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GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ.- On Tuesday, following an investigation, a 24-year-old Gloucester Township, New Jersey, man, who was apprehended in New York City, was charged in connection with fatally gunning down a 53-year-old Gloucester Township, New Jersey, man earlier this month, in the doorway of his apartment....

A New Jersey man who stole $1.5 million in checks from Connecticut mailboxes was sentenced to three years probation rather than the possible five years in federal prison he faced. Ixavier Holman Jr., 34, of Secaucus, must serve the first six months of his probation in home confinement and has...

A five-year-old pianist from Los Angeles is set to make history this summer as one of the youngest to ever perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

A cannabis dispensary that launched in McGinley Square several months ago is hoping to soon be home to Jersey City’s first consumption lounge. Originally called Medusa when Jersey Digs reported on the dispensary back in 2022, Xena officially opened back in April at 759A Bergen Avenue. The dispensary was founded by...

BRIDGETON, NJ.- On Thursday, following a trial in Cumberland County Superior Court, a 37-year-old former New Jersey State South Woods Prison Senior Corrections Officer was found guilty on charges in connection with the 2017 beating of a prison inmate. According to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae, on...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Jersey City Animal Care & Control has been officially recognized as a no-kill shelter for 2025 by the Best Friends Animal Society, following a year of marked improvements in animal welfare and shelter operations. The designation means the shelter saved more than 90% of the dogs and cats in its...

At the NYPD 32nd Precinct's Medal Day ceremony on Saturday, 7-year-old Fatou Keita reunited with the two officers who saved her life.

A deranged Queens man killed his wife and his 2-year-old girl with a kitchen knife before turning the weapon on himself, according to authorities. An unidentified 54-year-old man stabbed both the 41-year-old mother and the child in the neck and chest multiple times before thrusting the knife in his own chest at their...

A knife-wielding man was killed with his own weapon when the person he slashed chased him down and grabbed his blade in a Chelsea subway station Saturday, according to cops. An unidentified 24-year-old man and his friend had a verbal dispute with the third man, who pulled out a knife at the 14th Street Subway Station...

New York City this week released proposed guidelines for building small homes in basements, backyards, garages, and other parts of existing properties. The Department of Buildings and the Department of Housing and Preservation on Tuesday released its proposed rules for constructing accessory dwelling units (ADUs)—a...