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Weather damage, power outages in New York area as strong winds topple trees and more overnight
23+ hour, 31+ min ago (262+ words) Updated on: March 17, 2026 / 7:24 AM EDT / CBS New York Tens of thousands of customers lost power across the New York-New Jersey area after severe weather, including heavy rain and damaging winds, whipped through the region overnight into Tuesday morning. A'wind advisory…...
Newark Airport closed, ground stop issued due to aircraft emergency, FAA says
3+ week, 6+ day ago (96+ words) Updated on: February 18, 2026 / 6:30 PM EST / CBS New York Newark Liberty International Airport is closed until 11 p.m. Wednesday. A ground stop was issued Wednesday evening due to an aircraft emergency, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA said a JetBlue flight…...
Mikie Sherrill set to become New Jersey's 1st female Democratic governor
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (438+ words) January 19, 2026 / 8:06 PM EST / CBS New York New Jersey will soon have its first female Democratic governor. Mikie Sherrill will be sworn into office Tuesday, succeeding Gov. Phil Murphy. CBS News New York's Christine Sloan caught up with the governor-elect at…...
Slain Delaware trooper graduated from University of Maryland and was on wrestling team
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (335+ words) Updated on: December 24, 2025 / 6:03 PM EST / AP A Delaware state trooper who was shot to death at a DMV office graduated from the University of Maryland, where he was a member of the wrestling team." Cpl. Matthew "Ty" Snook, 34, of Hockessin,…...
New Jersey police chief charged with kidnapping, assault in Massachusetts, prosecutors say
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (218+ words) Updated on: December 21, 2025 / 7:03 PM EST / CBS New York The police chief of Totowa, New Jersey, is facing kidnapping and domestic violence charges in Massachusetts following an incident at a hotel, according to prosecutors. Carmen Veneziano, 47, was indicted for allegedly confining…...
N.J. Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill inauguration will be at NJPAC in Newark on Jan. 20
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (157+ words) Updated on: December 18, 2025 / 9:58 AM EST / CBS New York New Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill said Thursday her inauguration will take place on Jan. 20 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark." "As the founding Executive Director of the Newark…...
N.J. Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill taps Jennifer Davenport as next attorney general
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (175+ words) Updated on: December 15, 2025 / 1:26 PM EST / CBS New York New Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill has appointed the state's next attorney general." Sherrill said Davenport is a "life-long public servant" with over 15 years of law enforcement experience. Davenport currently serves as the…...
Latest e-bike crash in New Jersey leads to urgent warning from Washington Township police
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (281+ words) November 18, 2025 / 6:17 PM EST / CBS Philadelphia Police in Gloucester County, New Jersey, are putting out a warning after a teenager was hurt while riding an electric motorbike. Police say a 15-year-old crashed into the back of a car on Ganttown Road…...
Newark air traffic controllers will stay in Philadelphia for 2 more years, FAA says
4+ mon, 21+ hour ago (269+ words) November 17, 2025 / 6:08 PM EST / CBS New York More than one year ago, the Federal Aviation Administration relocated more than a dozen New York-based air traffic controllers to Philadelphia, where they continue to handle flights into and out of Newark Liberty International…...
N.J. officials share new details in Newark shooting that killed 2, including child, and injured 3
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (316+ words) Updated on: November 17, 2025 / 10:09 AM EST / CBS New York New Jersey officials are expected to share the latest details about the weekend's deadly shooting that killed a 10-year-old boy and 21-year-old woman in Newark." The Essex County prosecutor's office is scheduled…...