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Water temps are getting good for fishing, and people are seen swimming in the surf.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is reiterating his support for legalizing recreational marijuana and expanding the medical cannabis program but stopping short of saying he'd sign new legislation.

MAYS LANDING — An Atlantic City man pleaded guilty to felony murder and conspiracy to commit robbery in connection to a January 2016 fatal shooting, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced Friday.

MAYS LANDING — A man involved in a fatal car crash back in 2015 was sentenced Friday, according to a press release by the Office of the Atlantic County Prosecutor.

The Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement and Development Authority announced their beach has been named the ‘Best Beach in New Jersey’ by USA Today.

MAYS LANDING — A woman was sentenced Friday to seven years in state prison following the 2016 seizure of five pounds of methamphetamine, according to a statement from the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.

Drug overdoses killed more than 63,000 Americans in 2016, and as the addiction epidemic reaches new heights, some cities across the country are looking at bolder ways to curb drug overdose rates by proposing supervised injection sites.

CAMDEN — The federal sentencing for a retired Margate firefighter who has pleaded guilty in the state health benefits fraud case was postponed Friday, a move that's not at all unusual in a case of this size, according to attorneys…

LAKEWOOD — Authorities say a Pennsylvania man fleeing from police and a teenage boy were killed when the car they were in struck a tree in a New Jersey town and burst into flames.

A Somers Point man was struck early Thursday morning in Pleasantville in a hit and run and was left in critical condition, according to the Pleasantville Police Department.