Paterson

A man is dead and more than a dozen people have lost their home after a fire broke out in Paterson, New Jersey. NBC New York’s Anjali Hemphill reports.

Paterson Councilman Michael Jackson was already a controversial figure and a fight between him and a local auto shop owner is again putting him in the headlines. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports.

A 22-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman are facing murder and other charges in connection to the death of the woman’s 8-month-old child in New Jersey last month. Joshua Delgado, from Paterson, and Ashley Roman, from Wallington, were arrested on Tuesday after an investigation conducted by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and the Paterson Police Department,...

An Amazon delivery driver was taken for a wild ride when he was carjacked Thursday afternoon in New Jersey, with the van ending up on railroad tracks.

An Amazon truck gets hijacked by suspect, throwing driver in the back of the truck.

The body of a man found in the ocean off New Jersey last week has been identified as that of a man missing for four days, authorities said. Paterson police said 26-year-old Kiariff Alston of Glen Rock left his home Oct. 10, telling his mother he was going to buy gas before going to work at a Home Depot store…

Paterson homeowners find devastation after returning home for the first time after flooding from Ida recedes. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.

A police officer in Paterson who was arrested on charges stemming from an alleged assault while on duty in May is back on the city’s payroll despite his imminent firing. Until last week, Paterson Police Officer Spencer Finch was suspended without pay for 30 days after he was charged with official misconduct and aggravated assault, as well as tampering with…

A police officer in Paterson who was arrested on charges stemming from an alleged assault while on duty in May is back on the city’s payroll despite his imminent firing.

A police officer in Paterson has been arrested on charges stemming from an alleged assault prosecutors say he committed while on duty at the end of last month. The county’s prosecutor announced the arrest Friday of Paterson Police Officer Spencer Finch, 44, for charges of official misconduct and aggravated assault, as well as tampering with public records. The Mahwah, New…

Teachers in Paterson, New Jersey, return to in-person classrooms on Tuesday as the teachers union and the district’s superintendent continue their back and forth over whether the buildings are actually safe. Tracie Strahan with the latest.

Teachers in Paterson, New Jersey, return to in-person classrooms on Tuesday as the teachers union and the district’s superintendent continue their back and forth over whether the buildings are actually safe. NBC New York’s Tracie Strahan reports.

The Paterson City Council did not pass a temporary $41 billion budget, with mayor saying he’s concerned the city’s police and firefighters won’t get paid.

Two people were hurt in a shooting at a park in Paterson. Jen Maxfield reports.

Grief counselors are on hand in two Paterson public schools Monday and will be again Wednesday as classmates and staff mourn the death of a 7-year-old boy who police alleged was stabbed to death by his mother over the weekend. The mother, 46-year-old Iris Tolentino, also allegedly stabbed her 17-year-old son when he tried to protect his little brother from…

A New Jersey mother is facing murder and attempted murder charges for allegedly stabbing her 7-year-old son to death and her other teenage son for trying to jump in and protect his little brother. Police in Paterson responded to a home on 6th Street Saturday morning after receiving reports of a stabbing, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes and Police Chief…

Agents from the ATF, DEA, Passaic County Sheriff’s Office, Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office and Paterson Police took part in a significant gang round up Thursday morning in Paterson. Ten people have been charged for their roles as members and associates of “UpTop,” a street gang involved in the distribution of drugs, including heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine base, Acting U.S. Attorney...

Two Paterson cops are facing federal charges for allegedly beating a man late last year and then falsifying their arrest report to suggest the victim had attacked them instead. Federal prosecutors say Officers Kevin Patino and Kendry Tineo-Restituyo approached Osamah Alsaidi in the early hours of Dec. 14, when Patino allegedly grabbed him and struck him repeatedly. Tineo-Restituyo then allegedly…

One of the last remaining stadiums where Negro League games were held in a racially segregated U.S., Hinchliffe Stadium has sat in disrepair for two decades. But a new project to restore the historic site broke ground on Wednesday. NBC New York’s Pat Battle reports.

New Jersey’s largest school districts – including Newark, Jersey City, and Paterson – have often blamed systemic inequities for their decisions to remain all-remote or postpone hybrid learning. But when compared to Lakewood, which has had in-person learning since September, those differences don’t really exist.