Water service interrupted in parts of Kearny for repairs
A water main was ruptured Tuesday morning in Kearny. Watch video KEARNY -- Work began Thursday night to restore water service to a large part of the town following a water main break Tuesday morning,...
View ArticleFirefighters pull man from burning home in Hopewell
The victim, a 66-year-old man, was being treated at a local hospital Thursday night. HOPEWELL BOROUGH -- Firefighters searching a burning Hopewell Borough house Thursday rescued an unconscious man...
View ArticleFranklin police chief nabs suspect in $1K theft
Two people have been charged with stealing at Walmart. FRANKLIN -- The borough's chief of police Wednesday arrested the second of two suspects who allegedly worked together to steal $1,000 in...
View ArticlePoll: Who won the CNN Republican presidential debate (3/10/16)? How did...
Who do you think won the CNN March 10 Republican presidential debate in Miami? Did Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Mark Rubio or John Kasich have the best night a week before the Florida primary next week?...
View ArticleHundreds of acres burning in Woodland
A forest fire spanned more than 300 acres in Woodland Thursday. WOODLAND TOWNSHIP -- About 350 acres of forest were ablaze Thursday night as firefighters worked to keep the fire away from homes, WABC...
View ArticleMan found dead on train tracks in Ridgewood
A body was spotted by an NJ Transit train crew in Ridgewood Thursday. RIDGEWOOD -- The body of a man was discovered on train tracks Thursday night, a spokeswoman for NJ Transit confirmed. The body...
View ArticleGang used tractor-trailer to haul half-ton of pot, lawsuit alleges
About 34 boxes with over 1,000 pounds of marijuana were recovered. MORRISTOWN -- The county prosecutor's office is looking to take possession of a tractor-trailer they say was recovered with a...
View ArticleEx-firefighter jailed for time sheet fraud loses appeal
Steven Kadir was sentenced to 5 years in prison in 2014, and served a little over 1 year. ROBBINSVILLE — A former Robbinsville career firefighter convicted in 2014 and sent to prison for of falsifying...
View ArticleHow N.J. tow truck driver's quick thinking got a man home safe
John Hodgson was driving back from a call at 1 a.m. when he saw a man, barefoot and in his pajamas, walking down a busy road. HAINESPORT TOWNSHIP -- John Hodgson knew something didn't seem right. The...
View ArticleOne-fourth of Amtrak riders were seriously injured in May crash, report says
The National Transportation Safety Board released an injury report in the Philadelphia derailment. WASHINGTON -- A National Transportation Safety Board review of 172 of the people aboard the fatal...
View ArticleHowell police car crash closes roads
Parties 'O.K.' after crash involving a police car in Howell HOWELL -- A number of roadways were closed for an extended accident investigation involving a township police car Friday afternoon, police...
View ArticleCouple surprise house burglar, police say
Police say the elderly couple came home and surprised the man who burglarized their home. Kevin MonahanToms River Police Department TOMS RIVER -- Toms River police arrested a man they say broke into...
View ArticleVineland man fired gun in domestic incident, police say
Police found a handgun and crack cocaine at the scene, according to authorities. VINELAND -- City police were called to North 2nd Street for a domestic disturbance involving gunfire and arrested a...
View ArticleN.J. mayor pens letter to Obama asking for funds for flood control
The mayor recently wrote a letter to Obama to voice his disappointment with the department of Housing and Urban Development's Rebuild By Design program in terms of funding and implementing flood...
View ArticleNewark hosts 81st St. Patrick's Day Parade
The state's largest city is home to the state's oldest St. Patrick's Day Parade NEWARK -- The state's largest city put on the green Friday, hosting its 81st annual St. Patrick's Day Parade that...
View ArticleNo rail strike: NJ Transit and unions reach settlement
A threatened strike that would have stranded commuters across the state has been averted with a tentative agreement announced between rail unions and NJ Transit. NEWARK -- NJ Transit officials and its...
View ArticleNewark man arrested in Guttenberg on crack, heroin and marijuana charges
A 23-year-old Newark man was arrested in Guttenberg today and charged with multiple drug offenses related to suspected heroin, cocaine and marijuana. JERSEY CITY -- A 23-year-old Newark man was...
View Article100s of people pour into wake for teen killed in North Bergen crash
Noel Herrera, 17, was on the sidewalk when he was hit by a driver who prosecutors say was high on PCP. NORTH BERGEN - Noel Herrera, 17, was remembered by friends and family as a good student,...
View ArticleSweeney demands profit reports from insurance companies and hospitals
Hospitals have to turn over their balance sheets, too TRENTON -- Days after ordering that New Jersey hospitals report the amount of "pure profit" they earn, Senate President Stephen Sweeney Friday...
View ArticleTrump Chicago rally turns ugly; clashes force cancelation
Donald Trump, the front-runner for the Republican nomination, canceled a campaign event Friday night (3/11/2016) in Chicago after his supporters clashed with protestors. Republican presidential...
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