a COVID-19 outbreak that closed a North Jersey middle school, the New York Post reports. "A few" adults and students were sickened as a result of the 13-year-old boy's coming-of-age party last weekend, Mendham Township Schools Superintendent Salvatore Constantino told the outlet. As a result, the middle school was virtual on Friday, but is expected to reopen for in-person classes on Monday. Todd Christie hung up the phone immediately when The Post called him Friday, while Chris Christie declined comment and…
NJ County Prosecutor Resigns Amid Allegations, Lawsuits, Probe NJ County Prosecutor Resigns Amid Allegations, Lawsuits, Probe
NJ County Prosecutor Resigns Amid Allegations, Lawsuits, Probe Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon Tyner has resigned amid ethics complaints, lawsuits and allegations of misconduct. First Assistant Prosecutor Cary Shill was sworn in as the county's acting top law enforcer after Gov. Phil Murphy's office announced Tyner's resignation. “We thank Damon Tyner for his service to Atlantic County and the State of New Jersey, and wish him the best in his future endeavors,” a Murphy spokesperson said in a statement. Tyner has been the subject of allegations from various quarters -- among these, that he directly supervised his brother, an investigator, retaliated …
Trump Issues 26 Pardons Including One For NJ's Charles Kushner Trump Issues 26 Pardons Including One For NJ's Charles Kushner
Trump Issues 26 Pardons Including One For NJ's Charles Kushner It seems President Donald Trump understands his time in office will soon end, as he has granted clemency to 26 of his allies over the past two days. Among them, New Jersey's Charles, the father of Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. The elder Kushner previously pleaded guilty to 16 counts of tax invasion and one for retaliating against a federal witness. Others given pardons include Roger Stone, who was convicted of lying to Congress and Paul Manafort, Trump's 2016 campaign manager who was convicted by a jury of banking and tax crimes, and had been serving his 7.5-year sentence at …
Christie Tests Positive For COVID-19 Christie Tests Positive For COVID-19
Christie Tests Positive For Covid-19 "I just received word that I am positive for COVID-19," former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie tweeted shortly before lunchtime Saturday. Christie, who helped President Trump prepare for the first presidential debate earlier this week, joins a list of people in Trump's inner circle -- as well as the president himself and First Lady Melania Trump -- who have reported positive coronavirus results. Former White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, who also helped the president with debate prep, announced Friday that she had tested positive, as did Trump's campaign manager, Bill Stepien. “No one …