"Crews have been out working to address the problem since around 3:30 a.m.," the city said.
Atlantic City is an important economic engine for New Jersey. Its key stakeholders wait to see what Gov. Murphy has to say about it in his State of the State speech.
North Wildwood has been desperate for sand for years, but neighboring Wildwood and Wildwood Crest have new doubts about how federal plans will impact their beaches.
"Jimmy Carter was very different. He was just very straightforward, very plain-speaking, very honest, and he came across as very genuine," Scott Pastrick said Sunday.
The Town of Winfield and the West Porter Fire Protection District had previously agreed on a framework for establishing the new fire territory. Winfield Township officials had been a part of those negotiations but had not struck an agreement.
Debra White, the state's new "homelessness czar," has been on the job since September, but Tuesday state officials announced the "first-ever coordinated resource effort with the City of Atlantic City, nonprofit organizations, and healthcare providers is underway."
Sand could be heading to North Wildwood beaches by 2026, but there is no word from DEP Commissioner Shawn LaTourette on potential changes to planned flood rules.
Joseph Corcoran, 49, is set to be put to death before sunrise on Wednesday. He requested Ben & Jerry's ice cream for his last meal, a DOC official said.
State Rep. Earl Harris Jr., D-East Chicago, recently was reelected vice chairman of the Board of Latino Legislative Leaders during the group's annual conference.
School officials have noted significant increases in electrical costs in recent years, and the proposed hikes poise further strain on their districts' budgets.
Two New Jersey lawmakers said Tuesday they successfully lobbied to include an erosion study in a water infrastructure bill, the final version of which was recently negotiated by the House and Senate.
Michigan City is receiving a grant of $80,000, Whiting $200,000, and NIRPC $400,000 to craft safety action plans aimed at preventing street and highway fatalities.
A change in federal rules, pushed by U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew and Avalon officials, will allow sand to be taken from Hereford Inlet for regular beach projects in Stone Harbor and Avalon. That had previously been prevented by environmental regulations, but only for some projects.
Lake County Commissioner Mike Repay, D-Hammond, is second vice president at the Association of Indiana Counties after spending the past year as third vice president.
The five-member board spent nearly an hour closely reviewing the signatures on dozens of mail-in ballots with suspected mismatches.
Approximately 40% of Northwest Indiana's registered voters sat out Tuesday's elections with voter turnout dipping in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties versus 2020.
School board incumbents are set to lose in several competitive races with nearly all the votes tallied in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties on Wednesday.
U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, more than doubled his margin of victory Tuesday compared to 2022 even as Republicans racked up big wins elsewhere in Indiana.
Republican Edward Morales, a journeyman machinist and Porter Township Trustee, is set to become Porter County's newest commissioner.
State Rep. Chuck Moseley, D-Portage, is returning to the Statehouse for his 9th term in the Indiana House after defeating Republican Jeff Larson in House District 10.
Complete, up-to-the-minute results for every contested race in the Nov. 5, 2024, general election.
Around 60 school board seats were up for election in 25 districts across Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties.
With thousands of votes still to be counted, the preliminary election results Tuesday night had the makings of a red wave in LaPorte County.
Unofficial election results show U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, appeared to secure a victory in Tuesday’s election over Lake County Councilman Randy Niemeyer.
Unofficial results showed the Lake Station Community Schools' referendum renewal passing 1,577 to 1,052, or nearly 60% of voters supporting it.
Lake County voters appear to be satisfied with their current roster of elected officials and rewarded each of the incumbents on Tuesday’s ballot with a new term.
Many familiar faces will be representing Northwest Indiana when the General Assembly convenes for the January 2025 start to its four-month regular legislative session.
Tuesday completed a dramatic and contentious election season on a state and national level that's also included a variety of local races of import to residents of Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties. The Times is following news as it happens through Tuesday and into Wednesday.
Early voting is available Saturday and for a half-day Monday at 11 locations in Lake County, seven sites in Porter County, and four LaPorte County polling places.
The Shared Ethics Advisory Commission said 66% of the local government candidates on the ballot Tuesday in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties signed its ethics pledge.