Diocese of Camden files for bankruptcy
The Diocese of Camden has filed for bankruptcy, citing revenue losses because of the millions it paid out to clergy abuse victims and the pandemic.
NY, NJ roll out COVID Alert app to notify users of proximity to cases
A new mobile contact tracing app allows users to receive alerts if they have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVD-19.
NJ sounds alarm over uptick in COVID cases
Health officials in New Jersey are sounding the alarm about an uptick in COVID cases, as the positive test rate in the state is now around 3 percent.
NJ law exempts combat pay from income tax
Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday signed bipartisan legislation exempting combat pay earned by members of the military from the state income tax.
NJ set to ban plastic, paper bags and plastic foam containers
While some states impose a fee on paper bags, New Jersey lawmakers say the state would be the first to ban paper bags.
New Jersey is among happiest states, WV worst, study finds
New Jersey, often the brunt of many jokes, is having the last laugh thanks to a new study that ranks it among the happiest states in the country.
Letters between Trump and Nixon made public
Letters between once and future presidents were revealed for the first time in an exhibit that opens Thursday at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum
New Jersey millionaires tax returning as part of budget agreement
New Jersey is going to bring back a tax on millionaires to fund a tax rebate for other taxpayers.
Former Melrose Place actress Amy Locane headed back to prison
Actress Amy Locane, who appeared in the 1990s hit show Melrose Place, is headed back to prison for a 2010 drunken driving crash.
Smoke from West Coast wildfires reaches New York area
The NWS New York forecast office said the smoke has given the sky in the region a "yellow or brown" tinge.
Man drowns at Jersey Shore in rough ocean waters
Swimmers along the New Jersey shore were advised to use caution Tuesday after a man drowned in seas churned as Hurricane Paulette battered Bermuda.
Police break up massive crowd outside former MTV Jersey Shore house
Several thousand people gathered outside the house where the famous MTV show 'Jersey Shore' was filmed Monday night.
Uncounted ballots from New Jersey July primary election found in bin
Officials have counted more than 1,600 ballots from New Jersey's July primary that were found last week in a “mislabeled” bin.
'TWINDEMIC': Health officials worry about winter with flu and coronavirus
New Jersey health officials are warning of a looming "twindemic" due to a resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic and the possibility of a severe flu season.
2 dead, 6 wounded in shooting Rutgers campus
Middlesex County prosecutors and New Brunswick police said officers responding to the scene shortly before 1:30 a.m. Sunday found eight people with apparent gunshot wounds. The victims were taken to various hospitals and two male victims were pronounced dead at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, police said.
Tolls to increase on NJ’s three major highways Sunday
As summer comes to an end, tolls are set to increase on New Jersey’s three major toll roads just after midnight on Sunday.
NJ voters weigh putting pot legalization in constitution
New Jersey could be the latest state to legalize recreational marijuana if voters say yes to the constitutional amendment.
Murphy signs legislation making Juneteenth state holiday
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed legislation that makes Juneteenth a state holiday. Juneteenth marks June 19, 1865, when word reached enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, that the Civil War had ended and they were free.
Navy cancels F/A-18 flyover of Hudson River
The U.S. Navy has canceled a planned F/A-18 military jet flyover in New York City that was tied to the commemoration of the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Magnitude 3.1 earthquake strikes NJ
The U.S. Geological Survey reports an earthquake has struck New Jersey with a preliminary magnitude of 3.1.