N.J. driving test just got a little easier
New Jersey residents taking their driving test can now use backup cameras, as well as parking sensors, thanks to a bill signed into law on Sept. 6, 2016, by Gov. Chris Christie. TRENTON - New Jersey...
View Article84-year-old woman in critical condition after wrong-way crash on Route 3
An 84-year-old woman in a blue Dodge Neon was in a head on collision with a male driving a BMW this morning, causing major traffic delays. SECAUCUS - An 84-year-old woman is in critical condition...
View ArticleBathroom nap, bare buttocks part of fired jail officer's texts
Takia Johnson, a 12-year county employee, was not wrapped up in the racist text scandal. CAMDEN -- For her alleged "blatant disregard" of protocol, another Camden County Correctional Facility officer...
View ArticleGirls cross-country 2016 preseason runner rankings
Take a look at where the top runners in N.J. are ranked
View ArticleNow you can text emergencies to 911 from anywhere in N.J.
Emergency call centers in all 21 counties are equipped with software to receive text messages to 911. PISCATAWAY -- New Jersey is joining a growing number of states that allow people in emergency...
View ArticleSuspect in fatal stabbing, torching of victim's body sentenced
Charles Sheppard was already in prison when DNA evidence linked him to the crime. CAMDEN -- The man accused of stabbing a city woman to death in 2013 before torching her body inside an abandoned home...
View ArticleMillville man latest arrest in interstate dog-fighting network takedown
Robert Elliott's arrest is the 10th in Operation Grand Champion, which investigated an interstate dog-fighting network. CAMDEN -- A Millville man is the latest to be charged in a dog-fighting ring...
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This month in N.J. history: September
Some of the people spotlighted are responsible for inventions that changed our lives. Here is the third installment of our monthly gallery, "This month in N.J. History," which appears on nj.com near...
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Prison protest coming to N.J. cities on Attica anniversary
Mass incarceration, CAMDEN -- The September 1971 riot at the Attica Correctional Facility over poor working and living conditions left more than 40 people dead after authorities re-took the facility....
View ArticleThe NJ.com Top 20 football picks and schedule, Week 1
A breakdown of every Top 20 game. NJ.COM TOP 20 PICKS WEEK 1 St. John’s (D.C.) (2-0) at No. 1 St. Joseph (Mont.) (1-0)Saturday, 2 p.m.A win will vault the Green Knights into the national Top 25, but...
View ArticleCross-country complete 2016 preview: Predictions, rankings, much more
Check out NJ.com's complete guide to the 2016 cross-country season With the opening weekend of the N.J. XC season fast approaching, NJ.com wanted to give you a place to go to find all the info you...
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'Justice is being served,' mom of fatal club shooting victim says
The development came one day before Shelton Merritt's 25th birthday. PHILADELPHIA -- The Burlington County man accused of gunning down another South Jersey resident following a dispute inside a city...
View ArticleLocal organizations holding designer bag bingos
Events benefit education foundation, day school and fire auxiliary Designer handbags help to raise money for organizations. These highly anticipated events have become a popular fundraiser and doubles...
View ArticleAnnual Patriot Day ceremonies scheduled for Sept. 11
Patriot Day, observed as the National Day of Service and Remembrance, occurs on Sept. 11 each year in memory of the 2,977 people killed in the 2001 Sept. 11 attacks. Immediately after the attacks,...
View ArticleDry cleaner gets prison for hiring, harboring unauthorized immigrants
He admitted to the conspiracy that involved two other dry cleaner owners. CAMDEN -- A Sicklerville man who admitted to hiring unauthorized immigrants at his Voorhees dry cleaning business and evading...
View ArticleBestwork is able to expand with support from the EDA
Bestwork Industries provides training/employment for blind and visually impaired CHERRY HILL -- For 35 years, Bestwork Industries for the Blind Inc. in Cherry Hill has been providing training and...
View ArticleHigh heat, humidity, force closures at some major school districts
Some schools in districts in the southern half of N.J. closed early Thursday and are considering closing Friday. Many northern schools remained open At least three major New Jersey school districts...
View ArticleN.J. sheriff's officer reportedly points gun in road-rage incident
The encounter occurred on I-95 in Pennsylvania last month, the alleged victim said. WYNNEFIELD HEIGHTS, Pa. -- State Police have launched an investigation into an alleged road-rage incident last month...
View ArticleHe agreed to 5 year plea deal in massive mob case then judge did this
Corey Leshner got two years after originally accepting a deal that would have jailed fim for five years CAMDEN -- A former lawyer who worked for a Philadelphia mob family that forcefully took control...
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