Police have found the man and his Ford Ecocline van believed to have struck and killed 77-year-old Ernesta Fernandez in Nutley.
The passenger traveling on a United Airlines flight from London was not contagious. She was pronounced dead on the plane Monday night.
Hundreds of flights are cancelled at local airports. Airlines are waiving fees. Travelers are urged to check flight status before arrival.
The Newark Anti-Violence Coalition and People's Organization for Progress will rally at 5 p.m. at the Lincoln Monument on Springfield Ave.
A 32-year-old East Orange man pled not guilty to the child endangerment and weapons charges before him.
26 law enforcement agencies worked together to take down this drug operation in several raids Sunday, confiscating 518 bricks of heroin.
Essex Police have released an image of the van believed to be involved in the fatal hit and run killing of 77-year-old Nutley woman.
Meneca Ryner, 18, was fatally shot on Tuesday night on Lincoln Place in Irvington. Police are searching for suspects.
A 45-year-old Essex County man was sentenced to 14 months in prison today for defrauding a Bronx woman out of nearly $100,000.
In addition to the prison term, the East Orange man was also ordered to pay $50,000 in restitution.
Police are looking for a Nissan Maxima believed to be connected to the fatal shooting of Ana Satian, 22, a mother killed in Newark Saturday.
An Essex County corrections officer was arrested today by special agents of the FBI for taking bribes to smuggle contraband.
The Maplewood High School was placed under lockdown earlier this week after the two threatened to attack. Police continue to investigate.
The Red Cross of Northern NJ is offering emergency shelters, food, and emotional support following several domestic fires in the area.
Members of the 113th graduating class who celebrated at the North Jersey bar in August, were fired for their drunk and disorderly behavior.
Anthony Barham, 49 was convicted today of sexually assaulting a child in an Irvington warehouse that he grabbed off a Newark street in 2011.
A man driving from Hoboken spotted an intoxicated driver who had blocked the road with traffic cones. Watch the strange scene on video here.
A 26-year-old Newark man was one of two killed Nov. 3 when a tractor trailer collided with two cars on Route 21. The trucker was uninjured.
East Orange police arrested Robert O'Neil, 29, for shooting Sgt. Mike Williams at Oration Parkway this afternoon.
Shareef Nash of South Orange and Michael Benkowski were indicted today. Both suspects were politically involved in the Newark Mayor's race.
Devender Singh will serve 8 months in prison for groping a woman on a flight to Newark. Legislators are working to stop plane sex assaults.
Dr. Craig Spencer, 33, is the first confirmed case of ebola in New York.
The CDC credited the enhanced screening process for people arriving in Newark in helping identify the potential threat.
Newark man Antwon Yarbrough will serve 50 months in prison.
The rules begin Wednesday, impacting those arriving in the United States whose travel originates in Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea.
The boy's phone was stolen, but no injuries were reported.
A Newark mean was sentenced to 19 years in prison for his role in over a dozens armed robberies in Bloomfield, Verona and West Orange.
Montclair Police Chief Paul M. Cell states that several world series rings and MVP Plaques from the Yogi Berra Museum burglarized Wednesday.
The Montclair museum was robbed on Wednesday. Irreplaceable artifacts have been stolen. Police are offering a reward for information.
The West Orange man admitted to using threats and fear to receive Christmastime tribute payments.
Screenings will include a questionnaire and temperature check starting as early as next week.
Brendan Tevlin, a Seton Hall Prep alum who was murdered last June, will forever be remembered on the fields where he loved to play lacrosse.
Newark Airport is now home to one of 20 quarantine sites in the U.S. 72 hospitals around the state are equipped to treat Ebola patients.
These are the communities - both large and small, urban and suburban - with the most reported heroin and opiate abuse cases in New Jersey.
Beginning on Monday September 29, multiple streets on Montclair-West Orange will be closed or partially open due to construction.
Two students have done the fire challenge, which involves pouring flammable liquids on their bodies and then lighting themselves on fire.
Allison and Michael Tevlin speak out about their son, Brendan's tragic death. Several scholarship funds have been set up in his memory.
Caldwell resident Nicole Dufault, a teacher at Columbia High School, was arrested last night at her home. All victims were 15-year-old boys.
The U.S. DEA is sponsoring a national program to take back prescription drugs and the WOPD will host their own event on September 27.
Maurice Douglas, 42, of East Orange, has been charged with allegedly fabricating carjacking claim to net nearly $40,000 from his insurer.