Wharton

Commuters around Route 80 in Morris County got good news and bad news from the state Department of Transportation.

A total of 135 locations around Route 80 in Wharton, mostly abandoned mine shafts, have been identified by DOT engineers for closer assessment and mitigation.

Mine Hill Mayor Sam Morris wrote on his Facebook page the during a meeting Wednesday afternoon the DOT said it is creating a "boring grid" which maps out where the ground is solid and where it's weak.

The sinkhole on Route 80 is over one of the 400 mines active during the Revolutionary War but it's hard to accurately determine how deep they are.

All traffic was diverted off Route 80 at Exit 34 (Main Street) and allowed back on again at Exit 35 (Route 15) in Wharton after a "depression" was spotted in the center lane around 6:45 a.m.

Ascend Wellness has relocated a store from Montclair to a more underserved area.

Daunte White, 20, of Wharton, a redshirt freshman linebacker for the Saint Francis University Red Flash, was charged Tuesday in the assault that happened in February 2022.

The luxury vehicle that retails for roughly $200K was stolen from a home in Monmouth County a day prior, according to authorities.

Morris County Detective Sgt. Christina Kovacs and her husband Wharton Police Detective Richard Ornelas discovered a teen skier who was badly injured.

A Morris County man was found with the equipment and an illegal weapons stash, after a months-long probe into construction site thefts, according to Bergen County authorities.