NJ Lawmakers Poised To Decide On Bill That Would Legalize Recreational Marijuana
If approved, the legalization bill will be passed on to the senate and then the assembly for a full vote before ending up at the governor's desk.
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If approved, the legalization bill will be passed on to the senate and then the assembly for a full vote before ending up at the governor's desk.
A shooting at the The Mills at Jersey Gardens mall on Friday evening left one man wounded and prompted pandemonium as a stampede of shoppers screamed and sprinted away from the building.
Police responded to The Mills at Jersey Gardens mall on Friday evening after reports of a shooting set shoppers fleeing the building.
The vehicle overturned around 5:40 a.m. on the outer roadway near Interchange 11-Garden State Parkway in Woodbridge Township.
Amtrak Train 68, called the Adirondack, was travelling from Montreal to New York Penn Station two of its cars separated near Albany shortly before 7:30 p.m.
Prosecutors on Wednesday called it one of the most heinous crimes their team has ever investigated.
As more states make marijuana legal, New Jersey lawmakers are getting ready for a heated debate on the issue. A vote on pot plans could happen soon.
CBS2's Jenna DeAngelis had a surprise guest crash her live shot early Tuesday morning.
Small trees have come to represent a big message in New Jersey. The Christmas trees will stay planted forever to honor two girls in Monmouth County.
In Ramsey, the average property tax bill is around $12,500. Residents will now have to pay taxes on the additional $2,500 that's over the cap.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy isn't taking any chances with winter weather after the mess that followed last week's snowstorm.
A New Jersey family narrowly escaped a fire Sunday in Jersey City. One man said the situation unfolded so quickly, the family only had one way out.
Kathryn Schurtz and Joseph Kearney were killed in the crash involving five tractor-trailers last week in Pennsylvania.
Volunteers and members of the Secaucus Fire Department worked into the night on Saturday before being forced to call off the rescue until Sunday.
Anne Hathaway, Chris Rock, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, Whoopi Goldberg, George R.R. Martin and Anthony Bourdain are among the 2018 nominees.
The Health Department says the severely ill child was a patient at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Haskell.
Police say the gridlock on local roads may have contributed to Suzanne Brown's death.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy spoke out Friday about the state's response to yesterday's snowstorm that left commuters stranded.
Students in West Orange, New Jersey were forced to spend the night at school after unsafe driving conditions left buses stranded.
The first snowstorm of the season wreaked havoc on the evening commute Thursday, dumping higher-than-expected snow totals across much of the Tri-State area.
In September, district officials changed the rules for school libraries limiting how often its 1,000 elementary school students can check out books to once every two to three weeks.
Up and down New Jersey roads, the signs can still be found stuck in the ground and posted to electric poles.
Sources tell CBS Philly 15-year-old Thomas Kolding, of Mountain Lakes, was staying in a tent in Southwest Philadelphia when he was spotted.
A New Jersey man police say had too much to drink before getting behind the wheel of a car says the New York Jets' recent woes are to blame.
The state supreme court ruled Tuesday that criminal charges against a police sergeant who operated breathalyzer devices makes the test results inadmissible.
Potholes are causing even more crashes on an already dangerous stretch of New York 25 on Long Island, officials say.
A Queens man who was shot by police officers responding to a mental health call last month is now facing charges for allegedly advancing toward the officers with a knife.
The mayor announced the plan to redesign Fordham Road was back on during a comically tight press conference aboard an MTA bus.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said the results that investigators have received from DNA testing in the Nancy Guthrie case so far haven't led to a suspect.
A Brooklyn community is fighting to turn a forgotten landmark into a heritage center.
Potholes are causing even more crashes on an already dangerous stretch of New York 25 on Long Island, officials say.
A Queens man who was shot by police officers responding to a mental health call last month is now facing charges for allegedly advancing toward the officers with a knife.
The mayor announced the plan to redesign Fordham Road was back on during a comically tight press conference aboard an MTA bus.
A Brooklyn community is fighting to turn a forgotten landmark into a heritage center.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill said officials expected the Trump administration to release more than $200 million in frozen funds by Friday, but they did not.
New Yorkers felt much better on Tuesday as a warm front moved toward the region. But, snow and ice could make for a potentially dangerous evening.
A Cold Weather Advisory is in place through 10 a.m. on Monday for the entire Tri-State Area. As a result, a First Alert Weather Day will be in play for at least part of the day.
A Connecticut man was arrested after allegedly driving drunk in the Bronx and hitting pedestrians on a sidewalk Friday.
Parts of New York and Connecticut could see snow Friday into Saturday. A First Alert Weather Day is in effect for the weekend due to dangerously cold temperatures.
Bundle up — New York City and the Tri-State Area's stretch of dangerously cold weather continues, and it's sticking around longer than anyone would like.
