Wed Nov 30, 2011 6:47 AM EST
A man charged with killing his 2-year-old daughter and leaving her in a park creek, still strapped into her car seat, is due in a New Jersey courtroom Monday afternoon.
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Sat Aug 27, 2011 10:09 PM EDT
Evacuees from Hurricane Irene sought refuge any place they could: with friends and family, in churches and schools, at stadiums and universities — and even some five-star hotels.
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Sat Oct 16, 2010 5:05 PM EDT
Authorities say a taxi that caught fire near a Newark Liberty Airport terminal outside New York City caused no major problems or disruptions.
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Sat Jul 24, 2010 3:12 PM EDT
Another wave of oppressive heat clamped down on a broad swath of Eastern states on Saturday, with temperatures in the high 90s and 100s and residents scrambling for shade or just staying indoors.
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Wed Mar 24, 2010 3:41 PM EDT
The New York Daily News has won two top honors in the 76th annual National Headliner Awards.
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Fri Mar 5, 2010 1:52 PM EST
Bus and rail commuters will be digging deeper to ride NJ Transit.
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Mon Dec 28, 2009 10:21 AM EST
A pair of state lawmakers are hoping to stop unsolicited text message advertisements from being sent to New Jersey residents by sponsoring legislation to heavily fine violators.
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Mon Dec 7, 2009 11:15 AM EST
New Jersey residents tired of being pestered by companies seeking to issue them credit cards may soon be able to block such solicitations.
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Mon Nov 30, 2009 10:29 AM EST
One New Jersey lawmaker wants to stop a marketing technique that he believes is deceptive.
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Sat Nov 14, 2009 5:51 PM EST
A small plane has crashed in southern New Jersey, killing a father and son headed to Indiana for a hunting trip.
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Mon Nov 2, 2009 10:37 AM EST
One of New Jersey's most significant environmental areas may soon get new protections that probably would limit development projects.
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Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:53 AM EDT
Thousands of elderly and disabled New Jersey residents will more easily get a break on their property taxes under a new law enacted this month.
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Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:33 PM EDT
Howard Barton Unruh, who killed 13 people as he walked the streets of Camden in a psychotic 1949 shooting spree that was the nation's worst mass murder at the time, died Monday. He was 88.
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Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:59 AM EDT
Legislation targeting online harassment of children and related electronic crimes may soon become law in New Jersey.
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Thu Sep 3, 2009 12:04 AM EDT
A new study finds that the recession has left many jobless workers struggling to cope with the psychological stress caused by becoming unemployed in a weak economy.
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Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:22 PM EDT
A federal bankruptcy judge has handed Donald Trump a legal setback in his battle to buy back three Atlantic City casinos he once controlled.
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Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:37 AM EDT
Relatives of Americans killed when Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland, plan to converge on New York City in September to protest Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's speech at the United Nations.
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Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:10 PM EDT
Newspaper reporters in Detroit who uncovered a scandal that led to the mayor's downfall and a staff photographer for The Associated Press whose work was described as "absolutely amazing" won top honors Friday in the 75th annual National Headliner Awards.
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Wed Feb 11, 2009 6:37 PM EST
The Army Corps of Engineers agreed Wednesday to immediately close a Long Beach Island storage site containing some World War I-era munitions after local officials complained that it was near an elementary school, playground and library.
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Fri Dec 26, 2008 12:21 AM EST
A group of bottlenose dolphins have been confounding humans since they took up residence in two rivers near the Jersey shore six months ago. Now that it's winter, some people are worried they'll never make it out.
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Wed Mar 5, 2008 9:12 PM EST
A developing plot to stage a "military-style assault" at a high school near the end of the school year has been foiled, authorities said.
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Sat Dec 9, 2006 9:18 PM EST
Taco Bell announced Saturday tests have ruled out all its ingredients except one — scallions — as a possible source of a harsh strain of E. coli that has sickened more than 60 people in the Northeast.
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