Passaic County

The fast food chain will focus on education, homelessness & hunger and is ending "multi-year" contributions, but still may support faith-based groups, a release said.

Two dogs, including a 3-month old pit bull, were set on fire with what is believed to be a blow torch in Paterson, according to a shelter caring for one of the pups.

The vice president of the Wayne Board of Education and her husband are facing drug charges.

Federal payroll statistics show strong employment growth in two areas of New Jersey — north and south.

A man charged with kidnapping a Paterson girl in April had previously been deported in 2010, federal officials said.

Four more Kmart stores will be closing in New Jersey, including their Somers Point location.

Advisories remain at roughly a dozen spots around NJ, including parts of Lake Hopatcong and all of Spruce Run Reservoir.

Gov. Phil Murphy's administration is facing new criticism over the people it has put on the payroll.

Even as the state burned out on legalizing recreational pot in March, the effort continues to spark local marijuana bans. Here's a full list.

Authorities arrested 28 and seized huge quantities of drugs and weapons in Trenton and Paterson.