New Jersey

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...

New Jersey is issuing a drought warning after its driest September and October ever. That could eventually lead to mandatory water restrictions if dry conditions don’t end.

New wildfires burned Tuesday across the Northeast, adding to a series of blazes that have come amid very dry weather and killed at least one person, while much larger fires raged in California and other western states. Heavy smoke led to poor air quality and health advisories for parts of New Jersey and New York, including New York City. Check the...

The man accused of being drunk when his car struck and killed NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and brother Matthew as they biked near their South Jersey hometown the night before their sister’s wedding appeared in person in court Tuesday morning for a hearing.

The Jennings Creek wildfire straddling the New York-New Jersey border has incinerated 5,000 acres, and it’s not the only fire burning, with several others torching lands across the tri-state. It has taken up so many resources that officials in a New Jersey town had to postpone its Veterans Day parade, because the town’s firefighters are needed on the front lines...

The township of West Milford, New Jersey, will not have a Veterans Day celebration on Monday, as fire crews and first responders battle with the wildfires affecting the region, the local Veterans of Foreign Wars chapter announced. Instead, the town will hold its Veterans Day ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 24, at 11 a.m. in Veterans Park. “Due to the current…

An 18-year-old New York parks employee died Saturday while battling one of many wildfires burning through several thousand acres across the tri-state. Dariel Vasquez had been deployed to Sterling Forest in Orange County, which borders New Jersey’s Passaic County. He was in Passaic where the so-called Jennings Creek Wildfire was first reported on Saturday. At some point during its...

Multiple government agencies confirmed the state forest ranger died in Orange County, New York, after a tree in the area of the fire fell on him. News 4’s Jessica Cunnington reports.