New Jersey

A New Jersey woman just entered the millionaire club. The state’s lottery program announced that Stacey Fiore, an MTA supervisor stationed on Staten Island, won the Powerball prize last weekend. Fiore plays the Mega Millions and Powerball lotteries weekly, according to lottery officials. She ran into her local Quick Stop last Saturday and pulled a quick pick, which turned...

A raging 3-alarm fire is responsible for injuring four firefighters and displacing more than a dozen New Jersey families, city officials said Saturday morning. Three residential buildings on Seymour Avenue in Newark were gutted before sunrise after the fire raced through each of the buildings in the middle of the night. City officials said the fire started in an abandoned…

A raging overnight fire in Newark injured multiple firefighters and displaced several families after the blaze completely gutted their homes. News 4’s Jessica Cunnington reports. 

Known locally as the “Ghost Bridge,” neighbors said the stone bridge that is usually under feet of water dates back 200 years. It is still fully intact and now completely exposed, making for a rare sight and intriguing photo to snap.

The race to be New Jersey’s next governor got a little more crowded on Friday. News 4’s Pat Battle reports on the latest entry. 

A reservoir is now dry and a so-called ghost bridge that’s been submerged for decades is now fully exposed. But the drought is not to blame. News 4’s Adam Harding explains. 

A man died after he fell down an embankment while being chased on foot by police in New Jersey, according to law enforcement.

Days after winning re-election, New Jersey Rep. Josh Gottheimer declared his intention to run for governor in next year’s gubernatorial race. The five-time Democratic congressman made his bid official at the Runway Diner on Friday morning in South Hackensack, where he declared his candidacy for the 2025 election. Gottheimer currently represents New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District, which includes the...

The shuttered Gillian’s Wonderland Pier in Ocean City — once a haven for summer family fun — could be transformed into a massive hotel. See the renderings from the developer.

The first-in-the-nation congestion pricing initiative is set to restart in early January after a months-long pause. Gov. Hochul announced on Thursday the new toll will have a reduced price of $9. But even with the lower fare, many are still vowing to fight it. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff and Adam Harding report.

A small business in South Jersey is on the lookout and searching for their food truck after it was stolen last week from a restaurant parking lot in Carneys Point.

With President-elect Donald Trump headed for the White House, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is hurriedly restarting the congestion pricing plan to fund the MTA — but faces staunch bipartisan opposition from lawmakers in surrounding boroughs and NYC suburbs.

New Jersey’s governor declared a drought warning. Black Hawk helicopters scooped water from a lake to dump on a burning forest in New York state. A park in Manhattan caught fire. And authorities in two states revealed criminal charges Wednesday against people accused of setting some of the wildfires that have plagued the northeast U.S. in recent weeks. The actions came as conditions...

Six Flags Great Adventure announced some major changes to its attraction lineup on Thursday. The amusement park will be closing Kingda Ka and Green Lantern coasters to make room for a new “multi-world-record-breaking launch roller coaster” that will debut at Six Flags in 2026. No additional details were released about the new ride. Kingda Ka was considered world’s fastest and…

Unrelenting wildfires continue to rage across the tri-state, as firefighters slowly get a handle on the Jennings Creek Fire along the New York and New Jersey border. It’s 30 percent contained but thousands of acres are still burning. And because of the lack of rain and dropping reservoirs, New Jersey issued a drought warning — here’s what that means for...

Three former Manchester Township School District employees have alleged hostile treatment and anti-LGBTQ bias.

 After the driest October on record, the state of New Jersey issued a drought warning for the first time since 2016. NBC10’s Siobhan McGirl has more. 

With wildfires burning after its driest September and October ever, New Jersey will issue a drought warning, a step that could eventually lead to mandatory water restrictions if significant rain doesn’t fall soon. The state Department of Environmental Protection held an online hearing Tuesday on the conditions. But they would not answer questions, including whether any part of the state is...

The dry, windy conditions are fueling another day of wildfires across the area, as New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a burn ban for the entire state through the end of November. It comes as crews try to get a handle on the Jennings Creek Wildfire burning on the New York-New Jersey border, as it remains only 20% contained. NBC...

With wildfires burning after its driest September and October ever, New Jersey will issue a drought warning, a step that could eventually lead to mandatory water restrictions if significant rain doesn’t fall soon. The state Department of Environmental Protection held an online hearing Tuesday on the conditions. But they would not answer questions, including whether any part of the state is...