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When his sister died in 2021, Vicente Lopez of East Orange took sole control of her psychological counseling company. The company, Joyce Lopez & Associates, took in about $3.48 million from more than 34,000 Medicaid claims for services that were not rendered, state officials say. Lopez, 64, will spend three years in New Jersey state... The post An East Orange man got three years in state prison for about $3.48 million in false Medicaid claims filed through his late sister’s company appeared fir

They’re really gumming up the works. Two New Jersey lawmakers have proposed that some gum eventually be banned in the Garden State — and outraged critics are chewing them out — calling the move “totally ridiculous” and declaring that “NJ government is losing their minds.” The $3 million dollar Protecting Against Microplastics Act was introduced in September by Democratic state Assemblywomen Shama Haider and Margi Donlon — with the goal of banning products that contain intentionally added micropl

Allison Spencer was just a kid in August 1973 when she and her nine-year-old sister Laurie Blair wrote out a wild, made-up tale of being kidnapped by sponge fishermen, stuffed it into a Coca-Cola bottle, and sent it bobbing into the Atlantic off Ocean City, New Jersey. More than five decades later, that same bottle turned up along New Jersey's coastal wetlands — perfectly preserved, and carrying a message that would eventually make its way back to Spencer, now living in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

SCITATE, R.I. (WPRI) –More than 300 people turned out for the Northern R.I. Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Scituate Saturday. More than $500,000 has been raised in total. Over seven million Americans and over 22,000 Rhode Islanders are living with Alzheimer’s. Currently, there is no known cure for the disease. If you would like to […]

Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular: The Great Pun-Kin Trail is back at Roger Williams Park Zoo through Nov. 1 with an all-new trail of clever carvings guaranteed to make you smile, groan, and laugh out loud.

Sometimes a match is effectively over before a team ever gets settled in. That was the case for Ole Miss on Friday night. The Rebels traveled to Lexington hoping to build momentum heading into the regular-season finale, but Kentucky made sure that never happened. Four first-half goals put Ole Miss in an early hole, and the Rebels never found a way to climb out in a 4-0 loss.

AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WJBF) – Three people have been arrested in connection with the shooting of an Aiken County deputy who was wounded multiple times during a traffic stop Wednesday night. During a news conference Friday, October 23, Aiken County Sheriff Marty Sawyer identified the injured deputy as Preston Metts, who has served with the […]

Kentucky coach Mark Pope likes the idea of playing three exhibition games before the season opener a big part of preseason training camp. “These exhibitions are so important because, aside from these exhibitions, you only get to learn about yourself from testing yourself,” Pope said. “These games where we get to be tested by other people, we’re just so excited to cull the data from them and kind of see where we can grow.”

New legislation reduces property taxes and eliminates unnecessary requirements for South Carolina boat owners beginning in 2027. FORT MILL, S.C. — For families in Fort Mill and Tega Cay, Lake Wylie is part of what makes the community special. But South Carolina has long placed a significant property tax burden on boat owners. State Representative...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Do you have expired or unused medication you want to get rid of? The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is hosting its 31st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. More than 4,400 collection sites will be set up nationwide...