In the wake of the Connecticut school shooting tragedy last month, state education officials in New Jersey are planning a series of surprise security inspections at schools across the Garden State.
Governor Chris Christie has created a bi-partisan task force to look at what causes gun violence including; mental health issues, addiction, gun laws, school safety and the level of violence in society.
Steps taken to counteract the surge of water at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant in Lacey during Superstorm Sandy get a conditional thumbs-up from federal inspectors.
Lawmakers throughout the nation are still scrambling to draft legislation that might help avert tragic situations like recent the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.
The names and addresses of gun owners in New Jersey would be prohibited from being released to the public under legislation that's being sponsored by State Assemblyman Dave Rible.
Predator crimes are at a "pandemic level," according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Newark, and officials everywhere are aggressively addressing the issue.