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24 Confirmed Dead As Huge Tornado Hits South of Oklahoma City


24 Confirmed Dead As Huge Tornado Hits South of Oklahoma CityA 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


New Jersey Rolls Out Annual "Click It or Ticket” CampaignBeginning 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


N.J. hospital leads list for highest billing ratesThe 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 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 Unemployment Drpos To 8.7% Despit Weak Job Growth And Continued Public Sector CutsNew 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


Lodi police shave heads to support breast cancer victimSHOUT 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


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


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


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.


NJ man arrested at Philly Airport after TSA detects gun in carry-on bag

A New Jersey man was arrested after Transportation Security Administration officers at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) spotted a loaded gun in a man’s carry-on bag at the checkpoint on Monday, May 20.  

Atlantic City casinos 1st quarter profits fall 63 percent

Atlantic City's casinos saw their gross operating profits plunge by more than 63 percent in the first three months of this year.

Four Indicted in Armed Robberies of New Jersey T-Mobile Stores

FBI special agents arrested a Roslyn Heights, New York man near his home this morning to face an indictment charging him and three other men with various offenses in connection with two armed robberies of T-Mobile stores in  New Jersey

Hitchhiker's dad stands by son in NJ killing

The Canadian father of the man who gained Internet fame as ""Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker"" says he hasn't had much contact with his son over the years.

Comcast Awards $82,000 In Scholarships To 73 New Jersey High School Seniors

The Comcast Foundation is awarding 73 New Jersey high school seniors scholarships through its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program. The program, one of the Comcast Foundation's signature community investment initiatives, recognizes students' leadership skills, academic achievement and commitment to community service.

Christie backs Oklahoma aid, blunting talk of payback

Two Oklahoma Senators were among those who criticized a federal aid package after superstorm Sandy and backed a measure to slash Sandy aid - but Christie said this is ""not a time for political retribution.""

Employee OK after armed men enter Subway in Verona

A 21-year-old Subway employee who was tied up by three armed men on Monday as $400 in cash was taken from the eatery is doing alright, according to Verona Police Chief Doug Huber and Don Johnston, the restaurant's owner.

TV catches drunken man directing NJ Transit buses in New York [video]

A television camera crew caught footage of a man who says he's a homeless alcoholic directing bus traffic out of a New Jersey Transit lot in midtown Manhattan.

Three luxury cars stolen from Cedar Grove driveway

A Bentley and two Mercedes luxury cars were stolen from a Cedar Grove driveway in a brazen morning robbery, according to police.

Texas man sentenced in NJ for role in smuggling ring

Federal prosecutors in New Jersey say a Texas man is headed to prison for his role in a smuggling ring that brought hundreds of people to the United States.

TV catches drunken man directing NJ Transit buses in New York

A television camera crew caught footage of a man who says he's a homeless alcoholic directing bus traffic out of a New Jersey Transit lot in midtown Manhattan.

Clifton youth team, coach go pink to fight cancer

Team's pink socks and pink beard raise money for teen cancer patients

Trial ordered for captain in Italian cruise shipwreck

An Italian judge has ordered the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship to stand trial for manslaughter in the vessel's shipwreck off the coast of Tuscany, which killed 32 people.

Hezbollah role in Syria highlights widening regional war

As Syrian government forces and their Hezbollah allies from Lebanon pounded rebels in an offensive to retake the strategic city of Al-Qusair, the country's civil war escalated into a regional conflict.

Blue Mass draws police from Bergen County towns [video]

Police officials from around Bergen County gathered Wednesday inside Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church for a special Mass to remember those officers that made the ultimate sacrifice.
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