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Winning Numbers For Wednesday, Feb. 12 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $154M Jackpot Winning Numbers For Wednesday, Feb. 12 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $154M Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Wednesday, Feb. 12 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $154M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Wednesday, Feb. 12 Powerball drawing. The estimated jackpot is $154 million with a $71.4 million cash option. If no winner wins the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Saturday, Feb 15. The winning numbers for Wednesday's drawing were 21-32-36-45-49 with a Powerball of 18 and the Power Play was 2X. Lottery players have a 1 in 292,201,338 chance of winning a Powerball jackpot by matching all five balls plus the Powerball, according to officials. Prizes then range from $1 mill…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
NJ Pair Charged In Death Of 2-Year-Old: Cops NJ Pair Charged In Death Of 2-Year-Old: Cops
NJ Pair Charged In Death Of 2-Year-Old: Cops A New Jersey woman and man have been arrested in connection with the death of a 2-year-old child found unresponsive in a home last summer, police said. Woodbury officers responded to a residence on the 400 block of Deptford Avenue on June 3, 2024, for reports of an unresponsive toddler, according to the Woodbury Police Department. Officers attempted life-saving measures before the child was transported to Cooper Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. Authorities launched a joint investigation with the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office, gathering evidence over several month…

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by Cecilia Levine
Weather
First Snowfall Predictions Released For Weekend Storm Headed To Northeast First Snowfall Predictions Released For Weekend Storm Headed To Northeast
First Snowfall Predictions Released For Weekend Storm Headed To Northeast The first snowfall projections have been released for a new winter storm that will move through the Northeast over the weekend. Click here for a new, updated story: Snowfall Predictions Updated For Accumulation, Locations As Weekend Storm Takes Aim The system is expected to arrive in the early afternoon on Saturday, Feb. 15, with precipitation continuing through the overnight into Sunday, Feb. 16, the National Weather Service says. A combination of rain, snow, and ice is likely from the New York City area to Boston. There will be mainly rain from Washington, DC to Philadelphia,…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Former NJ Firefighter Kills Wife, Takes Own Life In Mt. Pocono Murder-Suicide: Police Former NJ Firefighter Kills Wife, Takes Own Life In Mt. Pocono Murder-Suicide: Police
Former NJ Firefighter Kills Wife, Takes Own Life In Mt. Pocono Murder-Suicide: Police A New Jersey native killed his wife before taking his own life days before Christmas in Mt. Pocono, Pennsylvania, police announced on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. Craig Zigarelli, 54, a former Rockaway Township, NJ, volunteer firefighter, fatally stabbed Joann Alberti, 47, inside their home on Brookville Terrace before turning a gun on himself, according to a Pocono Mountain Regional Police investigation and a Monroe County Coroner’s ruling. Officers discovered the couple’s bodies on Dec. 23, 2024, at 1:54 p.m., after being dispatched for a welfare check. A concerned family member had reported…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lifestyle
Three Northeast Legends Nominated For Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: See The Full List Three Northeast Legends Nominated For Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: See The Full List
Three Northeast Legends Nominated For Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: See The Full List Three Northeast natives are among the music icons hoping to be in the next class for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The Cleveland museum announced its 2025 nominees on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Among the contenders are Long Island native Mariah Carey, Philadelphia's own Chubby Checker, and New York City-born Cyndi Lauper. Several British acts are among the nominees, including rock group Bad Company, Southern blues-style band The Black Crowes, punk rock legend Billy Idol, raspy blues singer Joe Cocker, post-punk group Joy Division/New Order, and recently reunited Britpop band Oasis. A…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Joann Closing NJ Stores Among 500 Locations Nationwide: See The List Joann Closing NJ Stores Among 500 Locations Nationwide: See The List
Joann Closing NJ Stores Among 500 Locations Nationwide: See The List Joann is set to close more than half of its stores nationwide, marking a major contraction for the arts and crafts retailer as it navigates bankruptcy for the second time in less than a year. The Ohio-based chain, which operates about 800 locations, will shutter around 500 stores, a company spokesperson confirmed to the Daily Voice. The move is part of a broader restructuring effort as the company seeks to stabilize its finances following a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in January. The spokesperson said the decision was "very difficult" but critical to Joann's future. "A careful a…

