4-year-old stabbed multiple times in Paterson: Police

Police are investigating after a 4-year-old was reportedly stabbed multiple times in Paterson,

Van strikes pedestrians in Paterson, 1 dead

A van jumped a curb and struck two pedestrians in Paterson, leading one person dead and hospitalizing another.

Paterson shop owner attacked with bats, machete

The shocking attack, which was caught on video, shows a group of men armed with a machete and baseball bats attacking a mechanic shop owner and one of his employees.

State AG takes over Paterson PD after crisis worker's shooting

Attorney General Matthew Platkin of New Jersey announced his office is taking over the Paterson Police Department effective immediately Monday, after what he said is a crisis of confidence in law enforcement in the city.

Paterson's mayor reacts to fatal police-involved shooting of Najee Seabrooks

"From what I’ve read so far it looks like the officers did everything they could," Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh said about fatal shooting of a man in his bathroom.

Paterson police release body camera video of fatal Najee Seabrooks shooting

Newly-released police body camera footage shows the moment police in Paterson, New Jersey shot and killed 31-year-old Najee Seabrooks earlier this month.

Suspect who ambushed, shot NJ State Trooper arrested

Police say Jocquise Timmons, 28, was arrested in South Carolina after shooting a New Jersey State Trooper in the leg early Thursday morning.

Man killed after police-involved shooting in Paterson

Officials say the man, who has not yet been identified, was shot around 12:30 p.m. near Mill and Ellison Streets.

New Jersey state trooper shot while on patrol in Paterson

Multiple suspects fled into backyards following the shooting. Mayor Andre Sayegh says one is in custody, while others are still being sought.

Paterson drops school mask mandate

The district introduced the mask mandate just over a week ago in response to the so-called "tripledemic" of rising cases of COVID-19, RSV, and influenza.

Mask mandates return at several NJ school districts

Beginning Tuesday, students and staff in Paterson must wear masks indoors, along with students in the Passaic School District, which reinstated the policy before winter vacation.

8 Paterson, N.J. firefighters hurt when 2 fire trucks crash

8 Paterson, N.J. firefighter were injured, and three of them in critical condition after two fire trucks hit on Saturday evening.

New Jersey schoolteacher begins 49th year in classroom

Paterson schoolteacher Bessie Ames says she didn't even realize how long she'd been in the classroom until she learned the district wanted to honor her. So what motivates Miss Ames, as she's known, to come back every year?

2 bodies with gunshot wounds found in parked car in NJ

Authorities in New Jersey are investigating the fatal shootings of two people whose bodies were inside a parked car on Friday.

NJ teen found fatally shot in Queens

The NYPD is investigating the shooting of a 14-year-old boy from New Jersey who was found dead outside a home in the Rockaways.