West New York

Herman Brightman, who also goes by Nazir Griffiths or Nazir Luckett, is accused of physically abusing several women he dated — including strangling one and threatening to gut a different victim.

10 firefighters were hurt, including 2 seriously, while battling a West New York fire. In Somerset County, a body was recovered after a fire at a residence in Franklin Township.

Weehawken police were approaching a car when Ricky Rivera, of Paterson, took off, striking an officer. Rivera was then wounded by shots fired by a second officer, prosecutors said.

The Lincoln Tunnel Motel has been a magnet for police activity, as well as viral fame. One fight turned particularly dangerous, as caught on surveillance video.

Luz Hernandez, 33, of Jersey City, was reported missing on Monday, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Separately, a man was charged with murder in a 24-year-old woman's stabbing death in West New York.

Joseph Suarez was first arrested after police found more than 1,000 files of child sex abuse material in his Hudson County residence. Now, he faces additional charges stemming from sex crimes on a young girl.

A high school basketball coach is charged with sex crimes after he sent inappropriate messages to students and entered the girls' locker room, Hudson County prosecutors said.

Both Dominion, the maker of the voting machines used by Mercer County, and the printer of the ballot deny any blame for the Election Day snafus with scanners not being able to read completed ballots.

Dave Portnoy made the final stops of his New Jersey trip, visiting two pizzerias in Somerset County.

Jonathan Haughey-Morales, of West New York, was sentenced to 50 years for the 2019 murder and three consecutive, seven-year terms for aggravated assault — one for each surviving victim.