Dog spared death sentence after biting off mailman's finger tip
The dog will have to remain in a six-foot fenced-in enclosure VERNON -- A Paterson police officer's 2-year-old American bully has received a reprieve after he was sentenced to death for biting off the...
View ArticleNJ.com's All-State boys track and field and complete postseason honors
Honoring the best of the best. COMING SOON: NJ.com ranks the Top 100 athletes of the 2016-17 school year on Monday, June 26 Another year is in the books, but the best track and field athletes made it...
View ArticleNJ.com's All-State and complete girls track & field postseason honors
Honoring the best of the best. COMING SOON: NJ.com ranks the Top 100 athletes of the 2016-17 school year on Monday, June 26 Another year is in the books, but the best track and field athletes made it...
View ArticleHow common are tornadoes in N.J.? The answer might surprise you
A look at the number of tornadoes in New Jersey in the past decade.
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed in Jefferson crash, cops say
A 58-year-old man was killed in the crash JEFFERSON -- Police say a Sussex County man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Sunday evening. Joe Rivera, 58, of the Stockholm section of Hardyston...
View ArticleN.J. pets in need: June 26, 2017
Dogs and cats throughout New Jersey await adoption. While New Jersey was never known as "Hurricane Alley," visits by hurricanes Irene and Sandy showed that big storms can and do strike the Garden...
View ArticleConvicted killer gets 30 years for armed robbery at Wantage motel
Charles Puryear was previously convicted in a fatal shooting in Newark NEWTON -- A convicted killer who admitted earlier this year to robbing two people at gunpoint at a motel in Sussex County was...
View ArticlePossibly rabid fox reportedly attacks 3 Stanhope residents
State officials are testing the animal STANHOPE-- A fox that is believed to be rabid bit two people before it was captured and put down, the Daily Record reported. The attacks all occurred Saturday in...
View ArticleAwesome seasons: Ranking the Top 100 HS athletes of the 2016-17 school year
NJ Advance Media selects the Top 100 boys and girls athletes of the 2016-17 school year.
View ArticleFormer Vernon mayor attempting a political comeback
Vic Marotta lost his bid for a second term as mayor in November 2015 VERNON -- Former Mayor Vic Marotta said he is running for a seat on the municipal council. Marotta, who in March was ousted as...
View ArticleFrelinghuysen holds telephone 'town hall' amid healthcare bill debate
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen has been criticized for avoiding in-person events MORRISTOWN -- U.S. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen will take questions Tuesday, by telephone, as the fate of a bill repealing and...
View ArticleApp developer to parents: Do you know how fast your children drive?
A Hoboken tech firm plans to market an app that tells parents whether they're speeding and if they're using the phone at the time HOBOKEN -- A Hoboken tech company has a question for parents: Do you...
View ArticleFrelinghuysen defends Senate health care bill in telephone 'town hall'
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, criticized for not holding meetings with his constituents in person, held his fifth telephone "town hall" on Tuesday MORRISTOWN -- U.S. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen's latest...
View ArticleEx-cop claims he got slapped upside the back of his head, made to clean toilets
The former officer also alleges he was put on 12-hour night shifts and made to clean bathrooms NEWTON -- A trial over allegations a former Hamburg police officer was slapped across the back of the...
View ArticleWhere to see Fourth of July 2017 fireworks in N.J.: A statewide guide
Where is the best place to see fireworks the best Fourth of July fireworks displays in your town in New Jersey. Our complete listing includes all 21 counties
View ArticleNominate your selections for Pope John's Mount Rushmore now
Know of an athlete that is among the elite in Pope John history? Send us your nominations now! Our Mount Rushmore project is back again this summer and Pope John is taking a turn. The premise is...
View ArticleVintage photos of patriotic people in N.J.
Celebrate America on the fourth and all year 'round. "Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it" - Mark Twain "Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to...
View ArticleHow many homeless people are in N.J.? A look at all 21 counties
The state saw an overall decline in homeless people for the second year, but some counties saw increases in their homeless population.
View ArticlePair of dangerous fugitives from Tennessee could be in N.J. area, cops say
The two are wanted in a kidnapping and a shooting in their home state New Jersey State Police are telling people to stay vigilant as authorities hunt a pair of fugitives from Tennessee who have been...
View ArticleWhich N.J. beaches & parks are closed for state shutdown? Here's the list of...
Got plans? Better check (and share) to make sure they don't include something on this list.
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