NJ woman convicted in texting-while-driving case

A New Jersey woman has been convicted of vehicular homicide in the death of a pedestrian that prosecutors said occurred as the driver was texting.

Rapper Eric B. gets probation on 17-year-old assault case

Rapper and actor Eric B. was sentenced to a year’s probation Friday stemming from a motor vehicle stop and police chase that occurred nearly 19 years ago.

Atlantic City casinos’ 3rd-quarter profits up from year ago

Atlantic City’s nine casinos saw their collective gross operating profits increase by 12.5% in the third quarter of this year compared with the same period last year.

Ex-boyfriend of missing NJ woman found dead

A person of interest in the case of a missing New Jersey woman was found dead in his home Friday, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office.

Man who fled police shooting on tricycle captured

A man who exchanged gunfire with police and escaped on a tricycle has been arrested.

Woman charged in boyfriend's suicide pleads not guilty

A former Boston College student has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in a case accusing her of encouraging her boyfriend to take his life.

Newark wants food for homeless brought to churches instead of park

Newark officials are hoping a program to feed the homeless will alleviate what some people is a problem at Peter Francisco Park.

Prosecutors: Suspect who exchanged gunfire with officer in Tuckerton captured

Authorities say the man at the center of a manhunt after he exchanged gunfire with an officer during a traffic stop in Tuckerton, New Jersey, has been captured. 

Turning students into skilled technicians at Lincoln Tech

Lincoln Tech is a vocational institute that focuses on turning students into skilled technicians to help close the skills gap that many companies are facing. 

Woman fatally stabbed her identical twin

She stabbed her identical twin to death and is now headed to prison.

Cannabis, tax breaks, lead in water fill NJ legislative agenda

New Jersey’s top legislators are looking to hold an election on marijuana, discuss a new business tax break program and tackle lead in drinking water.

10-year-old boy dies after shooting at NJ high school football game

A 10-year-old boy named Micah Tennant, who was injured during a shooting at a New Jersey high school football game, has died, officials confirmed Wednesday.  The boy was shot in the neck as he sat in the stands during a playoff game between Pleasantville and Camden. 

Second reported coyote attack near Rutgers campus

University safety officials were investigating another coyote attack near the Livingston campus of Rutgers University.

Game cut short by NJ shooting to resume on Eagles' field

A New Jersey high school football game that was cut short when three people were shot will resume at the home field of the Philadelphia Eagles.

Deadly barber shop shooting in Newark

One man is dead and two others were wounded in a shooting in a barber shop in New Jersey’s largest city.

Woman in NJ's first texting-while-driving trial faces 10 years in prison if convicted

The driver in what is believed to be New Jersey’s first texting-while-driving vehicular homicide case denies responding to a message when police say she caused a crash that left a pedestrian dead.

New Jersey voters may get to decide on legal cannabis in 2020

New Jersey lawmakers once again failed to pass legislation decriminalizing marijuana so they will instead put the question to voters. The measure has a lot of support in New Jersey, including from Gov. Phil Murphy who made it a campaign promise. But the governor's democratic colleagues in the legislature could not muster the vote.