Gabriel Ruiz, 34, of Union City, NJ, is accused of trying to smuggle 30 pounds of cocaine worth $1 million in his electric wheelchair from overseas on June 20.
A 43-year old Union City man faces life in prison after being convicted of kidnapping, beating and torturing an ex-lover with drugs and alcohol in 2019.
Colin Powell Elementary in Union City features a mural-style timeline of the former Secretary of State's life, as well as an impactful quote that the students know well.
FIve people were found dead at the Oakwood Plaza Apartments in Elizabeth in one incident while three people drowned in Hillsborough in separate incidents.