Newark NJ

A Newark man convicted of attacking a woman and sexually assaulting an 11-year-old boy in Irvington has been sentenced to 45 years in prison. Both victims were walking their dogs the morning of June 3, 2024.

A man was arrested for allegedly shooting and killing two Brooklyn men during separate incidents in Brooklyn and the Bronx, according to an NYPD X post. Jesus Acosta, 31, was taken into custody on Saturday morning, following a weeklong manhunt. Acosta, of the Bronx, is now charged in the deaths...

A Brooklyn woman claimed a $2 million prize in the New York Lottery’s $2 million Cashword scratch-off game, lottery officials announced. Jennifer Abramshe walked away with a one-time lump-sum payment of $795,919. Abramshe purchased the winning ticket at Bolla located at 71-08 Northern Blvd. in Jackson Heights, Queens.

A NYPD manhunt ended Saturday morning when cops arrested a violent parolee wanted for two murders committed during a horrifying 48-hour stickup spree across New York City, police said. Jesus Acosta, 31, was named as the suspect in a shooting at a Bronx deli Tuesday morning and another one at a Brooklyn eatery early Sun

Jersey City homeowners are looking at property tax bills jumping by roughly $630 this year. The city approved a 15.15 percent increase to cover a $255 million budget gap, more than seven times the state's two percent cap.

Staten Island’s neighborhood names preserve some of New York City’s oldest layers of history. Dutch and English place-names share the map with French Huguenot settlements, colonial estates, ferry landings, oyster villages, military sites, railroad communities, resort beaches, industrial company towns, and quiet residen

Flight 1403, operated by a Boeing 757-200 with 176 passengers, encountered left-engine trouble climbing near FL320 and landed safely in Las Vegas at 6:46 AM. United replaced the aircraft with another 757, which departed at 3:53 PM but diverted to Cleveland overnight amid severe regional weather affecting Newark operati

Elizabeth, New Jersey is cleaning up after Thursday's intense storms brought flash flooding. Emergency responders performed more than 100 rescues, most of them after people attempted to drive through water.

A dispute over the cause of Jersey City’s budget crisis has spilled into public view, with Mayor James Solomon and former Mayor Steven Fulop directly contradicting each other over whether the city ever faced the deficit at the center of this year’s tax increase. The clash follows the...

A fire erupted and left 12 people displaced early Saturday morning in Newark. Firefighters and the Red Cross responded to the scene on South 19th Street after a report was made around 4:00 a.m. Upon arrival, crews found the residential building fully engulfed. They say a third alarm was called...