Video shows NJ teacher save student choking on water bottle cap
Janiece Jenkins, a teacher at East Orange Community Charter School, is being hailed a hero after springing into action and saving her student who was choking on a water bottle cap.
New Jersey approves 7 facilities for recreational cannabis sales
New Jersey regulators gave a green light Monday to seven facilities that already sell medical marijuana to also sell recreational cannabis, although it's not clear exactly when sales would begin.
Once a retail giant, Kmart down to three U.S. stores after NJ closing
Once the Kmart in Avenel, New Jersey, shutters, the number of Kmarts in the U.S. -- once well over 2,000 – will be down to three last holdouts. In its heyday, Kmart sold product lines endorsed by celebrities Martha Stewart and Jaclyn Smith, sponsored NASCAR auto races and was mentioned in movies like "Beetlejuice."
NJ cops and firefighters catch baby dropped from 2nd floor of burning building
Firefighters and police officers in New Jersey caught a baby that a frantic dad dropped out of a burning second-story apartment. A cop's body-worn camera captured the tense moments.
Shocking video shows NJ vehicle veer off road, flip over in road-rage incident
An apparent road rage incident in N.J. was captured on video, when a car squeezed between two vehicles and spun off the road, hitting the cliffside.
NJ toddler buys over $1,700 worth of goods online from Walmart
Little Ayaansh Kumar of New Jersey isn't even two years old, but he already knows how to handle a cellphone and access an online 'cart' from Walmart.
Police: New Jersey man steals police van hours after he was caught trying to steal a police van
A Camden County man is facing charges after authorities said he rammed a stolen police van into two cop cars hours after he was caught trying to steal a police van.
TSA agent saves choking baby at Newark-Liberty Airport
A TSA agent at Newark-Liberty International Airport is being hailed a hero after saving a baby who was choking.
Santa helps rescue New Jersey family from house fire
Santa helped rescue a woman and five children from a burning New Jersey home.
NJ officer killed pedestrian, then took the body home, prosecutor says
Authorities say a former officer fatally struck a pedestrian earlier this month. And instead of stopping and calling 9-1-1, he allegedly loaded the body into his car, took it home, discussed with his mother what to do with the remains, and took it back to the scene of the incident.
Man who flew to space with William Shatner on Blue Origin flight dies in plane crash
Glen de Vries, who traveled to space with William Shatner last month, was killed along with another person when a small plane crashed in northern New Jersey, according to state police.
NJ nurse dies after being knocked to the ground by robber in Times Square
A memorial mass will be held Monday for Maria Ambrocio. The 58-year-old oncology nurse died after she was shoved to the ground by a mugger on Friday.
Woman who drowned puppy in submerged cage headed to jail
A woman who drowned a 10-week-old puppy that was found submerged inside a weighted cage in a northern New Jersey pond two years ago has been sentenced to six months in jail.
Bird strikes plane engine, sparks fire at Atlantic City Airport
A Spirit Airlines flight at Atlantic City Airport was aborted on Saturday after officials say a large bird struck one of its engines as the plane was accelerating for takeoff and sparked a fire.
NJ mom jumps into manhole to save sinking toddler
A mother in New Jersey saved her child after the toddler fell through an open manhole and into two feet of water, according to fire officials.
Biden declares ‘code red’ on climate change after touring Ida damage in NY, NJ
“People are beginning to realize this is much, much bigger than anyone was willing to believe,” President Joe Biden said while touring Hurricane Ida damage. “Even the climate skeptics are seeing that this really does matter.”
SHOCKING VIDEO: Ida floodwaters collapse wall of NJ home, trap mother and son
Floodwaters broke through a basement wall in Cranford, New Jersey, briefly trapping a mother and her teenage son.
DEADLY FLOODING: Bodies pulled, others rescued in NYC, NJ storm waters
At least 13 people died in New York City, while at least 25 people died in New Jersey.
Ida flooding: Cleanup begins in Northeast after record-breaking rainfall
Forecasters warned of potentially dangerous hazardous flooding from Ida, but the ferocity of the storm caught the nation's most densely populated metropolitan corridor by surprise.
Newark airport: Many flights canceled, delayed after Ida remnants cause major flooding
Dozens of flights at Newark Liberty International Airport were either canceled or delayed on Thursday morning after major flooding in the area.