The Latest Breaking News from New Jersey

Authorities say a fire that tore through 6 square miles of New Jersey’s Pine Barrens this week has now ben fully contained

Florida has executed a man known as the “ninja killer” for the 1989 slayings of a couple visiting the state from New Jersey

Michigan State football has extended an offer to a three-star safety from New Jersey

Florida has executed a man known as the “ninja killer” for the 1989 slayings of a couple visiting the state from New Jersey

More than 170 buildings had to be evacuated as a result of a quickly spreading wildfire that started in southern New Jersey.

A big inflatable bounce house was blown over in New Jersey on Monday afternoon, injuring a pregnant woman and two other adults.

A massive 3,800-acre forest fire in Ocean County, New Jersey is about half contained as officials continue to battle flames

Security footage from inside the Omar Mosque in Paterson, New Jersey, shows the moment Serif Zorba stood up amid pre-dawn prayers, stepping over rows of praying men to get to the imam

Eight states—Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Washington—are holding statewide elections this year. Rules governing who can return completed absentee/mail-in ballots vary by state. Absentee/mail-in voting is voting that does not happen in person on Election Day but instead occurs another way, usually by mail. All states…

New Jersey is holding elections, including for legislative offices, on June 6, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

As hundreds of faculty took to the picket lines Monday at Rutgers University's three New Jersey campuses, union and administration negotiators were on their way to the governor's office to resume talks, with both sides suggesting that a deal could be reached quickly.