Crime boss admits role in killing 9 people, including N.J. man
Manuel Geovanny Rodriguez-Perez headed an organization that sold marijuana and killed nine people U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara announced that the head of a marijuana ring admitted to ordering the death...
View ArticleLodi man sold marijuana while kids were home, police say
Police watched his house for two weeks. LODI -- A borough man sold marijuana out of his home while his two children were present, police said. Qasem Asfour, 41, of Lodi. (Lodi Police) Lodi police...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh delivers Paramus Catholic...
Live updates for Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh's Paramus Catholic commencement speech at the Prudential Center. Watch video NEWARK -- As the football camp he had just presided over ended, a player from...
View ArticleDEA employees found guilty of hiding ties to Bergen strip club, report says
The men were trying to preserve their security clearance, authorities said. NEW YORK -- Two people who worked for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration were convicted in federal court of making...
View ArticleMichigan's Jim Harbaugh says he didn't intend to offend Rutgers with N.J....
Michigan's Jim Harbaugh was in N.J. to deliver a commencement speech. Of course, we asked him about Rutgers. Watch video NEWARK -- After accepting an invitation last April to speak at the Paramus...
View ArticleCan you get a perfect score in our local news quiz?
Try our weekly quiz based on the top stories of the week gone by. Time to see how well you recall the top NJ.com stories of the past week. Take the seven questions below, all based on local news...
View ArticleOverturned tractor-trailer shutters lanes on Route 80 in Elmwood Park
The crash occurred east of Exit 61 for Route 507/River Road. Lanes were closed in both directions on Route 80 Friday morning due to an overturned tractor-trailer in Elmwood Park, authorities said....
View Article20 impact players in the state softball finals
See which players could be the difference in the six championship games
View ArticleChild who offended vegetarian classmate can be punished, N.J. rules
Six-grade student told another that "vegetarians are idiots." State Commissioner of Education's office sides with Montgomery school district in bullying case. (File photo) MONTGOMERY -- A district's...
View Article3 birthdays a century in the making: 100-year-olds celebrated in Morristown
Raise your glasses in the air for a toast — a toast to a century of life. MORRISTOWN -- Raise your glasses in the air for a toast -- a toast to a century of life. Three seniors did just that, with...
View Article7 sentenced in $1.5M theft ring that stole beer, cheese and auto parts
AG says thieves targeted trucks loaded with beer, cheese and auto parts TRENTON -- Seven men were sentenced Friday for their roles in a tri-state conspiracy that boosted $1.5 million worth of cargo...
View ArticleSoftball: Results and links from the first 3 softball state finals; previews...
It's the first three of six games to close the 2016 season. It's the first three of six games to close the 2016 season.
View ArticlePolice ID man killed by train in Ramsey
The man was struck Thursday morning near the Main Street station RAMSEY -- NJ Transit has identified the victim in a fatal train strike Thursday morning as a 27-year-old borough resident. Thomas L....
View ArticleThese N.J. high schools have the highest SAT scores
Find out which high schools in your area made the list of the highest SAT scores in New Jersey. TRENTON -- The average SAT score in New Jersey may have dropped in 2014-15, but plenty of local high...
View Article6 N.J. baseball champions: Stories, photos & videos from the state finals
Where to find all of your action for the 2016 state finals. Where to find all of your action for the 2016 state finals.
View ArticleHow developers, not storm victims, cashed in on $600M Sandy fund
"Give (the money) to Sandy victims first and when all the victims are back in their homes, give it to someone's pet project," one official says. Watch video A state program to lend more than $400...
View ArticleDriver hospitalized after truck carrying flour overturns
The crash closed express lanes on I-80 in Hackensack. HACKENSACK -- An overturned tractor trailer has closed all the express lanes of I-80 eastbound Sunday morning in Hackensack, police said. The...
View Article15 great storylines from the 2016 state softball tournament
Great stories from the sectional playoffs right through the finals at Kean
View Article17 great storylines from the 2016 state baseball tournament
Teams and players that made a mark in the year's tourney
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