Four brothers were charged with aggravated assault against a police officer. But their supporters claim they were "racially profiled."
New Jersey Attorney General: “Prosecutors and police cannot end gun violence on their own.”
A federal bill would protect women’s access to birth control at pharmacies. Several lawmakers from NJ are throwing their weight behind it.
Terrance Bankston is running for city council in the South Ward in 2022. The seat is currently occupied by John Sharpe James.
Part of the funding will be used to create additional “safe passage routes” to local schools, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said.
Latino and Black advocates have called for more representation among positions of power in the New Jersey Legislature.
VIDEO: A pair of projects involving human waste are on the table in Newark. These Ironbound residents say enough is enough.
“A reimagined system of public safety can be our legacy to the next generation.”
The new state commission will represent one of the largest populations of Asian American and Pacific Islander residents in the nation.
New Jersey advocates joined Tammy Murphy and Bob Menendez to support abortion rights and the Reproductive Freedom Act.
Statewide, Murphy barely eked out a victory over Ciattarelli, unofficial results say. But in Essex County, the results were more lopsided.
Latina workers in New Jersey earn less than half of what white men make. Here are some reasons why – and what can be done to fix the gap.
Voting machines in 56 districts across Essex County were shut down without being counted first. Here's where.
Coronavirus vaccine shots for children ages 5 to 11 have begun at Essex County’s centers in Newark, Livingston and West Orange.
Democratic incumbent Armando Fontoura ran against Nicholas Pansini, who earned the Republican nod.
Two months, zero interest. That’s the deal for residents who owe money for property taxes, water/sewer charges or municipal tax liens.
Newark residents who choose to vote in-person will head to the polls on Tuesday.
Demolition has started at Seth Boyden Village and Bergen Street Villa in Newark, officials said.
Here are the choices Newark voters will face in the 2021 general election.
VIDEO: “We are still the biggest and the best city in the state,” Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said.
VIDEO: “Do not sit this one out,” Barack Obama told a crowd of New Jersey voters, urging them to cast a ballot for Gov. Phil Murphy.
Are you a New Jersey resident who was excluded from the federal stimulus checks or unemployment? You may be eligible for a $1,000 payment.
Barack Obama will campaign with Phil Murphy in Newark. Just days later, Joe Biden will also pay New Jersey a visit.
Gov. Phil Murphy’s re-election campaign is getting support from some of the nation’s most recognizable Democrats, including Sen. Cory Booker
Protesters are demanding that the Biden administration stop deportations, end Title 42 and restore the right to asylum.
It was a long march, indeed. But that’s nothing new for one of North Jersey’s most ardent social justice activists, Lawrence Hamm.
Newark police will stop releasing photos of suspects accused of minor crimes. It’s “modern-day public shaming,” the city’s top cop says.
Joe Biden and Barack Obama are boosting Phil Murphy in 2021. Jack Ciattarelli says it just shows the campaign is a "sinking ship."
The ex-president’s visit to Newark will come a week after Vice President Kamala Harris toured a COVID-19 vaccine site in the city.
The Essex County unemployment rate improved somewhat during the late summer.
A FEMA team will be at NJIT in Newark on Oct. 13 to help people register for Hurricane Ida emergency relief funds.
“Scholarship on Africa and Black people remains overwhelmingly colonized, misinterpreted and twisted” -Mayibuye Monanabela
A “return to normal” isn’t good enough when it comes to coronavirus recovery in New Jersey, a Newark nonprofit says.
Joanne Kuniansky, a deli worker with a history of labor activism, says she’s trying to help “build a political party of our own.”
The Clinton Branch of the Newark Public Library has been permanently closed. The library is working to find a new, temporary location.
Wayne Richardson: “In last week’s photos and footage, I saw people who look like me being treated like cattle, like slaves.”
Five candidates made the ballot for New Jersey governor in 2021. But only two of them will appear on stage at the debates.
Police and fire department union leaders tried to put a halt to Newark's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for city employees.
See town-by-town case and death totals in Essex County. Learn how to get a COVID-19 vaccine.