Stacy Proebstle

The new FEMA flood maps recommend that residents in flood zones in ten counties consider raising their homes anywhere between one and five feet.

New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (LWD) Commissioner Harold  Wirths announced today that a continuation of federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) has been signed into law by President Barack Obama.

Congressman Leonard Lance announced that President Barack Obama has signed into law Lance's cancer research bill to coordinate research for cancers that have the lowest survival rates.

House Speaker John Boehner has assured lawmakers that the house will vote on $60 billion in aid related to Superstorm Sandy by January 15th. New Jersey mayors say any delay will be costly.

As the rebuilding process from Superstorm Sandy continues, towns are facing yet another obstacle: a shortage of construction workers.

A new Rutgers regional report, "Reinventing the New Jersey Economy: New Metropolitan and Regional Employment Dynamics," finds the legacy of New Jersey's 1980's office building boom is now aging and far less competitive.

The Division of Highway Traffic Safety and Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control today urged those who plan to drink on New Year’s Eve to exercise caution during their celebrations.

Just three days until we ring in the New Year, and New Jersey residents have a lot of changes they would like to see in 2013.

U.S. consumer confidence tumbled in December, driven lower by fears of sharp tax increases and government spending cuts set to take effect next week.

Hurricanes, nor'easters, snowstorms. Shore towns already vulnerable from Superstorm Sandy are preparing for the worst this winter.