Paterson

Are you missing a parrot? Firefighters in Paterson, New Jersey, say they rescued the colorful bird from the top of City Hall on Tuesday night. The parrot was reportedly grooming itself when officials got to it. Authorities are looking for a possible owner of the large blue and yellow macaw. For now, they’ve named the bird Chewey. Photos from...

The brother of rapper Fetty Wap was shot and killed in their hometown of Paterson last week, local authorities confirmed. Flowers and candles have been left on the Paterson block where the 26-year-old was shot and killed last Thursday. The victim, Twyshon Depew, was the little brother of rap star and Paterson native Fetty Wap. “Its very unfortunate and my…

The brother of rapper Fetty Wap was shot in their hometown of Paterson, New Jersey last week. Ida Siegal reports.

Schools in Paterson, NJ will be going virtual for another three months, Phil Lipof with the story.

At a rate of 50,000 each day, N95 masks are churned out at a Paterson factory that used to produce luxury store display cases, as the COVID pandemic stretches into its eighth month. NBC New York’s Brian Thompson reports.

Recent election fraud problems in Paterson are being used by President Trump to question vote-by-mail ballots, but election experts say the problems there are the exception rather than the rule. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports on the lessons learned in New Jersey’s third-largest city, and whether the problems have been addressed.

A New Jersey bodega owner who was seen being abducted by gunpoint and shoved into the back of a truck by two men has been found safe in New York City.

A New Jersey bodega owner who was seen being abducted by gunpoint and shoved into the back of a truck by two men has been found safe in New York City. Investigators say two men walked into the store on the corner of 10th Avenue and E 28th Street in Paterson shortly after Miguel Espejo opened his shop Thursday morning….

A fast-moving fire at a duplex in northern New Jersey displaced nearly 30 people early Saturday, authorities said, but no injuries were reported. The fire in Paterson was reported around 3:45 a.m. The blaze started in the duplex and nearly spread to a nearby single-family home, authorities said. That home and another nearby residence suffered smoke damage from the fire,…

Early Thursday morning, a massive fire broke out and spread quickly to two homes in Paterson’s historic district, displacing over 60 residents, Gaby Acevedo has the latest

Over 60 families have been displaced after fire broke out at a wood framed building in Paterson, New Jersey. Witnesses reported hearing an explosion before the flames started spreading. NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports.

A judge has ruled that a new election will be held in November for a disputed Paterson City Council seat, just weeks after the race’s apparent winner and a sitting councilman were charged with voter fraud.

A judge has ordered a new election in Paterson, New Jersey, after mail-in voter fraud charges were leveled against two elected councilmen and two others.

Officials captured a wayward emu that was running through the streets of a New Jersey city. A woman spotted the long-legged bird on Tuesday morning in a residential neighborhood near Paterson’s border with Totowa.

Rescuers with Paterson Animal Care and Control were able to capture an emu after someone reported a loose pony in the area.

A 65-year-old man was stuck in his vehicle on high State Highway 40 after flash flood trapped him in high waters.

Students in Paterson who will engage in online learning during the upcoming school year will have to wait for their new Chromebooks, after district officials announced that the devices they ordered for students will be delivered with a two-month delay due to a suspected human rights issue with the manufacturer. District officials informed the Board of Education Technology Committee Monday…

Firefighters responding to a reported explosion at a northern New Jersey duplex uncovered a suspected drug mill in the home’s basement, authorities said, and four firefighters were overcome by fumes. The explosion in Paterson was reported around 1 a.m. Thursday. Firefighters extinguished a small fire at the home shortly after they arrived and were checking other areas of the...

Governor says plan provides flexibility and opportunity for improved social distancing. Parents and teachers still have concerns. News 4’s Jen Maxifield reports.

The death of 27-year-old Jameek Lowery — who walked into a police station in New Jersey and wound up unresponsive while being transported by police to the hospital — has been ruled a medical event by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office.