2 indicted for election fraud in Paterson council race

Two city council members in Paterson have been indicted for allegedly interfering with a special election last year in a case cited by then-President Donald Trump in his unsuccessful lawsuit to try and invalidate voting by mail in New Jersey.

NJ woman accused of sex assault of 6-year-old while 5-year-old watched

A Passaic County woman is accused of sexually abusing a 6-year-old child in the presence of a five-year-old child.  Authorities say the sex attack was captured on video.

NJ recycling plant to be demolished after large fire

Officials plan to tap a river to help put out a huge fire at a Passaic County recycling plant they say could burn for days.

Coronavirus vaccine rollout continues in NJ

More essential workers in New Jersey rolled up their sleeves Thursday for a shot of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine.

Joe Lewis Clark, principal from 'Lean On Me,' dead at 82

Joe Louis Clark, the baseball bat and bullhorn-wielding principal who inspired the 1989 film “Lean on Me,” died at his Florida home on Tuesday.

Some NJ schools shift to remote learning amid virus uptick

Coronavirus cases are steadily rising across New Jersey, especially in northern counties. That has prompted certain schools to switch to remote instruction.

Murder charge filed in pregnant NJ woman's death; baby healthy

Authorities have announced an arrest in the death of a New Jersey woman who was eight months pregnant and gave birth to a healthy baby before she died of gunshots.

Pregnant NJ woman gives birth before dying from gunshots

A woman in New Jersey, who was eight months pregnant, gave birth to a healthy baby before she died of gunshots, authorities said.

NJ black bear hunt off to wet start

New Jersey's annual black bear hunt got off to wet start Monday as remnants from Hurricane Delta soaked the state with wind-whipped rain.

How to vote by mail in New Jersey

You can vote by mail in New Jersey. Here is how to get and then submit your ballot for the 2020 general election.

Wild emu caught wandering streets of Paterson

A wayward emu was taken to an animal shelter after it was captured while running through the streets of a northern New Jersey city.

Black bear euthanized after attack on man in garage of NJ home

Authorities say a black bear has been euthanized after an attack on an 82-year-old man in the garage of his North Jersey home last month.

Woman sucked into storm drain lands in Passaic River

A New Jersey woman survived a harrowing mile-long ride through a storm drain after flash floods swept her and her car into the drainage system.

4 men dead, 3 injured in Paterson shooting

 A street shooting in a northern New Jersey city left four men dead and three others wounded, authorities said Wednesday.

Paterson city councilman, 3 others face voting fraud charges

New Jersey's attorney general says a Paterson city councilman, a councilman-elect and two other men face criminal voting fraud charges stemming from the May 12 special election in the city.

Machete victim's wife: Fugitive Peter Manfredonia was looking for neighbor

The wife of a man killed in a machete attack said that Peter Manfredonia, the college student suspected in that and another killing, was looking for a young woman he knew when he began his rampage. 

North Bergen EMT dies

Kevin Leiva was only 24-years-old. A Paterson native, he and his wife, Marina, called Pompton Lakes home.