Beloved Ocean County law dog passes away
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Ocean County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of its most trusted and recognizable service dogs, K9 Gertrude, a bloodhound who spent six years tracking…
New Jersey Moves to Ban Discrimination Against the Fat, Tall, and Short People of the Garden State
TRENTON, N.J. – The New Jersey Senate Labor Committee has approved a first-of-its-kind proposal that would make it illegal for employers, landlords, schools, and public facilities to discriminate against individuals because of…
Jackson moves to ban parking on Lehigh Boulevard and Adelphi Drive amid neighborhood congestion
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Jackson Township is moving to restrict on-street parking in a northern neighborhood where residents say weekend congestion has become unbearable, creating safety hazards for children and drivers alike.…
Lakewood scores millions in federal funding as Rep. Chris Smith including $2 Cross Street expansion
LAKEWOOD, N.J. – Lakewood Township is set to receive several million dollars in new federal funding for local infrastructure and public safety improvements as part of a broader $23.8 million package secured…
Heartbreaking plea in Jackson as family searches for owner or home for dog ‘Scooby’
JACKSON, N.J. – A Jackson family is making an urgent appeal to the community to help find the owner or a new home for a dog they rescued and later had to…
ICE arrests Salvadoran national convicted of sexual abuse after New York prison release
WASHINGTON, DC – Federal immigration officers have arrested a Salvadoran national with a history of sexual offenses in New York, officials confirmed this week. The suspect, identified as Jose Mendoza, was taken…
Runaway cows block road in Poughkeepsie before deputies wrangle herd
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – Drivers in Dutchess County were treated to an unusual morning sight Friday when a group of cows wandered onto a roadway, briefly bringing traffic to a standstill before deputies…
ICE warns California over plan to release 33,000 criminal aliens from jails
WASHINGTON, DC – The Trump administration is sending a clear warning to California. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have issued an urgent warning to…
Honduran national with violent criminal history released by Maryland sanctuary county despite detainer
BALTIMORE, MD – Federal immigration authorities have taken into custody a Honduran national with a violent criminal history after Prince George’s County released him despite an active immigration detainer, officials announced this…
Manchester crash ends with car fully engulfed
Vehicle fire erupts after crash near Renaissance Boulevard Manchester Township, NJ – Morning traffic near a residential stretch turned tense when a sedan veered off the roadway, slammed into snow embankments, and…
Bensalem house fire leads to 40 year sentence
Michigan man gets decades in prison for Bensalem arson attack Bensalem, PA – A quiet Bucks County neighborhood was shattered before dawn when a house on Merganser Way erupted in flames, and…
Bexar County man indicted for hacking and tampering with public water system
SAN ANTONIO, TX – A federal grand jury in San Antonio has indicted a Bexar County man accused of hacking into and tampering with a local public water system, allegedly threatening public…
Michigan man torches Bensalem home gets brutal sentence
Michigan man sentenced to decades after cross country arson attack levels Bensalem home Bensalem, PA – A pre-dawn fireball that tore through a quiet Bucks County neighborhood has ended with a Michigan…
Chips Ahoy! Baked Bites recall expands over choking hazard concerns
EAST HANOVER, N.J. – Snack maker Mondelēz Global LLC announced a nationwide expansion of its voluntary recall of CHIPS AHOY! Baked Bites Brookie products following an initial recall issued on December 24.…
Raleigh man sentenced for importing and selling 2,500 counterfeit airbags
NEW BERN, N.C. – A Raleigh man has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison for importing and selling thousands of counterfeit vehicle airbags, which authorities say posed…
New Jersey stays silent as poisonous weedkiller found in popular bread brands sold across state
Trenton, N.J. – A study circulating nationally about weedkiller detected in common bread products has drawn no public response from New Jersey officials, even as Florida leaders publicly promote test results showing…
Chester County outlines response to officer involved shootings
Chester County officials address public concerns after fatal Minnesota shootings Chester County, PA – In response to growing questions and online discussion following fatal police shootings in Minnesota, Chester County law enforcement…
Loaded handgun at elementary school traced to home
Charge filed after gun discharges inside Glen Burnie elementary classroom Glen Burnie, MD – A classroom incident that sent a student to the hospital has now led to criminal charges after investigators…
Gun store burglary ring busted after year-long probe
PITTSBURGH, PA – County police, working with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General and federal agents, have charged eight people following a year-long investigation into a group accused of targeting gun stores…
Janet Jackson linked to rifle shooting in Newark
NEWARK, NJ – Newark officials are asking for the public’s help locating a 38-year-old woman wanted for questioning in connection with a shooting investigation on South 7th Street. Public Safety Director Emanuel…