Newark residents call for mayor to step down amid lead water crisis

Residents in Newark brought their kids to the steps of City Hall to call for Mayor Baraka to step down. They also demanded stronger action to fix city’s growing lead crisis.

NJ police, EMS help move dog whose back legs gave out

Police and EMS in New Jersey responded to a call for help with a man's dog. It turns out the 115 lb. canine had trouble walking.

NJ mayor calls for state to stop LGBT curriculum

The Republican mayor of a small New Jersey town is urging residents to oppose a state law that requires middle and high schools to instruct students on the contributions of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people.

Missing NJ Mother, 2 young children found safe

A woman and her two children who were reported missing earlier this week in West Orange were found safe, according to a post on the town's Facebook page.

Mother, 2 young children missing in NJ

Police in West Orange are asking for the public's help finding a woman and her two children.

Spike in Hepatitis A cases in New Jersey

The New Jersey Department of Health is monitoring the number of Hepatitis A cases in the Garden State as that number appears to be rising.

Vacationing New Jersey couple disappears in Barbados

The Royal Barbados Police Force is seeking the assistance of the public in locating two missing tourists from New Jersey.

Man calls 911 because he's kicked out of bar

Don't drunk dial the cops. A New Jersey man ended up in handcuffs after allegedly calling 911 to complain about being kicked out of a bar and banned from the establishment for life, according to a new report.

House explosion in New Jersey

Crews were on the scene of a house explosion in Ridgefield, New Jersey.

Cop shoots, kills coyote that attacked mom, child

Police shot and killed a coyote that attacked and injured a mother and her 4-year-old son as they walked through a northern New Jersey park.

Armed man arrested in NJ school parking lot

The Union County Prosectuor's Office was expected to release more details Friday about an armed man arrested in an elementary school parking lot.

Copperhead snake bites man in New Jersey

A New Jersey man is recovering after he was bitten by a venomous snake.

Teacher who moonlights as waitress receives generous tip

A teacher from New Jersey who works a second job as a waitress wants to thank the patrons who made her day through a generous tip.

NJ mandates panic buttons for hotel room cleaners

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a law requiring most of the state's hotels to provide their workers with wearable panic buttons they can press to quickly summon help in an emergency.

West Point cadet killed in crash was from NJ

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point identified the cadet killed in a tank rollver accident as West Orange native Christopher J. Morgan.

Historic, massive tree collapses in NJ

A white oak tree believed to be nearly 600 years old and under which a treaty was signed to establish Salem came down Thursday evening.

Man pleads guilty to running down 2 politicians

A former corrections officer accused of killing a prospective state legislative candidate and the Jersey City Republican Party chairman in a hit-and-run accident two years ago has pleaded guilty to death by auto charges.