Dick’s Sporting Goods to end sales of assault-style guns

US retailer Dick’s Sporting Goods announced Wednesday it would stop selling assault-style rifles and bar gun sales to any customers under 21 years old in the wake of the Florida school shooting.…

Walmart Bans Rifle-Like Toys

Walmart announced that it will raise the age of those who can purchase firearms at its stores to 21. The company also said it will ban toys and items that resemble assault…

Walmart raises to 21 minimum age to buy firearms, ammo

US retail giant Walmart announced Wednesday that it was raising to 21 its minimum age to buy firearms and ammunition, the latest US company to recalibrate its stance on weapons after a…

Congressman MacArthur Pays Respects to Billy Graham

WASHINGTON, DC-New Jersey Congressman Tom MacArthur paid his respects to evangelist Billy Graham this week after his passing at the age of 99. A service for Graham was held in the U.S.…

Senator Leads Charge Against New Jersey Off-Shore Drilling

Senator Chris Brown (R-2) is sponsoring bipartisan legislation to fight the federal plan to allow offshore drilling for oil and natural gas along the Atlantic Coast. “Protecting our environment and our way…

Jackson Mayoral Candidate Stands up in Trenton Against Democrat Gun Grab

Today, I stood (well, sat) in front of the New Jersey Assembly, and spoke in opposition to a bill against our RIGHT to own and carry firearms via the Second Amendment. I…

Man killed, 1 injured after house fire breaks out

One person was killed and another person injured early Wednesday in a house fire in Edison, authorities said. The fire started in the basement of the Edison house at 5:40 a.m., Edison…

Music: A season of Jewish choirs in concert

The following is a partial list of Jewish choral performances in New Jersey this spring: Kol Dodi will perform a Lag b’Omer concert May 3 at Morristown Jewish Center-Beit Yisrael. Photo courtesy…

New Jersey Researcher Finds Selfies Make Your Nose Look Bigger

“Does this smartphone make my nose look big?” It might, according to researchers at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School who point out that most people are unaware that close-up selfies produce a…

State Police troopers save man’s life with CPR after crash (VIDEO)

New Jersey State Police troopers used CPR to save a man’s life when they found him unresponsive and without a pulse in a vehicle in the median of the Garden State Parkway…

Hundreds of flights cancelled at N.J., N.Y., Philly airports by storm

Hundreds of flights have been cancelled at New Jersey, Philly and New York airports due to a powerful nor’easter making its way through the area packing wind gusts up to 60 mph…

Overdose deaths fell in 14 states. In N.J., they surged 35 percent

Overdose deaths continue to skyrocket in New Jersey even as other states appear to be getting a grip on the opioid crisis, according to the latest available data released by the U.S.…

New Jersey Man Takes $1,600 Uber Ride He Can’t Remember

A New Jersey man made it home safe Friday after a night of partying by way of a $1,000 Uber ride, which he said he doesn’t remember. Kenneth Bachman claimed had been…

Report: ICE Arrested 3,189 Illegals in New Jersey Under Trump in 2017

A report today on NJ.com says ICE has been effective in New Jersey in detaining illegal immigrants in the Garden State… More than twice as many undocumented immigrants in New Jersey with…

Car Splits Utility Pole, Overturns on Cop Car

On February 28, 2018 at 9:08 in the morning Brick Twp. Police Officer Jay Halley was conducting radar enforcement on Rt. 35 Southbound (Bayside Park). At that time a vehicle veered off…

Millburn High’s head volleyball coach charged with molesting teen

Update: Nguyen was released from jail after a pretrial hearing. The head volleyball coach at Millburn High School engaged in sexual acts with a 14-year-old girl after giving the teen alcohol, authorities…

2 N.J. school districts closed over email threat sent to staff member

Two Gloucester County school districts have been closed after a threatening email was sent to a district staff member, officials said. The Franklin Township and Delsea Regional school districts are closed Thursday…

Karma Nightclub on the Market in Seaside Heights

SEASIDE HEIGHTS-Karma, the iconic nightclub on the Boulevard in Seaside Heights is for sale, according to a real estate listing posted recently. Built in 2003, the 22,000 square foot bar is listed…

Loaded Assault Rifle, 8 Kilos of Drugs Found at Man’s Apartment Suspected of Dealing in Ocean County

TOMS RIVER-Rasheed Jaron Sanders is in Ocean County Jail and awaiting a pre-trial release hearing after being arrested in East Orange in February. Sanders has been charged with manufacturing and distributing heroin…

After fatally beating his girlfriend, man stops for drinks, prosecutor says

A man accused of beating his girlfriend to death inside a Jersey Shore motel room last week stopped for drinks before he checked himself into a hospital following the “brutal beating,” a…

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