NJ mother who held baby's chest down until he stopped breathing is sentenced

A New Jersey couple is headed to prison for their roles in the death of their newborn baby who was killed and tossed into an outdoor trash bin.

Truck hauling watermelons crashes killing 2 people on NJ Turnpike

State police on Friday were investigating after a tractor-trailer hauling watermelons crashed on the New Jersey Turnpike, killing two people and spreading its cargo over the toll road.

New Jersey to bake climate change risk into policies, share costs

New Jersey will incorporate the impacts of climate change and rising seas into all its major policy decisions in the near future, and will seek to share the costs of protecting the state among all levels of government and the private sector.

New Jersey now offering Gender 'X' option on driver licenses

Gender "X" will indicate a gender is unspecified. It will be offered alongside the existing "M" for male and "F" for female gender options on licenses and IDs.

NJ man dies in skydiving accident

Authorities in Pennsylvania on Monday were investigating a skydiving accident that claimed the life of a man from Paramus.

NJ hospital testing effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines

According to the CDC, almost 6,000 vaccinated Americans out of the 66 million that received shots still became infected with COVID-19.

NJ governor proposes 12 new gun control measures

New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday called for a dozen new gun control measures, a sweeping election-year agenda aimed at tightening laws already considered among the toughest in the nation.

2-year-old girl shot in Newark expected to recover

A 2-year-old shot in the head by a stray bullet in Newark was expected to recover from her injuries, authorities said.

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.