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Injuries reported, service suspended on NJ Transit line after trains make contact
1+ day, 3+ hour ago More than a dozen injuries were reported and rail service was temporarily suspended in both directions for one line of NJ Transit after two trains collided, according to the transit agency. Service along the Montclair Boonton Line was halted for…...
Jersey City sergeant arrested on child sex charge
1+ mon, 2+ day ago A Jersey City sergeant and former candidate for the New Jersey State Assembly has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a minor. Officials in Bergen County confirmed Andrew LaBruno, 44, was arrested Monday for the alleged sexual assault of a…...
‘No explanation': Community mourns boy, 10, amid manhunt for Newark mass shooter
1+ mon, 3+ day ago Authorities are expected to provide an update in the mass shooting that claimed two lives in Newark, including that of a 10-year-old boy. Romney Smith." A manhunt is underway for a potential suspect or suspects in the mass shooting that…...
Toddler dies after reported 20-story fall from Newark high-rise apartment
1+ mon, 5+ day ago A two-year-old boy has died after possibly falling from the 20th floor window of an apartment building in Newark, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. Police in Newark were called to the Elizabeth Towers high-rise at 455 Elizabeth Avenue around 7 a.m. Saturday,…...
Multiple victims shot in Newark's South Ward: Governor
1+ mon, 6+ day ago New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy says multiple people have been shot tonight in Newark's South Ward. "Preliminary details indicate that multiple victims were shot and killed, including a child," Murphy wrote on X. New Jersey Transit says on its X page…...
NJ shelter may have to euthanze 10 dogs next week due to overcrowding. The shutdown made it worse
1+ mon, 1+ week ago An animal shelter in New Jersey's largest city is so full, the people who run it say some animals may have to be euthanized. Now they're reaching out to the community, hoping to find loving homes before it's too late....
NJ man arrested at Newark Liberty Airport food court in terror-related probe
1+ mon, 2+ week ago Two New Jersey men have been arrested in connection with the ongoing terror-related investigation out of Detroit, according to four law enforcement officials familiar with the situation. One of them, a 19-year-old from Montclair, was taken into custody Tuesday morning…...
Delays at Newark Airport hit 3 hours as gov't shutdown leads to air traffic controller shortages
1+ mon, 2+ week ago Flight delays continued at U.S. airports Sunday amid'air traffic controller shortages'as the government shutdown entered its second month, with Newark airport in New Jersey experiencing delays of two to three hours. New York City's Emergency Management office said on X that…...
Disturbing details emerge in case of woman found dead at New Jersey golf course
1+ mon, 3+ week ago Authorities have arrested a man in the death of a woman whose body was found near a suburban New Jersey golf course a few weeks ago " and they allege he went to great lengths after the killing to make it…...
‘Staffing' issues force Newark Airport ground stop as federal shutdown wears on
1+ mon, 3+ week ago A 75-minute ground stop was ordered at Newark Liberty International Airport Wednesday afternoon, the apparent result of "staffing issues" that come amid the historic federal government shutdown. According to Flight Aware, departures were grounded from 3 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. because of the issue....