NJ woman accused in texting-while-driving case sentenced
A New Jersey woman has been sentenced to five years in prison in the death of a pedestrian that prosecutors said occurred as the driver was texting, an accusation the defendant denied on the stand.
NJ school district offering virtual night classes for working parents
As schools finalize plans for remote or in-person learning, Long Branch Public Schools are offering another option, virtual night classes for working parents.
Massive fire rips through unfinished NJ apartment complex
A fire tore through the construction site of an apartment complex in Somerset County.
Gov. Murphy: Too many residents refuse to cooperate with contact tracers
Contact tracers are reaching out to New Jersey residents. But more than half the people contacted aren't fully cooperating with the tracers.
Man on bike fires at crowd, wounding 4-year-old girl in Asbury Park, prosecutor says
Monmouth County prosecutors charged Sciaire Jackson, of Lakewood, with attempted murder, aggravated assault count and weapons charges stemming from Tuesday's shooting at Boston Way Village in Asbury Park.
Small tornado hit New Jersey town
An EF0 tornado touched down in Middletown on Wednesday.
Fast-moving storm tears down trees in New Jersey
The national weather service is trying to figure out if a tornado touched down in New Jersey this morning after a fast-moving storm tore through the area.
Atilis gym fined $130,000 for defying closure orders
A judge has imposed nearly $130,000 in fines against the owners of a gym that has repeatedly defied Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order to remain closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Federal judge upholds executive order to keep NJ movie theaters closed
Movie theaters in New Jersey will remain closed, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
NJ priest accused of groping woman in church
A Roman Catholic priest serving the Newark area was arrested and is facing two charges related to sexually harassing an adult, police said.
Power bill shock: People seeing bills double in New Jersey
A lot of people were shocked when they opened their latest power bills. Many were seeing 100 to 700 percent increases over a typical month.
Spotted lanternfly warning in NJ and Staten Island
Officials in parts of New Jersey and on Staten Island are warning residents about the highly invasive spotted lanternfly.
Newark schools to go fully remote at start of new school year
Students in New Jersey's largest public school system will not be going back to the classroom for the start of the new school year.
Quarantine requirements may delay children's return to in-person school amid COVID-19 pandemic
As states around the country require visitors from areas with high rates of coronavirus infections to quarantine upon arrival, children taking end-of-summer vacations to hot spots are facing the possibility of being forced to skip the start of in-person learning at their schools.
Dozen hurt in NJ Transit bus crash
A crash early Monday involving two New Jersey Transit buses on a New Jersey Turnpike exit ramp left roughly 12 people injured, authorities said.
So-called sea lice — actually jellyfish larvae — reported at Jersey Shore
You go for a dip in the ocean and the sea lice can get caught in your hair and under your bathing suit.
NJ police officer saves choking baby
A police officer rushed to save a choking baby turning blue on July 5, successfully clearing the child’s airway using “back blows and chest thrusts to dislodge the object,” said the Summit Police Department.
NJ troopers rescue man trapped in car during flash flood
Bodycam video shows how state troopers trudged through floodwaters to help a man.
NJ allows all-remote start for schools
In a reversal of plans, NJ Gov. Phil Murphy announced Wednesday that school districts can start the academic year in an all-remote learning environment.
NJ Supreme Court allows state to borrow $10M to close budget gap
Calling it an “unprecedented" ruling, New Jersey's Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously upheld a law authorizing the governor to borrow nearly $10 billion to close budget gaps opened by the coronavirus outbreak.