20-year-old man wounded in Newark shooting
Anyone with information asked to call police NEWARK --A group of rookie police officers assigned to a walking patrol found a man shot to his ankle Saturday afternoon in the city, authorities said. The...
View ArticleInvestigators probe Newark killing
Homicide reported on Isabella Avenue Saturday night NEWARK -- The Essex County Prosecutor's Office was investigating a deadly shooting on Isabella Avenue in the city's West Ward Saturday night,...
View ArticleChristie defangs watchdog to help Joe D on corruption charge | Moran
DiVincenzo used campaign funds for trips to luxury hotels in Puerto Rico, and expensive meals with unnamed companions. To save him, Gov. Chris Christie drained all power from the state's election...
View ArticleHow will cop's racial slurs affect 'nanny-cam' case? Experts weigh in
Legal experts said the racial epithets could influence how jurors weigh the evidence in Shawn Custis's trial. Watch video NEWARK -- At the start of Shawn Custis's home invasion trial last month, an...
View ArticleLawyer helps veterans win their legal rights | Di Ionno
Montclair group offers free aid to injured vets When Lech Sierpowski goes to the screening of "Thank You for Your Service" at the Montclair Film Festival Tuesday night, it will trigger some of the...
View ArticleBen & Jerry's co-founders to campaign for Bernie Sanders in Jersey City
The ice cream company's co-founders are backing Sanders over Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary battle. Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield -- aka Ben & Jerry, of gourmet ice cream fame -- are...
View ArticleAuthorities identify Newark man killed in shooting
The 26-year-old was found unresponsive on Isabella Avenue. NEWARK -- Police identified the man killed in a shooting Saturday night on Isabella Avenue as Taquan Boston, 26. Newark Police responded to...
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1 dead after shooting in Newark's South Ward
A man was killed after being hit by gunfire on Van Ness Place just before 3 p.m., according to county prosecutors One person is dead after a shooting in Newark's South Ward Sunday afternoon, according...
View ArticleMontclair man identified as victim in fatal Newark shooting
George R. Allen III was found shot inside a vehicle outside 48 Van Ness Place around 2:30 p.m. Sunday NEWARK - The man killed in the city's South Ward Sunday afternoon has been identified as a...
View ArticleHow an old N.J. city with water problems avoided becoming Flint, Michigan
East Orange was in water turmoil three years ago, but local officials say they were able to fix the issues without causing a national crisis. Watch video EAST ORANGE -- Three years ago, before the...
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Broadway baby: 'Hamilton' star returns to N.J. alma mater
The 28-year-old grew up in West Orange. Watch video WEST ORANGE -- The oft-repeated line "I'm not throwing away my shot," and the widely praised multi-ethnic casting in the Pulitzer-winning musical...
View ArticleNJIT student shot and killed inside frat house
The man was pronounced dead Monday morning. Watch video UPDATE: 23-year-old student killed at NJIT frat IDed NEWARK -- A man shot and killed in a fraternity house early Monday was an NJIT student,...
View ArticlePaper Mill wins Regional Tony; first N.J. theater in 17 years to take prize
The Paper Mill Playhouse, founded in 1938, has been investing in new works in recent years, including 'The Bandstand,' 'A Bronx Tale,' and 'Newsies' Millburn's Paper Mill Playhouse has won the...
View ArticleDebate set to cap nasty mayoral campaign in Orange
Dwayne Warren, Kerry Coley and Janice Morrell will face off Wednesday night at the city's YWCA ORANGE - A trio of mayoral candidates will face off in a final debate on Wednesday, less than a week...
View ArticleHorizon 'knowingly' underpaid patient claims, former exec charges in lawsuit
In her lawsuit, the former Horizon executive says the company routinely denied claims on the premise that most customers wouldn't bother to appeal. As part of a civil lawsuit alleging wage...
View Article23-year-old student the victim of fatal shooting in NJIT frat house
The student was shot early Monday morning. Watch video NEWARK -- The Essex County Prosecutor's Office identified the NJIT student shot and killed Monday morning in a fraternity house as a Freehold...
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VOTE: Who will be New Jersey's Prom of the Week?
The winning school will have their prom pics featured on NJ.com. Welcome to New Jersey Prom Season 2016. Students at high schools from Cape May to High Point are gearing up for their big night, and...
View ArticleDriver pleads not guilty to charges of killing boy, 3, during police chase
Troy Ruff is charged with aggravated manslaughter, vehicular homicide and related offenses NEWARK -- A Newark man pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of striking and killing a 3-year-old boy in...
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Hundreds 'march for jobs,' claim discrimination at Port Newark-Elizabeth
Newark residents turned out in droves to protest what they say are unfair hiring practices by longshoremen unions. Watch video NEWARK -- Nathaniel James says he has applied to work at the Port...
View ArticleTeen, alleged accomplice plead not guilty to killing mother's boyfriend
Nariq Peeks and Jessie McNeil are charged in the July 16 fatal shooting of Qua-Shawn Chaney NEWARK -- A 17-year-old Newark teenager and his alleged accomplice pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges...
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