Paterson mayor wants submarine moved to Great Falls area
The mayor of Paterson is inviting the New Jersey Naval Museum to move its World War II-era submarine, the USS Ling, from Hackensack to a spot in Paterson just upstream from the Great Falls.
Guilty plea by man accused in Paterson 'knockout' attack is postponed
A Paterson teen accused of punching and knocking out an elderly man on a street corner without provocation was moved Tuesday to adult court, where he is scheduled to plead guilty to an assault charge on Wednesday.
Lodi woman charged with assault of 5-month-old girl who suffered multiple fractures
A 23-year-old Lodi woman has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault of a 5-month-old girl who suffered what authorities described as “multiple fractures of her extremities.”
One man killed, another wounded in Paterson shooting
In the city’s third homicide in five days, one man was killed and another wounded in a shooting in the 5th Ward just after midnight on Wednesday, according to police.
Chris Brown arrested for assault with deadly weapon, police say
After waiting hours outside Brown’s house on Tuesday, Los Angeles police obtained a search warrant and went inside to investigate a woman’s claim that the trouble-plagued singer threatened her with a gun.
Campaign finance, transportation funding among priorities for N.J. Assembly GOP leader
The Assembly Republican leader, Jon Bramnick, outlined his fall legislative agenda on Tuesday, including bills on campaign finance reform, school funding and resolving the impasse over replenishing the state’s Transportation Trust Fund.
Trump has surprise Mexico visit ahead of immigration speech
Donald Trump will be taking his first foreign trip as the Republican presidential nominee on Wednesday, making a quick and unexpected visit to Mexico, a nation he derided as the home of rapists and criminals as he launched his campaign.
Paterson teen accused in knockout punch video to plead guilty in court today
Kristian Gonzalez, who was 17 at the time of the incident in December 2015 and has since turned 18, was first charged as a juvenile and has remained held since his arrest at the Essex County Juvenile Detention Center in Newark.
Felician University probes email that criticizes black students
The offending email came as students were moving into residence halls on the small Catholic school’s Rutherford campus this week.
'The Voice' performer Wé McDonald to hand out backpacks at Paterson free concert for high school students today
‘The Voice’ performer Wé McDonald to hand out backpacks at Paterson free concert