Unlicensed Uber driver busted with passenger in car
A young New Jersey woman had a bad first experience with the car service app. Her driver was pulled over and arrested for having a suspended license.
See something, say nothing
John Heinlein of North Bergen was on a bus home from South Carolina last week when he reported a suspicious bag.
Massive fire rips through NJ warehouse
Strong winds are fanning the flames of a massive fire that started in a warehouse in Somerset County, New Jersey. The inferno broke out Thursday afternoon and was still burning Friday.
Tour bus crashes in Connecticut
MADISON, Conn. (AP) — A charter bus accident has left at least 30 people injured, several critically, and closed the northbound side of Interstate 95 in Madison.
Mass transit returning to service
Here is the latest on mass transit.
Secret tunnel
There's been a huge battle brewing over the need for another tunnel under the Hudson River. The two tunnels that are currently being used by NJ Transit and Amtrak are more than 100 years old.
VIDEO: Narrow miss as drunk driver blows stop sign
The driver of a pickup truck narrowly avoided a serious crash when a drunk driver blew through a stop sign on Highway 67 in Yellow Medicine County on Sept. 10. The Minnesota State Patrol released the video this week to remind drivers that extra DWI enforcement is in effect statewide.
1 dead in Manhattan subway shooting
One man is dead and two others are injured in a shooting at a subway station in Midtown Manhattan. A 43-year-old man was shot once in the neck and was pronounced dead at the bottom of the stairs in the station at 35th St. and 8th Ave., reports the Associated Press.
Unprecedented security in place for Pope Francis
The massive security apparatus protecting Pope Francis on his trip to the United States will be tested further Thursday as he arrives in New York City to an unprecedented level of protection for the leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
Gas prices drop in New Jersey
Gas prices continue to plummet across the Garden State, with prices at some stations dipping well below $2 per gallon.
Port Authority spends $1.75M on lawyers in bridge case
WOODLAND PARK, N.J. (AP) — Public records show the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has spent $1.75 million on lawyers to defend the agency during an investigation into whether it was wrong to use toll money to fix New Jersey roads.
Car accident lawsuit against Yale fraternity moves forward
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A national fraternity at Yale University is headed to trial in the case of a 2011 crash that killed a woman and injured two others.
Upstate New York man charged in fatal hit-and-run accident
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (AP) — A 41-year-old upstate New York man has been charged in connection with a hit-and-run accident that left one person dead and another injured.
New Hudson rail tunnel far from panacea for commuters' woes
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — For train commuters into New York City who view a new tunnel under the Hudson River as the answer to all their hopes and dreams, a sobering reality is lurking down the tracks.