In response to growing racial disparities in overdose deaths, the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) is…
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NEWS ALERT — Police action at Walmart today … illegal gun taken off the streets, King says
If you were around Walmart today and saw police activity there, it’s because Newark detectives happened…
Jersey City man charged with first-degree murder of woman found dead in South Kearny, HCPO says
Updated at 2:30 p.m. with statement from Kearny PBA President Mina Ekladious. Additional charges have been…
HCPO: One sought, one in custody, in South Kearny-Jersey City homicide
One man has been arrested and an arrest warrant has been issued for another in connection…
Suarez: Arrest made in connection to Hernandez homicide case
Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, in an early-morning Tweet, said an arrest has been made in…
Woman whose body was found in South Kearny was victim of homicide, Suarez says; blows to head and strangulation were causes
The death of Luz Hernandez, the 33-year-old Jersey City schoolteacher whose body was found in a…
ECSO offering reward for information on Bloomfield synagogue vandalism
The Essex County Sheriff is offering up to a $10,000 reward for information that leads to…
Many have not yet applied for ANCHOR rebate, Melham says, but you still have until Feb. 28 to do so
State officials say many eligible taxpayers have not yet applied for a tax rebate through the…
DEVELOPING — Police presence on Kearny Avenue this morning, shots were fired by SWAT
There is a police presence this morning at the lower end of Kearny Avenue where police…
Here’s a shocker — Wittpenn Bridge will be closed most of this weekend
Beginning at 6 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 21 until 9 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, NJDOT’s contractor, CCA…
WARNING — Scammers spoof Nutley PD’s phone number on Caller ID while making menacing phone calls to residents, department says
There are scams — and then there are scams where the scammers really have a brass…
VIDEO — Harrison man, 32, charged with murdering his mother, HCPO says
The victim has been identified as 67-year-old Rosa Massoni, a resident of Harrison Gardens.
DEVELOPING — 2 stabbed, 1 fatally, in Harrison this morning
Multiple New York City media outlets are reporting that two women were stabbed near Schuyer Avenue…
Wittpenn Bridge will be closed Saturday, Jan. 7
The Wittpenn Bridge between Jersey City and Kearny will be closed for testing of the lift…
Town awards 90-day contract to RWJBH for local ambulance services; Kearny EMS ends at midnight, Jan. 1
The Town of Kearny has a new emergency ambulance service provider, replacing Kearny EMS, which advised…