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February 13, 2020

NJ church volunteer accused of embezzling over $500G for online shopping

A New Jersey woman who volunteered as a financial secretary for her church has been charged with embezzling over half a million dollars from it to pay for thousands of online purchases, her wedding, car loans, satellite TV and cell phone bills.

February 13, 2020

New Jersey school bus driver reportedly abandons 14 children during drop-off: 'handle these kids yourself'

A New Jersey school bus driver with a suspended license was issued a summons after reports say she abandoned a bus full of children outside her home last week and instructed an attendant on board to “handle these kids yourself.” 

February 13, 2020

New Jersey prosecutors release suicide notes from Stephanie Parze's ex-boyfriend: 'I can't do life in prison'

A New Jersey man that hanged himself in November after being named a person of interest in the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend, who was eventually found dead in a wooded area several months later, revealed in a suicide note to his family that “most of the stuff you will hear is true,” prosecutors revealed this week. 

February 11, 2020

Sarah Lawrence College dad arrested for running sex cult out of daughter's dorm room, police say

The 60-year-old father of a former student at Sarah Lawrence College in New York was arrested Tuesday in connection to an alleged sex cult he is accused to running out of his daughter's dorm room for a decade that included forced labor, prostitution and mentally and physically abusing his male and female victims.

February 10, 2020

Ex-NFL star Kenny Britt arrested on drug charges in New Jersey

Kenny Britt, a former first-round NFL draft pick, was arrested in New Jersey on drug charges Saturday, police said.

February 9, 2020

Coronavirus testing will keep a Royal Caribbean cruise ship's passengers in NJ until Monday, company says

The Royal Caribbean cruise ship Anthem of the Seas, which has been docked in Bayonne, N.J., since Friday over coronavirus concerns, will remain there until Monday, company officials said Saturday.

February 7, 2020

Fox News’ Todd Piro reports from New Jersey as cruise passengers arrive to be tested for coronavirus

A Royal Caribbean cruise ship carrying Chinese nationals who will be tested for coronavirus after experiencing possible "pulmonary issues" made port in Bayonne, N.J., Friday morning, Fox News' Todd Piro reported.

February 6, 2020

New Jersey declares itself pizza capital of the world, sparking Twitter debate

As to be expected, the self-crowning drew a flurry of responses online.

February 6, 2020

Newark high school basketball coach attacked on video, allegedly by his own players

Dramatic video allegedly shows a junior-varsity basketball coach at a high school in New Jersey being assaulted by members of his own team, according to a report.

February 5, 2020

Asymptomatic Newark passenger quarantined amid coronavirus concerns after arriving from China

The passenger will be quarantined for 14 days and monitored for possible symptoms.