Atlantic City to use sirens to mark 10 pm juvenile curfew

Sirens soon will sound each night in Atlantic City at 10 p.m., marking the arrival of a juvenile curfew prohibiting those under 18 from being on the streets.

Search crews leave waters off Long Beach Island after no aircraft found

The search for a downed plane reported off Long Beach Island in Ocean County was called off Thursday afternoon after no aircraft was discovered.

FBI:  Kidnapping suspect shot and killed in New Jersey

The FBI says a man was shot and killed in New Jersey on Wednesday morning as agents were investigating the kidnapping of a 17-year-old boy.

NJ school district to consider adding holiday names back to calendar

In what would be yet another reversal, a New Jersey school district will consider adding holiday names back onto the district calendar.

New Jersey is the best state to live in, new survey finds

From a low crime rate and high quality of education and health care, New Jersey is the best state to live in, according to a new survey by Wallet Hub.

US COVID-19 death toll reaches 600,000 as cases, vaccinations slow

More than 600,000 Americans have now died of COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University.

Man wanted in deadly stabbing at Atlantic City casino

A man is wanted in the deadly stabbing of his girlfriend at Atlantic City's Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

New Jersey school district removes names of all holidays from school calendar

After an outcry at a raucous public meeting over a previous decision to rename Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples Day, the board of education at a New Jersey school district decided to strip all holiday names off of the school calendar.

NJ toddler dies after falling from window, dog attack

A 3-year-old boy died after falling from a window in his family's New Jersey home and being attacked by dogs in the backyard.

Emotional Eric Adams says he lives in Brooklyn despite owning co-op in Fort Lee

Eric Adams acknowledges that he must cross a bridge to get to City Hall from his primary residence, but it's the Brooklyn Bridge, not the George Washington.

Race for NJ governor: Democrat Phil Murphy to face Republican Jack Ciattarelli

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has won the Democratic primary, all but a formality since he ran unopposed. He will take on Jack Ciattarelli, the small business founder and former Assembly member, who the Republican primary.

More than half of Americans support the death penalty, survey finds

A survey conducted by the Pew Research Center found that more than half of Americans support the death penalty despite its decline in states over the past decade.

1 student killed, another injured at NJ sports field

The Essex County Prosecutor's Office is investigating the death of a student at an athletic field in Maplewood and an injury to another.

NJ ending coronavirus public health emergency

Gov. Phil Murphy is ending the COVID-19 public health emergency that has been in place in New Jersey for more than a year.

NJ bills to help casinos, expand sports and other betting

New Jersey lawmakers are considering an array of bills that would give Atlantic City casinos some financial relief from COVID-related declines, as well as expanding sports betting, raffles and other gambling.