NJ Native Making MLB Debut Tonight NJ Native Making MLB Debut Tonight
NJ Native Making MLB Debut Tonight New Jersey's Buddy Kennedy will make his MLB debut tonight. The Millville native was called up to the Arizona Diamondbacks, who play the Minnesota Twins Friday, June 17 at 6:40 p.m. EST. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Buddy Kennedy (@buddykennedy16) "We knew it was only a matter of time," Milleville Baseball said in a Tweet.  "Congrats young fella! Keep working hard and enjoy every minute of it!!! Your #tboltfam could not be prouder!" Kennedy has been the third baseman for the Reno Aces and was drafted in 2017.
Shooting Reported In South Jersey (DEVELOPING) Shooting Reported In South Jersey (DEVELOPING)
Shooting Reported In South Jersey (Developing) A shooting occurred in South Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The shooting happened at about 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 1 at North 6th Street and East Vine Street in Millville, initial reports said. A medical helicopter was requested to airlift a female gunshot victim to an area hospital, reports said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
32-Year-Old Cold Case Rape Cracked: Arrest Made In Sex Assault Of Susan Negersmith 32-Year-Old Cold Case Rape Cracked: Arrest Made In Sex Assault Of Susan Negersmith
32-Year-Old Cold Case Rape Cracked: Arrest Made In Sex Assault Of Susan Negersmith A South Jersey man is accused of sexually assaulting a woman who was found dead on Memorial Day Weekend in Wildwood three decades ago. The case dates back to 1990, when a 20-year-old Susan Negersmith, of Carmel (Putnam County) NY, was spending the weekend with friends in Wildwood, authorities said.  Using a DNA match, police arrested Jerry Rosado, now 62, of Millville, according to Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Wildwood Police Chief Robert Regalbuto. Rosado is charged with the sexual assault of Negersmith. He has not been charged in connection wi…
South Jersey Native, Beloved Father Of 3 Dies Suddenly, 33 South Jersey Native, Beloved Father Of 3 Dies Suddenly, 33
South Jersey Native, Beloved Father Of 3 Dies Suddenly, 33 South Jersey native and beloved father of three sons Joshua M. Graham died unexpectedly on Thursday, March 10. He was 33. Graham grew up in Bridgeton and later moved to Millville, where he graduated high school in 2007, his obituary says. Graham was known for his one-of-a-kind personality and “zest for life,” his memorial says. “Once you met him it was a lasting memory so you would never forget him,” reads his obituary. Above all, Graham was remembered for embracing his role as a loving father to his three sons, Jameal, Joshua Michael Jr., and Malachi. “His most genuine attribute was his…
South Jersey Native, Community College Student Dies Suddenly, 26 South Jersey Native, Community College Student Dies Suddenly, 26
South Jersey Native, Community College Student Dies Suddenly, 26 South Jersey native and community college student Samuel Reber died unexpectedly on Monday, Jan. 24. He was 26. Born in Bridgeton, Reber previously worked at Van Dyke's in Millville and attended a local community college, his obituary says. Reber was known for his highly intellectual personality — he was fluent in Spanish, played three different instruments, and was “no stranger to hard work,” according to his memorial. Meanwhile, Reber was a believer in the gospel of Christ and enjoyed singing traditional Christian hymns, his obituary says. Reber was also remembered for fostering a 14-ye…
19-Year-Old Driver Killed In Head-On South Jersey Crash: Report 19-Year-Old Driver Killed In Head-On South Jersey Crash: Report
19-Year-Old Driver Killed In Head-On South Jersey Crash: Report A 19-year-old woman from Cumberland County was killed in a head-on crash with a pickup truck, authorities said. Dijana D. Battle, of Millville, was driving a 2010 Chevrolet Aveo south on Hance Bridge Road, near Canterbury Lane, when she crossed the center line and struck a Ford F-150 pickup truck at 11:05 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, according to Vineland police. Anyone with information is urged to call Vineland Officer Justin Levari at 856-691-4111 x4942. 
