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Fire crew work to contain massive house fire in New Jersey neighborhood
10+ hour, 39+ min ago (1157+ words) Firefighters worked to contain a massive house fire in Norwood, New Jersey, on Tuesday afternoon. Aerial footage from WABC-TV shows the fire crew dousing the flames with water as large white and black plumes of smoke rise into the sky…...
$13 train fare spikes to $150 for World Cup fans attending matches in New Jersey
3+ week, 5+ day ago (729+ words) Fans trying to get to Met Life Stadium from New York City can expect to shell out $150 for a round-trip train fare for each match, transportation officials confirmed Friday. That's nearly 12 times the regular $12. 90 fare for the roughly 15-minute, 9-mile…...
Democrat Analilia Mejia and Republican Joe Hathaway compete for suburban New Jersey House seat
3+ week, 6+ day ago (742+ words) Mej'a, 48, a former head of the Working Families Alliance who had support from Vermont U. S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, will fill the seat previously held by Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill and serve until January. Her victory is a win for progressives and…...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Jersey's special congressional election
4+ week, 10+ hour ago (540+ words) A Democratic victory in the Democratic-leaning district would further narrow the slim majority Republicans hold in the chamber. The major party nominees to replace Sherrill are Democrat Analilia Mejia, a longtime progressive organizer and former Labor Department official, and Republican…...
Police say 1 person was killed and 6 were injured in a mass shooting at a Chick-fil-A in New Jersey
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (506+ words) Police say one person was shot and killed and six others were injured in what they call a mass shooting at a Chick-fil-A in Union, New Jersey. Investigators do not believe the attack at about 9 p. m. Saturday was random, according to…...
New Jersey state troopers rescue bear cub from highway ditch
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (510+ words) State police troopers came to the rescue of a bear cub found in a ditch along the side of a major interstate highway in northern New Jersey. Troopers from the Perryville station responded shortly before 1: 40 p. m. Wednesday to milepost 12. 2 on I-78 eastbound…...
Sherrill signs New Jersey law limiting face coverings for law enforcement, including ICE agents
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (250+ words) Washington state's Democratic governor, Bob Ferguson, signed a similar law earlier this month while Democratic-led legislatures in other states have passed or are considering such restrictions as well. Sherrill, who took office Jan. 20, has been critical of the Trump administration's…...
Judge appoints new US attorney for New Jersey after Habba, other officials were disqualified
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (476+ words) President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in for Alina Habba as interim US Attorney General for New Jersey, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, March 28, 2025. (Pool via AP, file) A veteran federal prosecutor was appointed Monday…...
A burning smell forces Newark airport control tower evacuation, briefly halting flights
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (556+ words) Arrivals and departures were temporarily paused at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey after air traffic controllers evacuated the tower due to a burning smell coming from an elevator. The Federal Aviation Administration says it's not clear what caused…...
Authorities investigating close call between Alaska Airlines and Fed Ex planes landing at Newark
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (519+ words) Federal aviation officials are investigating a close call at Newark Airport in which an Alaska Airlines jet flew over a Fed Ex cargo plane during landing approaches. The incident happened Tuesday night at the busy airport. The NTSB and the…...