Essex County

There will be no criminal charges filed as a result of accusations that an elementary school teacher forcibly removed a student’s hijab this fall in Maplewood.

Fellow firefighters and community members are mourning a Newark fire captain who was found unresponsive inside a Newark fire house on Saturday morning.

The Chic-fil-A will replace a McDonald's in a renovation of the Brookfield South service area.

Jamel Welch now is charged with first-degree murder stemming from the Dec. 30 death. A relative of Laniyah Bloodworth has been raising funds for the young child's funeral.

The driver of a stolen Jeep failed to stop for police and hit a marked Sheriff's Office vehicle so hard it was inoperable.

Local police and the county prosecutor's office are investigating the death of a 4-year-old girl who was pronounced dead at University Hospital in Newark on Dec. 30.

The family had been out of state for the Christmas holiday, vacationing in Costa Rica until Thursday.

One of two men authorities said was arrested after an off-duty police officer was grazed by gunfire at a convenience store Monday has now been charged and publicly identified, according to a release from the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.

The state's largest city isn't waiting for Gov. Phil Murphy to bring back restrictions.

Federal authorities say two women from the Garden State have been indicted in connection with a scheme to arrange sham marriages between legal and non-legal citizens so they could remain in the country.