New Jersey to bake climate change risk into policies, share costs

New Jersey will incorporate the impacts of climate change and rising seas into all its major policy decisions in the near future, and will seek to share the costs of protecting the state among all levels of government and the private sector.

Powerful storms hit New York area

A powerful storm system is moving through the New York area on Wednesday, prompting several weather alerts. 

New Jersey drug trafficking bust nets 30 arrests; 3 charged with murder

Prosecutors in Atlantic County have charged 30 people in connection to a large-scale drug trafficking ring that stretched across several parts of New Jersey for over four years, the Atlantic County District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday. 

Eli Manning surprises Make-a-Wish family

Eli Manning teamed with the Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Jersey to surprise a very deserving family.

New Jersey now offering Gender 'X' option on driver licenses

Gender "X" will indicate a gender is unspecified. It will be offered alongside the existing "M" for male and "F" for female gender options on licenses and IDs.

NJ man dies in skydiving accident

Authorities in Pennsylvania on Monday were investigating a skydiving accident that claimed the life of a man from Paramus.

NJ man vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson shot in ICU after contracting COVID-19

A man from Edison, New Jersey is fighting for his life after contracting COVID-19 and despite having been vaccinated with the Johnson & Johnson shot.

NJ hospital testing effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines

According to the CDC, almost 6,000 vaccinated Americans out of the 66 million that received shots still became infected with COVID-19.

NJ governor proposes 12 new gun control measures

New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday called for a dozen new gun control measures, a sweeping election-year agenda aimed at tightening laws already considered among the toughest in the nation.

NJ to pause vaccinations with Johnson & Johnson shot

New Jersey will follow federal guidance and put Johnson & Johnson vaccines on hold, the state's top health official said Tuesday.

2-year-old girl shot in Newark expected to recover

A 2-year-old shot in the head by a stray bullet in Newark was expected to recover from her injuries, authorities said.

Johnson & Johnson vaccine supply set to temporarily drop

The supply of the Janssen vaccine will fall next week but New York officials don't expect any vaccination appointments to be canceled.

Murphy gets vaccinated; approves aid to restaurants, bars

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy received his first COVID-19 vaccination on Friday, shortly after signing legislation providing $35 million in federal pandemic funds to restaurants, bars and other related businesses.