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Albert Coutinho, 56, was a pillar of Newark's Portuguese community and a key organizer of the city's Portugal Day Festival.

A disturbing incident unfolded at the popular Jersey Gardens shopping mall in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where a 17-year-old boy was tragically shot in the face. This unsettling act of violence occurred in the middle of a bustling retail hub, sending shockwaves through the community and raising questions about safety in...

A Georgia man faces up to life in prison after being charged with the Christmas Eve kidnapping and shooting of his ex, and dumping her on a road in Morris County, the U.S. Attorney of New Jersey announced.

GWCI Casting is seeking talent for the upcoming Netflix film AIG, with filming scheduled at multiple locations including Jersey City and Red Bank. One role calls for a “Special Ability DJ at Rooftop Bar,” with tentative filming set for Thursday, April 2 in Jersey City, casting officials said. The exterior shoot pays...

One of New York City’s most notorious suppliers of untraceable “ghost guns” is now in custody, according to prosecutors, after a coordinated law enforcement sweep targeting sellers of privately made firearms. Authorities are framing the arrest as part of a broader push to choke off the pipelines that move these...

As Kristine Malone waited for her train in New York City, she suddenly heard an unusual, panicked sound near the tracks. Something soft but urgent kept breaking through. She paused, unsure at first if her mind was playing tricks on her. But then it came again, sharper this time. A cry that didn’t fit and couldn’t be...

A source with knowledge of the matter told NBC News personnel in the air traffic controller tower at LaGaurdia Airport may have violated a decades-old staffing rule on the night of the Air Canada collision on the runway. NBC New York’s Chris Glorioso reports.

Jason D. Ibanez, 29, was charged with third-degree forgery following an investigation into a $2,800 check that was cashed in Jersey City on Sept. 19, 2025, according to Lyndhurst Police Capt. Paul Haggerty. Officer Anthony Morreale began investigating the incident on Sept. 24 after the check was linked to a...

NEW JERSEY (PIX11) — Former state Assemblymember Alberto Coutinho died in a crash in Newark, according to officials. He was 56. The two-vehicle crash happened Sunday before 8 a.m. on McCarter Highway and South Street, according to Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II. Coutinho was taken to an area hospital...

Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda, Sr., requests the public’s help identifying the suspects pictured who assaulted a man and a woman during a robbery in which one of the suspects stabbed a bystander who intervened on Sunday, March 22, 2026. At approximately 3:27 a.m., the suspects, brandishing knives,...