New Jersey

Intense flames tore through several South Jersey houses overnight, leaving two homes leveled. Family members later said two girls died in the fire.

About three dozen people associated with an organized crime family have been charged in New Jersey on a range of state charges including gambling, money laundering and other related alleged crimes, two sources familiar with the matter tell NBC New York. Among those arrested was Prospect Park Councilman Anand Shah, although the allegations apparently do not relate to his role…

A 16-year-old New Jersey student faces attempted murder and aggravated assault charges for allegedly stabbing another student in the bathroom where the two attend high school, authorities say. Authorities were called to Fort Lee High School shortly before 11 a.m. a day ago by an officer assigned to the school. Officials said responding officers found the victim stabbed in the…

A student is recovering from several stab wounds while another faces potential charges after a stabbing inside a New Jersey high school that sent the building into lockdown for hours. NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace reports.

A New Jersey “serial predator” who posed as a nurse online and on dating apps to help him attract women, then kidnap and attack those he met up with across the New York City area, was sentenced to a decade behind bars, according to prosecutors.

A large police presence was evident at the scene.

A New Jersey high school student was taken to a hospital in critical condition after getting stabbed in the school building, allegedly by another student, on Tuesday, prompting a lockdown and massive police response. A call about the stabbing at Fort Lee High School came in shortly before 11 a.m. from an officer assigned to the school. Officials said responding…

A South Jersey woman is accused of trying to hire a man she recently met on Tinder to kill her ex-boyfriend — who is a Philadelphia police officer — and his teenage daughter.

A movie theater in New Jersey is not allowing unaccompanied children to see the most popular movie of the year after an “unacceptable” incident during a recent screening related to viral TikTok videos and a “chicken jockey.”

Morristown had introduced a similar ordinance but pulled it following community backlash.

A sophisticated burglary heist of more than $4 million in electronic devices has left a Lakewood business reeling. The criminals reportedly cut a hole in the roof of the distribution center to get inside. NBC New York’s Ted Greenberg reports. 

A fire at a senior housing building in North Bergen left two people dead, while also injuring two firefighters and two police officers. Dozens of people who live in the high-rise building have been forced out. NBC New York’s Charles Watson reports.

A teen is facing several charges after prosecutors said he tried to stab New Jersey police officers while being apprehended for intentionally crashing a stolen car into a police cruiser.

Drivers in the Garden State came in last on a recent study of the “States with the worst teen drivers” released by consumer research journal ConsumerAffairs — that means Garden State teens drive the best among their peers.

Two people died and two police officers were hurt when a fire broke out a housing complex in New Jersey overnight, authorities say. According to police in North Bergen, the fire broke out on the 10th floor of a 16-story senior housing high-rise on Grand Avenue around 1:30 a.m. Thursday. Fire was shooting through the apartment windows when authorities arrived…

Romney Smith reports on a deadly fire in New Jersey.

Health officials in New Jersey have issued an alert about a potential measles exposure at Newark International Airport and other locations in the state. The state’s Department of Health said a non-New Jersey resident visited the state while still infectious during the last week of March. The person with the newly identified case of measles was at Newark Airport’s...

A New Jersey man has been sentenced to six months in jail for breaking into a Rutgers University Islamic center on the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Fitr and vandalizing it. Jacob Beacher, of North Plainfield, will also have to serve a year of supervised release once he gets out under the terms of the sentence he received Tuesday. He pleaded guilty in...

A 37-year-old man from Wildwood, New Jersey, has been arrested in connection with a sexual assault investigation involving a child, Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office announced.

On Wednesday, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill into law that would potentially fine those who make or share deceptive media for the furtherance of additional criminal activity up to $30,000.