Judge: NJ Man Insane When He Killed Neighbor, 88
A man who fatally stabbed his 88-year-old neighbor and wounded two other people at a New Jersey retirement community has been found not guilty by reason of insanity.
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A man who fatally stabbed his 88-year-old neighbor and wounded two other people at a New Jersey retirement community has been found not guilty by reason of insanity.
Newark Mayor Cory Booker was scheduled to announce details of the event at a news conference Wednesday.
A federal judge in New Jersey sentenced a Canadian man who admitted running a brothel for pedophiles in Thailand to 25 years in prison.
Gov. Christie scrapped the project over feared cost overruns.
Health teachers in public schools would be required to give age-appropriate instruction.
Psychiatrists say a New Jersey mother was legally insane when she suffocated her 4-year-old daughter and tried to kill another daughter.
Two New Jersey men are headed to prison for their roles in a family led check-cashing scam that targeted banks in several states.
Gov. Chris Christie recently signed legislation that requires the Department of Community Affairs to immediately post the current budget -- and the last three adopted budgets -- of any municipality or county that does not have its own website.
Authorities say a 23-year-old man was shot dead in Newark and a second man was wounded.
New Jersey's Local Finance Board agreed Friday to lift the cap on Camden's property-tax increases. That means the hike, which could raise $4.2 million, would take effect once the City Council approves the municipal budget.
The proposal has raised eyebrows in convenience stores, where lottery machines hum throughout the day printing Pick 3, Pick 4, Jersey Cash 5, Pick 6 Lotto, Powerball and Mega Millions tickets.
A second New Jersey death has been blamed on this week's snow storm.
New Jersey found itself digging out from another major snowstorm Thursday and dealing with canceled flights, closed schools, some for the second day in a row, and slippery roads.
Slapping a teenager or taking money from her paycheck to pay family bills is hardly admirable, but doesn't constitute child neglect or abuse, the court ruled today.
One police officer received a grazing gunshot wound and was treated at the scene. A police dog was shot in the abdomen and was in stable condition Thursday morning.
Continental Airlines says a cross-country flight from Newark, N.J., had to return there a few minutes after taking off when smoke was reported in the plane's cabin.
Sen. Robert Singer says it should be applied to those convicted of murdering a child, killing a police officer in the line of duty, or committing a fatal terrorist attack.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Newark Mayor Cory Booker were on hand Tuesday for a press conference to announce Newark's plans for this year's East Region finals to be held at the Prudential Center.
The homeowner and a neighbor rescued some of felines as flames destroyed the home at 14 Piermont Terrace. The 66-year-old homeowner devoted her life to rescuing cats.
Tuesday is the deadline for New Jersey to repay costs associated with the scuttled Hudson River rail tunnel.
Amtrak shut down its Empire Service between New York City and Albany as a precaution Monday because some signals and switches were frozen.
The bill would allow some juveniles caught "sexting" to complete a diversionary program.
As more and more baby boomers retire, they're taking on a new full-time job - caring for an ailing parent.
One of the features St. Sen. Scutari says he had first liked about NJ's medical marijuana plan he sponsored was the home delivery option for terminally ill patients.
Almost half of all school buses and vans in New Jersey fail to pass their semiannual inspections due to violations deemed serious enough to take them off the road, according to a published report.
