Ras Baraka

A 15-year-old is in stable condition and a 17-year-old in critical condition as of late Tuesday afternoon following a shooting outside Newark's West Side High School.

The three-city, month long festival of dozens of acts has been unveiled for June 2024 in Asbury Park, Atlantic City and Newark.

The New Jersey Reparations Council heard from a Trenton pastor that churches and organized religion in NJ benefited from and perpetuated slavery.

Newark has become the first municipality in New Jersey to lower the voting age to sixteen in school board elections, amid a strong campaign by youth advocates.

An imam shot outside his mosque just before dawn on Wednesday morning has died from his injuries.

New Jersey was the last Northern state to abolish slavery — and had enslaved people past Juneteenth. The New Jersey Institute for Social Justice wants to study the damages and what can be done.

Body camera footage has been released showing the chaos involving several men interfering with Newark police officers during an arrest last week.

Admitting "this stinks" and making references to the Grinch, Murphy pleaded with residents to "stay with us" and insisted any new restrictions would only be for a "handful of months."

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's hatred of Trump and willingness to use his elected position to push his personal agenda has hit a new low.

The cost-of-living increase approved on Tuesday means the part-time, elected council members will be earning $95,000, and even more for the Council President.