Track & Field's Fab 50: Ranking N.J.'s top male athletes, Nos. 1-10
Who is the best of the best in New Jersey track and field? NJ.com tries to answer that question this season with the brand new Fab 50 individual male rankings. Check back each week for five new...
View ArticleMotorist arrested after crash with hearse in GWB funeral procession, police say
Four vehicles damaged in the crash FORT LEE -- A driver was arrested after a crash involving a hearse in a funeral procession on the George Washington Bridge Thursday, Port Authority police said. The...
View ArticleN.J. businessman admits trying to arrange bribe for karaoke lounge
Court records say that by the time the individual agreed to pass the payment to Chung Kho, it was too late. NEWARK -- A Palisades Park businessman who set up a $50,000 bribe to a borough official --...
View ArticleAuthorities suspend search for man who jumped into Hudson River
Troopers tried to stop man before plunge EDGEWATER -- The search for a man who jumped into the Hudson River at a marina has been suspended, police said Thursday. Authorities were also working to...
View ArticleNearly 1300 lose power in Lyndhurst after fire
Crews working to make repairs LYNDHURST -- A transformer fire knocked out power to nearly 1,300 Public Service Electric and Gas customers in the township Thursday, officials said. Crews were making...
View ArticleTake this week's NJ.com local news quiz
See if you can get a perfect score this week How well have you paid attention to this week's New Jersey news? Take the weekly local news quiz and find out. All of the questions below are based on...
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Bergen public safety director interfered with friend's DWI stop, report says
Public Safety Director Ralph Rivera was suspended with pay from his $103,000 a year job, according to reports. Ralph Rivera (File photo) HACKENSACK - Bergen County Public Safety Director Ralph Rivera...
View ArticleSummer Jam 2016 lineup: Pusha T, Big Sean, DJ Khaled and more coming to N.J.
The world's largest — and often turbulent — hip-hop festival is back. See who's playing EAST RUTHERFORD -- With the self-proclaimed "largest hip-hop festival on Earth" just two months away, Hot 97's...
View ArticleKearny files lawsuit against NJSEA for bigger share of hotel-tax revenue
Elected officials in the West Hudson town recently voted to take the state agency to court over its cut of a 3 percent hotel room surcharge divided among six of the the Meadowlands district's 14...
View ArticleShelter seeks donations for puppies found in van at Just Pups store
Protest planned outside pet store PARAMUS -- The animal shelter housing more than 60 puppies found unattended in a van outside a Route 17 pet store is seeking donations to help care for the dogs, the...
View ArticleStudents climbing in window led to Elmwood Park lockdown, police say
No threat to school, police chief says ELMWOOD PARK -- Three students who climbed through a window at the Elmwood Park Memorial Middle/High School prompted an approximately two hour-long lockdown at...
View ArticleBergen County teen charged with gun in her car: cops
An 18-year-old woman has been accused of unlawful possession of a weapon after being found with a gun in the glove compartment of her car, according to a criminal complaint. JERSEY CITY -- A Bergen...
View ArticleDriver eluding police caught after crashing on Rt. 17, police say
The incident happened Friday night near LongHorn Steakhouse, police said. ROCHELLE PARK -- A 35-year-old Newark woman eluding Paramus police was brought into custody Friday night after crashing her...
View ArticleMan found dead on Ramapo Valley Reservation trail, officials say
A call came in Saturday afternoon about an unresponsive male found on the hiking trail MAHWAH -- A man died on the Ramapo Valley Reservation hiking trail Saturday, officials confirmed. Police...
View ArticleDriver rammed patrol cars after traffic stop, Ridgefield Park police say
Man issued 30 traffic violations, police say RIDGEFIELD PARK -- A Cliffside Park man was arrested after he drove off from a traffic stop and rammed two police cars in the village, authorities said...
View ArticleProtesters call for closure of store where 67 puppies found in van (VIDEO)
Owner denies he mistreated the dogs Watch video PARAMUS -- About 40 people gathered Saturday to protest outside the Route 17 pet store where police say they found 67 puppies left unattended in a cold...
View ArticleHow much snow did that early April storm drop?
Most of the snow fell in southern New Jersey. Call it the South Jersey snowstorm. Some parts of New Jersey saw as many as 3 inches of snow in a Saturday storm, but it was concentrated in the...
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N.J. school board set to vote on new transgender restroom policy
The policy for the Pasckack Valley Regional High School District was shelved in February after parents raised concerns In this 2014 file photo, a sign for an all-gender restroom at Rowan University is...
View ArticleN.J. pets in need: April 11, 2016
Signs of a dog having possibly contracted canine flu include coughing, fever, nasal discharge, lethargy and a general lack of appetite. A recent outbreak of canine flu in Chicago has veterinarians...
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N.Y. man on cocaine leads cops on car chase, police say
The chase allegedly started after a hit-and-run. Michael DePalma, 38, of Nanuet, N.Y. (Palisades Parkway Police) FORT LEE -- A New York man led police on a chase down the Palisades Interstate Parkway...
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