North Bergen EMT dies

Kevin Leiva was only 24-years-old. A Paterson native, he and his wife, Marina, called Pompton Lakes home. 

NJ unemployment claims jump up 32 percent

New Jersey's jobless claims jumped 32% last week to 206,000, breaking a record set the week before, the state Labor Department said Thursday.

State and county parks to close in New Jersey

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is ordering all state and county parks to be closed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

NJ death toll from coronavirus surpasses 1,000

New Jersey’s death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 1,000 people, according to data released Monday from the state’s health department.

Trenton mayor orders curfew, ATV crackdown after shootings

The mayor of New Jersey's capital city ordered an 8 p.m. nightly curfew and a crackdown on all-terrain vehicles and other off-road vehicles following a series of shootings over a four-hour period that authorities said left three people dead and at least four others wounded.

Gov. Murphy suggests social distancing at home

In what has not been previously suggested, the New Jersey governor suggested people practice social distancing in their own homes.

New Jersey coronavirus cases surge past 25,000

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said that the five hardest-hit counties are Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Union, and Middlesex.

3 municipalities join Newark lockdown; cops issuing summonses

Police in Newark, East Orange, Orange, and Irvington are stepping up enforcement on residents and businesses that break the lockdown rules and will file criminal charges against repeat offenders.

NJ to open more test sites as coronavirus deaths rise 

New Jersey's number of positive cases is near 19,000, up from about 16,000, while the death toll climbed from 198 to 267 overnight.

Man faces assault charges after coughing on FBI agents

A Brooklyn man was arrested for allegedly coughing on FBI agents while claiming to have COVID-19, and with lying to them about a stash of surgical masks, medical gowns, and other medical supplies. 

Trump backs away from possible quarantine order for New York and New Jersey

President Donald Trump  backed away from calling for a quarantine for coronavirus hotspots in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, instead directing Saturday night that a “strong Travel Advisory” be issued to stem the spread of the outbreak.

Man faces terror charges after coughing on grocery store worker

A New Jersey man the governor described as a "knucklehead" faces multiple charges after he allegedly coughed on a grocery store worker and then claimed to have coronavirus.