Hoboken water main breaks
NewsCrews responded to yet another water main break in Hoboken early Wednesday morning. The latest rupture occurred at�Hudson Place and River Street at about 1:45 a.m. The water poured into the nearby PATH station. Service, however, was not affected. Suez Water was on the scene repairing the broken pipe.
NewsCrews responded to yet another water main break in Hoboken early Wednesday morning. The latest rupture occurred at�Hudson Place and River Street at about 1:45 a.m. The water poured into the nearby PATH station. Service, however, was not affected. Suez Water was on the scene repairing the broken pipe.
Jay Williams
The ESPN host and former NBA player whose career was cut short in a motorcycle accident is behind the new documentary, Best Shot. Williams takes viewers into the lives of the Central High School boys basketball team and their struggles growing up in Newark, New Jersey,
The ESPN host and former NBA player whose career was cut short in a motorcycle accident is behind the new documentary, Best Shot. Williams takes viewers into the lives of the Central High School boys basketball team and their struggles growing up in Newark, New Jersey,
2 children killed, 6 people injured in house fire
Two children were killed and at least six people were injured when a fast-moving fire tore through a multi-family home in Union City, New Jersey. Video credit: Steven Ricciardi
Two children were killed and at least six people were injured when a fast-moving fire tore through a multi-family home in Union City, New Jersey. Video credit: Steven Ricciardi
Trump meets N. Korean official
Ending weeks of uncertainty, President Donald Trump announced Friday that his historic summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is back on for June 12 in Singapore. Trump made the announcement, just a week after he canceled the summit, after an hour-long meeting with a top North Korean official who delivered a letter from the North Korean leader.
Ending weeks of uncertainty, President Donald Trump announced Friday that his historic summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is back on for June 12 in Singapore. Trump made the announcement, just a week after he canceled the summit, after an hour-long meeting with a top North Korean official who delivered a letter from the North Korean leader.
Bus driver attempted illegal U-turn before crash: Report
Investigators are probing the cause of the deadly school bus crash involving a dump truck on Route 80 in Mount Olive, New Jersey.
Investigators are probing the cause of the deadly school bus crash involving a dump truck on Route 80 in Mount Olive, New Jersey.
Historian honored in Bergen County
Arnold Brown's family roots in New Jersey are almost as old as the United States itself. One ancestor was born into slavery in Bergen County. Several generations and more than 220 years later, the Browns are still in the county. Now 86, Brown has led a life fighting for equality, including integrating the local schools in his hometown of Englewood.
Arnold Brown's family roots in New Jersey are almost as old as the United States itself. One ancestor was born into slavery in Bergen County. Several generations and more than 220 years later, the Browns are still in the county. Now 86, Brown has led a life fighting for equality, including integrating the local schools in his hometown of Englewood.
Profile of NJ Teacher, Winner of Milken Educator Award
In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, FOX 5 profiles Toni Palmisano, a math teacher at Secaucus Middle School.
In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, FOX 5 profiles Toni Palmisano, a math teacher at Secaucus Middle School.
Black bear sedated
Wildlife experts have sedated and removed a black bear that was hanging out in trees near New Jersey homes on Monday and Tuesday. The bear left a tree in Paramus late Monday night and then appeared in Ridgewood on Tuesday. Eventually, Fish and Wildlife Division officers arrived, prepared a cage and a tranquilizer, and then darted the bear, who fell asleep. Authorities brought the bear to an undisclosed habitat, likely in northwestern New Jersey.
Wildlife experts have sedated and removed a black bear that was hanging out in trees near New Jersey homes on Monday and Tuesday. The bear left a tree in Paramus late Monday night and then appeared in Ridgewood on Tuesday. Eventually, Fish and Wildlife Division officers arrived, prepared a cage and a tranquilizer, and then darted the bear, who fell asleep. Authorities brought the bear to an undisclosed habitat, likely in northwestern New Jersey.
VIDEO: Cops and shop worker in altercation
Two Jersey City cops face charges over an altercation with a pizza shop worker. Part of the incident was caught on video. Police Officer Rodney Clark and Police Officer Courtney Solomon were on duty and in uniform on Tuesday when they went to a Domino's on Communipaw Avenue to complain about a pizza that was never delivered.
Two Jersey City cops face charges over an altercation with a pizza shop worker. Part of the incident was caught on video. Police Officer Rodney Clark and Police Officer Courtney Solomon were on duty and in uniform on Tuesday when they went to a Domino's on Communipaw Avenue to complain about a pizza that was never delivered.
Chelsea bomber sentenced
A man who set off small bombs in two states, including a pressure cooker device that blasted shrapnel across a New York City block, was sentenced Tuesday to multiple terms of life in prison. Ahmad Khan Rahimi, a naturalized U.S. citizen who was born in Afghanistan and lived in New Jersey, injured 30 people when one of his bombs exploded in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood on a September night in 2016. A second bomb planted nearby did not detonate.
A man who set off small bombs in two states, including a pressure cooker device that blasted shrapnel across a New York City block, was sentenced Tuesday to multiple terms of life in prison. Ahmad Khan Rahimi, a naturalized U.S. citizen who was born in Afghanistan and lived in New Jersey, injured 30 people when one of his bombs exploded in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood on a September night in 2016. A second bomb planted nearby did not detonate.
