Gov. Phil Murphy revamps clemency process in New Jersey
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced a new clemency initiative Wednesday he said will reform the state's criminal justice system.
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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced a new clemency initiative Wednesday he said will reform the state's criminal justice system.
Murphy, who signed the executive order at St. James A.M.E. Church in Newark, said the state is reaching a major milestone in how applications for clemency are handled. CBS New York's Jenna DeAngelis reports.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced a new clemency initiative he says will reform the state's criminal justice system.
Margate City Police Department said officers will be enforcing a local ordinance where parents will be ticketed for not supervising their unruly teens.
Democratic power broker George Norcross and his allies have been charged in a years-long racketeering investigation, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced Monday in Trenton.
Maleah Joi Moon won a Tony Award Sunday night, and thanked her teachers from Franklin Township, N.J. CBS New York's Nick Caloway reports.
The Wildwood Board of Commissioners approved a ban Wednesday on backpacks and other large bags on its boardwalks and beaches effective from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m daily.
The annual Rock, Ribs and Ridges Festival at the Sussex County Fairgrounds in New Jersey is coming up, where pitmasters from around the U.S. compete for prizes and bragging rights.
Craig Allen has the Tri-State Area's latest First Alert Forecast on CBS2 News This Morning.
After conducting a storm survey, the National Weather Service Mount Holly confirmed Saturday afternoon that an EF-0 landspout tornado touched down in Lawrence Township, New Jersey, between 5:59-6 p.m. Friday.
Craig Allen has the Tri-State Area's latest First Alert Forecast on CBS2 News This Morning.
A relaxing dinner for a New Jersey family turned terrifying this week. A huge chunk of ice fell from above, just feet from where they were sitting. CBS New York's Nick Caloway spoke with the family and shows us the damage from Paterson.
Jurors could find the senator's strategy of pinning the blame on his wife offensive, legal experts say.
John Elliott has the Tri-State Area's latest First Alert Forecast on CBS2 News At Noon.
Jola Babalola, Isaiah Thomas, and Stevens Germain, co-founders of Juneteenth NJ, join CBS New York to discuss this Sunday's festival at PNC Bank Arts Center.
A 19-year-old man from Washington state has been charged in a deadly double shooting in Carteret, New Jersey.
Frank Sanchez was accused of an assault on a former student at Columbia High School in March 2023. Prosecutors claim Sanchez pushed, shoved and pulled a 16-year-old former student.
Tamika McReynolds, founder of the Pastor John H. McReynolds Teen Magazine Literacy program and Jaylen Mitchell and Octavia Pierre, students of the program join CBS New York to discuss the program and its impact.
Thousands of people are victims of stolen SNAP benefits in New Jersey every month, officials said.
Two police officers, one from Woodbridge and the other from the NYPD, were shot and wounded overnight at a hotel in New Jersey. CBS New York's Christine Sloan has the latest.
John Elliott has the Tri-State Area's latest First Alert Forecast on CBS2 News At Noon.
An attorney for the wife of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez said she "has medical equipment implanted in her body and is in intense, chronic pain."
Two New Jersey police officers were shot overnight during an NYPD investigation at a hotel in Woodbridge Township, a high-ranking source says. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook has the latest.
The shooting happened early Thursday morning at the Raritan Hotel on King Georges Post Road. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook has the latest from the scene.
A dramatic takedown in a New Jersey backyard was caught on camera hours after a shooting left one woman dead and another critically hurt. The manhunt circled through dead-end streets, and as CBS New York's Alecia Reid reports, neighbors helped police track down the suspected gunman.
