The Press of Atlantic City

1 day ago | pressofatlanticcity.com | John O'Connor

ATLANTIC CITY — City Council Vice President Kaleem Shabazz believes it's crucial for the community to see law enforcement in a different light, which is why he gathers city, county and state officials to walk around the resort every so often. “There are three reasons why we do this,” Shabazz said. “We want to increase and improve the relationship between the community and law enforcement, underscore the need and the importance of public safety, and show people that Atlantic City is safe.

1 day ago | pressofatlanticcity.com | John O'Connor

ATLANTIC CITY — Terry Tucker, Sheila Oliver's former chief of staff, said she thinks about the late lieutenant governor every day and believes she would be proud of the City Hall courtyard that is now named in her honor. "A painting of Sheila sits on my fireplace," an emotional Tucker said. "I look at it daily and remember her love, her passion and her concern.

1 day ago | pressofatlanticcity.com | Eileen Ogintz

Let’s hear it for ambitious kids!A 12-year-old boy named Hussein was desperate to get a job on Englishman Howard Carter’s archaeological dig in Luxor, Egypt. It was 1922 and Carter was struggling. For years, he’d been searching unsuccessfully for the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, the “boy king,” who died as a teenager. His patron, George Herbert, the fifth Earl of Carnarvon, and an avid collector of Egyptian antiquities, told Carter he was cutting off his funding after the season.

1 day ago | pressofatlanticcity.com | John O'Connor

A Burlington County man admitted Tuesday sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl and beating an inmate to death in the Atlantic County jail in 2023, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. Aahznier Hayes, 24, of Westampton, pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter and sexual assault. He faces up to 21 years in prison as part of the plea agreement. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 18.

2 days ago | pressofatlanticcity.com | John O'Connor

ATLANTIC CITY — An Egg Harbor City man was arrested Monday after he allegedly brandished a firearm during an argument outside the county's civil courthouse, the Atlantic County Sheriff's Office said. Trevon Ashley-Chance, 32, was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and two counts of terroristic threats. He's being held in the Atlantic County jail.