Dan Alexander

Ever since he was a precocious 5 year old who read the Bergen Record and then published his own neighborhood newspaper, Dan Alexander has always had an interest in the news. Alexander says he learns something new on this job everyday and that's what keeps it interesting. Alexander has been with New Jersey 101.5 for the past 10 years on the digital team writing news and working behind the scenes on a variety of projects.

U.S. shuts down last wind project off NJ coast — A fight could be next

Supporters of wind energy are digging in after the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management stopped all construction on the Empire Wind Project, effectively ending all wind projects off the New Jersey coast.

Again? Another NJ official in DWI with bottle of alcohol and kids in car

Megan Fackler told Ewing police officers who responded to the crash she was following directions to her brother's house where she was going to live following her divorce.

Popular new high school ‘assassin’ tradition thrills NJ students, worries authorities

The game, also called Senior Tag, Killer Game or Catcher Games, involves participants stalking and shooting each other with water guns in an effort to "eliminate" their assigned target.

Ex-boyfriend charged with murdering NJ woman and her teen daughter

Bahin Lynch, 45, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder.

Feds say NJ man went overseas, had sex with teen he met on app

Jacob Bauer, 28, of Toms River made the trip in Dec. 2023 to meet the teen he met via the virtual social media platform Discord.

Calls for NJ councilman to quit after charges tying him to crime family

Anand Shah was one of 39 people facing racketeering and additional charges in a case connected to the Lucchese crime family as part of a two year investigation.

Hope fading for soldier from NJ, last remaining Hamas hostage from U.S.

A spokesman for the terrorist organization Hamas said that the Israeli army made a direct hit on the place where NJ's Edan Alexander is believed to be being held.

3-year-old drowns in swimming pool in Hillside, NJ

Hillside police did not disclose details about the drowning including the identify of the victim or the circumstances.

9-year-old girl dies in Newark apartment fire, police say

Fire broke out in the third floor of an apartment inside a building on Astor Street in Newark around 1:30 a.m. trapping two children in a room, fire officials told ABC 7 Eyewitness News.

Federal report on NJ off-shore wind reveals potential for wide-ranging harm

The report issued by the non-partisan GAO states in its report “wind turbines can reduce the performance of radar systems used for defense and maritime navigation by include reducing detection sensitivity, obscuring potential targets, and generating false targets."