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Rick Rickman
NJ rallies around Deptford cop shot in fatal foot chase, suspect identified
Authorities have identified a Deptford cop shot in a struggle on Friday as Officer Bobby Shisler and the suspect as Mitchell Negron.
Rocket launch visible in NJ sending 2 satellites into orbit
The launch of an Electron Rocket from NASA Wallops Flight Facility on March 11, 2023 will be visible in New Jersey if weather allows.
Cops pull floating body of 89-year-old Lacey, NJ man from lagoon
The body of an 89-year-old man was pulled from the lagoon at Lanoka Harbor in Lacey on Tuesday.
NJ cop charged with assault again for threatening to kill woman, cops say
Mercer County sheriff's officer Matthew Sickler is being held in Ocean County jail on charges including aggravated assault for pointing a gun at a woman, cops say
Horrible smelling chicken guts spill over NJ highway in crash
A trailer carrying chicken waste products spilled all over Route 55 in Deptford on Monday morning causing drivers to complain about the awful smell.
Three dolphins die in shallow waters at Sandy Hook, NJ
Three dolphins struggled and then died in the shallows of Sandy Hook beach on Saturday morning, raising concerns as dead whales continue to wash up on NJ shores.
Teen stabbed to death outside Paterson, NJ school
A 14-year-old boy is dead after a stabbing at Eastside High School in Paterson on Friday afternoon.
Superintendent resigns after bullied 14-year-old NJ student’s death
Central Regional schools Superintendent Triantafillos Parlapanides resigned Saturday after Bayville student 14-year-old Adriana Kuch died of suicide.
Group at NJ church pepper-sprayed and smoke bombed, rector says
The Monmouth County prosecutor is investigating a possible bias incident at Trinity Episcopal Church in Asbury Park on Saturday, Jan. 28.
Firebomb hurled at NJ synagogue by masked man
The Bloomfield police are investigating after a man threw a Molotov cocktail at Temple Ner Tamid early Sunday morning.
New video shows deadly crash in Old Bridge, NJ police chase
Newly released video shows a deadly crash in Old Bridge that ended a police pursuit early on the morning of Nov. 9, 2022, and left victim Arturo Tlapa Luna dead.
Pair of 17-year-old teens shot, 1 dead in Bridgeton, NJ
A 17-year-old male is dead and a 17-year-old female is in the hospital after a shooting early Sunday morning in Bridgeton.