DEADLY FLOODING: Bodies pulled, others rescued in NYC, NJ storm waters
At least 13 people died in New York City, while at least 25 people died in New Jersey.
NJ gym owner pleads guilty to assaulting police officer at Capitol riot
A New Jersey gym owner on Friday became the first person to plead guilty to assaulting a law enforcement officer during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Golden retriever missing for 2 weeks found swimming in bay by NJSP, reunited with owners
Chunk, a three-year-old golden retriever who had been missing for two weeks, was reunited with his owners Tuesday morning after New Jersey State Troopers pulled him from the waters of Barnegat Bay.
700-pound statue of George Floyd unveiled in Newark
A new statue of George Floyd was unveiled at Newark's City Hall.
New Jersey school district removes names of all holidays from school calendar
After an outcry at a raucous public meeting over a previous decision to rename Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples Day, the board of education at a New Jersey school district decided to strip all holiday names off of the school calendar.
Atlantic City to auction chance to blow up deserted Trump casino
One of President Donald Trump’s former Atlantic City casinos will be blown up next month, and for the right amount of money, you could be the one to press the button that brings it down.
NJ man charged in $1.7M theft of armored car outside casino
Authorities say a former guard and two others stole more than $1.7 million from an armored car parked outside an Atlantic City casino earlier this month.
NJ police officer rescues man trapped in burning car
A New Jersey police officer is being hailed a hero after he rescued a man trapped in a burning car, said police.
Police break up NJ house party with 300 guests
Police arrested the owner of a house in Howell where a party attended by about 300 people took place despite a state order banning indoor gatherings of more than 25 people due to coronavirus concerns.
Judge's family shooting suspect wanted to "wrap up his affairs" after cancer diagnosis
In more than 2,000 pages of often misogynistic, racist writings, Roy Den Hollander criticized Judge Esther Salas’ life story of being abandoned by her father and raised by her poor mother as “the usual effort to blame a man and turn someone into super girl.”
Heading to these 3 states? Quarantine might be in the cards
New York, Connecticut and New Jersey asked Wednesday for travelers from states with high coronavirus infection rates to go into quarantine for 14 days in a bid to preserve hard-fought gains as caseloads rise elsewhere in the country.
Video shows police officer, good Samaritan bend door of burning car to free women
A New Jersey police officer and another man risked their lives to pull two women from a burning car Wednesday afternoon.
New Jersey teacher accused of sending nude photos, explicit messages to teen
A New Jersey high school English teacher is accused of sending sexually explicit photos to a 17-year-old student, according to Somerset County Prosecutor Michael Robertson.
Postal worker quits, boxes of mail found dumped on side of New Jersey road
A Facebook user shared a photo of the discarded United States Postal Service mail on Sunday with the caption, "If you looking for your mail it maybe on river road by 36st station ... "
Man ambushed boy, shot him over 20 times with paintball gun, family says
A New Jersey mother says a man armed with a paintball gun ambushed her 14-year-old son on their doorstep and shot him more than 20 times.
Man who made couples have sex at gunpoint, then raped women gets 148-year term
The "reign of terror" of a man who forced couples staying at New Jersey motels to have sex at gunpoint, then locked the man in the bathroom and raped the woman, is at an end, a Union County judge said Thursday.
'House of horrors' animal shelter director faces slew of cruelty charges
The executive director of a New Jersey shelter that has become infamous within the animal welfare community has been charged with animal cruelty.
New Jersey Gov. Christie defends use of beach closed to public
Gov. Chris Christie got blistered online Monday after he was photographed sunning himself on a New Jersey beach that he had closed to the public over the Fourth of July weekend because of a government shutdown.
Beloved 600-year-old white oak tree takes final bow
A white oak tree that has watched over a New Jersey community for hundreds of years began its final bow Monday. Residents fondly remembered the go-to spot for formal photos, a landmark for driving directions and the remarkable piece of natural history.