Newark News

Prosecutors say a mail carrier stole two gift cards sent to a New Jersey man and used them to buy items for her Thanksgiving feast.Raquel Miller was arrested Monday at the Irvington Post Office and charged with theft, official misconduct and receiving stolen property.

Police arrested two men in connection to the shooting of an off-duty Essex County Sheriff's Officer outside a lounge early this morning, and a third suspect is still at large, Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura said.

Early holiday travelers found the New Jersey Turnpike to be relatively smooth going Wednesday, but problem areas were sprouting up as the day progressed.

A program designed to draw thousands of residents out from the financial shadows has come here after proving successful in cities throughout the country.

Paul Bergrin, a Newark, N.J., criminal defense lawyer accused of being at the center of a criminal enterprise, pleaded not guilty in federal court on Monday to a raft of charges that include murder and drug trafficking.

NEWARK, N.J. - New Jersey's governor-elect has been subpoenaed to testify in the trial of a blogger accused of threatening judges and lawyers in two states.

Attending a turkey trot is a great way to burn some calories this Thanksgiving. Philms via Flickr If you're worried about the calories in your Thanksgiving dinner, why not plan to work them off this year by participating in a Turkey Trot? Here's a list of local Trots and runs in the Newark, New Jersey area.

A 25-year-old city man accused in a fatal shooting was found hiding in a kitchen cabinet at his girlfriend's East Orange apartment Sunday, authorities announced today.

In a courtroom artist's sketch, former Filipino police official Michael Ray Aquino, foreground, stands at his arrignment before U.S. District Judge William H. Walls, right, in Newark, N.J., Thursday.

Quadir Hutchins does not have a care in the world. Standing in University Hospital's foreboding trauma center in Newark, the 6-year-old skipped past hospital beds as he practiced whistling, a newly discovered trick, and held a silver Gameboy close to his chest.

A New Jersey attorney whose past clients have included Queen Latifah, Lil' Kim and other rap artists has pleaded not guilty to bribery, drug and prostitution charges .

Continental Airlines jets taxi on the runway at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, which has the worst on-time arrival rate in the country.

Senior star Nate Smith totaled 301 yards rushing and receiving and four scores. His four touchdowns were on plays of 94, 57, 39 and 24 yards.

A day after allegedly slashing the throat of his brother-in-law and shooting the man in the head , a Newark man fled nearly 400 miles to Virginia and killed himself as state police burst into the hotel room where he was hiding, authorities said.

Authorities today released the photograph of a 26-year-old city resident wanted for fatally punching a man outside a city public housing development last month.

The number of foreign students attending New Jersey's four-year colleges rose more than 7 percent last year.

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A New Jersey woman who admitted punching a 22-month-old girl she was baby-sitting, causing the child's death, has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison.

UFC Looking To Return To Newark New, Jersey In March Of 2010 Posted by Larry Csonka on 11.19.2009 Likely UFC 111... According to MMAJunkie.com , a source close to the event states that the UFC could return to Newark, NJ, for a March 2010 event.

West Ward Councilman Ronald Rice Jr. sharply criticized the city's anti-crime strategy in his district and listed six projects he said have not been carried out, during a press conference today.