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Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. NEWARK, N.J. — As spring routines shift across Newark and surrounding communities, New Jersey health officials are urging residents to pay attention to a condition that often develops without warning: high...

FOX 5 NY's Antwan Lewis spoke with retired NYPD Lieutenant Commander Detective Ralph Cilento about the latest in the Nancy Guthrie case.

At 2:41 a.m., officers responded to St. Michael's Hospital at 111 Central Ave. after two ambulance workers said they were in the vehicle when a man approached, forcibly removed the driver and ordered the passenger to exit, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. The ambulance was recovered at 250...

Charges are pending against a person who made threats on TikTok against a middle school student in Gloucester County. Harrison Township police said in a statement Wednesday that the threats against the student at Clearview Regional Middle School were not credible. Police learned of the threat about 6:30 p.m....

New Milford officers responded to a burglar alarm at a home on Luhmann Drive in New Milford on May 26, 2025, where they found the rear sliding door shattered and the master bedroom had been ransacked, according to Capt. Kevin Van Saders. Proceeds from the burglary included various jewelry, cash,...

Quran McPhatter, an officer of 21 years, faces several charges of assault, official misconduct, attempted coercion and menacing.

They're on every street to keep you and your family safe. But some drivers are putting you and firefighters at risk.

An 85-year-old New Yorker went to a nursing home for a "short-term" rehab stint with plans to return to his wife soon after, only to die weeks later due to the facility's "carelessness," a suit says. The post Nursing home's 'carelessness' led to husband getting Stage 4 bedsore and dying just 'weeks' after his wife...

A 60-year-old woman who had been reported missing was discovered dead inside her home on Saturday afternoon. Sandra Shanks, of Newark, was found unresponsive around 1:15 p.m. on February 7. She was pronounced dead at 1:36 p.m. The incident is still under investigation, but foul play is not suspected, according...

An investigation by the Jersey City Police Department has led to the arrest of a former employee of Goya Foods. Jersey City Police said they arrested 54-year-old Jennifer Kutler after a meticulous, month-long financial investigation that uncovered more than $274,000 in stolen company funds. In August 2025 Goya Foods...