Amid Destruction Of Flooding, There Is Beauty
Evacuation centers are filling up, basements are getting pumped out, but along with the hassle of rising flood waters is the beauty.
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Evacuation centers are filling up, basements are getting pumped out, but along with the hassle of rising flood waters is the beauty.
Heavy rains drenched already flood-weary communities in New Jersey on Thursday, forcing thousands of residents to prepare for disaster.
Bird watchers are all a flutter after a pink-footed goose was spotted in New Jersey. Serious birders have been getting up early to see the unusual sight.
Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee chairman Herb Conway said the bill was a "recipe for disaster." The Burlington County Democrat, who also is a physician, said it could lead to outbreaks of preventable diseases.
Lawmakers passed a law more than a year ago to allow pot for patients with certain medical conditions, but exactly how it's done has been bogged down in the rule-making process.
The rain moved out Monday morning but it left its mark across the Tri-State.
They witnessed history and in some cases had a hand in shaping it, and now they're sharing their incredible stories.
A northern New Jersey man accused of fatally stabbing his ex-wife 84 times last summer and covering her face with a Halloween pig mask has been indicted on murder and weapons charges
Search crews are still looking for a man who reportedly fell through ice on a pond in New Jersey.
With the warmer weather, black bears were starting to come out of their dens in northern New Jersey in search of food.
There's seemingly no end in sight for the pain at the pump. The price of a gallon of regular gas jumped 17 cents on Friday, to about $3.26, on the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway.
New Jersey's largest health insurer will make restitution and has paid a $500,000 penalty over the way it handled some Medicare claims.
A judge has found a New Jersey woman not guilty by reason of insanity in the strangulation murder of her 4-year-old daughter and the attempted murder of her 6-year-old daughter.
It's a wee bit early, but perhaps the recent warm spell has roused sleepy hungry bears and lured them from their winter dens.
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Kristin Werner received her new insignia of rank during a ceremony in Cape May, N.J.
Budget problems may result in fewer police patrolling the streets of one of the Garden State's most violent cities. A third of the officers are scheduled to be laid off, fueling fears that cuts will mean a rise in crime.
An anti-bullying video created by some central New Jersey middle school students has become an Internet sensation, thanks largely to publicity spawned by the pop star whose recent hit song was reworked for the production.
Happy to wield a veto pen, seemingly eager to lambast anyone and anything that stands in his way and apt to use sarcasm to make his points, Christie is a phenomenon--and not just in New Jersey.
For the second day in a row, the Tri-State area welcomed a superstar to the local NBA mix. Deron Williams managed to impress during his introductory press conference Thursday, despite being coy about his future with the club beyond 2012.
A rally at the New Jersey Statehouse this Friday is just one of many being held across the country.
This is the first winter since a new state law took effect, holding drivers responsible for clearing snow and ice from their vehicles, and police have been writing citations.
He's gone, but not forgotten. A mother and father are so desperate to find their missing son they hope a billboard will help them crack the case.
Legislation that proponents say would close loopholes in New Jersey's law regarding mass layoffs may soon go before the full Assembly.
A former southern New Jersey high school track coach who had a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student has been sentenced to six years in prison.
State Supreme Court Chief Justice Stuart Rabner made a splash in December when he ordered six of the nation's biggest mortgage lenders into court to show why their foreclosure operations shouldn't be suspended over reports of widespread irregularities.
