A Somerset County courtroom was the backdrop for the sentencing of Robert Creter in the 1997 murder of Tami Tignor. Her mother, Piper Bailey, spoke directly to the confessed killer on a Zoom call. "He took my daughter's life. He strangled the life out of her, and he should be locked up forever," Bailey said.

A possible standoff is brewing over who will replace Alina Habba as US attorney in New Jersey with her interim appointment set to expire Friday.

New Jersey beach-goer Victoria Shannon Reed captured the moment an aggressive seagull swooped in and stole her sandwich while she was filming.

A House Republican is seeking to censure Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey over an incident stemming from a congressional oversight visit to a new immigration detention facility in her state.

An Ocean Gate mother was charged with endangering the welfare of a child in connection with the death of her 2-year-old daughter.

The ground in parts of Morris County, New Jersey, was doing a lot of shaking on Monday, with six small earthquakes reported by residents at various times from the early morning to late-night hours.

The State Supreme Court decision, overturning an earlier ruling, will allow the New Jersey attorney general to maintain control over the troubled Paterson Police Department.

A federal appeals court overturned a New Jersey law that blocked private immigration detention centers, citing interference with federal immigration powers.

Have you been evicted in New Jersey and want to know your rights? The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs said it has released a new Eviction Guide to help at-risk tenants navigate the process.

Ten people are OK after a boat they were on crashed into a jetty in Avalon, New Jersey, Wednesday morning, officials said. The boat's motor died, causing the sailboat to crash into the 8th Street jetty around 11 a.m., Avalon Beach Patrol said.