14-year-old girl hands newborn baby to strangers at NJ restaurant

The couple who took care of the baby before police arrived said the teenage girl had asked for help from employees at the restaurant before they intervened.

Jersey City shooting leaves 2 dead, 4 wounded

Gunfire in a New Jersey city killed two people and wounded four others, authorities said.

Many parents eager to get their children vaccinated

Richard Brewer of Long Island said he and his wife are counting down the days until their kids, ages 7 and 10, can get the COVID-19 vaccine.

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.

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.

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.