Essex County

Authorities are offer a reward of tens of thousands of dollars to anyone who helps investigators find who shot a Newark imam to death outside a mosque in January.

The black bear was in South Mountain Reservation on Monday, according to the Essex County Sheriff's Office.

Jovanny Crespo had been convicted in 2023, for shooting at a car he was pursuing in Newark, killing the driver and critically wounding a passenger.

The 2-month-old boy was found at the Newark YMCA on Broad Street Wednesday morning.

In an email sent Tuesday afternoon, the school told protesters that its has tried “in good faith” to meet their demands. However, they must decamp as the school prepares for "academic-year end events."

Amtrak, which maintains the Northeast Corridor, said it restored power on one track between New York and Newark late Wednesday night allowing for “minimal travel” on Thursday.

New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association President Peter Andreyev told New Jersey 101.5 that Officer Luke Lyons, 31, died in a crash on Route 15 in Jefferson Township.

Trent Collier, of Kearny, was a state caseworker when he was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport.

Authorities say 16 people — 15 from NJ and 1 from PA — have been charged for their alleged roles in a drug trafficking organization that operated in the Garden State.

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Officers from several towns responded plus off-duty lifeguards to get the man out of the water in Spring Lake and perform life-saving measures, according to police.

Yelp has released their list of Top 100 Brunch Spots of 2024, and two New Jersey restaurants made the popular list!