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June 2, 2023

Necropsies performed on 2 whales found dead in New York waters

Necropsies are being performed on two dead humpback whales found floating in New York waters this week, stoking concerns regarding offshore wind projects' effects on marine life.

June 2, 2023

Stretch of New Jersey's Garden State Parkway reopens as firefighters battle to contain 5,000 acre forest fire

A 25-mile portion of the Garden State Parkway reopened on June 2, 2023, as firefighters work to contain the 5,000-acre wildfire in Burlington and Ocean counties.

June 1, 2023

Trump mocks Chris Christie's expected 2024 campaign launch: 'He's polling at zero'

Former President Donald Trump mocked Chris Christie's expected presidential campaign launch during an Iowa Fox News Town Hall alongside Sean Hannity.

June 1, 2023

NJ lawyer waives extradition in 2008 Boston serial rape case

Matthew Nilo, a Weehawken, New Jersey-based lawyer accused of a Boston rape spree spanning 2007 and 2008, has waived extradition to Massachusetts.

June 1, 2023

New Jersey attorney linked to string of Boston rapes apparently proposed to fiancée weeks before arrest

Matthew Nilo, a 35-year-old New Jersey resident who works as a lawyer in New York, apparently proposed to his fiancée weeks before he was charged in a string of Boston rapes.

June 1, 2023

Man wanted in NJ after trying to abduct 7-year-old from Wawa restroom using candy, police say

A 7-year-old boy told New Jersey police that he escaped from an unknown man who attempted to adbuct him from a Wawa restroom in Maurice River on Sunday.

June 1, 2023

85-year-old New Jersey man, passerby help save family from house fire

Santo Livio, an 85-year-old from Kendall Park, New Jersey, and a woman walking in his neighborhood are being commended for saving a family in a burning home.

May 31, 2023

Rashid Ali Bynum: Who is Virginia man accused of killing Republican New Jersey councilwoman?

Virginia's Rashid Ali Bynum was arrested and accused of fatally shooting New Jersey Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour outside her condo on Feb. 1, 2023.

May 31, 2023

Mystery Boston serial rapist identified as New Jersey attorney 15 years later through DNA analysis: FBI

Boston police and FBI announced the arrest of Matthew J. Nilo, a New Jersey attorney connected by investigative genetic genealogy and DNA analysis to a series of rapes from 2007-2008.

May 30, 2023

Great white shark surfaces off Jersey shore as beaches fill for Memorial Day

A great white shark named "Penny" was spotted off the coast of Ocean City, N.J., early Monday morning, weeks after a nonprofit marine group began tracking her off North Carolina.