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North Korea threatens to cancel US summit

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Wednesday canceled a high-level meeting with South Korea and threatened to scrap a historic summit next month between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un over military exercises…

 

Atlantic City shooting victim identified

ATLANTIC CITY — A city man was identified Tuesday as the man fatally shot in the resort the night before.

 

Sentencing in Bill Cosby's sex assault case set for Sept. 24

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby will be sentenced Sept. 24, almost five months to the day after he was convicted of sexual assault, a judge said Tuesday.

 

Advocates help bridge addiction resource gaps in municipal courts

LOWER TOWNSHIP — She might not be able to solve everyone's problem or convince people to get immediate treatment for a substance use disorder, but that doesn’t stop Abigail Sheptock from trying.

 

Alligator famed A.C. Bayview Inn demolition planned

ATLANTIC CITY — The city is partnering with the CRDA to demolish the Bayview Inn & Suites, a motel on Route 40 that made headlines last summer when an alligator was found in its pool during a drug raid.

 

Ventnor special ed program recognized for innovation

VENTNOR — With the help of puppets and music, students in the self-contained special education class at Ventnor Elementary School learning through a unique program recognized recently by the New Jersey School Boards Association.

 

3 Bridgeton men indicted in August slaying

BRIDGETON — Three city men have been indicted in the fatal shooting of a Millville man and the wounding of two others on North Pearl Street in August, according to court documents.

 

Severe thunderstorm, flash flood watch in effect Tuesday night

For the third time in less than a week, South Jersey will be threatened by strong thunderstorms as a powerful line of storms closes in. This time, flash flooding may be an issue, too.

 

Vatican reminds cloistered nuns not to tweet too much

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has issued new guidelines for cloistered nuns, reminding them that they're supposed to live separated from the world and in silence — and therefore shouldn't be tweeting too much or downloading too much news.

 

Took 22 years for one team to win World Series of Birding

A team that has been competing for 22 years in the World Series of Birding without winning captured the big prize for seeing the most species statewide in 24 hours at last Saturday’s “big day” bird race.

 

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