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Revel's Last Hand? - Remember when Revel was the symbol of hope for Atlantic City's gambling industry? Now, with its second bankruptcy filing, Revel could shut down by the end of the summer.

NTSB Issues Report on Tracy Morgan Accident - A preliminary NTSB report finds that trucker Kevin Roper was speeding before his tractor-trailer crashed into limo, injuring Tracy Morgan and killing one person. The report says roper was going 65 miles per hour in a 45 mile per hour zone on the Turnpike. N ew questions have been raised about Roper's schedule too. The report concluded he had been on the job over 13 hours at the time of the crash.

Turning Against Christie - Esquire is reporting that the U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman is near certain to indict former Christie staffers and Port Authority officials for their alleged roles in Bridgegate and other recent scandals. The report says the indictments are aimed at getting defendants to testify against the governor.

Another Budget Plan - A day after Senate Democratic leaders unveiled an alternative budget plan, their counterparts in the Assembly followed suit. The Assembly Speaker says the details are being ironed out with the Senate Democrats, but the leaders of both houses agree the wealthy must pay more in taxes.


Residency Rules -
A measure that would starkly alter residency rules for some school employees moves forward. A state Senate committee advanced the bill Thursday that would permit workers in 10 counties near the New York or Pennsylvania border to live out of state. The current law requires all public employees to live in New Jersey.

A Step Closer to Expansion - Senate President Steve Sweeney gives Rutgers three months to reform itself before moving a controversial bill to the Assembly. On Thursday, the Senate passed a plan to expand the school's governing board, despite strong campus and alumni opposition. Sweeney says he will delay delivering the Assembly the bill, which would add 4 members to the powerful Board of Governor.

Good news for New Jersey's job market - The unemployment rate is at its lowest level since 2008. State Labor Commissioner Hal Wirth says the unemployment rate is dropping for all the right reasons

Return of the tick - It's that time of year again. The heat and humidity has returned and with it, the tick population. Some exterminators are reporting a high volume of calls.

Two buses involved with a student slashing at Pennsauken High School
Two buses involved with a student slashing at Pennsauken High School (6ABC)
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School Bus Slashing - A school bus argument escalates in Pennsauken. Police say a 16 year old girl slashed another girls face with a sharp object on the bus yesterday afternoon. The victim was taken to the hospital, the alleged attacker is charged with aggravated assault.

Operation RayScam - A New Jersey man who owns several MRI centers has been charged with orchestrating a complex scheme that allegedly paid out hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal kickbacks to doctors, in exchange for patient referrals to his facilities.

Cocaine Cookies - Newark Liberty International Airport officials discover a batch of cookies in a man's luggage worth $50,000. That's because they were laced with pellets of cocaine. Guatemalan citizen Mauricio Isidro Rivera Hernandez is charged with attempting to smuggle the cocaine cookies as he arrived in Newark.

Advisers to Iraq - President Obama says the U.S. will send more advisers to help Iraqi security forces deal with the rising insurgency. He says Iran can play a constructive role in Iraq if it sends a message that Iraq's government must be inclusive and respect the interests of Sunnis and Kurds.

 


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A preliminary NTSB report finds that trucker Kevin Roper was speeding before his tractor-trailer crashed into limo, injuring Tracy Morgan and killing one person.  The report says roper was going 65 miles per hour in a 45 mile per hour zone on the Turnpike. N ew questions have been raised about Roper's schedule too. The report concluded he had been on the job over 13 hours at the time of the crash

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