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Fatal shooting in Newark brings city's homicide total to 81
Authorities are investigating an overnight homicide on 6th Steet in Newark. NEWARK — One person is dead following an overnight fatal shooting on the 200 block of 6th St. in Newark, authorities...
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Newark 19-year-old ID'd as city's 81st homicide victim
A 19-year-old city man has been identified as the victim in an overnight fatal shooting in Newark, authorities said Saturday. NEWARK --A 19-year-old city man has been identified as the victim in an...
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Astronaut returns to West Orange roots
Navy captain and NASA astrounaut Mark Kelly visits Pleasantdale Elementary School. Buzz Lightyear" joined Pleasantdale Elementary students at an assembly for astronaut Mark Kelly. Pictured with Buzz...
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Walk raises money for Saint Vincent Academy
Saint Vincent Academy students raise more than $23,000 at fundraising walk. Saint Vincent Academy seniors Melissa Martinez of Bloomfield, Catarina Neves of Newark, Tiffani Craig of Orange, and Sydney...
View ArticleCanine costumes: N.J. pooches dress up for Halloween (PHOTOS)
Essex County hosted the annual 'Strut Your Mutt' canine Halloween costume parade and contest. Watch video MONTCLAIR -- The competition was ruff. Dozens of dogs paraded around two Essex County parks...
View ArticleWould-be buyer of East Orange General Hospital offers olive branch
The prospective buyer of East Orange General Hospital has expressed a willingness to cooperate with other Newark-area hospital operators, an apparent contrast with the longtime pursuer of Saint...
View ArticleNew Jerseyans show off Halloween decorations (PHOTOS)
Post photos of the best Halloween displays you've seen. Last week, we asked NJ.commers to share photos of the best Halloween decorations they've seen so far this season. We got lots of photos of local...
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Benefit concert to honor slain Livingston teen Brendan Tevlin
Second annual concert is Nov. 27. MONTCLAIR -- The memory of a Livingston teenager killed in a West Orange murder last year will live on through music. The second annual "Concert for Brendan" - in...
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Police ask for help finding man who robbed Belleville store at knifepoint
The suspect took off with approximately $2,000 in cash from the Franklin Street store on Oct. 9, according to police BELLEVILLE - Police are asking for the public's help identifying a man who robbed a...
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Irvington man gets 9 years for armed carjacking in Newark
Raheem Sylla, 24, pointed a loaded gun at the driver of a Chevy Tahoe on Sept. 22, 2014 An Irvington man was sentenced to 114 months in prison during an appearance in Newark federal court on Monday....
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Teen, adult charged with weapons offenses in Newark
Arrests made within hours of each other Sunday and Monday NEWARK -- Police arrested two people, aged 17 and 20, after both were found in possession of guns, department spokesman Sgt. Ron Glover said....
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Police break up Irvington 'Tupperware party' serving more than $20K in...
Members of the Essex County Sheriff's Department also found surveillance cameras plastered around the Stockman Street home during a Friday raid IRVINGTON - Three people are being held after Essex...
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Newark man was armed with pistol, police say
Arrest carried out by multi-agency task force NEWARK -- A 26-year-old city man was arrested Sunday night after he was seen with a gun, department spokesman Sgt. Ron Glover said. Law enforcement...
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Newark carjacking 'victim' actually crashed his vehicle, police say
An East Orange man faces charges after allegedly lying to police NEWARK -- Carjacking is an all-too-common crime in the city, so when an East Orange man told police his 2010 Nissan had been taken at...
View ArticleMan, 57, shot and killed at Irvington gas station
Victim may have been employed at a gas station IRVINGTON -- A 57-year-old man was shot and killed Monday night, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office confirmed. Little information was immediately...
View ArticleRecalling their service as Newark's finest
After growing tired of seeing each other at funerals, retired Newark police officers have been getting together for breakfast to reconnect, celebrate life and share a few war stories about their time...
View Article'The diplomacy is over': Protesters blast Cerf, derail Newark meeting
Students, parents and public school advocates all criticized the state-appointed superintendent over the proposed growth of charter schools amid what they say are continuously poor conditions in their...
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Vatican to take up sex abuse claims against suspended Millburn priest
Msgr. George Trabold will remain out of ministry while church officials in Rome investigate the case Decades-old sexual abuse allegations against a prominent Short Hills pastor will be referred to the...
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Easing traffic on Route 24 may be on the radar after all | @CommutingLarry
Is more to the answer of about eliminating two notorious merges on Route 24 that constantly back-up traffic than what NJDOT officials initially gave? Ask @CommutingLarry Is there more to the story...
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Three wounded in Newark shooting
Victims in stable condition Newark police investigate a triple-shooting in the city's West Ward Monday, Oct. 26, 2015 (Paul Milo | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com) NEWARK -- Police are investigating a...
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