Suspect in NJ campground slaying found in Pennsylvania

The suspect wanted in the gruesome death of a hunter in a Pine Hill campground was captured across the border in Pennsylvania.

New York-area National Guard units assisting with inauguration security

National Guard members from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut answered the call from the Pentagon to help local and federal law enforcement agencies protect the U.S. Capitol.

Gov. Murphy: NJ needs more vaccine doses now

New Jersey has administered about 388,000 doses (to about 3.9% of its population) of the vaccine. 

Manhunt underway for suspect in brutal murder of NJ hunter

An “extensive search” was underway in New Jersey for a man who was charged with stabbing and beating another man to death.

NJ woman's act of kindness creates kidney donor chain

A NJ woman is being credited with saving four lives after donating her kidney to a total stranger.

Murphy: People 65, older cleared to get vaccine in NJ

Gov. Phil Murphy says New Jersey residents 65 and older, as well as those from 16 to 64 with serious medical conditions can begin to be vaccinated with the COVID-19 shot on Thursday.

States prepare for possible Inauguration Day violence

Governors in some states have called out the National Guard, declared states of emergency and closed their capitol buildings over concerns about potentially violent demonstrations.

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.

NJ man who saw deadly Capitol breach shooting charged in riot

A New Jersey man who said he was standing next to a woman when she was fatally shot during the U.S. Capitol riot is now charged in connection with last week’s breach.

Elderly man accused of stabbing wife to death in bathroom

A man faces murder charges after his wife was found stabbed to death in a bathroom at their northern New Jersey townhome.

Van drives off highway and overturns in NJ

A van apparently went off the road and into a wooded area on the embankment. 

NJ congresswoman claims rioters went on 'reconnaissance' tours prior to attack

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) says that she witnessed people being lead through the Capitol the day before the riot in what looked like a "reconnaissance" tour.

New Jersey hometown honors slain Capitol cop

A U.S. flag in South River was lowered to half staff to honor Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick.

Beagle sniffs out illegal meat at Newark Airport

A passenger from Kosovo told authorities he had some homemade sausages inside his suitcase.

NJ congresswoman blames her coronavirus on colleagues not wearing masks during lockdown

A New Jersey Congresswoman has tested positive for COVID-19 following last week's Capitol lockdown and thinks she was infected while isolating during the Capitol riot last week.

PGA votes to cut ties with Trump, won't hold PGA championship at his course in New Jersey next year

"Our feeling was given the tragic events of Wednesday that we could no longer hold it at [Trump National in] Bedminster. The damage could have been irreparable. The only real course of action was to leave," said the PGA CEO.

New Jersey girl with rare leukemia needs bone marrow donor

Jackie Erb, of Summit, N.J., has juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia, which can spread to other parts of the body.

First two of six planned vaccine 'mega-sites' open in New Jersey

New Jersey is stepping up its vaccination efforts today, opening the first mega-site to administer the COVID vaccine in Morris County.

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.