Hudson County

Several pro-gun groups are taking aim at New Jersey's strict gun laws with a federal lawsuit challenging both the state's carrying law and application process as being out of reach for the average person.

Democrat Reps. Bill Pascrell, Albio Sires and Tom Malinowski said they were stopped from entering a sorting facility in Kearny to see how they are handling mail in ballots.

By a 6-3 vote, the council rejected the ordinance during Wednesday night's meeting, citing concerns with having police enforcing the local law.

One bus rear-ended the other as both were traveling from Exit 16E to Route 495 east, an NJ Transit spokeswoman said. Both buses were headed to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City.

The mother of a 5-year-old boy was arrested Friday, days after a man was charged with beating and molesting the child.

More decisions are due this week fro other New Jersey schools part of the New Jersey Athletic Conference.

Authorities say a man died in a fireworks explosion outside a pubic housing complex early on the Fourth of July.

Protests over the killing of George Floyd remained peaceful Tuesday in New Jersey with police and public officials in some cases joining the demonstrators.

A 49-year-old home health aid is facing criminal charges after authorities say she exposed coronavirus to an 80-year-old patient who later died with COVID-19.

A Hudson County correctional police officer is the latest cop in the state and the third in the past week to die after contracting the COVID-19 virus.