American Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Stop in Detroit Over Passenger Incident
An American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago was diverted to Detroit on Sunday after a reported passenger disturbance, with FBI and local authorities responding to the scene.
Man arrested following laundromat assault in Carlstadt
CARLSTADT, NJ — A man turned himself in to police March 26 after allegedly assaulting another person and threatening them with a box cutter at a laundromat earlier in the week. PO Smith and PO Linde responded to a reported disturbance at a laundromat on Hackensack Street on March...
Experts find cause of death for whale washed up on Rockaway beach
The Sei whale washed up on a Rockaway Beach was likely killed in a collision with a boat, scientists have revealed. Biologists from the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society performed a necropsy on the massive, 45-foot mammal that washed up on the beach Thursday, said officials. The necropsy, or animal autopsy,...
N.J. will be killing deer in a place where many don’t ever see them
A state‑ordered deer cull is set to begin Monday in one of New Jersey’s most unlikely places: Liberty State Park in Jersey City. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has ordered a week-long effort to “humanely cull a population of white-tailed deer” within a 200-acre section of the park long closed...
Albert Coutinho, former assemblyman, killed in car accident at 56
Former Assemblyman Alberto Coutinho, a prominent member of the Portuguese-American community in the Ironbound section of Newark who served two stints in the New Jersey State Assembly, died this morning in a car accident. He was 56. Coutinho suffered a heart attack after being injured in a two-car collision on...
Thinking about renting your home for the World Cup? Not in these N.J. towns.
If you rent your home on Airbnb in one of these 76 New Jersey towns, you’re breaking the law and could face hefty fines and even jail time. With the World Cup at Metlife Stadium just months away, Airbnb is offering a $750 bonus to attract more hosts. Homeowners in certain zip codes who sign up and complete their...
2-car crash in N.J. city kills 1 person, injures 1
One driver was killed and another was injured in a two-car crash at an intersection in Newark Sunday morning, officials said. Police responded to South Street and McCarter Highway around 7:40 a.m. for a report of a crash, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. One driver went into cardiac...
N.J.-born ‘looksmaxxing’ influencer arrested in Florida on battery charge
The influencer who built a following teaching men to perfect their looks faced a different kind of camera Thursday — a jail booking camera in Florida. Braden Eric Peters, 20, known online as Clavicular, was arrested Thursday on charges of misdemeanor battery and criminal conspiracy to commit battery after he...
Life for killer of East Orange teacher
A 53-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting an East Orange teacher. Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced last week that Andre Higgs, of Watchung, has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2015 murder of his former girlfriend Latrena May, of East Orange.
Southampton rallies for retired NYPD cop after brain surgery in Colombia
Gregory Fink never expected his trip this year to Colombia would change his life. But nearly a month after a brain aneurysm nearly killed him, the retired NYPD cop is still fighting to get back home to Long Island. The East Quogue father of four children survived emergency brain surgery...
