Newark

A Rutgers University infectious disease expert who went to India to care for his family has died, according to multiple reports.

Sanaa Amenhotep, 15, left her home in Columbia, SC, voluntarily with three men on April 5. Her mother reported her missing the next day after she did not hear from her.

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.

Until further notice, disorderly persons and traffic violations under $500 will get a warning but no arrest, the city has announced.

When the verdicts came in — guilty, guilty and guilty — a sense of relief, of accountability served and crisis at least temporarily averted, was palpable across the United States.

A 16-year-old was arrested Saturday in the shooting of a 1-year-old girl as part of a dispute with the toddler's mother, according to police in Newark.

A toddler who was struck in the head by a stray bullet when shots rang out on a street is expected to recover from her injuries, authorities said.

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.

The state has launched a new web tool to better connect those eligible for COVID-19 vaccines with available appointments.

Wounded or disabled military veterans have a chance to help fight child exploitation from within New Jersey under a federal program.