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That brings the number of alleged victims of Joseph Centanni, 74, of Mountainside, to 20, and the number of criminal charges against him to 35.

A horrific situation involving the death of a toddler, who first fell from a house window and then was mauled by dogs, was being investigated Thursday by the Union County Prosecutor's Office.

Paul J. Schappe, Jr. also exposed himself in Linden's Clifford Lawson Memorial Park on another occasion, according to investigators.

Amid the news that immigrant detainees would no longer be held in Newark, a number of activists were far from happy, saying the change wasn't enough.

A newlywed husband and wife intent on fighting for the Islamic State group were arrested Thursday at Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal as they attempted to board a cargo ship that an undercover law enforcement officer said would take them to Yemen, prosecutors said.

A landlord was arrested Friday on several charges for allegedly coercing more than a dozen of his tenants into sexual acts in exchange for financial relief.

New Jersey has 13 medical marijuana dispensaries doing business, as lawmakers follow up on voter-approved recreational pot.

Three children and one adult were killed in the blaze after being blocked by a grates at an old fire escape.

A Toms River man who is also an associate of the DeCavalcante crime family has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for possession of nearly 500 grams of cocaine.

Leaders in communities that are home to New Jersey's biggest malls said they want to collect revenue and see more people return to work.