21+ hour, 54+ min ago  (329+ words) Some New Jersey high school students who walked out of class to protest ICE operations will face detention time for their activism as well as possible other discipline. Local outlet TAPinto reported protests involving students from the school, where more…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (198+ words) A minor earthquake shook western New Jersey on Friday afternoon. The 2.4 magnitude tremor was reported near Whitehouse Station, in Hunterdon County, around 3:43 p.m., according to the United States Geological Survey. The USGS does not consider earthquakes at or below 3.0 to be…...

4+ week, 3+ hour ago  (296+ words) Floyd Vivino, a beloved New Jersey actor and comedian best known to TV-loving kids of the 1970s and "80s for starring in "Uncle Floyd Show," has died, his family said. He was 74. In 2022, Floyd Vivino revealed he had been diagnosed with two…...

1+ mon, 12+ hour ago  (243+ words) Democrat Mikie Sherrill was sworn in as New Jersey's 57th governor on Tuesday, officially securing her party's third consecutive term leading the Garden State. Sherrill, a former congresswoman and Navy veteran, defeated Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli in November in a political…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (228+ words) A New Jersey man has been charged with attempted murder after shooting at law enforcement officers as they responded to a domestic violence incident on Christmas night, police said. Officers with the Hamilton Township Police Department responded to a residence…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (294+ words) A New Jersey man has admitted to fatally stabbing his fianc'e hours after he shared a video that showed him down on one knee, proposing to her at a nightclub. Jose Melo, 53, pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated manslaughter in connection…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (308+ words) A New Jersey actor whose credits include HBO's hit "The Sopranos," as well as the films "J. Edgar" and "The Prestige," has been indicted on charges related to a road rage incident, during which he shot a woman in the face…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (177+ words) A fire at a New Jersey senior housing facility Tuesday morning killed a female resident, hospitalized three others and left eight police officers injured. Bayonne Fire Chief Keith Weaver said a 7:22 a.m. two-alarm fire sent firefighters scrambling to an 11-story high…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (209+ words) New Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill will make state history next month when her inauguration takes place in Newark rather than in Trenton. The event will mark only the second time in the 235 years since Trenton became the state's capital that…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (205+ words) Logan Oliveira, 23, of Toms River, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material,Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced. Oliveira first drew state authorities" attention when the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children passed…...