Weird and Strange News

MANCHESTER, N.J. — Manchester Township Police, along with multiple law enforcement partners, have launched a coordinated enforcement effort to curb trespassing and unauthorized activity at the 7,000-acre Heritage Minerals property …

FREEHOLD, N.J. — A 46-year-old Middletown man has been arrested and charged with multiple weapons offenses after authorities recovered several illegal weapons during a traffic stop, officials announced Wednesday. Joseph …

JACKSON, N.J. — A growing number of massive, newly constructed warehouses across New Jersey are sitting vacant, drawing criticism from residents who say the state is trading open space for …

LAKEWOOD, N.J. — A 40-year-old Lakewood yeshiva student and father of seven was released from the Ocean County Jail on Monday under New Jersey’s bail reform system, four days after …

BENSALEM, Pa. — Officials in Bensalem Township are ramping up enforcement to prevent illegal dumping from Philadelphia as the city continues to deal with a sanitation workers’ strike. With trash …

DENVILLE, N.J. — Temporary signs marked with cryptic abbreviations like “MB” are drawing attention across multiple towns in New Jersey, with many residents asking what they mean. According to film …

EDGEWATER, N.J. — A 55-year-old Teaneck man was arrested and charged with sexual assault following an incident that allegedly occurred at SoJo Spa Club in Edgewater, authorities announced Wednesday. Dong …

BERLIN — Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie made an unexpected appearance at a Bruce Springsteen concert in Germany over the weekend, raising eyebrows online after he was seen dancing …

LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A decomposed humpback whale washed up early Friday on the 130th Street beach in the Beach Haven Terrace section of Long Beach Island, officials confirmed. …

A Case for Pinelands Purgatory in New Jersey New Jersey, the Garden State, is a land of contrasts—bustling urban centers, serene shorelines, and the sprawling, enigmatic Pine Barrens. Yet, despite …

ASBURY PARK, N.J. — A 19-year-old female lifeguard was seriously injured Wednesday morning after being impaled by a beach umbrella pole during a routine setup at the Asbury Park beachfront, …

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey lawmakers are proposing to rename the Delaware Bay to the “Bay of New Jersey,” asserting state pride over a waterway that borders both New Jersey …

TRENTON, N.J. — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill has pointed the finger at President Donald Trump for New Jersey’s recent 20% energy rate hike, which took effect on June 1, …

TRENTON, NJ – Long before Elon Musk and President Donald Trump feuded, while it was still envogue to burn tesla dealerships and damage cybertrucks, New Jersey wanted to show the …

LAKE CITY, S.C. — A missing persons report out of Brunswick County, N.C., led investigators to a gruesome discovery and the arrest of a Lake City man after dismembered human …

CRANBURY, N.J. — The Trump administration is stepping into a local eminent domain battle in Middlesex County, where a New Jersey farmer is fighting to preserve his 175-year-old family farm …

NEWARK, N.J. — Only in New Jersey. A criminal alien who escaped custody during a riot at an ICE detention facility in Newark was turned away by police when he …

TRENTON, N.J. — The New Jersey Senate Commerce Committee has advanced Senate Bill No. 3007, which would legalize natural organic reduction — also known as human composting — as an …

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY — A 30-year-old man from Randolph, New Jersey, was injured Tuesday morning after being gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park’s Upper Geyser Basin near …

Englishtown, NJ – Former mob enforcer John Alite has estimated that he shot between 30 and 40 people, beat about 100 people with a baseball bat, and murdered 7 people.  In a strange …

DENTON, Texas — A 52-year-old man was arrested after allegedly shooting his fiancée in the head and keeping her body in their apartment for over a week before fleeing because …

NEWARK, NJ — U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) likened President Donald Trump’s call to deploy the National Guard without California Governor Gavin Newsom’s request to being a ‘cop killer’, accusing …

QUEENS, N.Y. — The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect wanted in connection with two forcible touching incidents that occurred within 20 minutes of each other …

TRENTON, N.J. — While New Jersey enforces hundreds of conventional laws, the Garden State also holds a surprising number of peculiar and often overlooked regulations that remain active today. In …

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A Connecticut man pleaded guilty Monday to killing and dismembering a purebred English bulldog in a disturbing animal cruelty case that unfolded in New Rochelle late …