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by Chris Spiker
Schools
Parents Fight Back After NJ DUI Super Returns To Work Parents Fight Back After NJ DUI Super Returns To Work
Parents Fight Back After NJ DUI Super Returns To Work A New Jersey superintendent who was arrested for drunk driving last fall has returned to work and some parents are none too happy about it. George Chidiac, the superintendent for the Stafford Township School District, was placed on leave last year after he was arrested for driving under intoxication last October, after crashing into a utility pole in Berkeley Township, causing a power outage, Berkeley Township police said.  Police said Chidiac, 52, was walking away from his gray Kia Forte when officers arrived. He told the officers he was "going home to get help." When questioned …

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by Sam Barron
Business
Inflation Climbs To Start 2025, Fueled By Dramatic Egg Price Jump, Fears Over Trump Policies Inflation Climbs To Start 2025, Fueled By Dramatic Egg Price Jump, Fears Over Trump Policies
Inflation Climbs To Start 2025, Fueled By Dramatic Egg Price Jump, Fears Over Trump Policies Inflation unexpectedly accelerated in the first month of 2025, adding political and economic pressure to President Donald Trump's campaign promise of immediate relief to high consumer prices. In January, overall inflation climbed 3.3 percent year-over-year for core items and 0.5 percent monthly, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released on Wednesday, Feb. 12. That ran slightly ahead of economists' prediction of 3.2 percent inflation, NBC News reported. Core items exclude notably volatile prices for food and energy. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) still inc…

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by Chris Spiker
Politics
Another American Hostage To Be Freed Following Teacher's Return From Russia, US Envoy Says Another American Hostage To Be Freed Following Teacher's Return From Russia, US Envoy Says
Another American Hostage To Be Freed Following Teacher's Return From Russia, US Envoy Says One day after Pennsylvania teacher Marc Fogel returned home from Russian imprisonment, another American hostage is expected to be freed, President Trump’s special envoy for hostages, Adam Boehler, told Fox News. The unnamed hostage is expected to be released on Wednesday, Feb. 12, Boehler, an Albany native and UPenn graduate, said during an interview with Sean Hannity on Tuesday evening, Feb. 11. “It’s another in a stream of hostages. It’ll be unilateral as well. And I can’t release [the person’s name] until the person’s released, obviously it could endanger the hostage release and that I c…

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by Michael Mashburn & Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Driver Shot On I-95; Shooter Flees Into NJ: PA State Police Driver Shot On I-95; Shooter Flees Into NJ: PA State Police
Driver Shot On I-95; Shooter Flees Into NJ: PA State Police A driver was shot at on Interstate 95 in during rush hour, Pennsylvania State Police reported on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The incident occurred in Philadelphia near Exit 26: Aramingo/Betsy Ross around 8:16 a.m. when a 43-year-old man from Folcroft was traveling in the left lane. A silver Dodge sedan with tinted windows and a damaged rear bumper pulled alongside him, and an occupant fired a shot through his passenger-side window. The bullet exited through the front windshield, but the driver was unharmed. The suspect vehicle fled the scene speeding off towards New Jersey, and authorities are acti…

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by Jillian Pikora
Politics
American Teacher Marc Fogel Returns Home After Release From Russian Prison American Teacher Marc Fogel Returns Home After Release From Russian Prison
American Teacher Marc Fogel Returns Home After Release From Russian Prison Marc Fogel, a Pennsylvania teacher detained in Russia since 2021, is back in the United States following a negotiated exchange facilitated by President Donald J. Trump and his administration, officials announced on Tuesday, Feb. 12. Fogel, who had been serving a 14-year sentence for possessing medical marijuana prescribed for chronic pain, was freed after diplomatic efforts led by Trump and his Special Envoy Steve Witkoff. His return follows years of advocacy from his family and lawmakers across the political spectrum. Fogel, Family Express Gratitude In his first public remarks since return…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Cops ID Man Killed After Rear Ending Garbage Truck: Hamilton Twp PD Cops ID Man Killed After Rear Ending Garbage Truck: Hamilton Twp PD
Cops ID Man Killed After Rear Ending Garbage Truck: Hamilton Twp PD A 64-year-old Egg Harbor man was killed after his car rear ended a garbage truck in Township of Hamilton on the early morning of Monday, Feb. 10, authorities said. At 5:15 a.m., officers responded to Black Horse Pike after a 2008 Lexus ES3 driven by William Hadley struck the rear of a privately owned trash and recycling truck driven by a 40-year-old  Pleasantville resident, when both were traveling westbound, police said. Hadley was pronounced dead at the scene police said. The other driver was not injured, police said. Traffic was diverted for several hours while police investigated t…

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by Sam Barron