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NJ man convicted of sexual assault of young girl he met online
A Bound Brook, NJ man is facing a decade in state prison for luring a 12-year-old girl to his home and sexually assaulting her.
NJ spray grounds & splash pads in summer: Many are free
Keep cool with the family while saving some cash — and be ready for some spots that have changed their rules this season.
Dolphin found in gruesome condition on Long Branch beach
Video taken by a Long Branch fisherman shows what looks like a plastic bag wrapped around the tail of a bottlenose dolphin.
Delbarton NJ athlete suffers rare injury in school competition
A Delbarton School junior athlete has been hospitalized after suffering injury during a Morris County schools meet.
Weekend crashes in NJ: Speeding motorized bicycle torches SUV
A man was killed on the Black Horse Pike in Hamilton Friday night while the driver of a motorized bike was ejected after running a red and slamming into an SUV in Manchester early Sunday morning.
Burglars hit shop across from Haddonfield, NJ, police station
Some brazen bandits busted into a high-end shop in Haddonfield that was right across from the police station. Learn how they did it and what they took.
NJ weather this week: Finally warming up, only one stormy day
This last full week of May will feature temperatures warming into the 70s and 80s, and only one chance of rain coming up midweek.
NJ eyes special perk for student-athletes struggling with grades
Critics of the measure believe it undermines the importance of physical education, while other opponents say a statewide mandate is unsustainable.
Stop! Glue traps are killing NJ birds, one wildlife expert says
One wildlife expert explains why glue traps often used to catch pesky insects like spotted lanternflies are killing New Jersey birds.
New Jersey's worst employers — NJ Top news
New Jersey had added more than a dozen new companies to a wall of shame. Are these the Garden State's worst employers? Eric Scott explains on this morning's First News.