SUSSEX COUNTY

A Sussex County man in his 60s tested positive for a rare mosquito-borne illness after presenting symptoms last month, the New Jersey Department of Health reported Wednesday. The man tested positive for Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV) after an onset of fever and neurological symptoms in May — making this the first case of a mosquito-borne disease in the state this…

A New Jersey police officer has died after he was accidentally shot in a hunting accident, authorities said. Hamburg Patrolman Jason Franco, 38, was hunting deer with a family member in Wantage on Tuesday when he was struck by a shotgun blast, the Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office said. “The investigation appears to suggest this was just a tragic accident,” First…

A New Jersey township says it plans to shut down an airport it purchased almost two decades ago and will continue to review possible future uses for the 121-acre site. NJ.com reports that the 81-year-old Trinca Airport in Sussex County, where planes take off and land on a turf runway, will be shut down Sept. 1. Green Township bought the airport...

A tow truck driver who allegedly was under the influence of drugs when he collided with a car, killing two people, will remain jailed until his trial

Another round of severe storms rolled through the tri-state on Thursday, bringing more torrential rain, damaging winds and lightning strikes — one of which struck a teen in New Jersey.

One person was hurt in some kind of skydiving accident in Sussex County, New Jersey, state police tell NBC 4 New York.

A doctor convicted of attacking a 12-year-old boy in a case of “ski rage” at a New Jersey resort must spend the next three Valentine’s Days in jail.

Usually, no one pays attention to local races for county sheriff. But the one in Sussex County, New Jersey isn’t typical. It’s ugly. It goes way beyond accusations of dirty tricks.

The unsettled weather pattern that spawned a tornado in New Jersey and triggered rare twister warnings for parts of New York City amid thundering downpours over the last two days continued for once final day

A judge has upheld the jury convictions of a doctor accused of attacking a 12-year-old boy in a “ski rage” incident at a northern New Jersey resort.

The former youth pastor of a northern New Jersey church has admitted having sexually explicit chats with juvenile girls on social media and possessing more than 100 images of child pornography.

A plow truck working a parking lot in Elizabeth, New Jersey lost control Monday morning and very nearly plowed the bottom of a river instead. Brian Thompson reports.

An MTA bus struck and killed a pedestrian in Queens, dragging him along the road before coming to a stop early Monday, authorities say. Roseanne Colletti reports.

Storm Team 4 has your Monday forecast update.

A plow truck working a parking lot in Elizabeth, New Jersey lost control Monday morning and very nearly plowed the bottom of a river instead.

An MTA bus struck and killed a pedestrian in Queens, dragging him along the road before coming to a stop early Monday, authorities say.

How much snow did your neighborhood see?

The third winter storm in several days has come and gone, but not before dumping more than a half a foot of snow on parts of the tri-state.