New Jersey

Snowy owls are fueling a surge of fascination in recent weeks with their surprise appearance along the Jersey Shore.

A judge denied New Jersey’s last-ditch effort to stop the MTA’s long-anticipated, and at times much-maligned, congestion pricing plan from going into effect.

The fate of congestion pricing is still in question as of Friday evening, with a federal judge in New Jersey set to determine whether the plan will go into effect on Jan. 5. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

An unattended bag at Newark Penn Station led to the discovery of a man carrying several handguns and rifles while he traveling to Virginia on an Amtrak train, officials said. He was arrested at the Trenton Transit Center.

The family of 6-year-old Jayden Gotell Watkins is mourning his life after he was killed in a fire at a New Jersey apartment complex while he was visiting his great-grandmother for the holidays.

New Jersey residents will have to pay more if they drive or use the PATH this year. Here is why: New Jersey’s gas tax rate increased by 2.6 cents per gallon on January 1, 2025. This was to support the State’s Transportation Trust Fund (TTF) program, according to the Department of Treasury. The state’s gas tax will climb about 6%…

Lawyers for former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez are urging a judge to be lenient at his sentencing later this month for his conviction on bribery charges. On Thursday, the lawyers told the judge who will sentence him that the Democrat’s good deeds through an unusual life spent overcoming hardships should weigh in his favor.

New Jersey drivers are feeling the pinch in the new year. Congestion pricing is slated to start, and drivers are already paying more in the new year and may not even realize it yet. Tolls on the Garden State Parkway and the NJ Turnpike went up, as did the state’s gas tax. NBC New York’s Pat Battle reports.

A 6-year-old boy was killed in an apartment fire in New Jersey on Thursday afternoon that left 17 others hurt.

After a 120 year ban on alcohol sales, one South Jersey town is getting ready to allow liquor licenses for the first time ever. But, don’t pop the bottles just yet.

Here are some things to know if you plan to come into New York by car after Jan. 5:

There is a new hearing before a judge only hours before congestion pricing is scheduled to begin as neighboring New Jersey makes another bid to halt the plan before it starts. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports. 

Two Princeton University alumni and football stars were among the victims of the New Year’s Day attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.

Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez will be sentenced on corruption charges as scheduled at the end of January, and his wife’s trial will be moved from January to February, a judge said Monday. U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein in Manhattan rejected Menendez’s request to delay his sentencing for his conviction on bribery and other charges until his wife finishes her trial...

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Under the congestion pricing plan, cars would pay a peak fee of $9 from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends. Off-peak would be a 75% discount — $2.25. Rana Novini reports for News 4. 

News 4’s Adam Harding with an update. 

Interstate 80 eastbound in Wharton, New Jersey has reopened days after a sinkhole opened up on the right shoulder. New Jersey Department of Transportation crews worked around the clock on repairs since the sinkhole was first discovered on Dec. 26. Crews discovered the sinkhole was caused by the collapse of an abandoned mineshaft according to NJDOT. Since the sinkhole opened,…

A cloud of mystery hangs over the killing of Mosley, a mother, grandmother and deeply respected law enforcement leader in southern New Jersey.

Residents in Edison Township continue to be without water as crews work to repair a broken water main break that occurred on Christmas Eve. The 20-inch water main break occurred Tuesday night at Woodbridge Avenue and M Lane, sending water spilling into his neighborhood. Crews have been working around the clock in the cold to make repairs, but the work…