Garden State Bans River Herring Fishing Over Sustainability Worries
The ruling means the herring -- which are often used in the bait business -- can no longer be caught with nets and then sold.
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The ruling means the herring -- which are often used in the bait business -- can no longer be caught with nets and then sold.
The child was dropped at a Brooklyn home where the Tonge sometimes stays. Authorities, however, said the boy's father is still at large and may be traveling on foot.
The council made its ruling Friday in a 7-2 decision.
New Jersey medical marijuana advocates are decrying the state Supreme Court's decision not to hear the appeal of a multiple sclerosis patient who was busted for pot possession.
While professional and college athletes were usually the ones in the spotlight, steroid use has trickled down to high school student-athletes. No longer are teenagers immune to the situation.
Dozens of burglaries across Bergen and Passaic counties have residents on edge. The break-ins are violent. Burglars are smashing sliding glass doors and quickly walking off with jewelry and cash.
Are you hosting a Giants party this weekend? Here are northern Jersey's 5 best bets for sandwiches and authentic gametime eats.
New Jersey politician Charles Mainor has apologized for a Facebook post that referred to the Philadelphia Eagles as "gaybirds" and the Dallas Cowboys as "cowgirls."
While the Jersey Shore cast finished what was supposed to be their fifth and final season in late 2011, rumor has it MTV isn't quite ready to let go of the cash cow.
More than five years after New Jersey passed a law to start tracking prescription drug use, the state is launching a long-awaited database monitoring use of dangerous drugs with the intent of helping doctors spot abusers more quickly and authorities stop drug dealers.
All charges have been dismissed against six New Jersey corrections officers accused of beating inmates at the Essex County Jail two years ago.
Firefighters pulled a 60-year-old man from a burning house fire in Roselle this morning, but the man had already died, a fire official said.
Wyckoff police say that a drunk Ridgewood man entered two homes early Wednesday morning. Police responded to a call at a Lehigh Street home where residents reported that a man had been inside of the house but fled.
New Jersey recognizes civil unions, but marriage equality advocates argue that they don't offer the legal protections of marriage as intended.
More than 60 soldiers from New Jersey's National Guard are now back at home with their families after a year in Afghanistan.
Prosecutors say a southern New Jersey man stabbed a woman with a knife and then used it to stab himself.
At WCBS Newsradio 880, we continue our countdown of the top 11 Tri-State Area news stories of 2011 and with number 4, and a rarity.
Lott, 54, of Somerville, faces numerous charges, including child endangerment and invasion of privacy.
It looks like parts of the Tri-State area will be in for some wicked winds into Wednesday morning.
New Jersey lawmakers have given their approval to a measure that would help create a statewide plan to address youth suicide prevention efforts.
Chairman John Farmer Jr., who is the Rutgers Law School dean, says Republicans and Democrats are likely to remain divided.
Police in New Jersey are looking for the vandals who painted swastikas outside of synagogues in Hackensack and Maywood.
The 13-member commission has been sequestered inside a New Brunswick hotel since Monday, trading ideas on how to eliminate one of the state's 13 seats.
Officials say a woman was walking her dog at the South Mountain Reservation in Millburn when she found the body.
The state Labor Department says preliminary estimates indicate total nonfarm wage and salary employment grew to 3,881,000.
