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The bold and the cold: Seaside Heights Polar Plunge 2020 raises $2.5M
Another record-breaking haul from the annual winter event to support Special Olympics New Jersey.
Homicide charge: NJ bus driver ignored screams while dragging man by arm
A commuter bus driver ignored the shouts of a man and the screams of her passengers as she dragged him down a city street, police said.
He killed his friend in a DWI crash — now he’s going to prison
A 22-year-old Pemberton Township man was sentenced Friday to four years in prison for killing one of his best friends in a drunken car crash two years ago.
Corrupt NJ politician could collect some of his public pension, court rules
A disgraced politician who was caught in a money laundering and corruption sting more than a decade ago may now be able to collect from a taxpayer-funded pension system.
School bus driver molested girls in front of classmates, NJ cops say
A school bus driver in Morris County has been charged with molesting two girls in his bus while they were surrounded by classmates.
NJ, after offering $40K for property, ordered to pay $750K verdict
A landowner on Route 22 in Hillside won a court verdict after the state of New Jersey offered to pay just $40,000 for a slice of a car dealership's roadside property.
NJ Transit bus dragged, killed man — driver arrested trying to catch flight
An NJ Transit bus driver was arrested Tuesday as she attempted to board a flight at Newark Liberty International Airport.
Rahway woman charged with murdering her mother during fight
A city woman has been charged with killing her own mother during a fight at home.
After shootings, NJ attorney general says it’s tough to be a cop these days
The state’s top law enforcement official says it’s a tough time to be a cop, especially in an age when police actions are publicly scrutinized and “second-guessed.”
Car brake-checks school bus on Parkway, almost causing crashes
This video could make your blood boil. And it could land someone in hot water when police catch up to the driver.