
New Jersey
Teen escapes after allegedly being held captive for years and sexually abused in South Jersey home
The victim, now 18, said Brenda Spencer, 38, and Branndon Mosley, 41, had been abusing her since around 2018 in their Gloucester Township home. The couple was arrested Sunday.
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NJ Transit engineers could walk off the job Friday, leaving some 350,000 commuters in the lurch
Wages and working conditions have been the main sticking points of the negotiations between the agency and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen.
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Hundreds of bird species are packed into the Garden State. At New Jersey Audubon's annual event, birders race against time to catalog as many as possible.
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Listen 2:27Justin Barbera, Jon Bramnick, Jack Ciattarelli, Mario Kranjac and Bill Spadea are vying for their party’s nomination.
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Camden residents concerned over transparency in EMR deal
Residents want EMR to be held accountable and said they are upset about the city striking a deal without input from the community.
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Listen 1:023M agrees to pay N.J. up to $450 million for PFAS pollution in Salem and Middlesex counties
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin called it a “historic” settlement, as it’s the largest to date for PFAS and water contamination in the state.
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Listen 1:11Newark mayor returns to immigration detention center days after trespassing arrest
Ras Baraka, who is running for governor of New Jersey, was turned away Tuesday from Delaney Hall; he departed and stayed about a half hour away from the building.
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A hybrid Ford Maverick truck hits the Wildwood Boardwalk, towing the iconic tram car
The vehicle replaces one of the boardwalk's nine tram car towing units. The replacement is a test, officials said, and it's not clear if the pickup will stay.
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Trump backs Jack Ciattarelli in New Jersey’s Republican primary for governor
The president’s endorsement gives Ciattarelli’s campaign a boost as he competes against two other Trump supporters and a state senator who has been critical of the president.
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Former West Deptford fire chief accused of possessing over 125,000 child sex abuse images
Martin Matson, 70, formerly the fire chief of South Jersey's now-defunct Greenfields Volunteer Fire Company, was arrested last week on child porn possession charges.
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Software update keeps Newark airport radar online but network concerns and flight limits remain
The U.S. transportation secretary said the update prevented a third radar outage over the last two weeks at the New Jersey airport. But flight delays continued Monday evening.
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New Jersey officials announce 100% containment of Jones Road wildfire
Full containment of the blaze comes more than two weeks after it was first sparked in southern Ocean County.
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Listen 0:41Who is Edan Alexander, the Israeli-American hostage released by Hamas?
Hamas released Alexander, who grew up in New Jersey and was the last living American hostage in Gaza, ahead of President Trump’s visit to the region this week.
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What to know about the Newark mayor’s arrest at an immigration detention center
Ras Baraka's May 9 arrest outside an ICE detention center in New Jersey has created tensions between three congressional Democrats and the Trump administration.
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Newark mayor denies trespassing at immigration detention center following arrest
Alina Habba, interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, said Ras Baraka committed trespass and ignored warnings from Homeland Security personnel to leave the Delaney Hall facility.
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