Lucky 7-Eleven stop turns into $160K Jersey Cash 5 jackpot
The winning Jersey Cash 5 ticket was sold at a Teaneck convenience store. TEANECK, NJ — One New Jersey Lottery player won the $160,000 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot after purchasing the winning…
Travel Alert: Turnpike North Backed Up Near I-287 Due to Crash
LINDEN, NJ – A motor vehicle crash has been reported on the New Jersey Turnpike Inner Roadway northbound, just south of Interchange 13 near the I-278/Goethals Bridge. One of the three left…
New Jersey Uber Driver Slashed by 71-Year-Old Female Passenger
NEW MILFORD, NJ — A 71-year-old Bergenfield resident, Linda Buckner, was arrested after allegedly slashing an Uber driver with a box cutter. The incident occurred as the driver, a 53-year-old man from…
New Jersey School Districts Could Be Blocked from Disarming Ex-Cops Who Work Security
Senator O’Scanlon Introduces Bill S1683 to Allow Armed Officers in New Jersey Schools TRENTON, NJ – Senator Declan J. O’Scanlon, Jr. of District 13 (Monmouth) has pre-filed Bill S1683 for introduction in…
New Jersey Could Soon Require Voter Identification if New Law Passes
TRENTON, NJ – Assemblywoman Dawn Fantasia of District 24 (Morris, Sussex, and Warren) has introduced Bill A4248, aimed at implementing stricter voter identification requirements in New Jersey. Introduced on May 2, 2024,…
New Jersey Lawmakers Seek to Squash Upside Down Squatter Rights Law
TRENTON, NJ – News broadcasts in recent weeks have highlighted horror story cases of squatters taking over homes in the New York and New Jersey tri-state area. The way the current law…
Rise in Home Invasions Sparks New Jersey Bill to Protect Homeowners who Use Deadly Force Against Attacks
TRENTON, NJ – Assemblywoman Dawn Fantasia of District 24 (Morris, Sussex, and Warren) and Assemblyman Al Barlas of District 40 (Bergen, Essex, and Passaic) have jointly sponsored Bill A4242, known as the…
New Jersey Seeks to Repeal Annual Mail-In Ballot Automatic Renewal
New Jersey Assembly Introduces Bill A4236 to Revise Mail-in Voting Procedures TRENTON, NJ – Assemblywoman Dawn Fantasia of District 24 (Morris, Sussex, and Warren) has sponsored Bill A4236, which aims to amend…
Traffic Alert: Crash Causing Backups on New Jersey Turnpike Near Leonia
LEONIA, NJ — A crash on the New Jersey Turnpike/I-95 Local Lanes northbound near Exit 71 – NJ 4/Broad Ave in Leonia has resulted in the blockage of two right lanes. The…
New Jersey Based Cruises to This Caribbean Port Suspended Due to Violence
Royal Caribbean Extends Cancellation of Haiti Port Visits MIAMI, FL—Royal Caribbean has announced an extension of its suspension of ship arrivals at its private island port in Haiti, Labadee, due to persistent…
New Jersey Construction Worker Falls 30 Feet in Scaffolding Collapse at Job Site
TEANECK, NJ – Two construction workers on a scaffolding had a fright of their lives when the scaffolding started to collapse. One of the workers quickly jumped off the scaffolding into a…
Suspect Arrested for Human Trafficking in North Jersey
West New York, NJ – The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit arrested a 24-year-old man, Henry Sunun Sutuj, following an investigation into the sexual assault of a juvenile female. Sutuj…
Loaded Gun Goes Off Inside New Jersey Trampoline Park Photo Booth
South Hackensack, NJ – Two young boys are alive and bystanders spared after a steel plate in a photo booth stopped an accidentally discharged round from an illegal gun from doing any…
Auto Burglary Reported at Rutgers Village Apartments in Parsippany
PARSIPPANY, NJ — A Parsippany resident reported a burglary to his vehicle, which occurred at the Rutgers Village Apartments on April 4, 2024, at approximately 5:30 a.m. The victim, who reported the…
Bridgewater Township Couple Arrested for Jewelry Theft at Senior Living Facility
BRIDGEWATER, NJ — Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., and Bridgewater Township Police Chief John B. Mitzak have announced the arrest of Ana Rios, 40,…
New Jersey Correctional Officer Charged for Role in Attacks on Inmates by Co-Workers
NEWARK, NJ — A Passaic County correctional officer, Lorenzo Bowden, 39, admitted to conspiracy to obstruct justice related to a civil rights investigation into the assault of a pretrial detainee. The announcement…
New Jersey Congressman Hospitalized After Heart Attack
WASHINGTON, DC — A New Jersey congressman remains hospitalized and reportedly remains unconscious after suffering a cardiac episode triggered by diabetes last week. It is unclear exactly when Payne was hospitalized. Still,…
Newark Police Issue Alert for Missing 10-Year-Old Boy
NEWARK, NJ – The Newark Department of Public Safety is urgently requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing 10-year-old boy, Ayaan Khan, who was reported missing on Tuesday. Ayaan, known to…
Will New Jersey Ever See Gasoline Under $3 Again?
The Prospect of Sub-$3 Gasoline: A Glimmer or Gone for Good? TRENTON, NJ – As gas prices fluctuate across the United States, motorists and economists alike wonder whether the days of sub-$3…
Two Newark Men Arrested for Stealing Shopping Carts Worth $28,000
ROCHELLE PARK, NJ – Two men from Newark have been apprehended for the theft of 140 shopping carts from a ShopRite store in Bergen County, with the stolen goods valued at approximately…
Annual Community Cleanup Event Scheduled in Jersey City
JERSEY CITY, NJ – The “Great Jersey City Cleanup” is set for Saturday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. across all six wards. Mayor Steven M. Fulop, alongside the Department…
