Great Adventure's next roller coaster unveiled

JACKSON, N.J. (AP) — Riders will experience the feeling of weightlessness on a new roller coaster that's planned for a New Jersey theme park.

NY cities update emergency plans to deal with oil trains

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Three years after the Port of Albany became a major hub for rail and barge shipments of highly flammable crude oil from North Dakota, emergency management officials are still grappling with training and response plans to deal with a potential disaster like the devastating derailment and explosion that killed 47 people in Quebec two summers ago.

Christie challenges Obama's greenhouse gas emissions rules

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The plan by President Barack Obama to cut greenhouse gas emissions from power plants is flawed and New Jersey is asking the Environmental Protection Agency not to implement it, Gov.

NYU removes Cosby's name from popular film workshop

NEW YORK (AP) — New York University has removed Bill Cosby's name from a popular film workshop for high school students.

NJ prosecutor: 'Fight club' at day care

Authorities in New Jersey say two employees of a day care center encouraged children to fight each other on at least one day.

"The Blue House" attraction

Move over, Lucy the Elephant: Margate has a new attraction in town.

NYC homelessness reaches all-time high

The plight of the homeless population in New York City has been at the forefront lately.

Wheelchair can't stop thoughtful Roxbury kids

Three middle-school students from Succasunna, one confined to a wheelchair, went door-to-door selling candy this summer to raise money for Emerline Tabares, a local young woman battling a brain tumor.

4 dead in Jersey shore house fire that may be murder-suicide

LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a house fire on the Jersey shore has killed a couple and their two children and doesn't appear to be accidental.

CALTRANS: 25K to solve traffic woes?

Caltrans offering to pay 25-thousand dollars cash to anyone who can help solve traffic woes in California.

New Jersey has new child safety seat rules

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Parents have new rules to follow when driving with their children in New Jersey.

Waitress's kind gesture is taking the internet by storm

In Hamilton, New Jersey, one waitress's kind gesture has made ripples throughout the state on social media.

Officer suspended after prisoner in police custody escapes

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer has been suspended after the latest escape of a defendant in police custody.

New York mom killed baby girl, lived with body for months, police say

BATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) –  A woman who prosecutors say lived with her dead baby girl's body for three months was charged Saturday with murder.

Hidden NYC: The Garret

There are places hidden in New York you might never know about.

Dress shop caters to Indian brides

The iconic Kleinfeld's doesn't cater to Indian brides, but there's a new boutique in town that does.