Newark has 280,000 residents. The city finished 2015 with 105 murders, or 37 homicides per 100,000 residents. New York City has nearly 8.5 million people ...

Christie's headed home having burnished his political creds in primary states with his tell-it-like-it-is town hall tour. He's being taken seriously by the political class, ...

Newark Superintendent Chris Cerf discusses the release of PARCC scores that show below average student performance. He also discusses the timeline of control being handed ...

Missed deadlines for Atlantic City. It failed to meet the deadline to pay a court-ordered tax refund. But legislators failed to meet the deadline to ...

A recent report shows only half of the U.S. adult population falls in the middle class. That's down from 61 percent four decades ago.

Lawmakers blast the state for its handling of the Paterson school district. It's one of the four under state control and all are positioning themselves ...

Four buildings owned by Realty Management Associates were found to be in violation of multiple health and building codes. The city of Newark has taken ...

A new measure to make guns smarter and safer. It would give firearm manufacturers incentive to make them, and discourage gun rights groups from preventing ...

President Obama visited Newark today, touting the city's progress in criminal justice reforms. He visited Integrity House, an organization that rehabilitates released prisoners, and spoke ...

Obama's in Newark boosting a re-entry program that helps ex-cons find homes and jobs. Democratic senators support the criminal justice reforms. Republican Governor Christie, from ...

The Newark Mayor announced the creation - by executive order – of the city's first-ever Civilian Complaint Review Board back in January. It's something other ...

It's a first. The first time the state senate has overridden a Governor Christie veto. The issue: a gun control measure barring anyone ever committed ...

Turning up the heat on a proposed deep water port off shore that would pump Liquefied Natural Gas from boats in the harbor to New ...

Residents accepted into the program will receive 144 hours of instruction over 12 weeks and a laptop, all free.

We're on the storm track of Hurricane Joaquin. Experts predict it won't be like Sandy. It may not even make landfall, but the cyclone is ...

A new 70,000 square foot ShopRite opened in Newark, offering fresh produce and healthy food choices to residents. Additionally, the opening is providing jobs with ...

Newark is at a crossroads. Crime is up and the human cost of fighting it mounts. The future of public safety, public schools, public housing. ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka discussed the state of the Newark Public Schools and how eager he is for the schools to go back to local ...

Christie campaigns against " lawlessness in America" while murders spike in Newark. Now he wants the county wide policing that brought crime down in Camden ...

Newark has logged 62 homicides so far this year, which is higher than last year's tally. Since the implementation of a county police model in ...