Essex County

Despite the outflow, New Jersey is still gaining ground in population—it's a mix of fresh energy and familiar roots.

State prosecutors say organized crime is alive in New Jersey after busting a multi-million dollar sports betting ring that preyed on Gen Z student athletes.

Over a dozen shots were fired around 7 p.m. Saturday night on the 300 block of Chancellor Avenue in Newark's South Ward killing a 10-year-old boy and 21-year-old woman, according to Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II.

The Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday it is lifting all restrictions on commercial flights that were imposed at 40 major airports, including Newark Liberty International Airport.

Keith Michael Lisa was arrested Friday night without incident, according to the FBI. Jersey Shore Online reported Lisa was captured in Barnegat.

Newark is facing the aftermath of a shooting that has left the community reeling.

John Paul Fernandez of Middletown was last seen at Natco Lake on Route 36 south in Hazlet where his cell phone was found. Despite searches and media coverage he was never heard from again.

Video shows over a dozen shots were fired by State Police troopers when the driver of a car they had pursued on Route 280 made a run for it.

Acting U.S. District Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba said two men from Montclair spent the past year planning to travel to Turkey and Syria to join the terrorist group ISIS as fighters.

A wave of flight cancellations is sweeping across the nation as the FAA steps in during this government shutdown.