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• Baton Rouge man struck, killed along New Jersey interstate; New York man accused of hit-and-run

  October 9, 2025 9:04 AM

  READINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A New York man has been charged with the fatal hit-and-run death of a Baton Rouge man in New Jersey, local outlet WRNJ reported. Marshall J. Vizinat, 57, was killed Sept. 28 after being struck by a truck with an attached trailer while standing outside... more »

• New Jersey senator, wife indicted on bribery counts

  September 22, 2023 1:48 PM

  WASHINGTON - New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife have been indicted on bribery charges. The United State Justice Department says the Democratic senator and his wife, Nadine Arslanian Menendez, are facing charges in connection with their "corrupt" relationship with three New Jersey businessmen. Prosecutors have specifically... more »

• New Jersey, New York issue states of emergency ahead of nor'easter

  October 26, 2021 5:06 AM

  NEW YORK - As residents in the U.S.'s Northeast region continue to address damage left by Hurricane Ida , officials on Monday warned the tristate area to prepare for the possibility of yet another round of flash flooding. According to CNN , the governors of New Jersey and New... more »

• Remnants of Ida spawn dangerous conditions in northeast, killing nine

  September 2, 2021 10:39 AM

  NEW YORK CITY, New York- After making its way out of Louisiana and heading northeast, Tropical Storm Ida continued to leave a trail of disaster in its wake. According to CNN , at least nine people in the northeast lost their lives in storm-related incidents. The tragedies occurred... more »

• Angry goose defends its nest at New Jersey diner, attacking people that get too close

  April 19, 2021 6:45 PM

  WOODLAND PARK, New Jersey - A Canada goose is wreaking havoc in a restaurant parking lot to protect his brood. The goose has been fighting people that get too close to his nest. One man was pecked in the face by the goose after he approached the eggs. The... more »

• New Jersey gym owner offers free membership for people who refuse COVID-19 vaccine

  March 25, 2021 5:11 PM

  NEW JERSEY - A gym that repeatedly made the news for COVID-19 violations is now offering free membership to anyone who refuses to get vaccinated. In a Tuesday tweet, one of the owners said this policy was in response to Krispy Kreme's new campaign, in which people who prove... more »

• Parts of New England inundated by damaging winds on Christmas Day

  December 25, 2020 10:07 AM

  NEW YORK- Weather experts predicted that many New England residents would wake up to poor weather conditions on Christmas morning, and reports from area news outlets confirm that such predictions were accurate. According to ABC News 7 , an overnight storm brought punishing winds into parts of New York... more »

• Powerful winter storm system brings snow, strong wind gusts to New England area

  December 17, 2020 8:12 AM

  NEW YORK - Winter may not have officially started, but much of the U.S.'s New England area is being bombarded by a powerful winter storm system. A major winter storm will continue to impact the Northeast U.S. into Thursday... pic.twitter.com/8YDWPQjAqN — National Weather Service (@NWS) December 17, 2020... more »

• Son accused of stabbing, killing his father during a Zoom meeting

  May 22, 2020 8:34 AM

  SUFFOLK COUNTY, New York- According to Suffolk County Police, a Long Island man was stabbed and killed by his son during a Zoom video chat with several people on Thursday. CNN reports that the victim, Dwight Powers, was on the video call when his 32-year-old son, Thomas Scully-Powers, stabbed... more »

• Boy burned after using homemade hand sanitizer purchased from New Jersey 7-Eleven

  March 11, 2020 12:22 PM

  RIVER VALE, NJ - A child was burned after using a hand sanitizer purchased from a New Jersey 7-Eleven on Monday. Officers with the River Vale Police Department went to the store after viewing photos shared on social media showing chemical burns on the little boy's arms and legs.... more »

• Pat Shingleton: "Meat Showers..."

  March 2, 2020 11:58 PM

  Occasionally I’ll grab “unusual” weather-related items from the “Almanac of the Infamous, Incredible and Ignored.” On this date in 1876, residents of Olympian Springs, Kentucky were wondering how flakes of beef fell from a clear sky. Measuring one to four inches long, the thick shower of meat covered trees and... more »

• New Jersey man dies in three-vehicle crash in Slidell

  September 6, 2016 11:48 AM

  SLIDELL – A three-vehicle crash on I-10 westbound near Old Spanish Trail in Slidell claimed the life of one man from New Jersey. The crash happened on Labor Day around 12 p.m. when 66-year-old Milton Frank was traveling east bound on I-10 near Spanish Trial in a Chrevrolet Tahoe.... more »

• Driving instructor and students donate truck load of supplies to EBRSO deputies Play Video

  August 30, 2016 7:30 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office got a special delivery on Tuesday from New Jersey. Joe Autera and his team of good Samaritans drove a truck load of supplies from New Jersey all the way to Baton Rouge to help out deputies who were impacted by the... more »

• New Jersey little league team honors slain Baton Rouge officers Play Video

  August 8, 2016 6:08 PM

  HERSHEY, Pa. – A South New Jersey little league team honored Baton Rouge's fallen heroes last week in a unique way. Instead of wearing jerseys with their own names and numbers, the jersey names were replaced with the name and badge number of a fallen officer. The South Jersey... more »

• Pit bull leads his owner to puppy 'left for dead'

  August 8, 2016 5:21 PM

  It looks like pit bulls stick together. A man walking his dog, a pit bull named Ace, in Jersey City, New Jersey, was led off track on July 31 into a building's basement. There, the man found Theo, a puppy pit bull in dire need of medical attention. ... more »

• Minor league baseball team urges fans to bring cats to the game

  July 8, 2016 12:21 PM

  LAKEWOOD, N.J. - A minor league baseball team in New Jersey affiliated with the Philadelphia Phillies is so confident that furballs and flyballs go together that they are inviting fans to bring their cats to this weekend's game. Saturday is CATurday when the BlueClaws play the West Virginia Power... more »

• 'Possible' white supremacist arrested in New Jersey with gun cache

  May 16, 2016 2:10 PM

  TRENTON, NJ - Police in New Jersey arrested a suspected white supremacist who was wearing combat gear and toting numerous firearms on Sunday afternoon. 42-year-old Bruce Post was taken to police headquarters and charged with first degree unlawful possession of weapons along with other weapons-related charges. Charges are still... more »