92.7 WOBM News – Flash Briefing June 14 12PM

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A developing story this morning out of Virginia where the FBI was on the scene of a shooting in Alexandria where members of congress were practicing for a charity baseball game at a park.

House Majority WHIP Steve Scalise was reportedly shot in the hip and is currently stable at George Washington University Hospital.

Investigators are saying a suspect is in custody.

This again is a developing story and we’ll have more on our website as information becomes available.

Domestic Violence Offenses in New Jersey eclipsed 61,000 in 2015 according to new statistics, but the numbers only include incidents police were called in to handle.

The problem is much worse and experts say considerably under-reported.

In Monmouth County there were 3,933 offenses, 1,440 arrests in 2015 and 4,340 offenses, 1,251 arrests in Ocean County.

New Jersey Senior U.S. Senator Bob Menendez is leading the way in a push on Capital Hill in Washington to extend and improve the National Flood Insurance Program which is set to expire at the end of September unless Congress can act quickly.

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