2 men shot in Newark, police say
They were hospitalized in stable condition. NEWARK -- Two men were shot Saturday night near Littleton Avenue and Cabinet Street, Newark Police said. The men were hospitalized in stable condition,...
View ArticleNewark woman arrested with gun after fight, police say
Police saw her fighting with another woman in the street. Tiffany George, 29, of Newark. (Newark Police) NEWARK -- A woman fighting in the street was arrested for having a gun, Newark Police said. A...
View ArticlePolice identify woman killed in crash on Garden State Parkway
She was a Bloomfield resident. CRANFORD -- New Jersey State Police identified the woman killed in a crash Sunday morning on the Garden State Parkway. Alexis Simpkins was a 25-year-old Bloomfield...
View ArticleNewark shooting victim ID'd as 46-year-old city man
NEWARK — A man shot and killed in Newark on Saturday has been identified as a 46-year-old city resident. Darius Robinson, who lived on the 100 block of Huntington Terrace in Newark, was pronounced...
View ArticleIrvington man wounded in Sunday shooting in Newark
The wounding of the 29-year-old follows a pair of Saturday shootings that wounded two and left one man dead. Newark Police are investigating a Sunday afternoon shooting in the city's North Ward that...
View ArticleN.J. pets in need: May 23, 2016
This week's collection of some of the thousands of dogs and cats in need of adoption in northern and central New Jersey. Here is this week's collection of some of the thousands of dogs and cats in...
View ArticleThe No. 1 problem that could hurt Booker's VP chances
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker is mentioned as a potential running mate for Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton. Watch video WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Cory Booker took the microphone at a gathering of a...
View ArticleWho are the N.J. docs who won a prestigious international competition?
The team of residents from St. Michael's Medical Center in Newark bested teams from 50 hospitals to nab the title. NEWARK -- For the first time in the contest's 22-year history, a team of doctors from...
View ArticleComplete HS softball tournament preview package on playoff Opening Day
Groups 1 through 4 and Non-Public A and B are included in the preview Groups 1 through 4 and Non-Public A and B are included in the preview
View ArticleComplete HS baseball tournament preview package on playoff Opening Day
Check out the previews for the start of the sectional baseball playoffs Check out the previews for the start of the sectional baseball playoffs
View ArticleWhich N.J. schools have found lead in their water?
At least 11 school districts in New Jersey have recently reported elevated lead levels. In the wake of the disclosure of elevated lead levels in some Newark public schools for the past four years,...
View ArticleGunmen rob $120K from cart rental at Newark airport
Wearing masks, the robbers entered the office of Smart Carte, a private luggage cart and locker rental business located in Terminal B. They made off with $120,000 cash, police said NEWARK -- Wearing...
View ArticleShopRite paves way for market-rate apartments in Newark's Central Ward
24 Jones is now open and leasing. NEWARK -- They are apartments equipped with stainless steel appliances, hardwood floors, a fitness center, and a doorman - and they are in the middle of Newark's...
View ArticleFire ravages large Fairfield home (PHOTOS)
The large home appeared to be severely damaged in the blaze. FAIRFIELD -- A township home was damaged Monday in a daytime fire, officials confirmed in an online post. Fairfield firefighters responded...
View Article13 deaths by lightning in N.J.
In New Jersey, there have been 13 deaths by lightning since 2006. Watch video Death by lightning strike is rare. It's extremely rare in New Jersey, where a death by lightning has not occurred in...
View ArticleBanker from N.J. jumps to his death while high on mushrooms, report says
Alex Lagowitz, 23, who grew up in Livingston, worked at Merril Lynch. NEW YORK -- A Livingston native and recent Colgate University graduate died after plunging 23 floors while under the influence of...
View ArticleWill closed N.J. Turnpike toll lanes reopen for summer traffic?
Two toll lanes have been closed since a fatal crash at the New Jersey Turnpike Exit 14 toll plaza took them out in January. Two lanes have been closed at the New Jersey Turnpike exit 14 toll plaza...
View ArticleA century in Newark: How the Robert Treat Hotel survived and thrived over the...
Throughout its varied history, the hotel has played host to four U.S. presidents, Albert Einstein, and the Dalai Lama. NEWARK -- Four U.S. presidents, the leader of the country's Civil Rights...
View ArticleAfter a grilling over OMNIA, Christie's top insurance official wins Senate...
Senate Judiciary Committee also approves health commissioner TRENTON -- Gov. Chris Christie pick for Banking and Insurance commissioner won the support of a Senate panel Monday, but not before the...
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