Dan Alexander

The NCAA hits Penn State football with $60 million fine, vacates Paterno’s wins from 1998-2011 as part of its sanctions as a result of the school’s child abuse scandal while the Big 10 has barred the school from sharing in league bowl game revenues.

A man originally from Verona is being remembered as a hero for taking a fatal bullet for his girlfriend inside an Aurora, Colorado theater as James Holmes killed 12 and injured 59.

Police have warned that there could be an explosion & fire as they enter the apartment of James Hlomes. Vehicles have been towed from the building and paramedics are on standby.A New Jersey woman was among those shot by a gunman inside an Aurora, Colorado theater.

A New Jersey woman was among those shot by a gunman inside an Aurora, Colorado theater.

Aurora Police at a press conference confirmed that a total of 71 people were shot in a movie theater early Thursday night during a screening of The Dark Knight Rises injuring 59 people and killing 12. 10 bodies are said to still be inside the theater.

President Barack Obama has declared Atlantic, Cumberland, and Salem counties as major disaster areas as a result of the severe thunderstorms of June 30.

Excessive heat returns to New Jersey this coming week starting today and really being noticeable on Monday.

Atlantic City Electric says they have restored power to all customers who lost power during last weekend’s violent storms.

Atlantic City Electric expects to have power restored to nearly all customers by 11PM Sunday night.

Atlantic City Electric has apparently met its goal of having 90% of those who lost power during Saturday’s storm  back on line by midnight Wednesday night.

Its a dark Independence Day for thousands of Atlantic City Electric customers four days after powerful thunderstorms brought down trees and power lines throughout the area.

Atlantic City Electric says they have restored power to nearly half of the 206,000 customers who lost power during  the violent thunderstorms early Saturday morning.