Local crews head down to Florida as Hurricane Dorian nears

Hurricane Dorian continued to strengthen Friday and was upgraded to a Category 4 in the evening hours as Florida residents braced for what could be the most powerful storm to hit the state's east coast in nearly 30 years. Local crews are heading to Florida to lend a helping hand.

New Jersey man charged in toddler's suffocation death to remain jailed

A New Jersey man accused of suffocating and sexually assaulting his girlfriend's toddler daughter will remain jailed pending his murder trial.

Multiple child sex abuse lawsuits threatens Boy Scouts

The Boy Scouts of America is facing a threat from a growing wave of lawsuits over decades-old allegations of sexual abuse.

Woman fell asleep in her parked car, woke to find it missing

Police in New Jersey say a possible carjacker apparently removed a sleeping 80-year-old woman from her parked car before stealing the vehicle and leaving her in the driveway.

Sex offender sought after he failed to register new address

Police are searching for a Burlington County man who failed to register as a sex offender after he moved, as required under New Jersey state law.

2 charged in largest heroin, fentanyl-laced pill bust in Delaware history

Prosecutors in Delaware have charged two men with drug trafficking offenses after authorities recovered an estimated $1 million in heroin and fentanyl-laced fake Oxycodone pills from a trailer home in Camden County.

Some residents upset over removal of live opossum from road

Video posted on social media shows a Collingswood public works employee trying to dispose of opossum hit by a car along Collings Avenue. It shows the animal falling off a shovel and the poster asking, "I’m not an expert but pretty sure this isn’t how you handle a live animal.”

NJ lawmakers pass bill to allow most NBA bets at Golden Nugget

New Jersey lawmakers have approved a bill that would allow bettors to gamble on most NBA games at Atlantic City's Golden Nugget casino.

Frontier Airlines announces 15 new nonstop routes out of Newark, $15 flights

Frontier Airlines will begin offering service at Newark Liberty International Airport this fall, and offering introductory fares as low as $15 on some flights.

3 service areas in NJ closing for improvements

Motorists who need to make a pit stop will have to find alternatives because three service areas on the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway will close after Labor Day.

Cherry Hill schools to give tuna to students with outstanding lunch debt

The Cherry Hill School District plans to serve tuna to kids with an outstanding lunch debt of $10 and the policy has people fired up.

Officials: Missing man found buried in Pine Barrens; acquaintance charged with murder

A Burlington County man reported missing last week has been found buried in the Pine Barrens, and an acquaintance has been charged with his murder, prosecutors announced Tuesday.

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.