WATCH: Christie vetoes N.J. minimum wage hike
Gov. Chris Christie held news conference Tuesday about New Jersey's economy. Watch video UPDATE: Christie vetoes $15 an hour minimum wage bill pushed by N.J. Democrats TRENTON -- Gov. Chris Christie...
View ArticleATM skimming device found at Mansfield bank
Police say the device was installed at the Investors Bank on Aug. 14 and removed two days later MANSFIELD -- Mansfield police are investigating after an ATM skimming device designed to steal debit...
View Article13-year-old boy wounded in Trenton daylight shooting
The boy is in stable condition at the hospital TRENTON -- Trenton police are investigating after a 13-year-old boy was shot in broad daylight Sunday. The shooting happened around 2:30 p.m. on the 200...
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Wife charged with killing former N.J. cop in Fla.
Jan Sochalski, 61, is charged with second-degree murder in the May 19 death of Henry A. "Butch" Sochalski, 64. TRENTON -- The wife of a retired Trenton police officer was charged Monday with killing...
View Article2 men caught dealing heroin face drug charges
Vito Silvero, 31, of Hamilton, and Lamar Campbell, 37, of Trenton were arrested on drug charges TRENTON -- Two men are facing charges after police caught them in a middle of a drug deal. Street Crime...
View ArticleCity eyes youth job program expansion after initial success
"It really opened a lot of doors in my life," a young resident said to a room of officials while fighting back tears. TRENTON -- Tyisha Tarver stood before a room full of city officials, private...
View Article5 men charged with smoking pot on porch in Trenton
One of the five also had a warrant for his arrest stemming from a June 28 assault TRENTON -- Five men were arrested on drug charges after police were called about a group of people on a porch smoking...
View ArticleMotorcyclist hurt after his bike stalls in middle of highway in Millstone
Zyair Barnes, 19, was taken to an area hospital for injuries that were not life-threatening, police said. MILLSTONE -- A man was injured Tuesday morning after a car hit him after his motorcycle became...
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Hamilton police searching for missing 16-year-old
Elise Lawrence was last seen at her Hamilton home Aug. 17. HAMILTON -- Township police are search for a 16-year-old girl who was last seen in Trenton. Elise Lawrence's mother reported her missing Aug....
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Hamilton police seek help in identifying burglary suspect
The man was captured on video surveillance and police made public a picture from the footage Tuesday. HAMILTON -- Township police seek the public's help in identifying a man they're looking to...
View ArticlePolice investigating blood in front of Mercer courthouse
The Mercer County Sheriff's Office said they have no evidence that a crime took place. TRENTON -- Sheriff's officers found several areas of blood on the ground in front of the Mercer County Civil...
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Details released on NYC-to-Lawrence human trafficking ring
Kevin Jasper and Jianying Chen are accused of transporting women from NYC to Jersey to engage in a prostitution ring. Kevin I. Jasper, left, and Jianying Chen were charged with human trafficking and...
View ArticleRate your NJ Transit rail line
Let's see which line gets the most upvotes ... and which doesn't. Last week, NJ Transit revealed that its Northeast Corridor line had the system's worst on-time record. And then on Tuesday, NJ...
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Ewing man faces 3 years in prison after guilty plea in car chase shooting
Andrew Baptiste was initially accused of shooting at a witness who would testify against his cousin. TRENTON - A man accused of firing a gun at a car during a chase last year has pleaded guilty and is...
View ArticleFootball preseason Top 20: 8 teams unranked at end of 2015 make it; Who's...
NJ.com releases the 2016 preseason football Top 20. Share the preseason rankings with your scholastic football-loving friends.
View ArticleTown-by-town breakdown shows N.J.'s great degree divide
New Jersey's science and business majors have settled in the middle of the state, while the surrounding areas are dominated by liberal arts majors
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Trenton man charged with threatening to shoot, kill woman
Darius J. Beckett, 26, faces simple assault, theft and terroristic threat charges TRENTON -- A Trenton man is facing charges he hurled liquor bottles at a woman and threatened to shoot and kill her,...
View ArticlePolice identify drivers in fatal Hamilton crash
Driver Thomas A. Swanic, 50, of Ocean County, died at a Trenton hospital following the crash. HAMILTON -- Township police identified the man who died in a two-car crash last week as Thomas A. Swanic,...
View ArticleWoman charged after children found wandering busy intersection
The woman was found asleep while two children who were under her care tried to walk to Princeton TRENTON - A Trenton woman was asleep at home last week when two young children in her care were found...
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Man charged with robbing another near civil court payment window
The accused robber followed a man into the courthouse and ordered him to empty his pockets, police said TRENTON - A man who robbed and hit another man near the Probation Department payment window of...
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