Freezin' for a reason: Valentine Plunge raises money to fight ALS
More than 600 people plunged into the Atlantic Ocean in Manasquan on Saturday to benefit the Joan Dancy and PALS Foundation to fight Lou Gehrig's Disease MANASQUAN -- When polar bear plungers sign on...
View ArticleSearch for Sarah Stern's body enters 3rd consecutive day
The search for the body of 19-year-old Neptune City resident Sarah Stern, who was allegedly killed by a friend and thrown off the Route 35 bridge, resumed on Sunday. Watch video BELMAR -- The search...
View ArticleBefore Super Bowl 2017, a dip in the frigid ocean off LBI (PHOTOS)
The 13th annual "Super Plunge" on Long Beach Island was held hours before the Big Game. Watch video LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP -- Just hours before Super Bowl 51, nearly 200 people took a dip in the frigid...
View ArticleMan shot in the chest in Neptune Township drive-by shooting, police say
The shooting happened near the Neptune-Asbury Park border. NEPTUNE TWP. -- One man was hit with gunfire in a drive-by shooting Saturday night near the border of Asbury Park, authorities said. The man,...
View ArticleN.J. pets in need: Feb. 6, 2017
Dogs and cats await adoption at shelters and rescues throughout the state. Protecting pets during cold weather We were told this past week that Punxsutawney Phil observed his shadow, which is supposed...
View ArticleThese N.J. congressmen voted to loosen gun laws, deceive workers | Editorial
Your Republican rep just used the Congressional Review Act to wreck air quality, screw workers, give guns to the mentally ill and toss coal waste into your waterways. Your democracy. Cherish it. Watch...
View ArticleThe NJ.com boys basketball Top 20 for Feb. 6: Stability sets in
Where is your favorite team in the latest Top 20?
View ArticleHow every town in N.J. rates on income inequality
We built a map showing Census data on the amount of income inequality in a town. Find out if your town has high or low levels of income disparity. New Jersey is home to both people with unimaginable...
View ArticleN.J.'s unbeaten wrestlers are a combined 1,161-0, who are they?
Meet the members of one of New Jersey's most exclusive wrestling clubs -- the undefeated as of Feb. 5
View Article$1M Powerball ticket was sold at N.J. convenience store
The jackpot for Wednesday is now $255 million The $1 million Powerball ticket sold in New Jersey for Saturday's Powerball drawing was purchased at a Monmouth County convenience store. The lucky winner...
View ArticleSuspects in classmate's slaying buried safe with thousands of dollars,...
Safes were found at Shark River Park and Sandy Hook, sources said NEPTUNE CITY -- The two former classmates arrested in connection with the death of missing teen Sarah Stern buried two safes, one of...
View ArticleControversial child porn sting nabs nursery school worker
Investigators reportedly allowed the underground website to operate for weeks after seizing it in order to identify its visitors. TRENTON -- Federal prosecutors say a 27-year-old nursery school worker...
View ArticleBay Head residents tell judge they don't want beach replenishment project
The residents say they already have a storm protection system in place that works TOMS RIVER -- A few months before a $128 million beach replenishment project is set to start for a 14-mile stretch of...
View ArticleTeen accused of throwing prom date's body off bridge faces court hearing
Liam McAtasney and Preston Taylor are accused in the death of their childhood friend Sarah Stern, whose body has not been found Watch video UPDATE: New details emerge in Sarah Stern killing as judge...
View ArticleThe most (and least) expensive towns in N.J. by the square foot
It's well known that New Jersey is one of the most expensive places to live in the United States, but the cost of property varies widely across the Garden State. What costs you $70 in one part of the...
View ArticleNo child brides allowed in N.J., Senate panel says
If the bill is signed into law, New Jersey would be the first state to remove all exemptions permitting child marriages. TRENTON -- Taking a stand against forced marriages, a state Senate committee...
View ArticleWrestling Top 20 for Feb. 7: Bosco, Bound Brook bounced before stretch run
There's two new teams in the Top 20.
View ArticleGubernatorial hopeful violated pay-to-play law, N.J. town says
Wisniewski's firm was stripped of work after a town determined the firm violated its anti-pay-to-play law. TRENTON -- State Assemblyman John Wisniewski, a Democratic candidate for New Jersey governor,...
View ArticleTeen plotted Sarah Stern robbery for months before killing, authorities say
Prosecutors say Preston Taylor went back to Sarah Stern's home twice to hide her body and to search for Liam McAtasney's phone before they dumped her body Watch video FREEHOLD - One of the two men...
View ArticleWrestling Playoffs from 'Another title' to 'Zigich': A-Z guide to the team...
Check out a storyline for each letter of the alphabet as we get ready to start postseason matches.
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