CHILLING VIDEO: Relentless Knife-Wielding NJ War Vet Goads Police Before He's Shot CHILLING VIDEO: Relentless Knife-Wielding NJ War Vet Goads Police Before He's Shot
Chilling Video: Relentless Knife-Wielding NJ War Vet Goads Police Before He's Shot "That was stupid," a defiant, machete-wielding Iraq War veteran said after a local South Jersey police officer shot him during a confrontation earlier this month. Video from body cameras worn by the two Millville police officers involved in the incident show them pointing their guns and flashlight at city resident Daniel Ackley, 33, as he relentlessly advances on them the night of Jan. 4. In Ackley's raised right hand is a large knife, the videos released by the New Jersey Attorney General's Office show. The two officers plead with Ackley dozens of times to drop the weapon as they back do…
Dramatic Bodycam Video Shows NJ Police Officer Shooting Driver To Stop Backhoe Rampage Dramatic Bodycam Video Shows NJ Police Officer Shooting Driver To Stop Backhoe Rampage
Dramatic Bodycam Video Shows NJ Police Officer Shooting Driver To Stop Backhoe Rampage Dramatic bodycam video released Thursday shows a police officer in South Jersey shooting a man to finally stop him from continuing a destructive rampage with a backhoe in a mobile home park last month that had already left a huge swath of wreckage in its wake. Joshua Gonzalez, 20, of Millville had rammed three police SUVs and an ambulance, damaged civilian vehicles -- including one with a woman inside it -- and either smashed or trampled several properties in the pre-dawn rampage in Vineland on Dec. 18, other footage shows. At one point, Gonzalez used the backhoe to flip a police vehicle o…
19-Year-Old NJ Wawa Worker Saves Customer's Life 19-Year-Old NJ Wawa Worker Saves Customer's Life
19-Year-Old NJ Wawa Worker Saves Customer's Life A 19-year-old South Jersey Wawa employee is credited with saving the life of a customer having a medical episode. A routine day of making sandwiches on a 16-hour shift turned into a very memorable one for John Wallop. On Dec. 17, the high school senior was making sandwiches when he was flagged down by two strangers saying a woman was having a seizure in the bathroom at the Millville Wawa, 6abc reports. Wallop ran into the bathroom. "She, you know, passed away on me for a second," he said, according to 6ABC News. "You know, she died on me for a second." Wallop performed CPR until the …
South Jersey Man In Fatal Police Shooting Identified South Jersey Man In Fatal Police Shooting Identified
South Jersey Man In Fatal Police Shooting Identified A man shot and killed in a confrontation with police in South Jersey was identified as a lifelong Millville resident who served in the Iraq War. Officers responding to a 911 call encountered Daniel Ackley, 33, outside his family's Burns Road home in Millville shortly after 9:30 p.m. last Tuesday, Acting State Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. "After officers arrived, they encountered Mr. Ackley holding a machete outside the house," Bruck said. As Ackley "advanced toward the officers," one of them fired his service weapon, the attorney general said. Officers and emergency medical pers…
Fatal Police Shooting Reported In South Jersey Fatal Police Shooting Reported In South Jersey
Fatal Police Shooting Reported In South Jersey A man was shot and killed in a confrontation with police in Millville, authorities confirmed Wednesday. Officers responding to a 911 call for an emergency at a Burns Road home encountered the man outside the Cumberland County house, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. Bruck continued: "During the encounter, one officer discharged his service weapon, fatally wounding the man. Officers and emergency medical personnel rendered first aid to the man, and he was airlifted to Cooper University Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased at 10:56 p.m." The man's identity was t…
Speeding Hit-Run Driver Slams UPS Worker Delivering Package In South Jersey: Police Speeding Hit-Run Driver Slams UPS Worker Delivering Package In South Jersey: Police
Speeding Hit-Run Driver Slams UPS Worker Delivering Package In South Jersey: Police Police seek the public's help locating a hit-and-run driver who struck a UPS delivery man in Cumberland County, authorities said. At approximately 5:30 p.m. Wednesday evening, an 18 year old UPS driver was delivering a package near the 400 block of Irving Avenue and was standing near the side of the roadway when he was struck by a silver colored sedan, Bridgeton police said.  The sedan was traveling westbound at a high rate of speed when the crash occurred, police said. The striking vehicle fled the scene and was last seen traveling eastbound on Route 49 and North Burlington Road towar…