Solomon celebrates revised Turnpike expansion for Jersey City, but still wants more
Jersey City Mayor-elect James Solomon is celebrating the revised Turnpike expansion project that maintains the current two-lane configuration through Jersey City rather than expanding to six lanes as originally proposed, but still believes more changes are needed. “The Newark Bay-Hudson County Extension Improvements...
Police charge six for stabbing at North Jersey Wawa brawl; One suspect on the...
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…
Organizers in Paterson call for more shelters after man dies sleeping in freezing temperatures
Advocates and community members gathered at a church to honor the life of Allen Higgins.
New Jersey Weather Alert: Newark May See Near-Record Heat Dec 27–Jan 2, 2026
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Newark, NJ – New Jersey residents could be heading into 2026 with springlike temperatures, as long-range forecasts point to a stretch of near-record warmth settling in across the state after Christmas and...
New Jersey police chief charged with kidnapping, assault in Boston
Totowa Police Chief Carmen Veneziano was indicted for allegedly confining and attacking a woman in a Boston hotel room.
MTA Expands Turnstile Fins and Paddles to More Subway Stations
New York City’s subway system is getting more turnstile upgrades to reduce fare evasion. The MTA announced that the metal fins and plastic paddles, already installed at 327 stations, will be added to another 129 stations by the end of next month. The fins and paddles, designed to make...
Exclusive: Family demands answers after ICE detainee’s death
The family of the man who died earlier this month while in Immigrations and Customs Enforcement custody at Newark's Delaney Hall says it wants answers about how he died one day after he was taken into custody. In an exclusive interview with NBC New York, Jean Wilson Brutus' cousin says...
Woman Follows A Desperate Cry Near Station Tracks In New York And Finds A...
Kristine Malone was waiting for her train in New York City when the routine moment was suddenly broken by a faint, panicked sound drifting up from the tracks below. She paused, wondering if she’d imagined it. Then the cry came again, small but unmistakable. Drawn by concern, Kristine leaned...
Suspect Caught Wearing $800 Gucci Sneakers She Swiped From Paramus Mall, Chief Says
On Saturday, Dec. 20, at 7 p.m., Nordstrom security broadcast a report of a theft involving a pair of Gucci sneakers taken by a woman who fled the store and entered the parking lot, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Sgt. Anthony Mordaga, who was on patrol in the area,...
Deadly police-involved shooting in Queens
A domestic dispute involving a man with a box cutter ended in a deadly police-involved shooting early Sunday.
