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A bill that would have increased the amber light times at some red light camera intersections, and prohibited police departments from using red light cameras to issue "failure to stop before turning right" tickets has been shelved indefinitely.

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The Fed warns as many as 250,000 counterfeit airbags may have gone into vehicles repaired after a crash in recent years.

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A new Fairleigh Dickinson University/Public Mind poll finds voters disagree with the White House about targeting Americans abroad with drone attacks by a two to one margin - (48%-24%).

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With the memory of the Newtown Connecticut school massacre still fresh in many people's minds, Governor Christie's NJ SAFE Task Force has held the first of 3 planned public hearings this week, to gather ideas and suggestions about how to reduce gun violence in the Garden state.

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A Garden State lawmaker wants to ban construction of jughandles in the future.

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How did the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant fare during the last quarter of 2012? What about during Superstorm Sandy?

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The Governor's NJ Safe Task Force is hoping to hear from ordinary residents this week on how to keep schools and neighborhoods safe as well as how to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill. That's the objective of three public hearings taking place in Camden, Lincroft and Newark this week.

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If you're planning to watch the big game with family and friends this weekend, AAA Mid-Atlantic is urging you to designate a sober driver or arrange for alternate transportation.

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The main north-south route that connects Ocean County's Northern Barrier Island communities is re-opening through the Sandy-ravaged borough of Mantoloking today. But stiff restrictions will be in place.

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With more and more Garden State residents using Facebook and Twitter, including criminals and the mentally unstable, a growing number of New Jersey police departments are teaching their officers the ins and outs of social media, so they know what's permissible and what could cause a problem

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