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PASSAIC, NJ — A tragic multi-agency search operation came to a heartbreaking end on Friday, July 31, after the body of a missing 10-year-old girl was discovered in the Passaic River near the Market Street Bridge.
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Montclair NJ, A routine Tuesday afternoon took a wild turn at a popular Essex County dessert spot after a customer’s refusal to pay led to an act of public lewdness.
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Andover Township NJ, A viral TikTok trend asked women whether they would rather be stuck in the woods with a man or a bear—a question millions answered with a resounding preference for the bear. But for one New Jersey hiker in Sussex County, a real-life encounter with a black bear proved that nature can get a little too close for comfort.
Judge Orders Maplewood Man Detained After Alleged Early-Morning Joyride in Stolen NJ Transit Armored Vehicle
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Maplewood NJ, A 39-year-old Maplewood resident will remain behind bars pending trial after being accused of stealing a massive SWAT truck from an NJ Transit facility and taking it on an early-morning joyride across Essex and Hudson counties.
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Newark NJ, The corporate landscape in New Jersey just lost a massive piece of its sweetness. Mars Wrigley, the global confectionery powerhouse behind iconic brands like M&M’s, Snickers, Twix, Milky Way, and Skittles, has officially announced it is leaving its Newark headquarters. The candy titan filed a formal WARN notice indicating it will eliminate 307 local jobs by mid-October, shifting operations following a massive $100 million expansion of its Chicago headquarters.
Caught at Sea: Online Sleuth’s Tip Ends 20-Year Run for One of Rhode Island’s Most Wanted Fugitives
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Jersey City NJ, A dramatic multi-agency maritime operation has officially ended one of the longest-running fugitive hunts in Rhode Island history. Ronald L. Fischer, a former Rhode Island anesthesiologist who vanished more than two decades ago during his criminal trial, was captured aboard a 56-foot sailboat off the coast of New Jersey. The breakthrough in the cold case came not from standard surveillance, but from the digital world—thanks to a crucial tip provided by an online sleuth.
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Totowa NJ, A quiet New Jersey neighborhood was violently awoken early Monday morning, July 13, 2026, when a vehicle unexpectedly exploded, injuring one person and causing widespread property damage.
The blast, which occurred in a residential development, triggered a massive multi-agency response, including local police, federal investigators, and bomb technicians. Thankfully, authorities have already identified the root cause of the terrifying incident, ruling out any immediate threat to the public.
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Bayonne NJ, A major public corruption investigation in North Jersey has culminated in another high-profile guilty plea.
Democrat Russell Fallacara, the 59-year-old former Director of the Hudson County Parks Department and resident of Bayonne, officially pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi to an Information charging him with conspiracy to commit honest services fraud.
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Jersey City NJ, A powerful line of severe thunderstorms tore through northern and central New Jersey during the evening of Friday, July 3, leaving more than 200,000 residents in the dark, scattering travel plans, and disrupting early Independence Day festivities across the state.
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West New York, NJ, A massive international dark web investigation has culminated in a lengthy federal prison sentence for a Hudson County man who methodically targeted and exploited hundreds of children online.
Passport to Paterson: Thousands Gather as Paterson Emerges as New Jersey’s Premier World Cup Destination
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Paterson, NJ — The FIFA World Cup 2026™ fever has officially taken over Northern New Jersey. Following a massive opening weekend that drew roughly 2,000 fans to South Paterson, the city is rapidly transforming into the region’s go-to destination for multicultural soccer celebrations.
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North Bergen NJ, The headlines flashing across the Tri-State area are becoming an all-too-familiar nightmare. A 13-year-old boy is killed in a tragic collision with a truck in Scotch Plains, NJ. Two teenage girls riding an e-bike are struck and killed in Cranford, NJ. In nearby New York City, fatalities linked to motorized micromobility now officially outnumber traditional bicycle deaths.
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Ridgewood NJ, An Edison, New Jersey man has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for his role in a massive, multi-year internet fraud network. Kenny Osas Okuonghae, 38, was handed a 51-month prison sentence by U.S. District Judge Georgette Castner in Trenton. The court order follows his April 2025 guilty plea to conspiracy to commit money laundering, a charge tying him to a web of devastating digital crimes—including romance fraud, property rental deception, and the notorious cryptocurrency phenomenon known as “pig butchering.”
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Paterson NJ, Paterson’s historic Hinchliffe Stadium was supposed to be a shining monument of urban renewal—a $110 million project restoring a legendary Negro Leagues venue into a bustling modern sports hub.
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NEWARK, N.J. — A Paterson, New Jersey cheese manufacturer has officially pleaded guilty in federal court to distributing adulterated queso fresco that was ultimately linked to a multi-state Listeria outbreak, resulting in a dozen hospitalizations and one tragic death.
