As a popular NJ free snow shovel program halts, a new one begins
While one NJ county hits pause on its snow assistance, another community is rallying volunteers to help those in-need.
Jersey City Council Asks State for $100M Bailout, Braces for Fiscal Monitor
As Jersey City looks to dig itself out of a fiscal crisis, the Solomon Administration expects to ask the state for more than $100 million in special financial assistance to help balance its 2026 budget. By sharing your email address with us, you’ll be entitled to view two Jersey City...
Talking next week’s snowstorm threat in NYC
FOX 5 NY's Mike Woods joins Tina Cervasio on Newsroom Live to talk the latest weather forecast and the potential for another snowstorm next week in New York City.
New York Alert: Deadly Fungus That ‘Eats You’ Is Spreading
A deadly fungus that will "eat you from the inside out" is spreading.
N.Y. Lottery: NYC man claims $1M Powerball prize as lump sum. Here’s how much...
Robert Newman of Astoria, Queens, claimed the $1 million second prize on the New York Lottery’s Powerball game, according to officials. Newman matched the first five numbers drawn on Dec. 17, 2025. The winning numbers were: 25, 33, 53, 62, 66 and Powerball 17. Newman chose to receive his...
Vigilante duo sentenced to decades in prison for killing N.J. teen involved in robbery...
A pair of vigilantes who shot and killed a teenager they believed was involved in a robbery spree have been sentenced to decades in prison. Felicia Bynum, 51, and James Headen, 33, both of Newark, were convicted last year of first-degree murder, conspiracy and weapons charges in the death of 17-year-old Kiman Mays of...
‘We failed our residents.’ N.J. mayor uses drone to record miles of unplowed roads...
The mayor of Teaneck in Bergen County has come up with a unique way to make sure roads are plowed after a major snowstorm. He’s deploying a drone. Teaneck Mayor Mark Schwartz said he fielded hundreds of angry phone calls after a snowstorm in January left many township roads impassable.
NJ Districts Are Running Out of Money. Case Study: Newark
From Montclair to Hackensack to Perth Amboy to Jefferson Township, we hear regular reports of school districts running out of money, sometimes due to lax fiscal oversight (Montclair) but mostly due to hiring too many staff members with short-term federal Covid relief money. Districts throughout New Jersey, as well as...
Robert Braxton Charged After His Unleashed Dogs Attack Pets
Robert Braxton is charged with aggravated assault, animal cruelty and simple assault following dog attacks in both Hoboken and Secaucus, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller and Hoboken Police Chief Steven Aguiar said. On Wednesday, Feb. 18, eight dogs were being walked by two dog walkers at the supermarket on...
Police: NJ man stole checkbook from Darien orthodontics office, wrote forged check
A New Jersey man is accused of stealing a checkbook from a Darien business and writing a forged check, police say. They say Akeem Adelekan, of East Orange, broke into Monarch Orthodontics on Sept. 12. Police say a forged check written by Adelekan for $5,800 was deposited into an account under a woman's name....
