NJ high school football player dies after suffering head injury during game

New Jersey community is dealing with heartbreak after a high school football player died after suffering a head injury during a football game.

Pandemic lessons for casinos: 'Do you need a buffet?'

The COVID pandemic forced most U.S. casinos to close for months, causing payrolls, revenue and earnings to tumble. But the forced shutdowns and highly regulated recoveries also taught some useful lessons that will endure even after the pandemic is a distant memory.

Nun's TikTok videos on faith and spirituality draw a huge following

Sister Monica Clare, an episcopal nun in New Jersey, felt social media would be a good way to reach out to folks needing spiritual and human connections during COVID. So she created a Tik Tok account called @nunsenseforthepeople.

Chipotle to pay NJ $7.75M for child labor law violations

In total, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development found over 30,000 alleged violations of the state's child labor laws.

Officials identify 2 killed in small plane crash in New Jersey

Officials have identified two men they say were killed when a small plane crashed in Cumberland County, New Jersey Monday.

2 NJ lottery players to split $1.9M jackpot

Two tickets matched all five numbers drawn in Friday's Jersey Cash 5 jackpot drawing.

After single-use bag ban, reusable totes are overwhelming New Jersey

You forget to bring reusable bags to the supermarket so then you have to buy them over and over again. Plus delivery services bring your groceries to you in the reusable bags, too. So the bags just keep piling up. And piling up.

3 Iranian citizens charged in hacking campaign in US

Three Iranian citizens have been charged in the United States with cyberattacks that targeted power companies, local governments and small businesses and nonprofits, including a domestic violence shelter.

Hard Rock spends $100M to raise pay for non-tipped US staff

Hard Rock International, the global gambling, entertainment and hospitality company, said Monday it is spending over $100 million to give significant raises to 10,000 non-tipped workers, most of them in the U.S.

NYC congestion pricing: How it would work and how to weigh in

You could pay from $9 to $23 to enter the heart of Manhattan in your car under the much-delated New York City congestion pricing plan, which has generated so much controversy that the MTA extended the public comment period though Sept. 23.

8 Paterson, N.J. firefighters hurt when 2 fire trucks crash

8 Paterson, N.J. firefighter were injured, and three of them in critical condition after two fire trucks hit on Saturday evening.

New 9/11 memorial in North Bergen

All 155 Hudson County residents lost on September 11th have their names listed on the columns of a new memorial in North Bergen.

Hurricane Earl to strengthen into 'dangerous' Cat 4 storm, could affect NYC area beaches

Hurricane Earl is gaining strength in the Atlantic and is now forecast to become a powerful Category 4 hurricane. While Earl won't have a direct impact on land, New Jersey and New York beaches could still feel the effects from the system.

Man drowns in Ocean City, NJ waters

A Pennsylvania man drowned at a New Jersey beach when police say he was swept out to sea by strong currents Thursday afternoon.

New Jersey schoolteacher begins 49th year in classroom

Paterson schoolteacher Bessie Ames says she didn't even realize how long she'd been in the classroom until she learned the district wanted to honor her. So what motivates Miss Ames, as she's known, to come back every year?

After school shootings, are states making classrooms safer?

Here is what several states have done to implement school safety in the wake of the Uvalde elementary school massacre.