NJ Transit bus driver charged with killing passenger and covering it up

A New Jersey Transit bus driver accused of killing a pedestrian in a fatal hit-and-run accident last New Year's Eve was captured this week as she tried to board a plane at Newark Liberty International airport, authorities said.

Flames in engine force emergency landing at Newark-Liberty

A United Airlines plane headed to Los Angeles from New Jersey was forced to make an emergency landing soon after takeoff on January 15 due to what the carrier said was a mechanical problem.

Lawyer: Man tied to Jersey City shooters deserves bail

The new attorney for a pawn shop operator whose number was found in the pocket of one of two attackers who killed four people in Jersey City said Tuesday his client deserves to be freed on bail on a weapons charge.

Flight from Newark makes rough landing in Denver

A United Airlines flight from New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport had a rough landing in Denver.

Homeless family placed in Newark apartment faced eviction

New York City paid a year's worth of $1,300-a-month rent for Tasha as part of its SOTA program. She and her children moved to Newark and everything was OK until her building went into foreclosure.

Judge denies bail to man whose info was found on Jersey City gunman

Ahmed A-Hady appeared in U.S. District Court shackled and wearing a t-shirt and jeans. A-Hady hasn't been charged with providing any of the weapons used in the bloody rampage in Jersey City that left four people and the two attackers dead on Dec. 10. But he faces one charge of being a felon in possession of a weapon, which carries a potential maximum sentence of 10 years.

Teen arrested in deadly stabbing of Newark boy

 A 16-year-old was charged in a stabbing that left one boy dead and another wounded, authorities announced Wednesday.

NYC’s homeless relocation program slammed

A scathing report from the Department of Investigations slammed New York City’s homeless relocation program, saying it fails to provide safe and clean accommodations.

The Newark Museum of Art: New name, same mission

Big things are happening at the Newark Museum of Art. The 110-year-old museum has rebranded in an effort to make its identity more clear to the public. Among the many new exhibits is the Native American collection.

New lawsuit alleges McCarrick sexually abused boy in 1990s

A lawsuit alleges that former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick abused a teenage boy in the 1990s when he was leader of the archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey.

Families evacuated from dilapidated building in Newark

Forty-seven families have been evacuated from a dilapidated apartment building in Newark’s South Ward, just before Thanksgiving.

Study ranks top 15 U.S. cities for single millennials

Being single for the holidays may not be so bad and your chances of meeting a significant other could be more likely if you live in the right city, research revealed. 

Laser targeted JetBlue flight landing at Newark Airport

The FAA is investigating another laser incident. A laser was pointed at a JetBlue airliner that was landing at Newark Liberty International Airport. Lasers can temporarily blind pilots and cause permanent eye damage.

Newark wants food for homeless brought to churches instead of park

Newark officials are hoping a program to feed the homeless will alleviate what some people is a problem at Peter Francisco Park.

Deadly barber shop shooting in Newark

One man is dead and two others were wounded in a shooting in a barber shop in New Jersey’s largest city.