NJ school bus driver in fatal crash on I-80 gets prison

A school bus driver is going to prison for making an illegal U-turn that resulted in a crash that killed a student and a teacher on his bus.

3 hurt when NJ Transit bus, truck crash

An early Monday crash involving a truck and a New Jersey Transit bus injured three people aboard the bus, state police said, though none of the injuries were considered life-threatening.

Police K-9 finds missing child in NJ

Remi, a three-year-old Bloodhound, helped police track down a child missing for more than 10 hours, according to the Maywood PD.

Landlord sentenced to 3 years in 2016 blaze that killed 2

A landlord accused of knowingly violating New Jersey's fire code before a 2016 blaze killed a woman and her grandfather has been sentenced to three years in prison.

Year after catastrophic fire, Marcal paper plant reopens

A northern New Jersey paper plant is operating again, a year after a massive fire destroyed most of it.

Go high atop the George Washington Bridge as it's restored

FOX 5 was given rare access to the GWB, joined by the team at the Port Authority that oversees it, for a one-of-a-kind look at the “Restoring the George” project. It’s a roughly $2 billion, ten-year program consisting of eleven major projects. The goal is to rehabilitate essentially the entire structure.

Eli Manning retires after 16 seasons, 2 Super Bowls

Saying he had no regrets, the 39-year-old Eli Manning officially ended his career on Friday at a packed news conference surrounded by his family, friends and former teammates

New Jersey woman cleared of coronavirus diagnosis

The New Jersey Department of Health says a woman who was brought to Hackensack University Medical Center to be evaluated for symptoms consistent with coronavirus does not have it after further tests. 

Commuter train strikes tractor-trailer in Sloatsburg

The Port Jervis line of the Metro-North Railroad is suspended in both directions after a train struck a tractor-trailer near the Sloatsburg and Tuxedo stations in New York on Tuesday night. 

U.S. Supreme Court skeptical of Bridgegate convictions

The justices listened to arguments that the government had overreached in prosecuting Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni. Both were convicted of fraud and conspiracy for artificially creating gridlock in Fort Lee in 2013 after its Democratic mayor declined to endorse the Republican governor.

How trained falcons control nuisance birds

Erik Swanson is a falconer. He trains raptors for an hour and a half every single day.

New Jersey serial killer admits to 3 more slayings

A man who killed six women in the late 1960s and ’70s has admitted to three more slayings.

Amid heavy security, Jews gather at MetLife Stadium for celebration

More than 92,000 Jewish people will congregate Wednesday at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey to celebrate the reading of the entire Talmud in an event called Siyum HaShas — and will draw a significant security presence after recent anti-Semitic attacks in the area.

Security tight as Jews gather at MetLife Stadium for religious event
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A large gathering of Jews at MetLife Stadium drew a heavy security presence after recent anti-Semitic attacks in the New York City area.

Tolls on Port Authority bridges and tunnels go up Jan. 5, 2020

The tolls on bridges and tunnels connecting New York City to northern New Jersey are going up in 2010 to help fund more than $30 billion in capital projects.

Pentagon says soldier from NJ killed in Afghanistan

The United States Army Special Operations Command has announced that Sgt. 1st Class Michael James Goble, of Westwood, New Jersey, was killed in combat Monday in Afghanistan.