Global coronavirus cases top 300,000, with 13,000 deaths
The coronavirus pandemic took an increasingly bleak toll Saturday in the U.S. and Europe, producing staggering caseloads in New York and Italy and setting off a desperate scramble to set up thousands of additional hospital beds as the disease notched another grim advance.
Virus leads FAA to briefly suspend flights to Philadelphia, New York
The FAA has lifted a brief suspension of flights to New York and Philadelphia because of coronavirus-related staffing issues.
Coronavirus kills 3 in a single New Jersey family
New Jersey family is mourning the loss of three of its members to COVID-19, and several others remain ill.
Woman gave fake name, tested positive for coronavirus and then disappeared
Mayor Ras J. Baraka says authorities have located the woman who went missing after she tested positive for coronavirus.
Entire New Jersey town told to self-quarantine
The mayor of Teaneck, New Jersey is asking all residents to self-quarantine after a new cluster of coronavirus cases was discovered.
Coronavirus puts wedding industry on edge
Guests are jittery, travel is tangled, and soon-to-be brides and grooms are facing tough choices because of the coronavirus outbreak: postpone, cancel or forge ahead with their weddings?
7-Eleven store owner arrested after 4 boys were burned by sanitizer
The owner of a New Jersey 7-Eleven location was arrested after allegedly selling spray sanitizer that burned several children.
N.J. State Police rescue truck driver from burning tractor-trailer
Two N.J. State Troopers heroically rescue a truck driver from his tractor-trailer after it crashes and catches fire.
13-year-old boy makes bow ties for shelter animals to help them get adopted
Since starting his mission, Sir Darius estimates he has made 400 to 500 bow ties, helping more than 100 animals find their forever home.
NICU nurse who treated newborn also treated baby’s father decades ago
“We can breathe easy knowing my lil nuggets nurse is the same one that helped the man I love when he was in the same situation.”
700-pound black bear shot in New Jersey sets world record
A bowhunting organization says a 700-pound bear shot in New Jersey last fall has set a world record as the largest black bear killed with a bow and arrow in North America.
Rutgers 72, Illinois 57
Rutgers beat Illinois 72-57 Saturday.
Skier suffocates after falling through chairlift, getting caught with coat wrapped around neck
A skier suffocated when he fell through a chairlift at Vail and his coat got wrapped around his neck.
FedEx driver stops to pick up, fold fallen American flag
“You don’t see things like that anymore," the homeowner said.
DePaul 86, Seton Hall 76
DePaul beat Seton Hall 86-76 on Sunday.
4-year-old kills self accidentally with gun
A 4-year-old boy in New Jersey accidentally shot and killed himself Friday.
Police K-9 finds missing child in NJ
Remi, a three-year-old Bloodhound, helped police track down a child missing for more than 10 hours, according to the Maywood PD.
Police: Puppy found dead in crate in Millville woods
Police say a puppy was found dead in the woods in Millville, New Jersey.
New Jersey woman cleared of coronavirus diagnosis
The New Jersey Department of Health says a woman who was brought to Hackensack University Medical Center to be evaluated for symptoms consistent with coronavirus does not have it after further tests.
Veteran NJ cop fatally shoots himself while first responders attempt to free him from car wreck: reports
A veteran New Jersey police officer fatally shot himself in the head over the weekend as first responders attempted to free the off-duty cop from a car wreck, marking the latest in a growing number of police suicides.