Newark man charged with DWI, striking teen in Seaside Heights
The 13-year-year-old cyclist suffered minor injuries. The 26-year-old driver was arrested soon afterward in nearby Lavallette SEASIDE HEIGHTS -- Police in Seaside Heights say a Newark man was driving...
View ArticleTrainload of cars breaks down, blocks traffic in Bergenfield
A CSX train carrying hundreds of new automobiles from Kentucky to Newark was stalled for 1 1/2 hours Sunday afternoon, when police say it blocked grade crossings A CSX train carrying hundreds of new...
View ArticleRep. Garrett should know: Even 10-year-old donations can be tainted | Editorial
You take money from a colleague. You spend the money. You find out the colleague is a child predator. The next decision isn't very hard. Watch video You'd think that a sitting congressman who took...
View ArticleN.J. pets in need: Aug. 15, 2016
Thousands of dogs and cats at shelters and rescues in New Jersey need homes. If you're interested in helping homeless animals but aren't able to adopt one, there are a number of other ways you can be...
View ArticleNorthern N.J. casino fight has N.Y. groups jumping in with big bucks
New York groups that stand to lose or benefit from casinos in Northern New Jersey are backing ads aimed at the November referendum. TRENTON -- New York-based groups on either side of a fall referendum...
View ArticleUPDATE: Where are N.J.'s top basketball players in national rankings?
N.J. basketball players are well-represented in the national college recruiting rankings. Here's how they stack up.
View ArticleFormer Bergen County executive overstepped limits of power, N.J. Supreme...
The state Supreme Court ruled former Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan couldn't unilaterally fire members of the utility authority. TRENTON -- The state Supreme Court ruled Monday that former...
View ArticleRoad construction shutdown forced me to food bank, worker laments
Dozens of union members gathered Monday in front of State Sen. Loretta Weinberg's office to protest the contentious debate over how to fund the Transportation Trust Fund. Ju-Lee Tretter said she's...
View ArticleHarrison man allegedly planned to torch Bergen business
Bobby Jackson was being held on $500,000 bail Bobby Jackson (Bergen County Prosecutor's Office) SADDLE RIVER -- A 44-year-old Harrison man has been charged after allegedly planning to have a Saddle...
View ArticleBulldozers and tears end 14-year fight to save a tract of N.J. woods
"We saw the trucks and we heard them," Hillsdale's Terri Pendergast said. "I would force myself to look and cry my eyes out, because it really affected me." HILLSDALE -- Terri Pendergast used to enjoy...
View ArticleN.J. man led pot ring, faces 20 years in prison, prosecutors say
Darren Richardson, Beatrice Ramirez and Giovannie Henderson are accused on leading the operation, authorities said. More than a dozen people face charges following a series of drug raids in four North...
View ArticlePolice hunt driver who ran down man in wheelchair
The 78-year-old victim was thrown 20 feet and suffered 6 broken ribs and a possible broken hip, police said. UPDATE: A suspect was arrested and charged Tuesday afternoon LEONIA - Police are looking...
View ArticleParamus Catholic football to play season opener at Michigan on ESPNU
The Paladins will open their season on Sept. 2 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan, against St. Frances Academy of Maryland. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU. For the second straight year,...
View ArticleLeonia police make arrest in hit-and-run of wheelchair-bound man
Police spotted a suspect while reviewing surveillance video in the area. LEONIA -- A Fort Lee man faces several charges after police said he struck a 78-year-old man with his SUV and fled the scene...
View ArticleOvenight crash by unlicensed biker closed Lincoln Tunnel tube, cops say
The accident at 1 a.m. on Tuesday shut down the tunnel's center tube for more than 3 hours A 23-year-old Brooklyn, N.Y. woman was killed in a motorcycle crash in the Lincoln Tunnel on Wednesday...
View ArticlePolice searching for Lyndhurst bank robber
An unknown amount of cash was taken at the M&T Bank Tuesday. An image from surveillance video at a Lyndhurst bank that was robbed Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016 (Lyndhurst police) LYNDHURST -- A man...
View ArticleGirl, 5, critically injured as fire rips through North Jersey home
Witnesses said they saw people jumping from the three-story home on Washington Avenue. Watch video LITTLE FERRY - A 5-year-old girl was among several people injured late Tuesday after fire tore...
View ArticleParamus Catholic star DL Corey Bolds sets Top 9; Rutgers makes the cut
Corey Bolds trimmed his extensive list of offers down to nine programs and in-state Rutgers is among his finalists. Who else made the cut?
View ArticleIllegal North Jersey truck stop has to go, town says
Every night, day after day, hulking tractor-trailers line up here, on the shoulder of I-287, idling for hours at this illegal truck stop. MAHWAH -- The mayor of a North Jersey town that has become the...
View ArticleHow low can Geraldo Rivera go? Price slashed again on his Edgewater home...
This week the Fox correspondent cut $450,000 off the price of the Hudson River home he's been trying to sell for more than a year Geraldo Rivera just can't seem to find a fair and balanced price tag...
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