Mikie Sherrill Promised New Jersey Housing Czar and Affordability
TRENTON, N.J. – The Sherrill-Caldwell Administration released a comprehensive housing strategy aimed at lowering costs, expanding homeownership, and addressing New Jersey’s shortage of more than 200,000 homes early on in the transition…
Devils team up with Toms River to launch youth hockey program for first-time players
Toms River, NJ – Young hockey fans in Toms River are getting a chance to learn the game from the pros this winter through a new partnership between the Toms River Recreation…
Barricaded man taken into custody after deadly Kearny standoff ends in house fire
Kearny, NJ – A tense overnight standoff in Kearny ended early Sunday after a man suspected in a fatal stabbing barricaded himself inside a home that later caught fire before he was…
East Brunswick police seek help identifying retail fraud suspects seen near Midstate Mall
East Brunswick, NJ – Police are asking for the public’s help identifying two individuals wanted in connection with a series of fraud incidents at retail stores in the Midstate Mall area. The…
Stolen support dog ‘One Eye Willie’ found safe after being taken from owner’s yard
Howell, NJ – A husky-shepherd mix named “One Eye Willie,” reported stolen from a Howell yard earlier this week, has been found safe and is set to be reunited with his family.…
Serious crash reported on Garden State Parkway in Lacey with three casualties
Lacey Twp., NJ – A serious crash early Sunday morning on the Garden State Parkway northbound near Mile Marker 73 left one person dead and two others injured, according to emergency radio…
Fire breaks out as police investigate body found in Kearny
Kearny, NJ – A man was discovered dead near the intersection of Kearny Avenue and Johnston Avenue on Friday, moments before a fire broke out on the same block, according to the…
Judge clears release of Trump assassination probe records to Congress and federal agencies
PITTSBURGH, PA – A federal judge has ruled that records gathered by a grand jury investigating the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, may be disclosed to Congress and…
Booker and Kim push for more gun restrictions, federal firearms license
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Cory Booker and Andy Kim, both Democrats from New Jersey, have reintroduced the Federal Firearm Licensing Act, a bill designed to create a national licensing system for gun…
New Jersey cops rescue three students who fell through ice on partially frozen lake
MOUNT HOLLY, NJ – Three students were rescued Wednesday afternoon after falling through thin ice at Woolman Lake, prompting a rapid response from police, firefighters, and EMS crews. According to the Mount…
Firefighters extinguish dumpster blaze on Laurel Drive in Little Silver
LITTLE SILVER, NJ – Fire crews were called to the area of Laurel Drive on Friday night after a dumpster caught fire, sending smoke into the neighborhood. The Little Silver Fire Company…
Late-night fire tears through Ridge Avenue home in Asbury Park
ASBURY PARK, NJ – A Friday night blaze drew a heavy response from firefighters after flames broke out on the 100 block of Ridge Avenue just before 9 p.m. The Asbury Park…
High winds cause roof collapse at Lavallette gas station, damaging pumps but sparing injuries
LAVALLETTE, NJ – Powerful wind gusts brought down the roof of a Sunoco gas station in Ocean County Friday evening, crushing the canopy above the pumps but causing no reported injuries. The…
Police charge six for stabbing at North Jersey Wawa brawl; One suspect on the run
KEARNY, NJ – Six people have been charged and one suspect remains wanted following a stabbing that erupted during a large fight outside a Wawa convenience store in Kearny earlier this fall,…
Santa laces up skates for holiday fun at Winding River Ice Rink in Toms River Today
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Holiday cheer is coming to the ice this today as Santa Claus trades his sleigh for skates at the Winding River Ice Rink. The Toms River Township Government…
Seventeen injured after NJ Transit trains collide and derail in Montclair as NTSB launches investigation
MONTCLAIR, NJ – Seventeen passengers were injured Friday evening when two NJ Transit trains collided on the Montclair-Boonton Line, causing one car to derail on a stretch of track west of Bay…
Morning van fire threatened Asbury Park home as firefighters contain blaze
ASBURY PARK, NJ – A van fire early Tuesday morning prompted a full emergency response after reports of people trapped inside a burning home on the 200 block of Elizabeth Avenue. The…
Lakehurst man arrested after plowing through construction site killing man
Lakehurst man indicted after drunk driving crash kills construction worker in Toms River Toms River, NJ — A Lakehurst man has been indicted for vehicular homicide after investigators say he plowed into…
Flyers suspend radio announcer after on-air inappropriate sexual comment during Sabres game
PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Philadelphia Flyers suspended longtime radio announcer Tim Saunders after he was caught making an inappropriate remark during Thursday night’s broadcast of the team’s 5–3 loss to the Buffalo…
New Jersey to restore veterans’ benefits for LGBTQ members discharged under past policies
TRENTON, N.J. – A New Jersey Assembly committee has approved legislation that would expand the state’s definition of “veteran” to include LGBTQ service members who were discharged under discriminatory military policies, paving…
New Jersey Towns Could Soon Add Speed Bumps on Roads without State Approvals
TRENTON, N.J. – Municipalities and counties across New Jersey could soon have more authority to install speed humps and other traffic-calming measures on local roads under a bill advanced by the Senate…
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