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March 8, 2020

New Jersey security guard arrested over licensed gun, legal ammo

A New Jersey gun owner is fighting charges for carrying a firearm for which he had a permit and ammunition state police have publicly said is legal.

March 7, 2020

Actor-turned-radio host Joe Piscopo talks political correctness, the age of Trump and his possible run for New Jersey governor

Actor turned radio-host Joe Piscopo said he's thinking about running for governor of New Jersey in 2021, to help push back against political correctness and tame the radical nature of America's cancel culture. 

March 7, 2020

NJ troopers on heroic rescue of driver from burning semi-truck: 'It really is just all part of the job'

Body camera footage captured the moment two New Jersey state troopers pulled a man from a burning tractor-trailer with mere seconds to spare.

March 5, 2020

Coronavirus reaches New Jersey as state confirms its first presumptive positive case of novel virus

New Jersey has joined a growing list of states with cases of the novel coronavirus. On Wednesday, officials in the state confirmed the first presumptive positive case of COVID-19 in a male in his 30s. 

March 3, 2020

NJ teenagers charged in 'skull breaker' challenge case that left 13-year-old with a concussion

Two New Jersey minors were charged with third-degree aggravated assault, and third-degree endangering an injured victim on Monday, for their role in a "skull breaker challenge" Tik Tok video. 

March 3, 2020

New Jersey troopers pull man from semitruck seconds before explosion, body cam footage shows

Two New Jersey State Troopers rescued the driver of a tractor-trailer just seconds before it burst into flames on Monday and captured the entire incident on a body camera. 

March 3, 2020

Jeff Van Drew: More House Democrats could follow my lead and switch parties

Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew, who recently left the Democrat Party due to his opposition to impeachment, said on Tuesday that there are other moderate Democrats who could consider switching parties.

February 27, 2020

New Jersey Catholic Church under fire for denying First Communion to boy, 8, with autism

A young boy with autism was denied his First Communion at a New Jersey Catholic church, leaving his parents along with many online, upset. 

February 26, 2020

New Jersey elementary students forced to stand, use makeshift desks because overcrowding: report

Students at an elementary school in New Jersey are using radiators as makeshift desks while others are forced to stand during class because of a serious overcrowding issue, a new report claims. 

February 26, 2020

Drugs seized in 6 of the largest fentanyl busts were enough to kill 229 million Americans

A drug bust last year was hailed as the largest fentanyl bust in U.S. history—254 pounds seized at an Arizona border crossing. The seizure came as fentanyl continues to be a big problem, fueling an opioid epidemic that has killed thousands of people.