Long Island school mourns slain students

It was a sad day for students at Bellport High School on Long Island. The flag was flown at half-staff in memory of the four young men whose bodies were found brutally beaten in a Central Islip park last week. 

False report of gunshots causes Coney Island stampede

Police say false reports of gunshots being fired at Coney Island's amusement park set off a stampede, with screaming crowds racing in all directions.

1,200 passengers stuck on train in Hudson River tunnel

A New Jersey Transit train with several hundred passengers aboard is stuck in a Hudson River tunnel between New York and New Jersey.

Church ceiling collapses days before Easter services

A church in New Jersey is changing plans for Easter services after its ceiling collapsed. No one was inside St. Anthony of Padua Church in Passaic when the ceiling came down hours before Holy Thursday services. 

Gas explosion shakes New Jersey community

A gas explosion rocked a house and rattled a neighborhood in Elmwood Park, New Jersey, Thursday night.

Police declare war on gangs after 4 bodies found in Long Island park

The bodies of four men were discovered at Lowell Ave. and Clinton St. in Central Islip, Long Island. Police are considering the possibility that the victims were killed by members of the notorious MS-13 gang.

Baby defies death; has double lung transplant

Luca Palmisano is a happy 9-month-old baby boy but it's a miracle that he is even here today.  Luca has already had a bilateral lung transplant.

Baby seal stranded on Jersey shore beach

A baby seal found stranded on a Jersey shore beach has been rescued by the Coast Guard.

Sheriff: NJ woman yelled slurs, used hammer to attack man in Va.

Detectives arrested a New Jersey woman suspected of using a hammer to beat a man in Virginia while shouting racial epithets at him, authorities said. The Essex County, N.J., Sheriff's Office busted Angela Jones, 26, at her home in Newark Wednesday morning.

NJ teen accepted to all 8 Ivy League schools

New Jersey high school senior has her pick of any Ivy League school, plus Stanford University.

New Jersey state trooper recovering from highway crash

WARREN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) -- State police say a trooper has been injured in a "serious" crash on an interstate highway in New Jersey.

2 bodies pulled from Hudson River at Hoboken-Weehawken border

Police in New Jersey responding to reports of a body in the Hudson River at the border between Hoboken and Weehawken discovered two bodies Monday morning, according to the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office.

Man shot by NJ trooper was shooting up heroin: Cops

A man who was apparently shooting up heroin was shot and killed by a NJ State trooper during an undercover narcotics operation at Molly Pitcher Service area.

2 killed in hit-and-run in North Bergen

The Hudson County Sherriff's Office is investigating a hit-and-run that left two people seriously injured.

College student dies after choking at pancake eating contest

A 20-year-old student at a Connecticut university has died after choking during a pancake eating contest on campus.

Jury convicts getaway driver in NJ mall shooting

The getaway driver in a deadly carjacking at an upscale New Jersey mall has been found guilty of murder.

Attorney: Home owners got another letter from 'The Watcher'

A New Jersey couple who claim they were scared away from their home by creepy letters they received from "The Watcher" say another letter was delivered.