Rain Doesn't Stop NJ, LI Towns From Celebrating At July Fourth Parades
Despite the wet weather many area parades stepped off Friday in celebration of Independence Day.
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Despite the wet weather many area parades stepped off Friday in celebration of Independence Day.
Authorities say preliminary tests show a Massachusetts man was driving drunk when his car crashed near the Lincoln Tunnel, killing him and two other people.
Watches and warnings are in effect across the Tri-State area as severe weather moves in, a day after strong thunderstorms downed trees and power lines and flooded streets.
Communities across the Tri-State area are getting ready for July Fourth festivities, but the threat of wet weather has forced some to alter their plans.
Nearly three weeks after a house fire killed six people, the Newark Fire Department is rejecting claims of slow response time, CBS 2's Lou Young reported.
July is the busiest period for boating accidents, according to the Coast Guard.
The final Jersey shore boardwalk damaged by Superstorm Sandy has been reopened.
The 30-inch water main under Ryders Lane burst open, eating away some of the roadway as water gushed out.
The crash occurred shortly before 6 a.m. on Route 3 where it meets Interstate 495 in North Bergen, on the way to the Lincoln Tunnel.
The New Jersey American Water utility company just renovated the tower in Ortley Beach, and has placed its name on the tower.
Beachgoers are disappointed with the severe weather forecast for the Fourth of July, but many say two good days out of three isn't so bad.
AAA Mid-Atlantic says a gallon of unleaded gasoline rose to $3.68 last week.
Severe weather brought lightning and drenching rains to the Tri-State area early Wednesday evening, while Tropical Storm Arthur threatened parts of the East Coast.
Surveillance video from inside the motel shows John Alberti rummaging through seat cushions in a lounge. He later is shown face down on the couch with a lit cigarette.
Investigators Wednesday were asking the public for help in the murder of a Clark, New Jersey woman, whose body was found in her home two years ago.
