Lafayette

Three people have been arrested for allegedly dumping multiple dogs in empty cages with no food or water scattered across three Sussex County towns, NJ State Police announced.

The Wantage Township Animal Shelter is asking for the public's help in finding the person who illegally dumped chihuahua pups in three Sussex County towns.

NJDEP said black vultures are "seemingly very susceptible" to avian influenza, in part because they scavenge the carcasses of other dead vultures, resulting in a prolonging of any outbreak.

State Police say a woman is wounded and recovering, after being attacked by a black bear along a road in Sussex County.

Cops found a homemade gun and arrows with explosives at his home, police say.