LATEST NEWS

MONTCLAIR, NJ - An investigation has been launched into the cause of a fire in Glen Ridge, Montclair officials announced Tuesday. After Montclair firefighters put out a fire that damaged a Willow Street home, Montclair public safety officials are still searching for the cause. The Montclair Fire Department received a call around 8:42 p.m. on Sunday. When firefighters arrived, flames were coming from underneath an enclosed porch, fire officials stated. According to officials, the occupants had self-evacuated prior to firefighter arrival and the fire was quickly extinguished underneath and inside the porch. "There was fire, heat and water damage to the affected areas," fire officials stated. No injuries were reported.  The last unit cleared the scene at 10:08pm.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.

NEWARK — One of the landmark restaurants of Newark’s Ironbound section has served its last meals, as the Iberia Tavern and Restaurant property has been sold as its owners retire. The closure after 49 years was made official with a social media post heading into the weekend. “It...

Authorities are investigating the death of a 15-year-old boy who was found Monday morning inside a house in Jersey City with an apparent gunshot wound, according to the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office. The teen was found when Jersey City police officers were responding to a 911 call reporting a shooting...

Norelis Mendoza may have literally been killed by her own kindness. The 32-year-old Camden County mother of two young children was brutally murdered when she was run down in a desolate area of Jersey City on Mother’s Day morning by her ex-boyfriend, 35-year-old Gregory Mallard, in a pickup truck that she had purchased for the former felon, authorities said.

Six minors between the ages of 12 and 14 were arrested Sunday after they allegedly stole a car in Fairfield and later crashed it following a police pursuit, authorities said. A resident of Big Piece Road called the police shortly after 3 a.m. after seeing several people pulling on car door handles in his driveway, according to a statement from the Fairfield Police Department. The people were soon seen leaving the area in a stolen red 2020 Kia Forte, driving toward Horseneck Road, police said.

A missing Bloomfield man was found dead at the base of Rockefeller Lookout in Englewood Cliffs on Sunday, police said. Palisades Interstate Parkway Police officers found an abandoned vehicle at about 5 p.m. at the Bergen County lookout, which located along Palisades Interstate Parkway just north of Exit 1, according to a police spokesman.

A drunken driver who appeared to cry as he was cuffed has been charged in the wild Manhattan crash that killed a 23-year-old man and injured at least four other people, police said Monday. Mahbub Ali, 26, of Queens faces charges of manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter, assault and driving while intoxicated in the deadly Sunday night smash-up at East 21st Street and Third Avenue in Gramercy, cops said.  Ali was apparently speeding in a gray 2021 Hyundai Sonata north on Third Avenue when the vehicle barreled onto the sidewalk around 7:30 p.m., authorities said.  The 23-year-old pedestrian was crossing Third Avenue, in the marked crosswalk, when...

New Jersey property taxes remain among the most expensive of any state in the nation, but some towns illustrate the point more than others. In 2022, the average total property tax bill for a New Jersey homeowner — including municipal, school and county taxes — averaged $8,096, up 124% from $3,610 from 2015.

A peculiar crime wave moving through West Orange, New Jersey, is leaving residents on edge. Thieves are apparently breaking into homes overnight -- not looking for cash or valuables, but rather, looking for key fobs. Joshua Davis, a resident, says his neighbor is one of a growing number of victims...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - A 15-year-old Jersey City is dead following a shooting in the early hours of Monday.  According to a statement, authorities were alerted to the incident at approximately 4:20 a.m. when a 911 call reported a shooting at Wilkinson Avenue. Upon arriving at the scene, responding officers discovered a young male, later identified as Tyshawn Smith, 15, of Jersey City, with an apparent gunshot wound. Despite efforts to save him, he was pronounced dead at approximately 4:55 a.m. The circumstances surrounding this incident are currently under active investigation by the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department. Authorities are urging anyone with information to come forward and assist with the ongoing investigation. The Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor can be contacted at 201-915-1345, and anonymous tips can be submitted through the following link: http://www.hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org/homicide-tip/. All information provided will be treated with the utmost confidentiality.

MANHATTAN - A shoplifter opened fire inside a Manhattan 7-Eleven when a store employee tried to stop him taking items, cops said. At around 5 am on June 4, a man walked into the 7-Eleven on Church Street. Cops say the man is seen on store surveillance video removing items off the shelves and then stuffing them into his bag.

In a heartbreaking incident that unfolded in Jersey City on June 5, 2023, the life of a 15-year-old boy named Tyshawn Smith was tragically cut short. The local authorities, including the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department, have launched an investigation to uncover the circumstances surrounding this devastating event.

A New York woman went on a violent rampage in Manhattan Sunday, attacking bystanders and throwing things before police put her in the back of an ambulance.

New York City's reliance on the tactic known as "stop and frisk" as part of a new initiative to combat gun violence is harming communities of color and running afoul of the law, a court-appointed federal monitor reported Monday.

The handcuffed Newark man struggled to breathe, saliva dripping from his mouth as he sat perched on a highway guardrail, where city police officers had placed him while waiting for an ambulance to arrive. Not long before, 43-year-old Raul L. DeJesus had run from an officer who approached him near...

🔴 A teacher is blowing the whistle on horrific conditions at Irvington High School. 🔴 While the school building falls apart, the student body has grown increasingly violent. 🔴 The politically connected superintendent denies any major problem. Is this the state of public education in New Jersey?

The mob’s insidious ties to the construction industry are the stuff of legend. It isn’t necessarily in the past, though. Organized crime has popped up in several recent corruption prosecutions in New York City, according to The City. Mafia ties to the industry appear to have undergone a shift in recent years, however, from unions to nonunion contractors.

Police say 28-year-old Steven Elias is the man seen in the surveillance video.

A specialty restaurant in one of New Jersey's most prominent cities has closed its doors for good after nearly half a century. And based on the comments posted on Facebook following their announcement, they will be sorely missed. It's heartbreaking to see people say things like this:. Sad.....great memories while...

Desmond Durham, 36, graduated from Montclair State University on May 23.