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Former New Jersey Governor and current State Senator Dick Codey plans to introduce a bill that would raise the minimum age for buying cigarettes in the Garden State from 19 to 21.

Between four and five million people become dog bite victims each year. In 2012 alone, State Farm experienced 77 dog bite claims in New Jersey and paid out more than $4.7 million.

Federal transportation officials are recommending that acceptable blood alcohol levels for drivers be lowered from .08 to .05.

Today marks six years since an errant flare from a military fighter jet, at the Warren Grove Gunnery Range, sparked a raging wildfire that burned 17,000 acres in New Jersey's Pinelands.

It's no secret that children are able to access all kinds of things much earlier than they used to, but a new study by Bitdefender finds that many start watching pornography by the age of 6 and begin flirting online by the age of 8.

Garden State lawmakers could soon give final approval to a measure that aims to make public schools in Jersey even safer than they are now.

Last year in the Garden State, 163 people were struck and killed by vehicles on our roadways.

If you're one of those people, who still ignores the law against talking and texting on a hand-held cell phone while driving, you could soon be facing dramatically increased fines and possible loss of license.

The gun control debate continues to rage on in Trenton as the State Senate House keeps incrementally advancing bills.

Thousands of black bears have come out of hibernation in New Jersey, and they've started roaming the Garden State, looking for food, mates and territories.