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24 Confirmed Dead As Huge Tornado Hits South of Oklahoma City
A monstrous tornado killed at least 24 people Monday as it roared through Moore and south Oklahoma City — leaving rescue workers frantically searching into the night for missing children at the devastated Plaza Towers Elementary School in the Moore School District.
New Jersey Rolls Out Annual "Click It or Ticket” Campaign
Beginning on May 20, law enforcement officials will be out in full force, taking part in the 2013 national Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement mobilization and cracking down on motorists who are not belted.
“Officers throughout New Jersey are prepared to ticket anyone who is not wearing their seat belt.”
N.J. hospital leads list for highest billing rates
The most expensive hospital in America is not in Beverly Hills or New York's Upper East Side. Based on its bills to Medicare, the Bayonne Medical Center charged the highest amounts in the country for nearly one-quarter of the most common hospital treatments, according to a New York Times analysis of 2011 data
Internet Celeb Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker Arrested for Murder of NJ Man
Internet celebrity "Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker" has been arrested in the murder of a Clark, New Jersey man.
Investigators said Kai met Joseph Galfy, Jr., an attorney near Times Square, where a surveillance camera captured images of them. The men later went back to the victim's house, officials said.
New Jersey Unemployment Drpos To 8.7% Despit Weak Job Growth And Continued Public Sector Cuts
New Jersey added only 3,300 jobs in April, and the unemployment rate declined to 8.7 percent.
Compared to April of last year, the unadjusted workweek decreased by 1.0 hour, average hourly earnings decreased by $0.42, and weekly earnings were lower by $36.43.
Lodi police shave heads to support breast cancer victim
SHOUT OUT Members of the Lodi Police Department shaved their heads to raise breast cancer awareness and show support for Alicia Veri-Rodriguez, who is battling the disease. As soon as Veri-Rodriguez’s cousin, Lodi Police Officer Dominic Miller, offered to shave his head, brother officers took up the cause, as well. Handling the clippers was Alicia’s [...]
NJ STATE SENATE APPROVES GUN SAFETY BILLS
The Senate on Monday approved a number of bills that are part of a comprehensive package on gun safety. Approved today were 10 bills that will help keep weapons out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill, crack down on gun trafficking, improve reporting and tracing of illegal firearms by law enforcement and find ways to reduce violence and improve school safety, among other actions.
WORKERS INSTALL FINAL SECTION OF SPIRE ATOP ONE WTC
One World Trade Center now stands a symbolic 1,776 feet high, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and third tallest in the world
With the final section of spire now in place, One World Trade Center stands as the Western Hemisphere’s tallest icon of freedom, resilience and the indomitable American spirit,” said Port Authority Vice Chairman Scott Rechler.
Christie Vetos Early Voting Bill
“The governor’s rejection of this legislation is out of step with the majority of states in the nation and out of touch with New Jersey’s hardworking families. Thirty-two states and the District of Columbia provide for early in-person voting, and as a result of the veto our residents’ access to the polls will be restricted to only one day.
Jersey shore prepares for first post-Sandy summer
The boardwalks are back, and so are most of the beaches, even if some are a little thinner this year.
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Judge Boston bombings not an influence in sentencing two men in North Jersey terror case
A federal judge on Tuesday declined to reconsider the lengthy prison terms he imposed last month on two would-be Islamic militants from North Jersey who plotted to join a terrorist group in Somalia, rejecting their lawyers’ claim that the judge was improperly influenced by the Boston Marathon bombing.
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Judge Boston bomings not an influence in sentencing two men in North Jersey terror case
A federal judge on Tuesday declined to reconsider the lengthy prison terms he imposed last month on two would-be Islamic militants from North Jersey who plotted to join a terrorist group in Somalia, rejecting their lawyers’ claim that the judge was improperly influenced by the Boston Marathon bombing.
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Fallen Agents Remembered for Their “True Valor”
Special Agents Christopher W. Lorek and Stephen P. Shaw, who died May 17 during a maritime counterterrorism exercise, were remembered by Director Mueller and others at a memorial service in Quantico, Virginia
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'Bishop' would-be pipe bomber gets 37 years
An Iowa letter carrier was sentenced to 37 years in prison Tuesday for sending dud pipe bombs with letters signed ""The Bishop"" in an odd but potentially deadly bid to drive up the value of shares he owned.
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Agency ranks Hackensack fire department among best in the nation
Just 61 departments in the United States have a Class 1 rank out of more than 48,000 that have been surveyed by the Insurance Services Office, a risk assessment company.
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Police Paterson woman arrested for selling knock-off designer bags out of fake butcher shop in Clifton
The merchandise bore trademark insignias of Coach, Louis Vuitton, LaCoste, Tiffany & Co., Michael Kors and Channel. Ladies’ handbags, wallets, suitcases, coin purses, sunglasses, belts, watches and cell phone cases were all being sold at the shop.
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Two Bergen County men arrested on child pornography charges
Two Bergen County men have been arrested on child pornography charges after separate investigations, authorities said Tuesday.
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Hackensack firefighter guilty of sex assault on girl
A suspended Hackensack firefighter faces up to 15 years in prison after being convicted Tuesday of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl at an Englewood home.
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Snapped power line ignites small gas fire in Ridgewood
YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST A snapped power line in Ridgewood burned through pavement and a gas pipe, igniting a small fire. The gas-fed fire broke out around 3 o’clock this afternoon on Goffle Road. No injuries were reported. Goffle Road was closed between Ravine Avenue and Lake Street while PSE&G crews worked to extinguish [...]
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Flight attendant is injured as Delta flight encounters turbulance on approach at Newark Airport
A flight attendant was treated for unspecified injuries after a Delta Airlines flight from Amsterdam encountered turbulence about 30 minutes before landing at Newark Liberty International Airport...
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Judge North Jersey terror case not influenced by Boston bombings
A federal judge has refused to reconsider the prison terms of two New Jersey men who argued that prosecutors and the courts were improperly influenced by the Boston Marathon bombings.
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Bolivia lashes at Sean Penn over jailed American
Bolivia's culture minister calls it actor-activist Sean Penn's ""worst performance"" ever. He isn't talking about a movie.
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North Jersey man pleads guilty to killing neighbor
A northern New Jersey man charged with killing his elderly neighbor two years ago has pleaded guilty.
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2 men in N.J. indicted in scam with dyed money
A New Jersey man and a Philadelphia resident were indicted Tuesday on charges they scammed victims with worthless paper dyed black that was portrayed as real money and sold to people who paid to have the dye removed.
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