2+ hour, 35+ min ago   (248+ words) By: Richard L. Smith With more than 1.17 million U.S. workers reportedly laid off in 2025, authorities are warning that scammers are taking advantage of people searching for new employment opportunities. Fraudsters are increasingly using social media, online marketplaces and popular job-search websites to…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (112+ words) By: Tracie Carter Police are investigating an early Monday morning shooting that left one person seriously injured in Jersey City. Officials say, the shooting was reported at approximately 4:20 a.m. in the vicinity of the 400 block of Bergen Avenue. Responding officers located…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (86+ words) RLS Media Police are investigating an armed carjacking that occurred Thursday evening in East Orange. The incident happened in the 300 block of Central Avenue, where three suspects, reportedly armed with a handgun, allegedly confronted the victim and stole a brown…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (260+ words) By: Jeff Sommes A Burlington County, New Jersey, man was convicted by a jury on July 17, 2026, for offenses arising from his illicit communications and conduct with an individual he believed to be a 14-year-old girl, United States Attorney Robert Frazer…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (293+ words) By: Richard L. Smith A Newark man has admitted to operating a drug production and distribution operation and illegally possessing a firearm following an investigation by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force. Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (242+ words) By: Richard L. Smith A Bloomfield man has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for his leadership role in a drug trafficking organization responsible for importing and distributing hundreds of kilograms of fentanyl analogues and other controlled…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (149+ words) Police are investigating an overnight shooting in Jersey City that left one person with life-threatening injuries early Wednesday morning. According to preliminary information, officers were dispatched to the area of 22 Fulton Avenue at approximately 1:40 a.m. after receiving reports of a person…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (138+ words) By: Richard L. Smith Two pedestrians were rushed to University Hospital after they were struck by a vehicle on a busy roadway in Newark’s South Ward early Friday morning. The incident occurred in the area of 104 Empire Street, where emergency crews…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (138+ words) By: Richard L. Smith Two pedestrians were rushed to University Hospital after they were struck by a vehicle on a busy roadway in Newark’s South Ward early Friday morning. The incident occurred in the area of 104 Empire Street, where emergency crews…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (143+ words) By: Richard L. Smith Authorities are investigating after a woman was found stabbed in Newark’s Ironbound section Thursday morning. According to preliminary information, police and emergency medical personnel were dispatched to East Kinney Street near Oliver Street School after reports of…...