Newark NJ

Two people were hospitalized Monday, including a firefighter who suffered burns while fighting an early-morning blaze in Newark, officials said. Newark firefighters responded to 319 Hawthorne Avenue at 3:59 a.m. for a report of a fire and rescued an unresponsive man from a first-floor apartment, officials said. The...

A preliminary investigation found that the NJ Transit bus struck Eva Malcom, a 30-year-old pedestrian from Newark, while making a right turn onto Freeway Drive East, authorities said.

A New Jersey man has been convicted of a litany of crimes after his rampage that targeted a woman and a boy who were separately walking their dogs.

A lifeguard at the Bayonne Lincoln Community School has been charged with making false statements to law enforcement regarding the June 9th, 2022 incident at the school pool where two brothers drowned. Ashley Danback, 37, of Toms River, is charged with one count of false swearing, a fourth-degree crime, Hudson...

Prosecutors say they're still awaiting autopsy results before potentially issuing more serious charges. [ more › ]

The ongoing Iran conflict has nuclear fears skyrocketing. Now, the Navy is warning about China's new nuclear capabilities.

A Queens mom of three was randomly slashed by a masked maniac as she walked to a bus stop Monday morning — leaving her “scared to go back home” as she recovered at the hospital hours later, she told The Post. Lisette Ramales, 29, was crossing the street, steps from t he bus stop at 23rd Avenue and 94th Street in East...

A major turning point arrived in 1964 when Johnny Pacheco teamed up with New York lawyer Jerry Masucci to launch Fania Records. Their idea sounded simple. Sign the best Latin musicians in the city and bring them together under one label. The results reshaped the industry. Fania gathered artists such as Willie Colón,...

NEWARK, NJ — Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in connection with a shooting that occurred Wednesday. At approximately 11:45 a.m., police responded to Grafton Avenue near Broadway on a call of shots fired. Responding officers located ballistics evidence and later located a...

Crews rescued an unresponsive man from a first-floor apartment and transported him to University Hospital, where he was reported in critical condition as of Monday morning, officials said.