NJ court overturns order halting medically assisted suicide law

New Jersey can move ahead with a new law allowing terminally ill patients to seek life-ending drugs, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday, overturning a lower court's temporary hold on the law.

New Jersey lawmakers pass measure updating vote-by-mail law

New Jersey lawmakers have passed legislation aimed at eliminating confusion surrounding the state's 2018 vote-by-mail law.

Swimmers warned about rip currents along Jersey Shore

Tropical weather far off the coast is churning the ocean and continuing a risk for rip currents along the New Jersey shore.

Prosecutors: NJ priest gets 4 years in 1990s child sex assault

Authorities say a New Jersey priest who pleaded guilty to a child sexual assault dating back almost three decades has been sentenced to four years in prison.

Mount Laurel police search for 2 men accused of spray-painting cars and homes

Mount Laurel police say they are searching for two men accused of spray-painting people's cars and homes in the Willow Turn section of town.  

Newark to speed replacement of lead water lines

Newark is announcing a plan to dramatically cut the time it will take to replace pipes that are causing elevated lead levels in drinking water.

Jonas Brothers tape MTV VMAs segment in Asbury Park

More than 8,000 people turned out in Asbury Park to watch the Jonas Brothers tape a performance that will be shown on MTV's Video Music Awards on Monday.

NJ Gov. Murphy vetoes tax incentive programs

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has vetoed an extension of two tax incentive programs.

NJ school district bans trainings based on gender differences

A New Jersey school district has agreed not to use training methods promoted by a group that stresses gender differences and holds positions including that girls don't perform as well on timed tests as boys because they are threatened by pressure and that boys are bored more easily.

Report: NJ spends most on roads, doesn't get results

New Jersey spends more per mile on its highway system than any other state in the country but isn't getting its money's worth, according to a report released Thursday by a nonpartisan public policy group.

State officials probing fatal crash during NJ police pursuit

State authorities in New Jersey say they are investigating a fatal crash that occurred when a vehicle being pursued by police struck another car, killing the driver and lone occupant.

Vacationing trooper saves man at Jersey Shore

A man who was having a heart attack while stuck in a riptide in Sea Isle City was saved by a NJ State Trooper who was vacationing with his family at the time.

1 dead, 4 injured in multi-vehicle crash in Camden County

Emergency crews in Camden County are investigating a multi-vehicle accident that left one dead and four people injured.

Lenny Dykstra to fight 'Bagel Guy' in celebrity boxing match

Two men known for their legendary tempers are about to take them into the ring during a celebrity boxing match.  

Police: Trenton man abused, suffocated 2-year-old girl

A 25-year-old Trenton man has been charged with murder after police say he abused and suffocated a 2-year-old girl Wednesday afternoon.