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NJ Resident Wins $9.4M Playing Online Lottery 'Jackpocket'
One lucky Garden State resident is now a millionaire — more than nine times over — after winning a Pick 6 lottery drawing using the Jackpocket mobile app.
Carol, a healthcare worker from Union County, won $9.4 million, the largest sum won across all U.S. mobile gaming platforms to date, officials said.
More than 630,000 Jackpocket players have at least one 2021 win under their belts, with more than 7,000 users winning more than $100 multiple times, according to a Jackpocket news release.
Carol, who had been using the app to play Pick 6 and Jersey Cash 5 for more than a year, says she feels…
3 Powerball Tickets Good For $50K Sold In NJ
Three Powerball tickets good for $50,000 were sold in New Jersey.
The tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn for the Wednesday, Sept. 29 drawing, winning the third-tier prize.
Those tickets were sold at the following locations:
Middlesex County: Krauszer’s Food Store, 119 Avenel St., Avenel
Passaic County: The Liquor Depot, 534 Van Houten Ave., Clifton;
Union County: BP Gas, 1101 East Jersey St., Elizabeth.
The winning numbers were 02, 07, 11, 17, and 32. The Red Power Ball number was 11. The Power Play was 3X.
The Powerball jackpot rolls to $620 milli…
Remnants Of Hurricane Ida Threatens NJ, PA With Tornados & Flooding
Remnants of Hurricane Ida is posing a risk of tornados and flooding across parts of New Jersey and the Philadelphia area Wednesday.
Thunderstorms are largely possible across Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean counties in the afternoon -- which could turn into tornados, according to the National Weather Service.
Enhanced Risk for tornadoes extended, slightly farther north; Gale Watch upgraded to a Gale Warning; Small northwest shift in heaviest rain
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In Pennsylvania, a flash flood watch was issued for …
Update: Union County Motorcyclist, 61, Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash On Route 287 In Edison
A Union County motorcyclist was killed after being struck by a tractor-trailer and ejected on Route 287 in Edison Monday morning, state police confirmed.
Terrance R. Erwin, 61, was riding a Honda motorcycle southbound toward Route 440 north when she collided with a tractor-trailer near milepost .01 in Edison just before 5:30 a.m., NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told Daily Voice.
Erwin, of Plainfield, was thrown from the bike and suffered fatal injuries, Marchan said.
The driver of the tractor-trailer, Dennis R. Brown, 74, of Acme, PA, was uninjured in the crash, which remains under investiga…
Update: Union County Motorcyclist, 61, Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash On Rt. 287 In Edison
A Union County motorcyclist was killed after being struck by a tractor-trailer and ejected on Route 287 in Edison Monday morning, state police confirmed.
Terrance R. Edwin, 61, was riding a Honda motorcycle southbound toward Route 440 north when he collided with a tractor-trailer near milepost .01 in Edison just before 5:30 a.m., NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told Daily Voice.
Edwin, of Plainfield, was thrown from the bike and suffered fatal injuries, Marchan said.
The driver of the tractor-trailer, Dennis R. Brown, 74, of Acme, PA, was uninjured in the crash, which remains under investigat…
Captured! Here’s How FBI, Local Law Enforcers Nabbed NJ Fugitive, Rescued Boy, Found Mom’s Body
UPDATE: The New Jersey man who authorities said abducted his 2-year-old son and killed the child’s mother led police and FBI agents to her body after they stormed a Tennessee hotel room and captured him, authorities said Sunday.
Tyler Rios, 27, will likely be prosecuted federally because state lines were crossed, they suggested.
Union County prosecutor’s detectives had called their colleagues at the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office around 3 a.m. Saturday telling them they believed Rios was in the area.
Rios had abducted his son, Sebastian, and was suspected of harming Yasemin Uyar, 24, of Ra…
