Newark NJ

The Essex County Crime Stoppers Program on Wednesday doubled a reward to $20,000 for information leading to an arrest in the fatal shooting of three people and the wounding of two others in Newark earlier this month. Jordan Rivera, 10, Kiyah Mae Scott, 21, and Masi Rogers, 19, died after...

Law enforcement revealed Tuesday the faces of two suspects wanted for beating up a couple during an illegal car meet-up in Queens over the weekend. The New York Police Department (NYPD) unveiled pictures of the suspects, described by law enforcement as males between 18 and 24 years old, who were allegedly part of the...

A man and woman from New York City have been found dead in an Atlantic City hotel room, authorities said. The discovery was made at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa shortly before 5 p.m. Nov. 23, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. An autopsy determined the woman, 36-year-old Baoyi Bowie Zheng of...

Wiping away tears, family members held photos of 19-year-old Masi Rogers as the Newark community rallied around them.

Luisa Janssen Harger Da Silva, a Brazilian student, won an $82 million verdict after losing limbs in a 2016 NYC subway accident. The jury found the MTA negligent for not installing platform barriers. The MTA plans to appeal, citing technical challenges.

The mother of a man who killed three of his family members worried that he might turn violent someday.

In an editorial, Jersey City Ward D council candidate Catherine Healy explains her plans for cleaner streets and an overall better quality of life if elected. Life in the Heights has always been defined by its energy, its diversity, and its sense of community. It is a place where families put down roots and where...

On Monday morning, mayoral candidate Jim McGreevey gathered roughly 50 residents on the top floor of St. Michael’s Methodist Church in Jersey City for a breakfast meeting hosted by his campaign. Staff served food as McGreevey spoke with attendees about his vision for a more unified city, noting that while some...

Across America’s most iconic cities, a quiet emergency is escalating as homelessness surges despite booming economies and glittering skylines. The struggle for stable housing is a tale as old as time, yet its urgency feels particularly sharp in modern America. Many cities, once beacons of opportunity, are grappling...

Chalk graffiti scattered across Washington Square posed this haunting question. Just days after a drug raid led to 19 arrests on the park’s west side, the city deployed nearly 70 new police officers to the area. With the local unhoused community now almost entirely displaced, a once vibrant park is now characterized...