Virus fight stalls in early hot spots New York, New Jersey

A year after they became a global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, New York and New Jersey are back atop the list of U.S. states with the highest rates of infection.

A look inside a crumbling Hudson River rail tunnel | VIDEO

With a new rail tunnel into New York years away at best, Amtrak is embarking on an aggressive and expensive program to fix a 110-year-old tunnel in the interim.

Parents in NJ must be notified if child caught with marijuana

New Jersey parents must be notified if their minor child is caught buying or possessing marijuana under a bill Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law Friday.

NJ state trooper indicted on charges of stalking woman after traffic stop

A state police trooper accused of following a woman home after he had pulled her vehicle over on the New Jersey Turnpike last year has been indicted on stalking charges.

NJ expands COVID vaccine eligibility to those 55+, other groups starting April 5

Beginning April 5, people in NJ ages 55 and older, as well as those 16 and older who have intellectual or developmental disabilities, will be eligible.

NJ leads nation in new COVID cases as hospitalizations rise above 2,000, again

The Garden State is now leading the U.S. in new cases per capita, and for the first time in a month, total hospitalizations are hovering above 2,000.

Newark's first deaf cafe hopes to survive COVID

A special space for the deaf and hard of hearing is now open for business in Newark, but the road to getting up and running wasn't easy, especially over the last two years.

NJ kidney clinics would love to vaccinate patients but can't get a supply

Kidney patients have been vaccine-eligible in New Jersey since Jan. 14. But the state said it cannot give a vaccine supply to kidney clinics because it doesn't have enough shots to go around.

Governor: New Jersey schools should be all in person in fall

There should be no option for remote learning, and all students should be back in person when the new school year starts in September, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday.

21 Yankees game to be streamed on Amazon Prime

Amazon Prime Video will stream 21 Yankees games to members in New York’s broadcast market for the second straight season.

Spread of COVID-19 variants worries NJ, NY officials

In New Jersey, there have been roughly 400 reports of variants of concern. Most of which are of the U.K. strain.

NJ landlord charged with sexual crimes against 13 tenants

A New Jersey landlord is accused of coercing more than a dozen of his tenants into sexual acts in exchange for financial relief.

Man goes berserk on flight from New Jersey

A man has been arrested and charged with assaulting two passengers on a flight from New Jersey to Florida last week.

Officials say man now linked to 5 deaths

Authorities are still investigating claims made by a man charged in a New Jersey slaying who has said he killed a total of 16 people in multiple states, though a law enforcement official confirmed Sunday that he is the primary suspect in the killing of his ex-wife and three others found in a car in New Mexico.