TSA agent saves choking baby at Newark-Liberty Airport

A TSA agent at Newark-Liberty International Airport is being hailed a hero after saving a baby who was choking.

Man who went to space with William Shatner dies in plane crash in New Jersey

State police say Glen de Vries, a man who traveled to space with William Shatner last month, was killed along with another person when a small plane crashed in northern New Jersey.

NJ nurse dies after being knocked to the ground by robber in Times Square

A memorial mass will be held Monday for Maria Ambrocio. The 58-year-old oncology nurse died after she was shoved to the ground by a mugger on Friday.

Serial killer lured by fake social account sentenced to 160 years

A New Jersey man who used dating apps to lure and kill three women was sentenced to 160 years in prison after a trial in which it was revealed that friends of one victim did their own detective work on social media to ferret out the suspect.

NJ mom jumps into manhole to save sinking toddler

A mother in New Jersey saved her child after the toddler fell through an open manhole and into two feet of water, according to fire officials.

Cop catches newborn tossed from second-floor balcony in Jersey City

A police officer in Jersey City is being called a hero after he caught a 1-month-old baby who was tossed from a second-floor balcony.

Dulce Alavez disappearance: Police release second rendering of girl missing for 2 years

Authorities marked the two-year anniversary of the disappearance of Dulce Maria Alavez by sharing updated artist renderings to show what the missing New Jersey girl might look like today.

Biden declares ‘code red’ on climate change after touring Ida damage in NY, NJ

“People are beginning to realize this is much, much bigger than anyone was willing to believe,” President Joe Biden said while touring Hurricane Ida damage. “Even the climate skeptics are seeing that this really does matter.”

Man charged in deadly fire that killed his infant daughter, her grandparents

A Trenton man has been charged with setting a fire that killed three people in Hamilton Township Friday morning, including his own 9-month-old daughter. The infant's grandmother and grandfather also died as a result of the fire.

NJ mother found dead in Tenn. after she, toddler were kidnapped

Authorities say that Tyler Rios, 27, of Highland Park, abducted his son, Sebastian Rios, 2, and Sebastian's mother, Yasemin Uyar, 24. Sebastian was found safe, but investigators later located Uyar's body in a wooded area.

Mount Laurel man seen in video hurling racial slurs taken into custody after day-long protest

A racist rant in a quiet South Jersey neighborhood is going viral. It shows a man hurling racial epithets at his neighbor. Monday, a crowd gathered outside the man’s house, in protest.

George Floyd statues vandalized in Brooklyn, Newark

Officials say someone defaced the 6-foot sculpture located at Flatbush Junction with spray paint.

Golden retriever missing for 2 weeks found swimming in bay by NJSP, reunited with owners

Chunk, a three-year-old golden retriever who had been missing for two weeks, was reunited with his owners Tuesday morning after New Jersey State Troopers pulled him from the waters of Barnegat Bay.

New Jersey school district removes names of all holidays from school calendar

After an outcry at a raucous public meeting over a previous decision to rename Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples Day, the board of education at a New Jersey school district decided to strip all holiday names off of the school calendar.