Teachers, parents protest East Orange school layoffs at council meeting
The city's school district is facing a $8M deficit, with recent reports suggestion the gap could be as high as $25M.
East Orange, NJ students face half days as nearly 100 teachers will be laid off
Nearly 100 teachers and staff in the East Orange School District are set to lose their jobs due to a $25M budget shortfall. Gov. Phil Murphy says he is considering a state intervention.
Fire sweeps through 4 homes in NJ
An early-morning fire swept through four houses in Essex County, New Jersey, on Wednesday, displacing a dozen people.
Teen basketball star shot and killed in New Jersey
Letrell Duncan, a highly-touted basketball player from New Jersey, was shot and killed just blocks from his high school in East Orange, New Jersey this week.
Video shows NJ teacher save student choking on water bottle cap
Janiece Jenkins, a teacher at East Orange Community Charter School, is being hailed a hero after springing into action and saving her student who was choking on a water bottle cap.
NJ man pleads guilty in ex-girlfriend's death, desecrating her body
A New Jersey man who authorities say killed his toddler son's mother and then drove the boy and her body to Tennessee last summer has pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter.
Car theft ring accused of stealing $787,000 in luxury vehicles
A New Jersey car theft ring has stolen 22 vehicles worth over $787,000 including more than a dozen high-end Mercedes, BMWs, Land Rovers, and Audis, authorities say.
Jashyah Moore Case: Mother threw bleach, stabbed teen, prosecutors say
Jamie Moore, 40 of East Orange, is charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
Missing NJ teen Jashyah Moore found safe; mother arrested
Jashyah Moore, 14, went missing on Oct. 14 while running an errand. Authorities said she ran away from home. Her mother is now under arrest.
Jashyah Moore: East Orange teen missing nearly a month
The family of Jashyah Moore, 14, is desperate to find her after she disappeared nearly one month ago in East Orange.
Amber Alert in NJ canceled after infant found safe
Authorities canceled an Amber Alert after the infant at the center of the search was found safe.
Cyclist struck multiple times in deadly incident
A bicyclist died after being struck by “multiple vehicles" last week in New Jersey, authorities said.
NJ prosecutor: 3-year-old girl abused
Officials called the girl's multiple injuries "severe." She was hospitalized for fractures to her knees, arm and hand, according to the prosecutor.
3 municipalities join Newark lockdown; cops issuing summonses
Police in Newark, East Orange, Orange, and Irvington are stepping up enforcement on residents and businesses that break the lockdown rules and will file criminal charges against repeat offenders.
NYC’s homeless relocation program slammed
A scathing report from the Department of Investigations slammed New York City’s homeless relocation program, saying it fails to provide safe and clean accommodations.