7-year-old boy killed in Newark house fire

A boy, 7, was killed in an early morning fire at a house in Newark that also displaced two families, said police.

New Jersey man accused of assaulting cops at Capitol riot

The FBI says images show Christopher Quaglin of New Brunswick attacking several police officers during the pro-Trump riot in Washington on Jan. 6. 

Ilitch family buying half of Atlantic City's Ocean Casino

Detroit's Ilitch family — owners of the Tigers baseball team, the Red Wings hockey team, and the Little Caesars pizza chain — is buying as much as half of the troubled casino in Atlantic City.

Doorman, concierge worker fired for response to hate-crime attack outside building

A doorman and a concierge worker at a luxury apartment building in Hell's Kitchen have been fired after the building owner said they did not come to the aid of 65-year-old Vilma Kari, a Filipina woman who was brutally attacked in front of them in what is being called a hate-crime attack.

Atlantic City boardwalk store owner dies after robbery

Prosecutors in New Jersey say they are investigating the death of the owner of a store on the Atlantic City boardwalk who collapsed after he was allegedly threatened by a knife-wielding 12-year-old during a confrontation with multiple juveniles at his shop.

3-year-old girl dies after fall into NJ campground septic tank

A 3-year-old girl died after accidentally falling into a sewage septic tank at a New Jersey campground over the weekend, authorities said.

Civil rights groups file new lawsuit over Georgia voting law

Civil rights groups say Georgia's new voting law "is driven by blatant racism, represents politics at its very worst, and is clearly illegal,”

Tolls going up at New Jersey–Pennsylvania bridges

In its first system-wide toll hike in a decade, the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission is raising tolls on April 11.

A look inside a crumbling Hudson River rail tunnel | VIDEO

With a new rail tunnel into New York years away at best, Amtrak is embarking on an aggressive and expensive program to fix a 110-year-old tunnel in the interim.

Parents in NJ must be notified if child caught with marijuana

New Jersey parents must be notified if their minor child is caught buying or possessing marijuana under a bill Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law Friday.

NJ state trooper indicted on charges of stalking woman after traffic stop

A state police trooper accused of following a woman home after he had pulled her vehicle over on the New Jersey Turnpike last year has been indicted on stalking charges.

NJ expands COVID vaccine eligibility to those 55+, other groups starting April 5

Beginning April 5, people in NJ ages 55 and older, as well as those 16 and older who have intellectual or developmental disabilities, will be eligible.

NJ leads nation in new COVID cases as hospitalizations rise above 2,000, again

The Garden State is now leading the U.S. in new cases per capita, and for the first time in a month, total hospitalizations are hovering above 2,000.

Newark's first deaf cafe hopes to survive COVID

A special space for the deaf and hard of hearing is now open for business in Newark, but the road to getting up and running wasn't easy, especially over the last two years.