Vehicle ban hurts businesses
Leonia, New Jersey, has a traffic problem. Too many commuters cut through at rush hour to the George Washington Bridge. To fix that, the town tried closing some streets to outside traffic. But that seems to have created a new issue. And some local business owners say it's hurting them.
Leonia, New Jersey, has a traffic problem. Too many commuters cut through at rush hour to the George Washington Bridge. To fix that, the town tried closing some streets to outside traffic. But that seems to have created a new issue. And some local business owners say it's hurting them.
Road restrictions lawsuit
Many Leonia, New Jersey, residents are happy about the rush-hour travel restrictions currently in place. But some trouble is on the horizon. Citing years of unimaginable traffic nightmares, Leonia officials enacted a ban on motorists who are not residents of the borough from using side streets as shortcuts to and from the George Washington Bridge.
Many Leonia, New Jersey, residents are happy about the rush-hour travel restrictions currently in place. But some trouble is on the horizon. Citing years of unimaginable traffic nightmares, Leonia officials enacted a ban on motorists who are not residents of the borough from using side streets as shortcuts to and from the George Washington Bridge.
Huge Newark fire
Several row homes burned early Friday in Newark.
Several row homes burned early Friday in Newark.
Meet Hoboken Mayor-Elect Bhalla
Ravi Bhalla is the Mile Square City's first Sikh mayor.
Ravi Bhalla is the Mile Square City's first Sikh mayor.
Racist flier about candidates
A flier mailed to residents in Edison Township, New Jersey, is stirring up controversy and concern. It reads "Make Edison Great Again." Below that are pictures of deportation stamps over the faces of two school board candidates, Jerry Shi and Falguni Patel. Another line reads "The Chinese and Indians are taking over our town" and also "Enough is enough." The back has a picture of a stop sign and the words "Stop the outsiders!"
A flier mailed to residents in Edison Township, New Jersey, is stirring up controversy and concern. It reads "Make Edison Great Again." Below that are pictures of deportation stamps over the faces of two school board candidates, Jerry Shi and Falguni Patel. Another line reads "The Chinese and Indians are taking over our town" and also "Enough is enough." The back has a picture of a stop sign and the words "Stop the outsiders!"
Go Inside New Grammy Museum
The first Grammy Museum on the East Coast opens Oct. 20 at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.
The first Grammy Museum on the East Coast opens Oct. 20 at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.
Slow Factory: fashion and social activism
The current political climate is providing one local fashion designer with endless inspiration. C?line Semaan's Slow Factory, based in Brooklyn, uses clothes and accessories to tackle social and political issues. C?line was born in Lebanon in 1982 in the middle of the civil war. A refugee herself, she has always felt a special connection to the displaced people of the world. C?line says she saw the cost of the war on human rights and on the environment at a young age, and wanted to dedicate her life to advocacy and social change.
The current political climate is providing one local fashion designer with endless inspiration. C?line Semaan's Slow Factory, based in Brooklyn, uses clothes and accessories to tackle social and political issues. C?line was born in Lebanon in 1982 in the middle of the civil war. A refugee herself, she has always felt a special connection to the displaced people of the world. C?line says she saw the cost of the war on human rights and on the environment at a young age, and wanted to dedicate her life to advocacy and social change.
Sickened Newark residents
Newark Police are investigating whether a spike in reports of sick or injured individuals is tied to overdoses from so-called synthetic marijuana. The first reported incident was called into police at 8:12 a.m. from Park Place. Since that time, an additional nine incidents at various locations throughout the city were reported.
Newark Police are investigating whether a spike in reports of sick or injured individuals is tied to overdoses from so-called synthetic marijuana. The first reported incident was called into police at 8:12 a.m. from Park Place. Since that time, an additional nine incidents at various locations throughout the city were reported.
Sickened Newark residents
Newark Police are investigating whether a spike in reports of sick or injured individuals is tied to overdoses from so-called synthetic marijuana. The first reported incident was called into police at 8:12 a.m. from Park Place. Since that time, an additional nine incidents at various locations throughout the city were reported.
Newark Police are investigating whether a spike in reports of sick or injured individuals is tied to overdoses from so-called synthetic marijuana. The first reported incident was called into police at 8:12 a.m. from Park Place. Since that time, an additional nine incidents at various locations throughout the city were reported.
Kids from hospital go surfing
Surf's up at Skudin Surf in Long Beach where patients at the Hospital for Special Surgery spent the day on the sand. And it is just as special for the parents as it is for the kids. Many of the kids are paralyzed on land, but in the water, they're just like everyone else. Cerebral palsy didn't stop Alexandria Vega from catching the big one. She said this was her first time surfing on a surf board instead of a boogie board.
Surf's up at Skudin Surf in Long Beach where patients at the Hospital for Special Surgery spent the day on the sand. And it is just as special for the parents as it is for the kids. Many of the kids are paralyzed on land, but in the water, they're just like everyone else. Cerebral palsy didn't stop Alexandria Vega from catching the big one. She said this was her first time surfing on a surf board instead of a boogie board.