NJ woman sentenced for $94K Balenciaga snatch and grab robbery in Hamptons

Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney announced that Baseemah Davis will serve 2 to 6 years in prison for her part in the March 2022 incident.

Mother and daughter who died in NJ house fire are mourned

Jackie Montanaro, 40, and her daughter, Madelyn, 6, were killed in a house fire over the weekend. Jackie made it out of the house, but ran back inside when she realized her daughter was still inside.

Party City files for bankruptcy protection amid rising prices

Party City is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after struggling with rising prices and a pullback in customer spending.

Groups: 'No evidence' offshore wind killing whales in New Jersey/New York

Environmental and fishing groups say there's “no evidence” that site preparation work for offshore wind farms in New Jersey and New York is responsible for a spate of whale deaths in the two states.

Alligator found abandoned in New Jersey

Someone abandoned an alligator in a plastic container in an empty lot in New Jersey.

NJ mother, daughter die after house fire

A mother died after trying to rescue her fatally injured daughter from a New Jersey house fire.

Concerns over plan to increase number of NJ liquor licenses

Liquor license holders in New Jersey are concerned about the governor's plan to expand the number available.

Humpback whale that washed ashore in NJ likely struck by vessel: Officials

The Marine Mammal Stranding Center said that preliminary results of a necropsy on the whale indicate that the animal had “blunt trauma injuries consistent with those from a vessel strike.”

Georgia football player made young fan smile hours before dying in car crash

A viral tweet showed Georgia Bulldogs football player Devin Willock taking time to make a young fan smile by letting him wear his championship ring. The photos were posted on Twitter hours before police identified Willock as one of the victims of a deadly Athens car crash.

Paterson drops school mask mandate

The district introduced the mask mandate just over a week ago in response to the so-called "tripledemic" of rising cases of COVID-19, RSV, and influenza.

Deaf café hopes to survive rent fight

Deaf's Delight Café in Newark, New Jersey-,the only cafe in the New York City area devoted to the deaf community, is at risk of folding.

NJ governor wants to increase number of liquor licenses

It might be easier to find a restaurant that sells liquor in New Jersey if the governor gets his wish.

PATH train service resumes at WTC after suspicious package investigation

PATH Train service between Hoboken and the World Trade Center has been resumed after being briefly suspended Tuesday due to a reported suspicious package.

Groups seek probe of NY-NJ whale deaths amid wind power prep

Environmental groups and opponents of offshore wind energy want a federal investigation into the deaths of six whales that have washed ashore in New Jersey and New York in little over a month.

New Jersey bans TikTok on state-owned devices

New Jersey becomes the latest state to ban the use of the popular video-based social media platform on state government devices.

Bed Bath & Beyond's list of store closings

California, New York, Florida, Pennsylvania and other states will see multiple Bed Bath & Beyond stores close.

$1M Mega Millions ticket sold in NJ

A $1,000,000 second-tier prizewinning Mega Millions ticket was sold for Friday's drawing.