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Newark police arrested 20 people with outstanding warrants in a January fugitive roundup. Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda, Sr., says those now in custody had outstanding warrants for violent offenses. Newark Public Safety Director Comments. Miranda said in a social media post, "This operation is useful...

An elementary school in Essex County will be closed Thursday and transition to remote learning on Friday following a water main break. Oak View School on Garrabrant Avenue in Bloomfield “experienced water damage due to a water main break in the building,” Principal Michelle Fanning wrote in a letter to parents on...

A 23-year-old man is facing 30 years to life in prison after being convicted of fatally shooting a man in East Orange that he wrongly thought belonged to a rival gang. David Parker, 23, of Irvington, was convicted in a jury trial of first-degree murder, second-degree conspiracy to commit murder, unlawful possession...

AT least three US cities are offering residents a chance at free monthly checks worth as much as $1,200 this year. The money comes as part of guaranteed income programs, which provide low-income Americans a chance to improve their financial situations. Eligible participants have an easier time paying for expenses...

The former head of the NYPD school safety bureau was charged Thursday with taking tens of thousands of dollars in bribes from a self-described “sugar daddy” seeking a lucrative city contract for his school shooting response app. Kevin Taylor, 52, ensured that Florida-based company SafeWatch got a $19,830 contract —...

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is moving forward with plans to restore intercity passenger rail service between Scranton and New York Penn Station, marking a significant milestone for one of just five rail corridor projects nationwide to reach this stage of federal approval. PennDOT will host a virtual...

That gray, trash-studded snowbank on the corner is not just an eyesore. It is a chemistry project waiting to go wrong. Gothamist recently scooped up samples from some of New York’s nastiest sidewalk snow piles in Williamsburg, Washington Heights and under the elevated 7 train in Jackson Heights. Lab tests found those...

The weather on the East Coast has been quite frigid this month, but Liv Johnson of Fox 5 New York is trying her best to bring the heat. Johnson, a popular weather reporter, has been with Fox 5 New York since February 2024. She previously spent time as a news reporter and weather anchor for CBS47. ...

One construction worker was killed and another was injured after a collision on the New Jersey Turnpike caused a chain-reaction in a construction zone, officials said. Mark Kmetz, 61, of Hillsborough, was pronounced dead at the scene less than a half-mile south of Exit 15X in Secaucus, State Police said.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. NEWARK, N.J. — As spring routines shift across Newark and surrounding communities, New Jersey health officials are urging residents to pay attention to a condition that often develops without warning: high...