New Jersey

The Justice Department is filing suit against the state of New Jersey and King County, Washington — home to the city of Seattle — over “sanctuary” policies that hinder federal immigration officers, Attorney General William Barr said Monday.

Remi, a three-year-old Bloodhound, helped police track down a child missing for more than 10 hours, according to the Maywood PD.

The New Jersey Department of Health says a woman who was brought to Hackensack University Medical Center to be evaluated for symptoms consistent with coronavirus does not have it after further tests. 

Millville on Friday will officially welcome to the department 4-year-old Hansel.

Officials say the couple who stormed a kosher grocery in Jersey City, killing three people, planned the assault for months.

New Jersey’s official state Twitter account has gone viral, amassing thousands of followers in a matter of weeks with its unorthodox tone, leaving some wondering if the account was hacked. 

Where is Dulce Maria Alavez? It’s been four months since she was last seen. Her family, friends and neighbors are not giving up hope of her return.

The body of Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Goble arrived at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Christmas Day.

A 33-year-old American soldier was killed in combat Monday in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said. The Taliban claimed they were behind a fatal roadside bombing in northern Kunduz province.

A group of friends in New Jersey spread holiday cheer to one lucky waiter with a $1200 tip.

Jersey City Police Det. Joseph Seals, who was killed in an attack that also left five others dead last week, is to be laid to rest Tuesday.

The man was standing between two parked Lexus vehicles when one of them turned on after it was accidentally started by a remote system, officials said.

Attorney General Gurbir Grewal also disclosed that the man and woman had five guns, including an AR-15-style rifle and a shotgun that they were wielding when they burst into the store.

Jersey City was gripped for hours by gunshots, sirens, heavily armed law enforcement, closed streets, and school lockdowns after a detective was gunned down in a cemetery and at least two suspects fired on police from a grocery store.

A Jersey City resident captured video of a shootout in which at least one police officer was killed along with multiple others on Tuesday, according to New Jersey state officials. 

Vineland police are searching for a man they say repeatedly punched a 64-year-old Walmart employee in the face for looking at him.

The bill would require elementary school in New Jersey to teach students how to read and write in cursive.

Officials say the wrong person was given a kidney transplant at Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden, New Jersey. 

A 10-year-old boy named Micah Tennant, who was injured during a shooting at a New Jersey high school football game, has died, officials confirmed Wednesday.  The boy was shot in the neck as he sat in the stands during a playoff game between Pleasantville and Camden. 

A brother and sister were in the middle of taking holiday pictures when an unexpected guest crashed the scene.