Hurricane Erin triggers states of emergency in N.J. and N.C.
Hurricane Erin triggered state-of-emergency declarations in New Jersey and North Carolina as it passes along the East Coast on Thursday afternoon and creates life-threatening conditions…
N.J. man sentenced for aiding Kremlin weapons procurement scheme
Aug. 19 (UPI) -- A Russian national living in New Jersey has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years for his role in helping the Kremlin…
Emergency issued for N.J. as flash flooding hits eastern U.S.
July 14 (UPI) -- A New Jersey state of emergency went into effect Monday night as heavy rains drenched the Eastern United States, causing flash…
N.J. Rep. LaMonica McIver pleads not guilty to ICE-assault charges in federal court
June 25 (UPI) -- During a Wednesday arraignment hearing, Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., pleaded not guilty to federal charges arising from her alleged assault of…
Newark mayor sues N.J. DA over being arrested last month
June 4 (UPI) -- The Democratic mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, has sued the Republican U.S. district attorney of New Jersey over his arrest last…
N.J. Sen. Cory Booker delays NATO vote, nears 20-hour long Senate floor speech aimed at Trump
1 of 3 | Sen. Cory Booker (seen Sept. 2024 outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.), D-N.J., took to the Senate floor on Monday…
N.J. healthcare facility, CEO plead guilty to fraud, tax conspiracy
Jan. 24 (UPI) -- The Justice Department announced on Friday that a health care company and its CEO pleaded guilty to one count of fraud…
N.J. leaders demand more info on federal probe of unexplained drone sightings
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and other state leaders on Friday demanded more information from federal authorities who are probing dozens of reports of unexplained…
N.J. lawmaker calls for ‘limited’ state of emergency over unexplained drone sightings
State Sen. Jon Bramnick expressed concern over recent N.J. drone sightings. "The State of New Jersey should issue a limited state of emergency banning all…
Rep. Josh Gottheimer announces bid to succeed Phil Murphy as N.J. governor
Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., announced Friday he is launching a bid to succeed the term-limited Phil Murphy as governor of New Jersey. He kicked off…
N.J. man pleads guilty to federal hate crime in damage of Islamic artifacts at Rutgers
The Justice Department said Thursday that a New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime in the April break-in and religious artifact…