NJ Snow Update / Mother Jailed, Girl Died Near Drugs / NJ Fire

Check out the top news that made headlines this week across the Patch network in New Jersey:

Update On Snow In NJ Forecast As Winter Weather Arrives

Here's the latest on the snowstorm that's expected to soon hit New Jersey (and here's where it's hit already).>>>Read more here.

Details Released As NJ Mom Jailed, Daughter Died Near Drug Bottle: Prosecutor

UPDATE: Court records said the 11-year-old New Jersey girl died in a horrific scene where a drug bottle and needles were nearby.

Bound Brook Man Charged With Setting Massive 7-Alarm Fire

Juan Hector Padilla, 28, of East Second Street in Bound Brook is charged with aggravated arson and hindering apprehension.

2nd Child Dies, Nearly 1,000 Sick As NJ Flu Outbreak Soars

UPDATE: More information revealed on 2 children who died. Health officials say the flu has sickened nearly 1,000 New Jersey residents. Here's where.

NJ Gov. Murphy Vetoes Raising Property Taxes To Fix School Aid

UPDATE: Gov. Phil Murphy vetoed a bill allowing New Jersey school districts to raise taxes to make up for school funding losses. See the list below.

6 Cops Hurt; Man Attacked NJ Plane Cockpit, Beat Attendant: PD

A man barreled into a NJ plane's cockpit, pounded at the door, beat a flight attendant and fought with officers, police said.

Singer Anjelia Pelay, 34, Of Toms River Remembered As 'Kind Soul'

Born Angela Chiappelli, she was to sing at The Stone Pony the day she died. Family called her "a bright light in an otherwise dim world."

Reports Reveal 911 Call For Missing Freehold Township Woman

Two reports revealed the mother's 911 call that was made before her NJ daughter went missing, revealing some stunning details in the case.

NJ Hepatitis A Outbreak Expands; 7 Now Dead

UPDATE: Seven people now have died, at least 448 have been hospitalized and 576 cases have been diagnosed. Find out where.

Video Shows Flames Coming From Plane; Flight Returns To Newark

"They're making announcements but I can't hear anything because people are screaming," a passenger said.