Watching the potential for another East Coast winter storm later this week

Another winter storm might be brewing for the East Coast later this week, and it could impact many of the same areas that just saw heavy snow and ice over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.

Car in NJ pond had woman and baby inside

A woman and her baby were found dead inside a vehicle floating on a New Jersey pond on Tuesday.

Phil Murphy sworn in for second term as NJ governor

New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy was inaugurated for a second term Tuesday, taking the oath of office under strict COVID-19 testing, vaccination and masking requirements that his administration established.

New Jersey's Pinelands: Illegal vehicles doing too much damage, groups say

Motorcycles and off-road vehicles are causing too much damage to New Jersey's Pinelands region and the state isn't doing enough to limit the problem, according to advocates. The state Department of Environmental Protection plans to require permits soon to operate vehicles in the Pinelands.

Winter Storm Izzy brings light snow, strong winds, heavy rain to New York area

A winter storm that brought light snow to NYC switched to rain with damaging winds Monday. Flooding was reported in some areas. The storm system was expected to leave the region by later in the day.

NJ chemical plant fire under control, 'catastrophe' averted

A fire near a New Jersey chemical plant with flames and smoke visible for miles in the night sky has spread to multiple buildings in the complex, threatening to reach the plant’s chemical storage area

Dangerously cold wind-chills in New York area Saturday morning

Wind chill advisories are in effect for parts of the New York City region as wind chills below zero are forecast for Saturday morning.

Hospitals in Brooklyn, Bronx, Newark getting backup from military

Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn, North Central Bronx Hospital in the Norwood section of the Bronx, and University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey, will get much-needed help from military medical teams.

Navient cancels $1.7 billion in student loans following settlement

Navient, a major student loan servicing company, has settled allegations of abusive lending practices for $1.85 billion.

Federal 'surge' of military doctors, nurses to head to NY, NJ amid omicron

A “surge” military medical personnel will help overwhelmed medical facilities weather the spike in coronavirus cases and staff shortages due to the highly transmissible omicron variant.

US to lease nearly 500K acres off NY, NJ for wind power development

The federal government will lease an area larger than half the size of Rhode Island off New Jersey's and New York's coasts for wind power development.

Gov. Murphy re-declares public health emergency, continues mask mandates in schools

In his fourth state of the state address, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said he is declaring a public health emergency again in light of COVID-19's omicron variant.

Paterson Public Schools COVID-19 test sites

In anticipation of returning to in-person instruction, Paterson, New Jersey public schools are opening 12 COVID-19 testing sites for all district employees and students.

Child rape suspect may have victims in NJ, NY and other states, DA says

A prosecutor in Tennessee says a man arrested on child rape charges in December could have victims in nine other states, including New Jersey and New York. U.S. Homeland Security agents are investigating.

How a TikTok-famous motel in New Jersey helps people in their time of need

Brian Arya never wanted to manage a motel, let alone work 12-hour overnight shifts. So he made the best of it by sharing entertaining videos of his experiences on TikTok, which garnered him an audience. Then the pandemic happened — and Brian used his platform to help people in their time of need.