New Jersey

A high school wrestler who was banned from competing after a brawl in the stands, was back on the mat following a last-minute ruling. NBC New York’s Chris Jose reports. 

Waves of relief on the Jersey Shore after a long-awaited beach project is finally underway. Workers are spreading massive amounts of sand along the shore in Ortley Beach, a community known as Hurricane Sandy’s ground zero. NBC New York’s Ted Greenberg reports.

Amid outcry from community leaders and residents, ICE released a statement on their detainment of Jersey Kebab owners Emine Emanet and Celal Emanet.

The athletic future of a champion high school wrestler in New Jersey looked bleak, after it appeared his shot at a historic four-peat could come to an end when he was disqualified from competing in the state tournament. But an appeal may have allowed him a chance to make history.

Kingda Ka is no more at Six Flags Great Adventure. The iconic roller coaster was imploded earlier than expected on Feb. 28, 2025.

NBC10 will have live coverage of the implosion of Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ, on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025.

Two warehouse worker employees shared some details about what happened yesterday at STG Logistics (warehouse facility ) in North Bergen, N.J. They say dozens of federal agents arrived around 10am at their work station asking for personal documentation and proof of identity. NBC News 4 New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports. 

A New Jersey high schooler is fighting to keep his wrestling career alive and compete in the state tournament. Anthony Knox was disqualified after his involvement in a brawl in the stands that involved his father at meet. He went to before a judge to challenge his disqualification in hopes of competing in his state tournament match Friday. NBC New...

Making room for more crowds? Work is underway now to make Wildwood’s boardwalk wider. NBC’s Ted Greenberg explains how it’s getting some added width.

Joshua Cheatom of Maple Shade Township, has been arrested following multiple incidents of peering into windows and lewdness at an apartment complex.

A “significant” void sits underneath the eastbound lanes of I-80 near Exit 34 in Wharton, Morris County, according to findings from an initial New Jersey Department of Transportation study prompted after a possible sinkhole emerged earlier this month. I-80 eastbound was shut down in the Morris County town of Wharton as NJDOT crews work to repair a depression that emerged,…

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is reopening the 1,000-bed detention center at Delaney Hall in Newark after reaching an agreement with the owner to reestablish the federal immigration processing facility, the government said Wednesday. The detention center on Doremus Avenue, about three miles from Newark Airport, is six times the size of the state’s only other detention center, which...

New Jersey has three confirmed cases of measles, a highly contagious respiratory virus sparking some concerning outbreaks across the country, according to the state health department. According to health officials, the three cases stem from one single laboratory-confirmed case in a Bergen County resident earlier this month. That resident had recently traveled internationally. Within a week, two secondary cases of…

NBC 4’s Pat Battle reports from Wharton, NJ where the NJ Department of Transportation says they have found 90 “voids” near the recent sinkhole on I-80. 

A husband and wife who own a popular South Jersey restaurant were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, according to their family members.

A new invasive sea creature was found by a college student along the New Jersey coastline. Will this surprising discovery impact your upcoming summer at the Shore?

A state judge on Wednesday agreed to toss out racketeering charges against New Jersey Democratic power broker George Norcross and those charged alongside him. Superior Court Judge Peter Warshaw granted Norcross’ and other defendants’ motion to dismiss a state grand jury’s indictment on racketeering charges brough by Attorney General Matt Platkin. Platkin said in a statement he plans to...

Officials in New Jersey are warning residents after H5N1 avian influenza was discovered in dead wild geese in Burlington and Monmouth counties.

“We think it’s going to be extremely successful,” Trump said of the new path to citizenship on Tuesday.

It was a dramatic rescue in New Jersey, with a dog saved after falling into a partially frozen lake. Video showed an officer crawl across thin ice to pull the pup to safety. NBC New York’s Rana Novini reports.