Newark NJ

Two people killed in an early morning crash on Route 17 have been identified, according to New York State Police and WICZ. Investigators say 45-year-old Frank J. Dempaire of Reading, PA, and 45-year-old Elize Carlos of Newark, NJ, died when a tractor-trailer rear-ended their car around 4:30 a.m. Monday in the town of...

A New Jersey mother and grandmother died Monday, Sept. 8, after 17 days in the hospital following a sudden brain aneurysm, her loved ones said. She was 39 years old. A native of Brazil, Poliana Pires Coelho lived in Newark's Ironbound section and was a devoted single mother to daughters Ana Luisa, 21, Ana Beatriz, 9,...

The mayor of South Orange said on Tuesday that ICE is “terrorizing communities” after the agency made arrests in two neighboring suburbs in two days. In a social media post on Tuesday evening, Mayor Sheena Collum said that a person in the village had been taken into custody by the U.S. Immigrations and Customs...

A 16-year-old is in custody after a shooting at a Middletown barbershop left a 17-year-old injured.

New York, US: A convicted child predator who was previously released under New York City’s controversial sanctuary city policies has been re-arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), sparking fierce debate over public safety and local government responsibility. Sanctuary Policy Under Fire. According...

The officer was discovered dead in his West Islip home the day after he learned of the probe.

Ray McKie was working at the Queensboro Plaza subway station and was on the platform when a teen fainted and fell onto the northbound tracks.

In an announcement at Grand Central Wednesday morning, Governor Kathy Hochul said crime dropped 9% compared to last year.

At 6:30 p.m., Shawnita Ferguson was crossing the street at 398 Springfield Ave. across from The Home Depot in Newark, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Ferguson was crossing mid-block behind an NJ Transit bus stopped at a bus stop when she was hit by a Chevrolet Equinox traveling westbound, authorities said.

New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani has been attempting to make inroads with local police following comments he made in 2020 that have been viewed as hostile toward police. In recent weeks, Mamdani has met with dozens of active and retired New York City Police Department officers to see how he can...