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Albany, NY
Breaking News
NY AG Sues Trump Admin Over Funding For Gender-Affirming Care For Transgender Teens
New York Attorney General Letitia James said her office is joining several other states in suing the Trump administration over a new federal rule restricting federal funding for gender-affirming care provided to transgender teenagers. James joined 20 other attorneys general and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro in filing the lawsuit on Wednesday, Sept. 2, challenging a rule issued by the US Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Several other attorneys general are joining New York in the lawsuit, including Connecticut, Maryland, Ma…
Fairfield, NJ
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Mercedes Driver Pretended To Be His Brother During Fairfield Traffic Stop: Police
A Mercedes-Benz driver handed a police officer his brother's driver's license and pretended to be him during a traffic stop in North Jersey last month, authorities said. Adam Pappas, 33, of Wharton was arrested in the TD Bank parking lot in Fairfield around 9:37 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, Fairfield police said. Corporal David Lagan was patrolling Route 46 East near Hollywood Avenue when he spotted a white Mercedes-Benz van with an expired New Jersey temporary license plate, police said. Lagan stopped the van and approached Pappas, who allegedly provided his brother's driver's license and pret…
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
Feds Probe Newark Airport Shuttle Bus Crash That Sent 13 To Hospital
Thirteen people were hospitalized after a United Airlines employee shuttle bus struck a concrete wall at Newark Liberty International Airport early Monday morning, prompting a federal safety investigation. The crash happened on the Terminal B Departures Level 3 roadway at approximately 3 a.m. Monday, Aug. 31, according to the Port Authority Police Department. Port Authority police and other emergency services responded, and 13 people with non-life-threatening injuries were taken to the hospital for evaluation and treatment, authorities said. The National Transportation Safety Board said Mo…
Bayville-Berkeley, NJ
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11-Year-Old Girl Killed In E-Bike Crash In Berkeley: Prosecutor
An 11-year-old girl was killed in a crash in Berkeley Township on Wednesday, Aug. 26, authorities said. At 12:45 p.m., Berkeley Township police responded to Moorage Avenue and Sherman Avenue after a dirt bike operated by an 11-year-old boy with an 11-year-old girl as a passenger was traveling northbound when it failed to stop at a posted stop sign at the intersection of Sherman and Moorage Avenues, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. The electric dirt bike entered the intersection and struck the driver’s side door of a Ford F-250 pickup truck traveling westbound on Moorage …
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Man Who Killed Couple In Xanax-Fueled Crash Arrested For Hackensack Car Break-Ins: Police
A 33-year-old man who served prison time for killing a husband and wife in a Xanax-fueled crash in Rockland County, New York has been arrested again, this time on robbery and burglary charges in Bergen County, authorities said Thursday, Aug. 20. On Sunday, Aug. 16, officers responded to the parking garage at 170 Prospect Ave. in Hackensack on a report of someone burglarizing vehicles, Hackensack Police Capt. Gregory Zisa said. Upon arrival, they encountered one of the vehicle owners and security for the building in a physical confrontation with the suspect, later identified as Matthew Sindon…
Albany, NY
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NY Ranked Among 5 Most Fun States, New Study Finds: Here's Why
The Northeast has some of the most fun states in the country, but several others landed near the bottom of a new ranking. WalletHub released its 2026 list of the Most Fun States in America on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The study compared all 50 states across 26 metrics of entertainment, recreation, and nightlife, including restaurants, amusement parks, movie theaters, national park access, music festivals, bars, casinos, and recreation spending. The personal finance website split the study into two main categories: entertainment and recreation, which made up 80% of the score, and nightlife, which ac…
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood ShopRite Employee Shoved By Thief Swiping 12-Pack Of
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A man accused of trying to steal a 12-pack of THC-infused cocktails from a ShopRite liquor store ended up facing robbery and aggravated assault charges after shoving an employee who tried to stop him, police said. Or Bar Yehuda, 29, a U.S. citizen born in Israel, attempted to leave ShopRite Liquors on Nathaniel Place with a 12-pack of Gigli cocktails around 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, Englewood Police Capt. Renee LaRaia said. Bergen County Jail records list Israel as Yehuda's country of birth. An employee tried to stop Yehuda as he was leaving with the drinks, and Yehuda shoved the worker a…
Southampton, NY
Weather
Snowier Winter Ahead? Map Reveals Possible Pattern As Super El Niño Chances Soar
Winter’s first meaningful signal is getting louder, but the Northeast still faces a familiar wildcard: snow or rain. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center said Thursday, Aug. 13, that El Niño is strengthening, with a greater than 90 percent chance of becoming very strong this fall and winter. Forecasters also see a 69 percent chance that its strength from October through December will exceed every El Niño event recorded since 1950. Sea-surface temperature differences have exceeded 3.6 degrees F, or 2 degrees C, above average in the eastern equatorial Pacific. The changing ocean and atmospheric …
Bayonne, NJ
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Bayonne Driver Charged In Jersey City Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Pedestrian
A 27-year-old Bayonne man has been charged more than a month after a hit-and-run left a pedestrian seriously injured in Jersey City, authorities said. Santiago Mena-Gutierrez was arrested Monday, Aug. 17, by members of the Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit, Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. The crash happened shortly after 2:20 a.m. Sunday, July 5, near Ocean and Winfield avenues, when Jersey City police were notified that a pedestrian had been struck, according to Mello. Responding officers found a 31-year-old man with serious injuries, Mello said. The vehic…
Lykens Valley, PA
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NJ Driver Crosses Center Line, Kills 2 On Harley-Davidson In PA: State Police
A New Jersey woman has been charged after crossing into oncoming traffic and striking a motorcycle head-on, killing two people in Pennsylvania, State Police say. Bernadette Ann Cobb, 55, of Brick, NJ, was driving a 2021 Nissan Rogue east on Carson Hill Road when she crossed into the westbound lane near 332 Carson Hill Road in Brady Township, Clearfield County at 4:46 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, according to a PSP. The Rogue struck a westbound 2013 Harley-Davidson Wide Glide head-on, troopers detailed. The motorcycle's driver, Anthony M. Sones, 34, of Hyde, and his passenger, Miranda S. Wor…
New Brunswick, NJ
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arnabas Stroke Centers Earn National Honors In NJ
Six RWJBarnabas Health stroke centers in New Jersey have received 2026 achievement awards from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. RWJBarnabas Health announced that Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital earned the highest level of recognition given by the AHA/ASA for stroke care, while Clara Maass Medical Center received its first-ever stroke achievement award. “This validation of our programmatic excellence reflects our commitment to continuous improvement and evidence-based best practices in order to deliver the most timely, leading-edge stroke care to patients a…
National Interest
New Map Reveals States Americans Can’t Wait To Move To, Or Get Out Of
A new map is putting America’s moving patterns in sharp focus. The Tax Foundation analyzed newly released IRS migration data showing where taxpayers moved between 2022 and 2023, using returns filed in calendar years 2022 and 2023. The data shows continued movement toward the South and Sun Belt, with major gains for states including Texas, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Texas gained the most income tax filers from interstate migration, with 56,473, followed by Florida at 55,349, North Carolina at 39,118, South Carolina at 29,214, and Tennessee at 24,104, according t…
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