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Edison, NJ – Edison Police stated that two TD bank branches in Edison and a third one in Metuchen received bomb threats by phone from anonymous callers on Saturday within a span of 15 minutes,. The calls took place between noon and 12:15 p.m. according to law enforcement.

SOMERVILLE, NJ - The public is invited to critique or applaud the performance of the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office as part of an assessment by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is headed to the scene of a shooting that has three people wounded with one of the victims dead at this time in downtown Newark. Details are swiftly developing but according to preliminary reports, multiple rounds of gunfire rang out near Lincoln Park at approxim

ENGLEWOOD, New Jersey (WABC) -- A man was taken into custody Saturday after police believe he fatally stabbed both of his parents in their Bergen County, New Jersey home. Officials say the couple, identified as Edward Boduch, 71, and Miroslawa Potocka, 72, was stabbed to death by one of their sons i

A ruling by Superior Court judge Katherine Regan Dupuis that refused to immediately order the seating of a Linden councilman-elect could have a ripple effect throughout the state, especially in a municipality where a majority party decides to simple not fill a vacant seat held by the minority party.

Jassiem Moore made nine 3-pointers on the way to 36 points, four rebounds, five assists and four steals to lead seventh-seeded Bound Brook over 10-seed Somerville, 73-69, in the second round of the Somerset County Tournament in Bound Brook.

CARNEY’S POINT TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBS) — An investigation is underway in Salem County after a child died at a motel. The 7-year-old girl suffered a cardiac arrest at the Friendship Motor Inn in Carney’s Point Township Friday night.

Joshua Kuroda-Grauer's 11 points paced fifth-seeded Franklin in a 51-32 victory over 13th-seeded Hillsborough in the second round of the Somerset County Tournament in Somerset.

ENGLEWOOD, New Jersey (WABC) -- Police are on the scene of an apparent double murder in Bergen County, New Jersey, officials said. It happened on Lafayette Place near Englewood Avenue in Englewood Saturday.

NEWARK, NJ – A Somerset County man was charged Thursday after he allegedly lied during proceedings before the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), according to U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito.

One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $70,950 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Thursday, Feb. 14th drawing. The winning numbers were: 07, 10, 24, 36 and 43 and the XTRA number was: 02. The lucky retailer that sold the winning ticket is News Corner, 400 Commons Way, Bridgewater in

Pope Francis expelled a top New Jersey Catholic church leader from the ministry on Saturday, just three days after a list was released showing nearly 200 priests who were credibly accused of child sex abuse.

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Two local residents reported burglaries to their homes Feb. 8, according to this week's Bridgewater Township Police Blotter. A resident of Schaal Street reported a burglary to their residence. According to the report, jewelry was taken.

Taylor Smith scored 16 points to lead fifth-seeded Ridge to a 47-33 victory over 13-seeded Pingry in the second round of the Somerset County Tournament in Basking Ridge. Sophie Beneventine added 12 points for Ridge (17-7).

Payless ShoeSource is shuttering all of its 2,100 remaining stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico – including all 24 stores in New Jersey. The Topeka, Kansas-based chain said Friday it will hold liquidation sales starting Sunday and wind down its e-commerce operations. All stores will remain open until

RICHMOND HILL, Queens (WABC) -- A second suspect has been arrested and charged in connection with the the robbery of a T-Mobile store that led to the friendly-fire death of NYPD detective Brian Simonsen, Police Commissioner James O'Neill confirmed Saturday.

Forecasters are seeing snow in New Jersey’s future. Don’t panic yet: It’s not supposed to be much. Forecasters from the National Weather Service don’t expect the Sunday snow to leave any area of the state with more than two inches of snow, and most the the Garden State will see less than an inch.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The Jersey Shore may be a favorite spot to vacation, but New Jersey is not a state people prefer to flock to for retirement. In fact, a new study says New Jersey is one of the worst states to retire in, while Pennsylvania and Delaware are among the best.

NEW JERSEY (KYW Newsradio) -- A Burlington Township man, who used to be a cop in New Jersey, has been indicted on accusations he sexually assaulted two children. There were a total of 46 counts in the indictment against 37-year-old William Sanchez-Monllor -- who was an officer with the Trenton Polic

The Delaware State Police's Homicide investigation unit determined, after further investigation, that a second victim of the incident was found to be Devon Emfinger, 25, of Aberdeen, Maryland, who was upstairs when Donte Demunguia, 24, Absecon, New Jersey entered the apartment and was eventually sho