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Two little girls, 6 and 8, die in NJ fire following birthday party
Investigators believe the fire started on the second floor of the residence, where a birthday party for one of the girls was being held. News 4’s Brittany Miller reports.
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2 girls die in New Jersey house fire hours after birthday party
Two girls pulled from a burning house in Newark overnight were pronounced dead only hours after family had gathered to celebrate a birthday, officials and neighbors say. The Eckert Avenue home was engulfed in massive flames after midnight, prompting a significant response from Newark firefighters. Video captured tall flames pouring out the side of the 2-story home. At least one…
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2 girls dead following Newark house fire
Newark officials confirm two young girls were killed in an overnight fire. News 4’s Jessica Cunnington reports.
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NJ man allegedly posed as dentist and sexually assaulted patient
A man posing as a dentist in New Jersey was arrested and charged after sexually assaulting a female patient who thought he was legitimate, according to law enforcement.
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NJ gov issues statewide drought watch: What to know
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has issued a statewide drought watch, strongly urging people to voluntarily conserve water as persistent dry and warmer-than-average conditions continue to stress the state’s water supplies. During the past three months, New Jersey has experienced significantly below-average rainfall, which has contributed to diminished stream flow, reservoir and groundwater levels, Murphy’s administration says. The drought...
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Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4
Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4
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Uproar over nearly 100 layoffs coming to New Jersey school district
There was outrage and confusion in the East Orange School District after announcing that nearly 100 employees were getting laid off, including some teachers hired as recently as the summer. It followed a heated board meeting Wednesday night regarding an estimated $25 million budget shortfall. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.
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Teachers at a NJ school were hired over the summer. They'll be let go before Christmas
Educators at a New Jersey school district are outraged and say they were blindsided by the decision to eliminate nearly 100 jobs the week before Christmas. Families were left asking what happened to the budget and questioned why teachers were hired over the summer, only to learn just weeks into the school year that their positions would be eliminated.
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SUV crashes into house in South Brunswick
Two people were injured Wednesday morning when a car crashed into the back of a New Jersey home, police said.
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Driver crashes into back of South Brunswick house while dropping student off at school
Two people were injured Wednesday morning when an SUV crashed into the back of a New Jersey home while en route to drop a student off at a nearby elementary school, police said. Damage to the home on Kory Drive in South Brunswick was visible from Chopper 4, which was over the scene. The vehicle was in the student drop-off…
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Cumberland County detective shot, killed inside her home in Bridgeton, NJ
Loved ones are mourning a Cumberland County detective who was shot and killed during a home invasion in Bridgeton, New Jersey, Tuesday night.
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‘RHONJ' star's ex sentenced for hiring mobster to assault her husband
The ex-husband of a former star of the Bravo reality television show “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” was sentenced to 7 years in prison for hiring, then assisting a mobster to assault his ex-wife’s current husband, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
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Today is NJ's last day to register to vote: Here's what you need to know
With Election Day right around the corner, Oct. 7 marks the deadline for voter registration in a number of key states including Georgia, Ohio, Montana and Texas, among others. But, what about the tri-state area? New York, New Jersey and Connecticut residents can breathe a sigh of relief if they haven’t registered to vote yet, because they still have some…
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Family of train operator plans to sue following deadly NJ Transit crash
The family of train operator Jessica Haley, who was killed when a New Jersey Transit train struck a tree on the tracks on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, plans to bring a wrongful death lawsuit against transit agency, state officials and others.
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NJ city councilman accused of using racial slur against Black soccer coach
A city councilmember in New Jersey agreed to resign, according to the mayor, amid accusations he used a racial slur to describe the town’s African-American soccer coach.
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NJ city councilman accused of using racial slur against soccer coach
The Hackensack lawmaker reportedly agreed to resign after accusations he used a racial slur to describe the town’s African-American soccer coach. But the story does not end there. NBC New York’s Chris Glorioso reports.
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Operator killed, at least 23 hurt after fallen tree leads to NJ Transit crash
A freak accident killed a New Jersey Transit train operator and injured at least 23 passengers after the southbound train from Trenton on the River Line hit a fallen tree early Monday morning. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.
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Boy playing with friend in NJ backyard dies after tree falls on him
A child playing with a friend in a backyard died after a tree fell in a New Jersey backyard Monday afternoon, Lawrence Township police said.
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NJ Transit River Line crashes into tree, killing train operator
At least 20 people on the train were hurt, according to authorities.
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1 dead, 23 hurt in freak NJ Transit accident
Chopper footage showed the front window of the train completely smashed, a hulking piece of wood on the tracks beside it. The train operator who died has not been identified.