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Four men with "hand guns and long guns" robbed people returning to a North Jersey hotel after a work event, according to authorities.
An annual celebration in Wyckoff this weekend will include fireworks, music, and snacks.
A mom whose daughter was killed in Bergen County will host an annual kids' safety fair near a train stop, with raffles and music.
A Jersey City man on an e-bike was charged with a sex crime in Hoboken.
A child was taken to the hospital in Bergen County after his scooter slammed into a car, police said.
If you've got room, you can bid on a 30-foot Tyrannosaurus Rex and more, because Field Station: Dinosaurs In North Jersey is closing.
With 3 storm systems churning in the Atlantic, more than an inch of rain may fall Thursday in Hoboken. Use links to track the storm.
Justin J. Wilhelm, 25, of Landing, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death on Thursday morning.
Two cousins were born within 45 minutes of each other at a North Jersey Hospital this week, staff said.
People are calling a section of Jersey City "Nerd Alley" for its new sci-fi bookstore, video arcade, and more. They just held a "Nerd Walk."
A middle school helping kids with emotional challenges opened this week in Bergen County.
As 3 tropical disturbances swirl in the Atlantic, as much as 2 inches of rain may fall in Bergen County. Track the storms with links below.
From penny candy to wax teeth, residents shared their memories of the century-old Country Store. Find out when it'll close.
If you run on Dunkin' you might enjoy the facepainting, prizes, and other deals at the Dunkin' reopening in Bergen County on Thursday.
"I have never seen so many weather events across the country as this year," said an Optimum exec, citing a microburst in Hoboken and more.
A surgeon in NJ who resigned after a nurse claimed he "cheered" Charlie Kirk's death released a statement Tuesday.
One lane of the Garden State Parkway near the Route 46 exit was closed after a crash Tuesday afternoon.
After the death of a basketball star's sister in NJ, Women Rising wanted to remind abused women that they can get help.
Officials mourned a former Teaneck police chief who was found dead this week at 55.
Police found a cache of weapons in the car of a Jersey City man who sought gunshot wound treatment in Bergen County, prosecutors said.
