Atlantic City casinos may get property tax break

New Jersey lawmakers are proposing financial relief for Atlantic City's casinos to help them continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

4 Long Island tornadoes confirmed from Saturday storm

The National Weather Service says four tornadoes touched down on Long Island from a fast-moving storm that tore across the New York City region on Saturday. There were also 3 other tornadoes confirmed in Connecticut.

Missing NJ teen Jashyah Moore found safe; mother arrested

Jashyah Moore, 14, went missing on Oct. 14 while running an errand. Authorities said she ran away from home. Her mother is now under arrest.

Man who went to space with William Shatner dies in plane crash in New Jersey

State police say Glen de Vries, a man who traveled to space with William Shatner last month, was killed along with another person when a small plane crashed in northern New Jersey.

Ciattarelli concedes to Murphy — and promises to run again

Republican Jack Ciattarelli said that he called Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy earlier in the day, congratulated him on his reelection, and wished him well. But he said he plans to run for governor of New Jersey again in four years. Murphy is the first Democrat in 44 years to win reelection in the state.

Online slots players say company refusing to pay jackpots

A Pennsylvania woman is suing the manufacturer of a popular online slots game, claiming it wrongly refused to pay her a $100,000 jackpot due to “a bug” in the product. She's not alone.

Johnson & Johnson plans to split into 2 public companies

Johnson & Johnson is breaking into two companies, separating the division that sells Band-Aids and Listerine from its prescription drug business.

Jashyah Moore: East Orange teen missing nearly a month

The family of Jashyah Moore, 14, is desperate to find her after she disappeared nearly one month ago in East Orange.

Capitol rioter Scott Fairlamb sentenced to 41 months for assaulting police officer

Scott Fairlamb's sentencing could guide other judges in deciding the appropriate punishment for dozens of other rioters who engaged in violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6.

Woman charged in the deaths of her children found bound in car

A New Jersey woman faces murder charges after her children's bodies were found bound and restrained inside her car.

New York, New Jersey, Connecticut agree on federal transit aid sharing

After months of negotiations, New York and its two neighboring states have finally agreed on how to divide up billions in federal COVID-19 relief money aimed at public transit. New York will receive about $10.8 billion, New Jersey will get about $2.6 billion and Connecticut will receive about $474 million.

U.S. casinos have best quarter ever, fueled by online and sports bets

America's commercial casinos are marking the industry's best quarter ever and pushing U.S. casino revenue past what it was for all of 2020. Figures released Tuesday by the American Gaming Association show U.S. casinos are poised to have their best year ever in 2021 as more consumers feel comfortable visiting casinos amid the ongoing COVID19 pandemic, and as online and sports betting revenues continue to grow.

Ciattarelli campaign not alleging fraud but says recount possible

New Jersey Republican Jack Ciattarelli's campaign denies that there was fraud in this year's governor's election but says the margin could shrink enough to warrant a recount.

NJ state troopers kill man who shot dog inside car

The Attorney General's Office is investigating after two New Jersey state troopers shot and killed a motorist who they said had opened fire on a dog inside a vehicle that had just crashed.

After drinking water crisis, Newark is winning war on lead

An ambitious program to replace thousands of residential lead water lines in New Jersey's largest city is about to be completed years ahead of schedule.

Rapper Fetty Wap released on $500K bail after drug trafficking charges

Rapper Fetty Wap appeared before a judge again on Friday after being arrested last week, accused in a drug smuggling ring distributing heroin, fentanyl and cocaine across New Jersey and Long Island.

Surprise NJ Senate winner says sorry amid scrutiny of posts

A truck driver who ousted the powerful New Jersey Senate president in the election has apologized for social media posts including ones where he called Islam “a false religion,” compared vaccine mandates to the Holocaust and defended rioters at the Capitol.

2,500-pound pet bison bolts through New Jersey town

Police in Monmouth County had a big job on their hands earlier this week when a pet bison bolted from its home and roamed through Marlboro Township.