Latest "New-Jersey" stories

Marine recruit who first held a rifle at boot camp ties shooting record

A week and a half after first picking up a rifle, now-Pfc. Francis "Frankie" Flannery scored a 249 out of 250 possible points on his rifle qualification.

By Irene Loewenson

2 weeks ago

A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew, from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, New Jersey, rescues three people from the water in Great Bay, New Jersey, after their 18-foot boat capsized Oct. 7, 2023.

Coast Guard rescues 3 from capsized vessel off New Jersey coast

Coast Guard officials said they rerouted an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter on a training flight and a rescue swimmer helped hoist the victims to safety.

8 weeks ago

New Jersey failed vets in state-run homes hit by COVID-19, report says

A scathing federal report has found New Jersey's two state-run veterans homes were unprepared to keep residents safe during the COVID-19 outbreak.

3 months ago

New Jersey cops not indicted in Army vet shooting death

The state governor recently announced the expansion of a state pilot program pairing police with mental health professionals.

By Jonathan Lehrfeld

10 months ago

Marine vet admits to defrauding VA, threatening investigator

Kamil Wakulik, 38, claimed to have gotten PTSD from recovering dead bodies after natural disasters in the Philippines and Thailand as a Marine.

By Irene Loewenson

11 months ago

U.S. Navy veteran, private contractor dies in Afghanistan

Kevin Yali, 27, first enlisted in the Navy in 2012 and served four deployments. He was in Afghanistan as an inactive reservist providing private security to American troops when he died on June 19 -- less than three weeks after he first arrived in Afghanistan.

By Diana Stancy Correll

4 years ago