Ewing police searching for gas station armed robber (VIDEO)
A 24-year-old male employee was robbed of cash at gunpoint while he sat in the station's booth at about 5 a.m. April 19. Watch video EWING -- Police have released surveillance footage of a man robbing...
View ArticleCounty executive calls for audit of nonprofit amid corruption probe
Brian Hughes said he would be meeting with the park commission and the Friends of Mercer County Parks on Friday MERCER COUNTY -- Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes is calling for an audit into The...
View ArticleAthlete of the Week: Steinert lacrosse attacker Paige Meszaros
When Steinert High School senior lacrosse attacker Paige Meszaros sets goals for herself, she sees them through. HAMILTON -- When Steinert High School senior lacrosse attacker Paige Meszaros sets...
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Authorities say pot sales at NJ Weedman's Joint led to investigation
Residents complained to police about excessive foot traffic at all hours at East State Street business, prosecutors said TRENTON -- Complaints from numerous residents that Ed "NJ Weedman" Forchion was...
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In Trenton murder case, lots of evidence, no 'smoking gun'
Shaheed Brown, accused of shooting Enrico Smalley to death, is facing his second trial for murder TRENTON - For all of the surveillance footage recovered and the shell casings found, investigators did...
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Appeals court upholds heroin dealer's conviction
Jerome "Righteous" Roberts was arrested in the summer of 2013 on multiple heroin dealing charges. TRENTON -- A state appeals court has upheld the case of a Trenton man who pleaded guilty to dealing...
View ArticleTake this week's NJ.com Local News Quiz
Who knows, you may get a perfect score this week NJ Weedman, Donald Trump and and a hero cop all made this week's NJ.com Local News Quiz. How well do you remember these stories and other big New...
View Article1 million reasons Mercer County can cheer for airport | Editorial
Having a commercial airline is key to the success of the Trenton-Mercer Airport, something that Frontier Airlines understands. For more than a decade, the airlines have heard nothing but griping and...
View ArticleHow Wall St. money could help social programs in Trenton
Social impact bonds provide a new way to fund social programs despite government budget cuts EWING -- Across the country, a growing number of cash-strapped governments looking for ways to fund social...
View ArticleMercer High School stages The Lion King
There were two morning performances, Thursday, April 28 and Friday, April 29. HAMILTON- Mercer High School, part of the Mercer County Special Services School District, staged The Lion King and the...
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Old warrior brings wisdom to new fight | Di Ionno
Dan Gable visits New Jersey to promote wrestling and permanently preserve it as an Olympic sport Dan Gable's "green room" was the front seat of a black sedan. He was due to speak in a couple of hours,...
View ArticleAt this senior prom, the average age was 102 (PHOTOS)
Centenarians were paired with Princeton University students as their escorts for an evening of dinner, music and dancing SOUTH BRUNSWICK - The first annual Centenarian Senior Prom was held Thursday at...
View ArticleNJ Weedman smokes joint on Facebook video hours after release from jail
Ed 'NJ Weedman' Forchion posted a video on Facebook rolling and smoking a joint, vowing to fight the charges against him after police raided his business TRENTON - Within hours after being released on...
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Trenton man complains about prostitute to cop, gets arrested
Francisco Reyes-Martinez was dissatisfied with the services of a prostitute, so he told the police TRENTON - A Trenton man who was dissatisfied with the services of a prostitute, refused to pay her...
View ArticleNJ Weedman's Joint shut down over health violations on same day as arrest
The restaurant has been ordered to remain closed until it passes a re-inspection TRENTON -- The city's health department has ordered the closure of NJ Weedman's Joint after citing it for multiple...
View ArticleN.J. man admits setting house on fire with children inside
Eric Carter admitted to setting fire to his house with his children inside and slashing his fiancee's son's face. TRENTON - Eric Carter knew his daughter and his fiancee's son were asleep in a West...
View Article2 hospitalized after 18-year-old driver ignores stop sign, cops say
The crash occurred at the intersection of Dublin Road and Washington Crossing Pennington Road HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP -- Two people were taken to the hospital Friday after police say an 18-year-old girl...
View ArticleMan shot on Trenton street dies at city hospital
Police responding to a 3:55 p.m. call of a shooting in progress found the victim on the first block of Hillcrest Avenue. TRENTON -- A man shot on a West Ward street Friday afternoon died a short time...
View ArticleParks director taking leave of absence amid corruption probe
Kevin Bannon's 30-day leave would be with pay MERCER COUNTY -- The executive director of the Mercer County Park Commission is voluntarily taking a temporary leave of absence amid a state attorney...
View ArticleBack in his 'temple,' NJ Weedman lays out defense of drug charges
Ed "Weedman Forchion" was arrested in a raid on his downtown Trenton eatery and 'temple' earlier this week. TRENTON - The first time Ed "NJ Weedman" Forchion was arrested and released from jail a few...
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