Brood X: Billions of cicadas set to emerge in eastern US after 17 years
Brood X, the largest and most widespread brood of cicadas in the U.S., is set to emerge from the ground this spring after 17 years.
New Jersey vaccination hotline goes live
The New Jersey vaccine hotline is now live and is staffed 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
NJ Statehouse rehab deadline now 2023, Murphy admin says
Like a desert mirage, New Jersey’s Statehouse renovation’s completion date moves farther away the closer the calendar moves toward it.
Suspect in NJ campground slaying found in Pennsylvania
The suspect wanted in the gruesome death of a hunter in a Pine Hill campground was captured across the border in Pennsylvania.
New York-area National Guard units assisting with inauguration security
National Guard members from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut answered the call from the Pentagon to help local and federal law enforcement agencies protect the U.S. Capitol.
Gov. Murphy: NJ needs more vaccine doses now
New Jersey has administered about 388,000 doses (to about 3.9% of its population) of the vaccine.
Manhunt underway for suspect in brutal murder of NJ hunter
An “extensive search” was underway in New Jersey for a man who was charged with stabbing and beating another man to death.
NJ woman's act of kindness creates kidney donor chain
A NJ woman is being credited with saving four lives after donating her kidney to a total stranger.
States prepare for possible Inauguration Day violence
Governors in some states have called out the National Guard, declared states of emergency and closed their capitol buildings over concerns about potentially violent demonstrations.
18-year jail sentence for gang-related slaying of NJ teen, 16
One of three defendants arrested as juveniles in the shooting death of another teenager at a New Jersey restaurant the day after Christmas in 2018 has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.
NJ congresswoman claims rioters went on 'reconnaissance' tours prior to attack
Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) says that she witnessed people being lead through the Capitol the day before the riot in what looked like a "reconnaissance" tour.
NJ Congresswoman tests positive for COVID-19 following Capitol lockdown
Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman made the announcement of her positive COVID-19 test Monday.
New Jersey girl with rare leukemia needs bone marrow donor
Jackie Erb, of Summit, N.J., has juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia, which can spread to other parts of the body.
Jersey City, Newark schools to remain fully remote through mid-April
Public schools in Newark and Jersey City will continue offering remote instruction through mid-April, both districts announced Friday.
Fallen Capitol Police officer was New Jersey native, Air Force veteran
Officer Brian Sicknick grew up in South River and went to Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools.
US Capitol flags ordered flown at half-staff for fallen US Capitol Police Officer who died following riot
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ordered the flags at the U.S. Capitol to be flown at half-staff following the death of a U.S. Capitol Police Officer who died after he was injured when President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol.
NJ police department didn’t fire single shot in 2020 thanks to de-escalation program
Not a single shot was fired by officers in Newark, New Jersey in 2020, and city officials credit the department’s ongoing de-escalation training.
Nesting pairs of bald eagles now found in every New Jersey county
Nesting pairs of bald eagles were found last year in all 21 New Jersey counties, something never before documented.
How do I get the coronavirus vaccine in New Jersey?
If you are looking to get vaccinated for the COVID-19 vaccine in New Jersey you need to register on a state website.
Paint chips lead to arrest of NJ couple in elderly man's hit-and-run death
A southern New Jersey couple has been charged in the death of a 72-year-old pedestrian.