Welfare worker accessed cards, stole thousands, prosecutors say
A New Jersey welfare office employee allegedly fraudulently accessed benefit cards issued to residents to make ATM cash withdrawals of several thousand dollars.
Cooped-up renters search market for amenities
Apartment hunters are looking for deals on rentals with lots of amenities.
Arson squad investigating fire that killed 2 children in Jersey City
An 11-year-old girl and an 8-month old boy were killed in a fire on Martin Luther King Drive in Jersey City, said the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office.
Man whose number was found in Jersey City shooter's pocket sentenced
A man whose phone number was found in the pocket of one of the assailants who killed three people was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
18-year jail sentence for gang-related slaying of NJ teen, 16
One of three defendants arrested as juveniles in the shooting death of another teenager at a New Jersey restaurant the day after Christmas in 2018 has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.
Jersey City, Newark schools to remain fully remote through mid-April
Public schools in Newark and Jersey City will continue offering remote instruction through mid-April, both districts announced Friday.
Jersey City bias massacre victims remembered 1 year later
Jersey City paused to mark the anniversary of a bias attack that killed a police officer and three people in a Jewish grocery store.
Planned park in Jersey City would honor victims of COVID-19
There are plans underway in Jersey City to turn a former toxic dump site into a park in memory of those who had died from COVID-19.
Jersey City, Kushner reach accord in political bias lawsuit
Jersey City has reached an agreement in a lawsuit by White House adviser Jared Kushner’s family’s company that claimed the city tried to sabotage a $900 million residential tower project.
NJ priest accused of groping woman in church
A Roman Catholic priest serving the Newark area was arrested and is facing two charges related to sexually harassing an adult, police said.
Roommate charged with killing college student in Jersey City
The body of Yuting Ge was found in his apartment over the weekend.
Three charged in murder of 17-year-old girl in Jersey City
The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office has announced charges against three people in connection with the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old girl on July 6.
Severe storms bring lightning, driving rain to tristate area
Severe storms rolled through the tri-state region on Wednesday evening, as the area’s heatwave will likely continue into a 6th day on Thursday.
'Community refrigerators' help feed anyone in need in Jersey City
The COVID-19 pandemic has made food insecurity a major issue for millions of Americans, but one Jersey City block is doing its part to make sure no neighbor goes hungry.
Police pull two bodies from Hudson River in Jersey City
Authorities in New Jersey are investigating the deaths of two people whose bodies were found in the Hudson River in Jersey City over the weekend.
Man dead in fireworks blast outside Jersey City housing complex
Authorities say a man died in a fireworks explosion outside a pubic housing complex in New Jersey early on the Fourth of July.
Jersey City reopens playgrounds, pools to follow on Friday
Jersey City is opening all of its playgrounds and splash pads, and two of the city's public pools will be reopening in the coming days.
Jersey City man who spent lifetime helping other immigrants dies from coronavirus
Shafqat Khan, who assisted recent immigrants with how to apply for driver's licenses and hosted events for people of different faiths and cultures to understand each other better after the Sept. 11 attacks, died of COVID-19 on April 14 at age 76. He left behind his wife, three children, seven grandchildren and a legacy of connections.
Report: Anti-Semitic incidents in US hit record high in 2019
The Jewish civil rights group counted the highest annual tally since the New York City-based group began tracking anti-Semitic incidents in 1979.
NJ Air National Guard salutes frontline coronavirus workers with flyover
The New Jersey Air National Guard is honoring first responders, health workers, food banks and the community with a flyover on Tuesday.