Newark NJ

A man died after a struggle with Department of Homeless Services peace officers and NYPD officers at a Brooklyn men's shelter on Clarkson Avenue, and New York Attorney General Letitia James' office has now opened a full investigation into what happened. The man lost consciousness during the encounter on December 21, 2025, and was pronounced dead after being rushed to a nearby hospital.

Jersey City Ward E Councilwoman Eleana Little is calling on the city administration to reverse course and restore public trash cans in residential neighborhoods after the city removed them as part of a new municipal pilot program. An online petition is circulating to pressure municipal officials to bring back the...

Ocean County prosecutors say 36-year-old Justin Martin caused the woman to suffer burns and smoke inhalation on October 15.

A BMW slammed into a utility pole, guardrail and retaining wall on Route 17 early Saturday, Oct. 17, triggering a second crash, power outages and road closures, authorities said (scroll for video). The 2013 black BMW sedan was heading south near Biggie's Restaurant in Carlstadt around 4:46 a.m. when…

The driver crossed onto the Boardwalk near Belmont Avenue before veering off the boards and into the sand

Amber Guyger, the ex-Dallas cop who murdered her neighbor in his own home after she accidentally walked into the wrong apartment in 2018, was released from a Texas prison Friday on parole. Guyger, 38, strolled out of the Christina Melton Crain Unit in Gatesville after serving seven of her 10-year sentence, NBC News reported , according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Amber Guyger was released from prison on parole Friday, seven years after she was found guilty of murdering Botham Je

Addressing the man in handcuffs, a woman speaking in the video calls out in Spanish to offer help as three masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents lead the man into an unmarked SUV at Gates Avenue and Union Street in Montclair Tuesday evening. It was one among a spate...

Newark, Jersey City and Trenton could see a milder winter, but coastal storms and snow remain possible.

Jersey City Ward E Councilwoman Eleana Little hosted a “Know Your Rights” training along with Spirit of Liberation last night in light of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrest in Harrison went viral. ABC News reported on Monday that in nearby Harrison, ICE agents ripped an...

The East River bridges were falling apart until the city implemented a long-term repair plan in the 1990s. Now, officials are forming a new program to keep them standing through the 21st century. [ more › ]