Genetics expert testifies no DNA link between blanket and Michelle Lodzinski
A genetics expert testified there was no DNA link between hair found on a blanket and Michelle Lodzinski's hair. NEW BRUNSWICK -- There was no conclusive proof that a hair fragment taken from a blue...
View ArticleNew restrictions OK'd for the superheroes, topless women of Times Square
New York officials are clamping down on colorful Times Square performers Watch video NEW YORK -- Following complaints the performers sometimes pose a nuisance, the New York City Council voted Thursday...
View ArticleBayonne planning board approves 10-story building planned for Resnick's
After a public hearing that lasted four hours, the city Planning Board unanimously voted last night to approve the site plan for a ten-story, mixed-use building. BAYONNE -- After a public hearing that...
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Christie, Trump featured in Doonesbury 'bully bromance' triangle
Gary Trudeau seems to believe Christie and Trump are bullies. But who's the third amigo? Influential comic strip artist Gary Trudeau took aim at Gov. Chris Christie and GOP presidential front-runner...
View ArticleMichelle Obama tours garden, indoor farm at Newark school
The First Lady visited Philip's Academy Charter School as part of her efforts to promote healthy eating in schools NEWARK - First Lady Michelle Obama stopped by a Newark charter school Thursday as...
View ArticleFERC approves $116M natural gas expansion project
Williams Co. owns and operates the Transco pipeline Federal regulators granted approval Thursday to Williams Co. to move ahead with a $116 million natural gas expansion project that has drawn much...
View ArticleHamilton women injured when car careens off I-295
A car driven by a Hamilton woman went down an embankment and struck a tree. LAWRENCE -- Two Hamilton women were injured, one seriously, when their car left Interstate 295 Thursday afternoon and struck...
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Lawmakers push Christie to approve $10M more for lead paint removal
The CDC has said there is no safe level of lead exposure for children. TRENTON -- Days after Gov. Chris Christie announced he had found $10 million in the state budget to fund the removal of lead from...
View Article4 New Brunswick parking workers accused in bribery, theft scheme
Parking authority workers were charged following an investigation. NEW BRUNSWICK -- Four employees of the parking authority have been accused of taking cash in exchange for illegal parking spots, the...
View ArticleN.J. president-elect Jon Stewart? Highlights from N.J. Hall of Fame induction
Kool & the Gang, Dick Vitale, late Sen. Frank Lautenberg and Derek Jeter were also inducted, although Jeter was a no-show Watch video New Jerseyans are not known for their modesty and diffidence,...
View ArticleMan was allegedly selling crack in drug-plagued Newark neighborhood
Essex County Sheriff's detectives made arrests in a drug-plagued Newark neighborhood. NEWARK -- Detective with the Essex County Sheriff's Bureau of Narcotics charged two men who were seen conducting a...
View ArticleNewark woman admits to break-in before killing neighbor's dog
Haniyyah Barnes pleaded guilty to a burglary charge in connection with the 2011 incident in Newark Watch video NEWARK -- The long-running case about the killing of a two-year-old Shih Tzu named Honey...
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Menendez calls for U.S. probe of airline fares
U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez said it could cost $592 or $1,311 for the same trip on the same planes. Watch video WASHINGTON -- You're flying from Newark to a conference in San Francisco, but before...
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WATCH: Firefighters battling multialarm blaze in Keyport
Several agencies responded after a fire broke out in Keyport Friday. Watch video KEYPORT -- Several units have been called to the scene of a fire on West Front Street Friday afternoon. Reports of the...
View ArticleBayonne Bridge to close 90 minutes earlier each night, P.A. says
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced today that the bridge -- which had been closing at 8:30 every Monday through Thursday, will now shut down at 7 p.m. each of those nights. The...
View ArticleJudge denies Christie's move to freeze Atlantic City funds in school fight
A judge said no Christie administration request to freeze Atlantic City's assets. TRENTON -- A state Superior Court judge on Friday ruled that Atlantic City can keep control of the few million dollars...
View ArticleSuspended N.J. college prez is up for Seattle job, report says
Gale Gibson was temporarily suspended from her post at Essex County College last month. NEWARK -- Gale Gibson, the county college president suspended during a growing scandal, is reportedly a finalist...
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Hamilton police issue video of man in 'inappropriate' Kmart incident
The incident occurred March 20 at a Kmart in Hamilton at about 2 p.m. Watch video HAMILTON -- Hamilton police are still looking to question a man in a case of "inappropriate conduct" in front of...
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New charges lodged against one of Jersey City's 'most violent offenders'
An 18-year-old man who was arrested Tuesday in a sweep of 12 of Jersey City's "most violent offenders" has been additionally charged with robbing a man at gunpoint in Union City. JERSEY CITY -- An...
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Plainfield man who killed his mother with dumbbell gets 40 years
A Plainfield man who authorities say killed his mother then used her credit card for a spending spree received a 40-year prison sentence. John Quackenbush, 47, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for...
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