Newark

A teacher who ended up pinned against the wall of the New Jersey high school where she worked after two vehicles collided in Newark last week has died, officials said Monday. Laura Cuevas died Saturday night, days after Wednesday’s collision at Arts High School on Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard. She was 66 years old. Prosecutors say it was mid-morning…

Chopper 4 was over the scene in Newark, New Jersey.

Two pedestrians are in critical condition after being struck in a two-car crash outside a high school in Newark Wednesday morning, according to a senior law enforcement source. Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said that shortly after 10:30 a.m. police responded to Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard following reports of two women struck as a result of a crash…

A Belgian national was arrested Monday for allegedly trying to breach the cockpit of a commercial aircraft and assaulting flight attendants earlier this year, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey announced. Jan Daeninck, 43, of Belgium, is charged with one count of interference with flight crew members and attendants by assault and intimidation, one count...

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…

Newark officials confirm two young girls were killed in an overnight fire. News 4’s Jessica Cunnington reports. 

Massive flames could be seen shooting through multiple homes on Montgomery Avenue in Irvington, near the Newark line. Four homes were impacted by the homes, two of which were substantially damaged. No injuries were reported. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.

At least one home has been destroyed and two others damaged by a large fire near the Newark-Irvington line in New Jersey. Chopper 4 was overhead.

A large fire left five homes in New Jersey damaged after footage from above showed massive flames shooting from the tops of buildings, threatening to spread to the rest of the residential neighborhood. The fire broke out at a home on Montgomery Street on the Newark-Irvington line just before 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Frage….

Flights into and out of Newark Liberty International Airport were being delayed Friday afternoon and evening due to an “equipment failure,” according to the FAA. The FAA said it was slowing flights at both Newark and Teterboro airports due to the equipment issue. No further detail was given about what equipment was involved or when the failure would be fixed….

Justin Timberlake will be coming to the Prudential Center in Newark this month after all. The singer had to postpone his concert just over an hour before showtime on Tuesday due to an unspecified injury. Timberlake, in a social media post, said he was working to reschedule the Oct. 8 show. He kept his word. The concert has been rescheduled…

Justin Timberlake abruptly postponed his concert in Newark, New Jersey, Tuesday night, just over an hour before the show was scheduled to begin. In a statement shared on the performer’s Instagram page, Timberlake attributed the last-minute decision to an “injury that is preventing me from performing.” He did not share any further details regarding the injury, including when or...

While Justin Timberlake may be on the road, he’s still making time to celebrate his wife Jessica Biel on their 12-year wedding anniversary. On Friday, Oct. 4, the singer gave a sweet shoutout to his wife while onstage during a show in Montreal on his “Forget Tomorrow World Tour” to mark what he said was their important day.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka emphasized that the health of residents wasn’t in danger due to the alleged actions of contractors because orthophosphate added to prevent corrosion was working as intended.

The Lead Service Line Replacement Program in Newark, touted as a major success and a blueprint for other U.S. cities, was tainted Thursday after federal prosecutors alleged that one of the contractors hired to replace lead pipes didn’t fully finish the job. JAS Group Enterprise, Inc. had received more than $10 million through its contract with New Jersey’s most...

You may have noticed empty shelves where you typically find toilet paper at your local store. While it seems that many are panic buying and stocking up on paper towels and toilet paper following news of the port workers’ strike, experts say it is unnecessary — mostly because we do not import toilet paper. “When you look at some of…

NBC New York’s Romney Smith reports.

Authorities are investigating the shooting of a 3-year-old boy in Newark, New Jersey. Cops responding to a call about a shooting at a home on Wainwright Street near Bragaw Avenue Thursday found the child wounded. Two other children were in the home. They weren’t hurt. Officers took the wounded boy to a hospital. He was last said to be...

Two Newark police officers were hurt and a suspect critically injured during a chaotic apparent stolen vehicle stop in New Jersey’s largest city Monday night, the state attorney general’s office said Tuesday. The officers have since been released from the hospital. According to the investigation, the cops were in a marked patrol car when they noticed a reportedly stolen...

For nearly four years, residents of Newark’s Ironbound section, a gritty, industrial neighborhood near an airport and surrounded by train tracks and many smelly sources of air pollution, had hoped an environmental justice law aimed at protecting communities like theirs would block construction of yet another gas-fired power plant. On Thursday, those hopes were crushed when New Jersey allowed...