The former official admitted to conspiring with others in city government to create a fake literacy program at the city library to secure funds he and others used for personal expenses

Even though the Wildwoods Convention Center can only hold about 7,400 people, officials are expecting tens of thousands to descend upon the area in hopes of getting in to see President Trump. NBC New York’s Ray Villeda reports.

After disappearing in late October, the body of the New Jersey woman was finally found nearly two months later, and prosecutors say a note left by her former boyfriend before his suicide admitted to the slaying. NBC New York’s Brian Thompson reports.

There’s a new hi-tech way to exercise that uses AI. Gus Rosendale reports.

When a money transfer company in New Jersey suddenly closed its doors, some people were left with missing money. Lynda Baquero reports.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled a sweeping energy plan Monday that sets goals for shifting the state to 100% clean energy by 2050. The first-term Democratic governor announced the plan at Stockton University alongside two Cabinet officials who will be carrying the plan out, Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Catherine McCabe and Board of Public Utilities President Joe Fiordaliso….

President Donald Trump is holding his next rally in a county with almost no factory jobs to save, a reliance on immigrant workers and an economy built in part by coastal elites who summer there. Cape May County on the southern tip of New Jersey reflects just how much loyalty Trump’ commands with voters outside the industrial heartland. More than…

New Jersey’s Supreme Court reversed the conviction Monday of a woman who was accused of stealing documents from her ex-lover’s truck in order to help a whistleblower’s complaint against him. In a unanimous opinion, the court tossed out Donna Alessi’s convictions on charges of burglary, lying to police and hindering apprehension. According to court documents, Alessi, a Hunterdon County...

A body recovered Sunday afternoon in a wooded area of Middlesex County could be that of missing New Jersey woman Stephanie Parze, law enforcement sources told NBC New York. Myles Miller reports.

The body recovered Sunday afternoon in a wooded area of Middlesex County was that of missing New Jersey woman Stephanie Parze, the Monmouth County prosecutor’s office announced Monday, adding in a press conference that they have concluded that Parze’s now-deceased ex-boyfriend was responsible for her death. Parze’s body was found off Route 9, south of Old Mill Road in...

Officials said a woman found at the home died at a hospital hours after she was discovered with the baby. Anjali Hemphill reports.

President Donald Trump is expected to draw a crowd — and headlines — Tuesday when he comes to the New Jersey shore to reward newly minted Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew with a rally for leaving the Democrats and opposing impeachment. Despite the boost from the president, Van Drew has also been crisscrossing the sprawling 2nd District to secure support…

Two people died in a car crash in Newark early Saturday morning, police said. Ken Buffa reports.

Two female passengers died and three other people were injured in a car crash in Newark early Saturday morning, police said.  The black Infinity G35 hit a street cleaning pole and a tree near 15th Avenue and Hunterdon Street just after 3:30 a.m., Newark police said.  Two female passengers, identified by prosecutors on Sunday as Tahtiyana Green, 17, of...

Ahmad Rahimi was given another life sentence for his shootout and attempted murder of five police officers right before he was captured in Linden for detonating bombs on the Jersey Shore and in Manhattan. NBC New York’s Pat Battle reports.

Two people were killed after a fire broke out in a home in New Jersey, police said.

A man rescued after falling through the ice in northern New Jersey has died, officials said Saturday. Authorities received a call shortly after 2 p.m. on Friday reporting someone fell through Monksville Reservoir in Ringwood within Long Pond Ironworks State Park, according to the state’s Department of Environmental Protection. “The incident was reported to State Park Police by the...

A man was rescued after falling through the ice in northern New Jersey Friday, according to state officials.

New Jersey has failed over the past five years to fully carry out a state law aimed at preventing human trafficking by skipping a requirement to issue annual reports on prevention efforts, The Associated Press has found. The fund for victims also appeared to have a zero balance, according to the Treasury Department. It was supposed to be financed with...

Prosecutors say a New Jersey woman was digging a grave for her dead wife when police arrived at their home. A jury in Mount Holly heard opening statements Thursday on charges against Laura Bluestein in the 2017 death of her wife, Felicia Dormans, NJ Advance Media reported. The charges include murder and tampering with evidence. Prosecutors said Dormans’ death was…