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Update: 5 N.J. counties under a severe thunderstorm watch Tuesday night
On Tuesday at 8:52 p.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 10 p.m. for Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic and Union counties. Preparing for impending lightning strikes: Expert safety recommendations. Each year, lightning strikes the United States approximately 25 million times, with the majority...
Dog trainers in NJ don’t have to be certified — should that change?
Just say you're a dog trainer, and voila, you're a dog trainer. There's no legal requirement that one be certified in order to be hired to teach a dog behaviors and skills. But advocates say it's time for that to change. And a bill introduced in Trenton paves the way for New Jersey to become the first state in the U.S. to make the move.
Sold in 30 days. N.J. homes are among the fastest-selling in the country.
New Jersey homes sold in less than a month, making it fifth in the nation for fastest- selling homes, according to Realtor.com. The data showed that homes sold in about 30 days in June, about two days slower than in May. Only Rhode Island, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Ohio had...
Earthquake in NJ today? 'No evidence' for source of NYC-area shaking, USGS says
NEW YORK - UPDATE: NYC may have been rocked by a meteor, NASA says. Find updates here. Did the New York City area experience an earthquake? Not today, experts told FOX 5 NY. Multiple users on social media reported feeling shakes in parts of New Jersey and NYC around 11 a.m. Tuesday morning.
Mystery noise heard around New Jersey on Tuesday morning
What was the loud noise people across New Jersey are posting about on their social media they heard on Tuesday morning?. The noise was heard around 11:15 a.m. and described by callers to New Jersey 101.5 as sounding like thunder or a truck that went over a large bump. Comments...
NJ increasing police presence on Parkway, other key roads on Thursday
Police and road work crews are hitting some key New Jersey routes on Thursday, and the increased activity may slow down your commute. The New Jersey Department of Transportation announced that groups are using July 18 to practice their response activities in the event of a major hurricane, and that includes using roads as evacuation routes.
Meteor may be responsible for loud boom heard in Staten Island, Brooklyn and Queens
Could a meteor be the cause of a loud boom that was heard in parts of New York City and northern New Jersey?New York City officials began checking out reports in Staten Island, Brooklyn and Queens of a loud noise heard Tuesday morning. There were also similar reports in New Jersey.New York City Emergency Management Department received an update from NASA, who estimated that a meteor entered the atmosphere and disintegrated above the New York City metropolitan area earlier on Tuesday.Preliminary analysis indicates the meteor passed over the Statue of Liberty before fragmenting high above midtown Manhattan. No meteorites were...
Creepy NJ teacher loses certification for weird comments, state finds
EAST ORANGE — The state has revoked the teaching certification for a North Jersey English teacher after he made unsettling remarks to a female student. Alim A. Hasan's certificate to teach English was officially revoked in late June by the State Board of Examiners. A Division of Child Protection...
10 businesses added to NJ’s list of cheating employers
⚫ A list created in September now has 178 entries. ⚫ State officials say the entries are cheating tax and benefit laws. ⚫ 10 businesses added to the list owe close to $1 million. New Jersey's list of bad employers keeps expanding. For the month of July, the New Jersey...
Decades-old auto parts store in Southern New Jersey abruptly demolished
Here's another case of "here today, gone tomorrow" in South Jersey. A decades-old auto parts store right in the heart of Gloucester County is quickly being reduced to rubble. That store is the old Pep Boys right off of the corner of the Black Horse Pike and Ganttown Road in Turnersville, Washington Township.
N.J. man who forced resident to withdraw money from ATM is sentenced
A New Jersey man who broke into an apartment in Atlantic City and ordered the resident at gunpoint to drive to an ATM to withdraw money has been sentenced to 18 years in state prison. Glen Graves, 33, will also be subject to five years of supervised release after finishing...
Broken windmill debris washes up on beach; will it make it to Jersey Shore
A windmill off the coast in New England broke down over the weekend and debris appears to be washing ashore. One of the blades from the Vineyard Wind turbines near Martha’s Vineyard was damaged over the weekend. On Monday, chunks of foam started washing ashore in areas near Nantucket,...
Beaches Closed Due to Wind Turbine Debris, and It Can Happen in New Jersey Too
Beach Closures in Nantucket Amid Wind Turbine Concerns – Sharp Fiberglass Shards in the Ocean Nantucket, MA — Wind turbine debris forced the closure of beaches in Massachusetts today, and…
New study: NJ has more lottery winners than 90% of the U.S.
Who knew that there was a National Lottery Day? We never should have even doubted it since there’s a national day for everything. But National Lottery Day is July 17. And I believe the day is important to us because the lottery plays a big part in the lives of many New Jerseyans.
Big changes coming for how to bet on Monmouth Park horse races. Here's what you need to know
New Jersey bettors may finally have a wide range of wagering options on horse racing at their fingertips. An agreement that paves the way for NYRA Bets to become the managing vendor of New Jersey’s online and mobile pari-mutual account wagering system was announced Tuesday, with the deal expected to open the New Jersey market to multiple advance deposit wagering (ADW) platforms.
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