Newark planning vaccination mandate for restaurants, bars
Newark is planning a new vaccine mandate in response to a dramatic spike in COVID cases in the Garden State.
TSA agent saves choking baby at Newark-Liberty Airport
A TSA agent at Newark-Liberty International Airport is being hailed a hero after saving a baby who was choking.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka tests positive for COVID-19
“By the grace of God I'm okay and have no symptoms at all,” Baraka said. “I'm going to retest on Friday and Monday as well, and I thank everyone for your well-wishes. Please wear your masks and get vaccinated!”
Newark mask mandate returns
New Jersey’s largest city is requiring that masks be worn in all public indoor spaces as coronavirus cases rise.
Newark police officer shot; suspect arrested
A Newark police officer was shot on Tuesday night, an official said. He was taken to University Hospital for treatment and is in stable condition.
NJ police arrest Grinch for stealing 'holiday cheer'
Police at a New Jersey department have arrested the Grinch for attempting to steal ‘holiday cheer’.
NJ company admits price gouging N95 masks by 400%
A New Jersey company admitted that it violated price-gouging laws by selling N95 protective masks at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic for 400% more than what it paid for them.
Man arrested for gun at Newark-Liberty International
Police arrested a Florida man after he was stopped with a gun at a security checkpoint at Newark Liberty International Airport.
Bring this, don't bring that for Thanksgiving holiday travel, TSA says
The Transportation Security Authority and the Port Authority of NY and New Jersey say there are things you can, can't, and should bring with you when you travel by air this holiday season.
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.
Man who went to space with William Shatner dies in plane crash in New Jersey
State police say Glen de Vries, a man who traveled to space with William Shatner last month, was killed along with another person when a small plane crashed in northern New Jersey.
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.
After drinking water crisis, Newark is winning war on lead
An ambitious program to replace thousands of residential lead water lines in New Jersey's largest city is about to be completed years ahead of schedule.
Feds claim 'cult' abused children in NY, NJ
A disturbing court case against a 'cult' details horrific child abuse claims including slave labor, forced weigh-ins and beatings.
President Biden visits New Jersey to push infrastructure bill, education agenda
President Joe Biden continues to push his Infrastructure Deal and Build Back Better Agenda with stops in Newark, Kearny and North Plainfield on Monday.
Dozens left homeless after NJ apartment complex deemed unsafe due to Ida
Residents of the West Orange apartment complex are scrambling to find new places to live after their apartment complex was deemed unsafe as the rocky slope behind it could fall at any time.
School bus strikes utility pole, fire hydrant in NJ
Emergency crews were on the scene of a school bus crash in Montclair that left the bus driver with non- life-threatening injuries. None of the children aboard were injured, said police.
7-year-old girl says teacher pulled off her hijab
The South Orange-Maplewood School District is investigating a second-grade student's claim that her teacher pulled off her hijab in class.
Serial killer lured by fake social account sentenced to 160 years
A New Jersey man who used dating apps to lure and kill three women was sentenced to 160 years in prison after a trial in which it was revealed that friends of one victim did their own detective work on social media to ferret out the suspect.