Hedgehog Day? N.J. groundhog hibernates through winter prediction
A hedgehog had to fill in for Essex Ed Tuesday. Watch video WEST ORANGE -- Call in the understudy. Essex Ed - the groundhog who makes an annual winter prediction every February 2 at the Turtle Back...
View ArticleFormer corrections officer accused of rape at jail testifies
Shawn Shaw says he didn't follow all security measures the night of the alleged incident, but has no explanation for why he is accused. NEWARK -- The former Essex County corrections officer accused of...
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Cops search for woman who clipped car wash employee
SUV fled the scene of the crash, authorities said. Caldwell police file photo. (Jessica Mazzola | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com) CALDWELL -- Authorities are searching for a woman who they say hit a car...
View ArticleDomestic violence at heart of 3 brutal Newark murders, authorities say
Officials announced the arrest of an East Orange man in connection with the three weekend murders. Watch video NEWARK -- Domestic violence was likely at the center of a string of city homicides that...
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3 men indicted in killing of college student found beaten, naked
Eric Santiago, 26, of Belleville, and Jonathan Tejada, 23, and Edgardo Mendez, 25, both of Newark, are charged with murder in Robert Hayes's death NEWARK -- Three men have been indicted on a murder...
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Three kids hurt by hit-and-run driver in Newark
Truck suspected to be involved found but police are still looking for driver NEWARK -- Police are looking for the person who was driving a white truck that hit three children as they were crossing a...
View ArticleMore N.J. seniors are struggling than you think, especially in this county
How many financially struggling senior citizens live in your county? Watch video They've had to go without heat to get medication, or without medication to get food. The bottom line for New Jersey's...
View ArticleCars engulfed in flames after transformer fire at Fairfield auto auction
No one was injured in the fire Watch video FAIRFIELD - A transformer fire spread to a row of vehicles at a Route 46 auto auction Wednesday morning, authorities said. Fairfield Police Chief Anthony...
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Man loses appeal in rival gang killing of childhood friend
Quran Goodman, 35, formerly of Newark, is serving a 30-year prison sentence for the 2004 fatal shooting of Rashon Bryant, 24, of Newark Quran GoodmanNew Jersey Department of Corrections NEWARK -- A...
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WATCH: N.J. girl behind #1000BlackGirlBooks appears on 'Ellen'
Marley Dias now has $10,000 to buy more books featuring girls of color Last week, Marley Dias was well on her way to her goal of collecting 1,000 books that feature black girls as the main characters....
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Police seize guns, drugs stashed at abandoned Newark home
Officers found the items after receiving an anonymous tip about drug sales at the South Ward property Newark police seized three loaded guns as well as cocaine and heroin from a vacant Newark home...
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Man accused of shooting woman in face, attacking her mom, looks to withdraw...
Andre Johnson, 24, of Newark, had pleaded guilty in exchange for a recommended 15-year state prison sentence Andre JohnsonEssex County Correctional Facility NEWARK -- A Newark man is looking to...
View ArticleFirst Sandy, now Blue Acres buyout could be 'nail in coffin' for N.J. shore town
Blue Acres is a program that buys up flood-prone areas and converts it into open space. Watch video The Blue Acres program is designed to help communities vulnerable to flooding but, according to...
View ArticleRutgers-Newark announces HBO star as commencement speaker
Wendell Pierce,one of the stars of HBO's "The Wire" and New Orleans native who wrote a narrative of his city in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, will be this year's commencement speaker at...
View ArticleNewark wants help from state police in effort to fight crime
City officials have announced the initial steps in the city's new plan to reduce violent crime, including a request for aid from the New Jersey State Police. NEWARK -- As the city's longstanding fight...
View ArticleMan indicted in stabbing death of 64-year-old Newark resident
Felipe Amaral, 25, of Newark, was indicted on murder and related charges in the killing of Dario Rodrigues NEWARK -- A Newark man has been indicted on charges of stabbing a 64-year-old city resident...
View ArticleSee the top PARCC scores in Essex County
Check out the highest-performing schools and districts in Essex County, by grade. Plus, look up any school or district in the state with our tool. Watch video ESSEX COUNTY -- Here are the top schools...
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21-year-old man ID'd in Newark's 9th homicide since Wednesday
The death of a 21-year-old Florham Park man brings the city's 2016 homicide count to 14. (file photo) NEWARK -- Authorities have identified the man killed in a fatal afternoon shooting near Isabella...
View ArticleNaughty By Nature turns to Kickstarter to fund 25th anniversary album
More than 20K of 'other people's money' has been counted so far You down with giving Naughty By Nature money for its new EP? The hip-hop group, which first came together in East Orange in the 1980s,...
View ArticleMourners gather for North Arlington woman killed in hammer attack
Luisa Olavarria Pleger's wake was held Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2016, in Nutley. Pleger's husband is charged with murder in her death. NUTLEY - Dozens of mourners braved driving rain Wednesday evening for a...
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