Morris County News

Troopers from Netcong station arrested two men for possession of a loaded handgun and marijuana after their vehicle was found stopped in the center-left lane of Rt.

Misty, a pit bull puppy got loose on Friday. Volunteers are searching for the small dog who is still recovering from injuries suffered during her use in a dog fight ring.

The Situation: Malcolm, 49, and Jessie, 47, have some big educational expenses ahead of them.

Registered Morris County voters who will not be able to get to the polls for the June 4 primary election may vote in person at the office of the Morris County Clerk.

Picatinny Shrapnel Victims Head Back to Court Jefferson's Angle family lost cat after test material flew through home, landed on child's bed.

Brothers Brandon and Vince Carrabba squeezed through the crowded room to make sure that enough homemade pizzas were making its way out of the kitchen and to the guests of Millie's Old World Meatballs & Pizza .

Lower Alloways Creek Township School fourth-grade teacher Judy Harris, left, talks with the new Chief School Administrator Jason Eitner during a meet and greet session at the school, May 14, 2013.

Every now and again, 5 Cars likes to delve within the realm of imagination, and this week is one of those times.

CHATHAM - The Borough Council unanimously withdrew the overnight parking ordinance in its present form after listening to residents who expressed their opposition to the proposed parking rules at the May 5 meeting.

The purging of a gas line early Thursday spurred numerous calls to the township about an abnormal odor of natural gas inside and outside of buildings in Millburn-Short Hills, assistant business administrator Alex McDonald said.

MORRISTOWN - A Superior Court judge today lowered bail from $300,000 to $275,000 for a Rockaway Township man accused of operating a "sophisticated" marijuana production facility in his house, after his attorney asked for the slight reduction because he "needs to bury his wife." Darren Kent, 52, has paid off the mortgage on the house assessed at ... (more)

A 20-year-old Lumberton man was charged with drug offenses after a routine traffic stop May 13 lead to more than 3 pounds of marijuana, Chester Borough Police said.

Javin Ward, 35, of Parsippany-Troy Hills, was convicted by a Morris County jury today of selling cocaine to an undercover detective, the state Attorney General's Office said.

HILLSBOROUGH - Few people are excited about the costs of automobile insurance, but drivers in Central Jersey do have something to be cheerful about.

MORRISTOWN - A 22-year-old Roxbury man was indicted today for allegedly having sexual relations with a child over a three-year period.

Looking for answers from Republican Morris County Freeholder and County Clerk candidates before heading to the polls? Now you'll have a chance to lob your queries at all of them in one place.

HANOVER - A controlled natural gas release in the Hanover and Florham Park area is creating local issues for authorities Thursday, the Morris County Office of Emergency Management said.

Three Bernards Township residents were among the more than 70 people who made reports to 30 police departments within the last year or so that they were the victims of identity theft, prompting a statewide investigation that led to the arrest of 11 people earlier this month, authorities said.

Prosecutors trying to prove their claim that a reputed mobster is cheating taxpayers by using a court-appointed attorney to fight criminal charges cannot have access to his financial information, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

The Target store in Amherst, N.Y., in 2009. A jury in Morris County found a Brooklyn man guilty of using six counterfeit $100 bills to make a purchase at the Target in East Hanover in 2010.