FBI Search In NJ Shooting Deaths / Store Closings / Rowan Tragedy

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

FBI Search, More Details Revealed In Jersey City Killings

A widespread FBI search is underway after the shooting deaths of six in New Jersey. "DO NOT APPROACH," police warned, saying the search was related to what Gov. Phil Murphy called a deadly "hate crime.">>>Read more here.

8 Major NJ Stores To Shut, 4K Layoffs As New Closure Announced

UPDATE: 4,000 layoffs are coming, and a major retail store closing in NJ was announced – just as other retailers here are shutting down.

Grief, Criticism After 3 Suicides At Rowan University In 2 Months

UPDATE: Students and faculty are grieving after a student jumped off a parking garage – the third suicide this semester at the university.

Test Scores Are In For Every NJ School: Find Your State Ranking

The New Jersey test results are in for what has been known as PARCC. We have the list of school districts, from best to worst, in every grade.

'Schools Will Have To Close:' NJ Districts Face Trouble Over Cuts

Schools, sports programs may shut. Many NJ school districts got severe cuts that they say will cripple them. Here's where it's a problem.

14 Busted, Fatal ODs In 2 Big Heroin, Fentanyl Rings In NJ

Fourteen people were indicted in two big New Jersey heroin and fentanyl busts – one of which led to several fatal overdoses.

Local Man Faces Arson Charge In Franklin Lakes Church Fire

Authorities believe a fire early Wednesday that destroyed a church in Franklin Lakes was intentionally set.

Justice For 3-Year-Old Boy Who Lived In NJ 'House Of Horrors'

A New Jersey woman learned her punishment for scalding a 3-year-old boy with water for urinating on the floor, prosecutors said.

5 Possible ODs, 2 Deaths In One Red Bank House: Authorities

Five people possibly overdosed in the same house, and two people died, authorities said.

Ho-Ho-Horrible: Booze, Arrests, DWIs At Hoboken SantaCon

"Picture thousands of Santas and inebriated elves running wild through the streets of Hoboken."