Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ To Cut 242 Jobs by April Amid...
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey will lay off 242 employees by April 26. A Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filing confirmed this. The cuts slice away nearly 5% of the company's U.S. workforce. Workers at the Newark headquarters will lose their jobs. So will staff at a...
Police seek help identifying vehicle burglary suspect in Newark
NEWARK, NJ — Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a vehicle connected to an auto burglary that occurred on Monday. At approximately 1:10 p.m., a male driver parked his 2025 white 4-door Mercedes-Benz GLE at ShopRite, 206 Springfield Avenue. The victim returned to his car at...
Mysterious Broadcast Interrupts Suburban TV Stations
Last night, around 8:30 PM, residents of Maplewood were bewildered when their TV screens suddenly flickered and a strange broadcast took over. It began with static, followed by cryptic symbols and a distorted voice speaking in an unknown language. This eerie transmission lasted for exactly five minutes before normal...
Family blames snow banks on side of road for loved one’s death in Newark
The victim's family says he couldn't safely cross the street because the snow piles were too high.
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 Miranda Sr. identified the woman as Janet Jackson, who detectives are seeking following a gunfire incident...
Jersey City gunman gets double life sentence for 2021 massacre
JERSEY CITY, NJ – A Jersey City man convicted in a 2021 double fatal shooting was sentenced Wednesday to consecutive life terms in state prison, closing one of the city’s deadliest gun violence cases in recent years, according to Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello. Superior Court Judge Nesle Rodriguez imposed…
Jersey City cracking down on snow removal violators: $150 fine
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (PIX11) — After holding themselves accountable for a slow start to snow removal, Jersey City is holding others accountable, too. The City says hundreds of tickets were issued last week to violators who did not properly clear snow and ice from their sidewalks. The City says the violators were mostly...
Father picked up by ICE while buying diapers for his kids
A father in Hudson County went out to buy diapers for his two young kids, but never made it home. Martin Soto, 30, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Monday while buying diapers in Kearny, his wife told NJ Advance Media. “He went to get diapers and...
N.J. murder suspect found after months-long international manhunt
A fugitive from New York City who is allegedly responsible for a deadly double shooting in Camden was captured in Spain, ending a months-long search, authorities said. The Spanish National Police arrested Felix De La Cruz-Arias, 30, last Friday in Barcelona, the nation’s second-largest city. He is charged with...
Potential snow for parts of the Tri-State Area this weekend
Parts of New York and Connecticut could see snow Friday into Saturday. A First Alert Weather Day is in effect for the weekend due to dangerously cold temperatures.

















