New Jersey

Newark woman rescued from vehicle trapped in snow

A woman was rescued by Newark firefighters after she said she was trapped inside her vehicle for five days.

February 4, 2021 12:09pm MST

World's first face, double hand transplant recipient addresses media

A 22-year-old man from New Jersey who became the first person in the world to undergo a successful face and double hand transplant addressed the media Wednesday.

February 3, 2021 8:48pm MST

Rescued dog saves new owner's life during stroke

"She licked his face to keep him awake, and helped drag him across the room to his cell phone."

February 3, 2021 9:24am MST

Manhunt underway for suspect in brutal murder of NJ hunter

An “extensive search” was underway in New Jersey for a man who was charged with stabbing and beating another man to death.

January 19, 2021 8:16am MST

NJ man who saw deadly Capitol breach shooting charged in riot

A New Jersey man who said he was standing next to a woman when she was fatally shot during the U.S. Capitol riot is now charged in connection with last week’s breach.

January 13, 2021 5:37pm MST

NJ congresswoman claims rioters went on 'reconnaissance' tours prior to attack

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) says that she witnessed people being lead through the Capitol the day before the riot in what looked like a "reconnaissance" tour.

January 13, 2021 7:53am MST

NJ Congresswoman tests positive for COVID-19 following Capitol lockdown

Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman made the announcement of her positive COVID-19 test Monday.

January 11, 2021 11:25am MST

PGA votes to cut ties with Trump, won't hold PGA championship at his course in New Jersey next year

"Our feeling was given the tragic events of Wednesday that we could no longer hold it at [Trump National in] Bedminster. The damage could have been irreparable. The only real course of action was to leave," said the PGA CEO.

January 10, 2021 8:23pm MST

'Brian did his job': Family remembers fallen Capitol officer

From his early days growing up in a New Jersey hamlet, Brian Sicknick wanted to be a police officer.

January 9, 2021 7:46am MST

NJ police department didn’t fire single shot in 2020 thanks to de-escalation program

Not a single shot was fired by officers in Newark, New Jersey in 2020, and city officials credit the department’s ongoing de-escalation training.

January 7, 2021 7:43pm MST

Joe Clark, no-nonsense NJ school principal who inspired movie ‘Lean on Me,’ dead at 82

Joe Clark, the no-nonsense, baseball-bat-wielding New Jersey high school principal who inspired the 1989 movie "Lean on Me," died Tuesday at age 82, his family announced.

December 30, 2020 8:46am MST

‘I actually like cried’: A struggling photographer tweets about looking for work, Oprah responds

Malcolm Manning was about to break away from photography when he captured his biggest client: Oprah Winfrey.

December 27, 2020 1:00pm MST

Season's greetings: Cards solicited for COVID-19 patients

Hospitals asked adults, organizations and schoolchildren to either make or buy holiday cards and send them to the institutions for distribution to patients. The goal is for everyone in the hospital to get a card and at least a tiny bit of holiday cheer.

December 23, 2020 1:06pm MST