Mark D'Amico, accused GoFundMe scam ringleader, sentenced to 5 years in prison

A Burlington County judge sentenced Mark D'Amico to 5 years in state prison for concocting a fundraising scam with his former girlfriend, then using the lie to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations online.

Here are the 10 most expensive US cities for renters in 2022

The price of rent increased across the U.S. between 2021 and 2022, but many of the cities with the highest rent are in western or southern states, according to Rent.com.

No sign of Jimmy Hoffa under New Jersey bridge, FBI says

Another dead end: Jimmy Hoffa has been missing since 1975 when he was last seen near Detroit. The FBI says it found no evidence of his remains during a search of land under a New Jersey bridge.

9 people shot outside Newark bodega

A person driving a stolen white Honda Pilot drove up to a bodega on the corner of Clinton Place and Shephard Avenue and opened fire, striking nine people.

'Melrose Place' actor loses bid to reduce crash sentence

Actress Amy Locane, who appeared in the 1990s prime-time soap opera “Melrose Place,” has lost a bid to have her sentence in a 2010 fatal New Jersey auto crash reduced.

Video shows NJ teacher save student choking on water bottle cap

Janiece Jenkins, a teacher at East Orange Community Charter School, is being hailed a hero after springing into action and saving her student who was choking on a water bottle cap.

NJ state bird is now the middle finger, governor says

Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order on Friday changing one of the state's symbols to "reflect New Jersey's culture and values" — the state bird is now the middle finger.

NJ cops and firefighters catch baby dropped from 2nd floor of burning building

Firefighters and police officers in New Jersey caught a baby that a frantic dad dropped out of a burning second-story apartment. A cop's body-worn camera captured the tense moments.

Boy dials 911 after police car breaks, officers gift him new toy

Four-year-old Justice Tucker told officers in New Jersey his police toy car no longer worked, so the officers went and bought him a new toy.

New Jersey fifth grader dies days after medical emergency on school bus

Families of Gloucester Township Elementary School are urging officials to share more information about what happened aboard a school bus that caused a fifth grader to suffer a deadly medical emergency. 

Shocking video shows NJ vehicle veer off road, flip over in road-rage incident

An apparent road rage incident in N.J. was captured on video, when a car squeezed between two vehicles and spun off the road, hitting the cliffside.

Prosecutors: NJ man sexually abused horse on video, possessed child sex abuse materials

Mitchell Richtman, 31, is facing charges after authorities say he was found to be in possession of videos that showed him sexually assaulting a horse, in addition to child sexual abuse material.

NJ toddler buys over $1,700 worth of goods online from Walmart

Little Ayaansh Kumar of New Jersey isn't even two years old, but he already knows how to handle a cellphone and access an online 'cart' from Walmart.