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Kobe Bryant auction dispute headed for June trial

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:43:31 -0400

CAMDEN, New Jersey - Kobe Bryant and an auction house that wants to sell memorabilia from his high school days and early pro career are heading for a trial next month, unless they can work out a deal before then.

NJ man sentenced for conspiring to buy cocaine

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:56:04 -0400

CAMDEN, New Jersey - Federal prosecutors say a southern New Jersey man who tried to buy 13 kilograms of cocaine for distribution throughout the state has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Court OKs Revel's Chapter 11 reorganization plan

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:06:41 -0400

CAMDEN, New Jersey - Revel will be getting a new start soon - with new owners.

Child shoots child in Camden

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:41:34 -0400

CAMDEN, New Jersey - Authorities say an 11-year-old shot a 12-year-old boy in the face in Camden.

Prosecutor: NJ man sentenced for distributing PCP

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:12:06 -0400

CAMDEN, New Jersey - State prosecutors say a man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for disturbing the hallucinogenic drug PCP in Camden.

Man charged in fatal shooting at apartment complex

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:28:24 -0400

LINDENWOLD, New Jersey - Prosecutors say a Camden man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a man slain at a southern New Jersey apartment complex late last year.

Camden gets NJ's 1st rolling produce market

Wed, 08 May 2013 09:09:07 -0400

CAMDEN, New Jersey - A city without much access to fresh produce is getting New Jersey's first mobile food market.

Camden school board votes to lay off more than 200

Wed, 08 May 2013 08:50:33 -0400

CAMDEN, New Jersey - Camden's school board is laying off nearly 100 teachers and support staff members and all 113 lunch aides.

Reward offered in homeless woman shooting

Tue, 07 May 2013 11:28:28 -0400

CAMDEN, New Jersey - Authorities are offering a $1,000 reward in the shooting of a homeless woman in Camden who was critically wounded just weeks before she was to testify against a man who had nearly beaten her to death.

NJ narcotics network leader gets 15-year sentence

Sun, 05 May 2013 17:32:06 -0400

CAMDEN, New Jersey - A reputed southern New Jersey street gang leader who admitted leading a narcotics network in Camden has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Dangerous heroin batch blamed for Camden overdoses

Sun, 05 May 2013 11:32:04 -0400

CAMDEN, New Jersey - Law enforcement officials say some recent heroin overdoses in Camden are linked to an extremely dangerous batch of the drug that could be fatal.

NJ's top court won't consider cemetery case

Sat, 04 May 2013 14:47:51 -0400

BELLMAWR, New Jersey - The Diocese of Camden has lost its bid to block the state from using eminent domain to take vacant land at southern New Jersey cemetery for a major highway project.

New police force officially takes over in Camden

Wed, 01 May 2013 17:53:10 -0400

CAMDEN, New Jersey - In a day of protest and celebration, Camden's old police force was officially retired Wednesday and replaced with a new county-run force designed to get more officers on the street at about the same cost.

NJ AG: Camden man pleads guilty in cocaine case

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:16:54 -0400

CAMDEN, New Jersey - State authorities say a Camden man who led a major drug distribution network in the city has pleaded guilty to racketeering.

Man hid dad's death to get Social Security checks

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:56:06 -0400

CAMDEN, New Jersey - Federal prosecutors say a southern New Jersey man hid his father's death from authorities for 22 years so he could keep receiving his dad's Social Security payments.