A Palestinian woman who had been living and working in Paterson, New Jersey, suffered a seizure while in ICE custody in Texas, her legal team says.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill said officials expected the Trump administration to release more than $200 million in frozen funds by Friday, but they did not.
Video from a New Jersey police department's drone helped officers rescue a missing child in dense woods amid severely cold weather.
A New Jersey jury found Paul Caneiro guilty of murdering his brother and his brother's family before setting their house on fire.
Several websites allegedly falsely claiming to be local florists are getting hundreds of complaints from across the country, according to the Better Business Bureau.
Potholes are causing even more crashes on an already dangerous stretch of New York 25 on Long Island, officials say.
Hicksville is New York's first school district to ban e-bikes after alarming statistics revealed at least 12 people, mostly young Long Islanders, died on them in the past three years.
It has been a brutal viral season, but as RSV cases surged in New York, Northwell Health doctors say infant hospitalizations remained down, thanks to a fairly new vaccine.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman accepted the Republican Party's nomination for New York governor on Wednesday at the GOP convention in Garden City.
An arrest has been made in the 2021 acid attack on Long Island college student Nafiah Ikram. Prosecutors said Terell Campbell had numerous incriminating and shocking web searches and rapped about burning someone with acid.
The mayor announced the plan to redesign Fordham Road was back on during a comically tight press conference aboard an MTA bus.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill said officials expected the Trump administration to release more than $200 million in frozen funds by Friday, but they did not.
President Trump pardoned five former NFL players - one posthumously - for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking.
Kathryn Ruemmler served as White House counsel under former President Barack Obama.
Nineteen people died in New York City during a recent snap of brutally cold weather that lasted more than three weeks, according to officials.
The longest and largest nurses strike in New York City history is set to end after over three weeks as NYSNA says it has a tentative agreement.
Mount Sinai Health System and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield failed to reach a contract agreement by Dec. 31, which means about 9,000 physicians are no longer considered in-network.
Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery is set to become the first on the East Coast to offer human composting.
The goal is to get patients drunk and high at a new research lab on the border of Nassau County and Queens.
The Patchogue-Medford School District said in a letter that the Suffolk County Department of Health alerted them about an infectious person in the school community.
"Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues" star James Van Der Beek has died at 48 years old.
New York City Department of Environmental Protection said there was a "significant reduction in water usage" throughout the Big Apple during his show. That changed as soon as his performance ended.
Catherine O'Hara, known for her roles in "Home Alone," "Schitt's Creek" and "Beetlejuice," died on Jan. 30 at the age of 71.
LUAR Creative Director Raul López says Lady Gaga's salsa-inspired dress in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was a moment of pride for Caribbeans and Latinos.
Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, is one of the most-streamed artists on the planet.
The short-handed Indiana Pacers beat the Brooklyn Nets 115-110 on Wednesday night.
Jose Alvarado scored a season-high 26 points and Mikal Bridges added 22 points as the New York Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 138-89 Wednesday night.
Pascal Siakam scored 30 points and the Pacers snapped a four-game losing streak by holding off the Knicks with a 137-134 overtime victory on Tuesday night.
Nic Claxton scored 28 points and had 10 rebounds to lead the Nets to a 123-113 win over the Bulls on Monday night.
Zuby Ejiofor scored six of his 25 points in overtime and No. 17 St. John's outlasted pesky Xavier 87-82 on Monday night at Madison Square Garden.
A Brooklyn community is fighting to turn a forgotten landmark into a heritage center.
Edward R. Murrow High School's new boiler system cuts emissions while doubling as a hands-on sustainability lesson for students.
LUAR Creative Director Raul López says Lady Gaga's salsa-inspired dress in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was a moment of pride for Caribbeans and Latinos.
After their building managers were arrested on fraud charges, tenants in Queens say their apartments were left in chaos.
Harlem's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture centennial anniversary began last year, and 2026 marks 100 years since the library became owner of its namesake's personal collection, making it a full-fledged research center.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Dogs got decked out for the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City's East Village on Saturday.
Cosplayers flooded New York City's Javits Center in October 2024 for the annual New York Comic Con convention.
What has been called one of New York's deadliest roads seems to be getting even worse. Winter potholes are causing even more crashes on Suffolk County's Middle Country Road, also known as New York 25. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
The National Retail Federation expects Americans will spend $29 billion on Valentine's Day this year. CBS News New York's Nick Caloway reports.
As Spring Training gets going in Port St. Lucie, Florida, the Mets manager speaks with CBS News New York's Otis Livingston.
Ocean Township police said rapidly dropping temperatures played a major role in how they conducted the search.
Mamdani announced the traffic plans were back on during a comically tight press conference aboard an MTA bus. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman reports.
