New Jersey News

A purge of political appointees may be underway at NJ Transit, with Gov.-elect asking for the resignation of 100 senior staff members, NJ Advance Media has learned. The requests were …

A doctor from New Jersey, who was accused of hiring a person to kill his wife after she threatened to divorce and expose him for running an illegal prescription opioid …

A small borough in New Jersey has decided to push back against the phenomenon of traffic created by navigation apps such as Waze and Google Maps. According to The New …

With the marijuana legalization debate set to heat up this year in New Jersey, leaders in two of the state’s highest-profile towns say they have no problem with weed businesses …

The man accused of strangling his childhood friend, Sarah Stern, and dumping her body off a Jersey Shore bridge in December 2016 used Snapchat to discuss the ongoing investigation with …

Gov. Chris Christie With his legacy still a matter of debate thanks to record-low approval ratings, Gov. Chris Christie used his final State of the State address yesterday to emphatically …

Gov. Christie Christie will bid New Jersey farewell on Tuesday as he gives his eighth and final State of the State address. Below is the full text of his prepared …

by CHRIS SWENDEMAN Man Facing Charges of Armed Burglary, Attempted Murder, Weapons Offenses FREEHOLD – An Ocean County man is named in a 4-count indictment handed up by a Monmouth …

On Tuesday night, the Travel Channel will air its episode of Andrew Zimmern’s show “Bizarre Foods:Delicious Destinations” filmed last year at the Jersey Shore. “Andrew Zimmern uncovers the boardwalk indulgences …

The first time I asked Gov. Chris Christie a question we were 2,000 miles from New Jersey. I was a year into my first newspaper job in southeast New Mexico. …

For some, the evening commute on Monday could include some freezing rain and sleet. A winter weather advisory has been issued for central and southwestern New Jersey, from 1 p.m. …

An additional 103 Sears and KMart stores will close in the next several months, Sears Holdings announced Thursday. Among the locations set to go out of business is the Sears …

A sergeant who was stationed in Fort Lee was killed Monday while serving in Afghanistan, the U.S. Army said. Sergeant First Class Mihail Golin, 34, died of injuries sustained from …

A New Jersey woman won $5 million with a scratch-off lottery ticket she purchased accidentally in New York City and didn’t even bother checking for two weeks. Oksana Zaharov, 46, …

The Long Branch teenager who allegedly killed his parents, sister and a family friend on New Year’s Eve opened fire “at close range” using a semi-automatic rifle containing 15 bullets, …

Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs have filed a Complaint alleging that a South Jersey-based contractor used deceptive practices to obtain more than …

Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that a Committee of the State Board of Medical Examiners (“the Committee”) has temporarily suspended the license …

A 16-year-old armed with a semi-automatic rifle shot and killed his parents, his sister and a family friend who lived with them in Long Branch on New Year’s Eve, authorities …

Typically, police dash cams are used to gather evidence during traffic stops. However, a New Jersey police officer accidentally captured something quite spectacular on his: a fireball blazing across the …

Gov.-elect Phil Murphy and U.S. Sens. Cory Booker and Bob Menendez agree: The sole New Jersey Republican to support the President Donald Trump-backed tax plan needs to change his votes. …

SEVENTY-SIX YEARS ago this week, Imperial Japanese forces launched a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, killing 2,403 men and women and launching the United States into the Second World War. …

The hunt launched by police in Sea Girt, New Jersey, for a vandal who damaged a popular Christmas lights display ended Saturday morning with the arrest of a squirrel. The …