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A tractor-trailer rolled over onto a car Sunday morning on Route 80 in Elmwood Park, trapping the smaller vehicle’s driver in the wreckage, the Paterson Fire Department said. The semi was fully loaded when it crashed on the westbound highway shortly after 8 a.m., authorities said. Multiple fire departments...

A 29-year-old man from Bergen County has been reported missing, and police are seeking the public’s help. William Hooper was last seen on Thursday at the Secaucus Junction NJ Transit Train Station, according to the Lyndhurst Police Department. Deputy Chief Paul Haggerty said his department has been in touch...

Wild squirrels are so common across New York that many residents barely notice them anymore. They race across sidewalks in busy neighborhoods, leap between tree branches in suburban parks, and search for food beneath benches in crowded city squares. People often view them as background wildlife that simply exists along

The zoo said it happened around 2:30 p.m. when the wild animal keeper was cleaning an enclosure.

A standing-room-only spot at Madison Square Garden costs $800 in the playoffs. Courtside chairs are pushing $42,000. For most New Yorkers, the outdoor watch parties outside MSG were not simply a nice addition to the postseason experience; they were the postseason experience. And now they are gone, six arrests into a Co

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Two Staten Island community leaders were honored with the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, a prestigious national award recognizing outstanding service, philanthropy and commitment to cultural heritage. Elissa Montanti and Alfred (Fred) C. Cerullo III were named among the Class of 2026 and recognized

Newark, NJ — A New Jersey woman wanted on warrants connected to Ocean County has been arrested and booked into the Essex County Jail, according to inmate records released Sunday. Nicole Hamm, 37, was committed to the Essex County Correctional Facility on May 24 and is currently being held at the jail’s main facility in

At its May meeting Thursday night, the Jersey City Board of Education voted to approve 55 transfers of Jersey City Public Schools teachers, many from non-classroom to classroom roles. It also voted to renew its contracts with nearly three dozen vendors for next school year and heard a year-end report from the Jersey Ci

Newark's latest initiative creates an Office of Constitutional Affairs, inviting locals to help shape police policies as the city enjoys its lowest homicide rates in decades.