New Jersey indefinitely postpones plans to resume indoor dining

Murphy said Monday the postponement is indefinite and cited spikes in cases in other states "driven by, in part by the return of indoor dining."

Eager shoppers happy as Cherry Hill Mall reopens

Mall-deprived shoppers fist-bumped thrilled-to-be-working-again Cherry Hill Mall employees employees. Lines were long and temperatures taken outside some stores.

Police: Carjacker sits on driver, leads officers on chase from Mercer to Bucks County

A man forced his way into a vehicle, sat on the driver and took off, pinning her on the seat while leading officers on a chase that began in New Jersey and ended in Pennsylvania, police said.

North Atlantic right whale off Jersey Shore likely collided with ship

Preliminary observations of a dead rare whale off the coast of New Jersey are consistent with a collision with a ship, federal authorities said.

Death of man in NJ police vehicle after arrest probed

State authorities are investigating the death of a man in a New Jersey police vehicle following his arrest over the weekend.

Banner plane goes into sea off coast of LBI, pilot pulled to shore

Authorities say a pilot was rescued after a banner plane plunged into the ocean Saturday afternoon off the coast of Long Beach Island.

Princeton drops Woodrow Wilson's name from school due to 'racist thinking'

Princeton University will remove President Woodrow Wilson’s name from its public policy school and a residential college, the school’s president announced.

New Jersey schools to plan for in-person learning in fall

New Jersey’s schools will be open for in-person instruction in the fall, as long as COVID-19 trends don’t worsen, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Friday.

‘Face mask exemption cards’ circulating on social media are fake, DOJ says

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a warning regarding fake posters and flyers circulating on the internet that exempt individuals from wearing face masks in public because of the coronavirus pandemic.

New Jersey adds nearly 1,900 suspected COVID-19 deaths

Murphy said state health officials recently completed a review of thousands of death certificates of people who died with coronavirus symptoms despite not having been tested.

New Jersey seeks to oust corrections officer in Floyd reenactment video

New Jersey’s Department of Corrections said Thursday it has filed removal proceedings against an officer seen in a video with people mocking George Floyd’s death as protesters pass by.

Electricity ruled out as factor in pool drowning deaths of 3 in NJ

Authorities on Tuesday were searching for answers in the deaths of three family members who were found unresponsive in a backyard above-ground swimming pool.