Daily Voice Monmouth County

20/02/2025

Here are the winning numbers for Wednesday's Powerball drawing.

20/02/2025

🚨 Mugshot of New Jersey’s Melissa Maldonado released after she left her 11-month-old son in a getaway car during an attempted vehicle theft in New York, police say. 🚔

20/02/2025

🚨 New Jersey’s Melissa Maldonado left her 11-month-old son in a getaway car during an attempted vehicle theft in New York, police say. 🚔

20/02/2025

* 6,000 IRS Workers Expected To Be Fired As Tax Season Starts *

Thousands of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees are expected to be fired by the end of this week just after the start of tax season.In a move that has caught many off guard, the layoffs of 6,000 IRS employees are expected to begin th…

19/02/2025

🚨 Enci Wu, 14, vanished after slipping out a window in Pennsylvania. Her family fears she may be trafficked after sightings in New Jersey and at a Wawa. Know something?

A 14-year-old Pennsylvania girl vanished after slipping out of a bathroom window at home—and her family fears she may have fallen into the hands of traffickers.Authorities are urgently searching for Enci Wu, who goes by the name Aubrey, la…

19/02/2025

Massinissa Ladj masturbated in front of multiple females he lured over to his vehicle, including a pre-teen and a mother with her baby, police said.

An 18-year-old man who lured multiple females including a pre-teen to his vehicle, masturbated in front of most of them, and then drove off in multiple Ocean County towns has been arrested.Massinissa Ladj, of Jackson, has been charged with…

19/02/2025

* Gulf Of (You Decide) * This platform lets users pick whether to call it the Gulf of America, the Gulf of Mexico, or anything else. See how it’s challenging the official change.

After President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, most major mapping services, including Google and Apple Maps, have complied. But one platform is pushing back in a unique way — by let…

19/02/2025

Jorge Deleon Diaz was convicted on four counts following a trial that began with jury selection on Feb. 4, 2025.

A Cumberland County jury has found a 53-year-old man guilty on multiple charges for sexually abusing a 2-year-old child, prosecutors announced Wednesday, Feb. 19.Jorge Deleon Diaz, a former Vineland resident, was convicted on four counts f…

19/02/2025

The Mercedes was travelling northbound when it entered the grass median and struck a drainage basin, causing it t overturn and hit a traffic light, police said.

A 35-year-old Whippany man was killed in a car crash on Route 202 in Branchburg on Tuesday, Feb. 18, authorities said.At 10:08 p.m., officers responded to a single-car collision at Route 202 and Whiton Road and found a 2024 blue Mercedes C…

19/02/2025

11-year-old Jocelynn Rojo Carranza of Texas died by su***de after classmates bullied her for being Hispanic and threatened to have ICE agents deport her family, according to reports.

An 11-year-old Texas girl has died by su***de after classmates bullied her for being Hispanic and threatened to have ICE agents deport her family, according to reports.Jocelynn Rojo Carranza of Gainesville, TX, died on Saturday, Feb. 8, fi…

19/02/2025

* Double-Fatal Crash * Two people are dead after a pair of planes collided in mid-air in Arizona.

Two people were killed after a mid-air collision between two planes at an airport in Arizona.The incident happened Wednesday, Feb. 19 at Marana Regional Airport, outside Tucson.Both were smaller, fixed-wing, single-engine planes, according…

19/02/2025

George Garulle and Dana Restaino were hit with numerous charges, authorities said.

Two Ocean County residents are facing charges following a raid on Wednesday, Feb. 19 that turned up numerous ghost guns and methamphetamine, authorities said.Law enforcement conducted search warrants at multiple locations and recovered and…

19/02/2025

George Garulle and Dana Restaino were hit with numerous charges, authorities said.

19/02/2025

* New Forecast Maps As Storm Nears * Here's what to expect, and when, from a new winter system heading east.

Some parts of the East Coast could see over half a foot of snowfall from a new winter storm.The system will arrive in the mid-Atlantic starting late Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 19 and continuing into Thursday, Feb. 20, the National Weather S…

19/02/2025

* New Poll Shows Shift In Trump’s Popularity * Sentiment changes as economic concerns mount. See what the latest numbers reveal.

As economic uncertainty looms, a new poll shows President Donald Trump's approval rating has slipped, with growing numbers of Americans expressing concern over the nation's financial direction.The Reuters/Ipsos poll, which surveyed 4,145 U…

19/02/2025

Michael Ruvo is expected to be sentenced to 364 days in jail, authorities said.

A 58-year-old former code enforcement officer for the Borough of Beachwood admitted on Tuesday, Feb. 18 to using his job to line his own pockets, authorities said.Michael Ruvo, a Toms River resident, pleaded guilty to theft by deception an…

19/02/2025

🦈💰 New Jersey entrepreneurs, it’s time to sink or swim! ABC's hit show "Shark Tank" is holding a rare open casting call in Philadelphia. Here's how to pitch your big idea.

Innovators, it’s time to sink or swim with the Sharks in the Fishtown section of Philadelphia.The hit ABC television show

19/02/2025

New details have been released after Michelle Zajko, cult leader Jack LaSota, and Daniel Blank were arrested in Maryland, linked to the Pennsylvania murders of Richard and Rita Zajko and Border Patrol agent David "Chris" Maland's deat

A bizarre twist has emerged in the murders of a Pennsylvania couple and the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont, as suspects with ties to a cult-like group have been arrested.Michelle Jacqueline Zajko, 32, of Media, Pennsylvan…