Elizabeth

Union County is hosting its Pumpkin Recycling Program for 2025 in November at six sites, collecting old Halloween pumpkins jack-o-lanterns, and gourds to be recycled and make for a greener community.

When a social media post ignites outrage, it doesn’t just stop at one person. Union County is feeling the ripples from a controversial comment.

Lawrence Township Police Chief Kevin Reading said Larisa Korwin of Princeton accidentally accelerated and drove through the front window of a Tesla dealership off Route 1 near the Mercer Mall just after 3 p.m.

A typical Tuesday turned tragic at a local gym, leaving behind a scene no one expected. Details are still emerging about this shocking event.

Elizabeth police spokeswoman Ruby Contreras says a woman drove through the front of the Planet Fitness between Newark Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue around 12:20 p.m. Tuesday.

A young man faces decades behind bars after a tragic shooting in Elizabeth. The community is still reeling from the loss of a beloved athlete.

Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said that Jonathan D. Martinelli, 44, of Brooklyn, New York paid an individual $700 to have his car "stolen" when he could not afford the payments on his Land Rover in 2023.

A man wanted in armed robbery of a bank in Rahway a week ago, was arrested after police found him barricaded in a motel in Elizabeth yesterday.

New Jersey has been grappling with two privately run detention centers holding ICE detainees, just miles apart, and worries that more centers might open.

A New Jersey landlord who federal authorities say preyed on his tenants must face the dozens of criminal charges against him, a court decision says.