New Jersey to begin recreational marijuana sales next week, governor says

New Jersey residents over 21-years-old will be allowed to purchase recreational marijuana in the Garden State next week, according to Governor Phil Murphy. 

Video shows NJ teacher save student choking on water bottle cap

Janiece Jenkins, a teacher at East Orange Community Charter School, is being hailed a hero after springing into action and saving her student who was choking on a water bottle cap.

NJ cops and firefighters catch baby dropped from 2nd floor of burning building

Firefighters and police officers in New Jersey caught a baby that a frantic dad dropped out of a burning second-story apartment. A cop's body-worn camera captured the tense moments.

How NJ cops broke up a fight between Black and white teens under investigation

Video shows a Black teen and a white teen physically fighting at the Bridgewater Commons Mall on Saturday, Feb. 12. Cops who broke up the fight treated the two teens very differently, prompting an internal affairs investigation.

Boy dials 911 after police car breaks, officers gift him new toy

Four-year-old Justice Tucker told officers in New Jersey his police toy car no longer worked, so the officers went and bought him a new toy.

NJ toddler buys over $1,700 worth of goods online from Walmart

Little Ayaansh Kumar of New Jersey isn't even two years old, but he already knows how to handle a cellphone and access an online 'cart' from Walmart.

TSA agent saves choking baby at Newark-Liberty Airport

A TSA agent at Newark-Liberty International Airport is being hailed a hero after saving a baby who was choking.

Man who went to space with William Shatner dies in plane crash in New Jersey

State police say Glen de Vries, a man who traveled to space with William Shatner last month, was killed along with another person when a small plane crashed in northern New Jersey.

NJ nurse dies after being knocked to the ground by robber in Times Square

A memorial mass will be held Monday for Maria Ambrocio. The 58-year-old oncology nurse died after she was shoved to the ground by a mugger on Friday.

Woman who drowned puppy in submerged cage headed to jail

A woman who drowned a 10-week-old puppy that was found submerged inside a weighted cage in a northern New Jersey pond two years ago has been sentenced to six months in jail.

NJ mom jumps into manhole to save sinking toddler

A mother in New Jersey saved her child after the toddler fell through an open manhole and into two feet of water, according to fire officials.

Cop catches newborn tossed from second-floor balcony in Jersey City

A police officer in Jersey City is being called a hero after he caught a 1-month-old baby who was tossed from a second-floor balcony.