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A Bergen County juvenile, 14, was charged for threatening to "shoot up" a local college via a TikTok post, prosecutors said.
Bergen County may get two rainy days and one snowy day this week, the NWS says. See when.
606 people died in 574 fatal crashes on New Jersey roadways last year, the state police said. Hudson County will have a checkpoint.
Wyckoff's Township Committee voted to suspend its 30-year tax assessor without pay, but didn't say why, reports said.
Brooklyn Dumpling shop in Hoboken, we hardly knew you. Now a sandwich shop is coming to the historic storefront.
There's live music, ice skating, bumper cars, a tree lighting, and beer. See the weekend schedule for Bergen County's "Winter Wonderland."
Prosecutors are investigating after a man was found shot to death in a home near the Hudson County/Bergen County border.
Former Hoboken Health and Human Services Director Leo Pellegrini has pleaded guilty to embezzlement, federal officials said Thursday.
A legendary Hoboken business dating to 1899, and the storefront next door, will be replaced by a restaurant and salon. Get details here.
After jewelry was stolen from a home, Teaneck police issued a warning to residents in the area.
A new restaurant featuring contemporary American cuisine is set to open in a former industrial space where nautical ropes were manufactured.
Patrick Camilli has been sentenced for the 2021 murder of Mary Huber, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office said.
“This initiative is all about advancing our ability to teach Spanish language and culture in collaboration."
Lawrence Friscia left the unregistered weapon in a bag at the restaurant, police said.
Police charged a Bergen County teen with possession of stolen goods last week, they said.
Police in one Bergen County town say a man they arrested may have committed "porch pirate" type thefts in nearby towns.
The body of a missing North Jersey teacher and coach was found submerged in the Passaic River, police said.
Hoboken police responded to a report of a man swinging a wooden stick at someone. They learned he wasn't allowed to have weapons, they said.
See the latest announcement from the Township of Wyckoff.
"Flooding is a possibility with 2-3 inches forecast" in the Tri-State area, says the National Weather Service. A wind advisory is in effect.
