Video: Breaching whale nearly lands in fishing boat off New Jersey

A pair in a boat off the coast of New Jersey got quite a surprise when a whale breached and knocked against their boat. The close encounter was all caught on video.

Pandemic lessons for casinos: 'Do you need a buffet?'

The COVID pandemic forced most U.S. casinos to close for months, causing payrolls, revenue and earnings to tumble. But the forced shutdowns and highly regulated recoveries also taught some useful lessons that will endure even after the pandemic is a distant memory.

8 Paterson, N.J. firefighters hurt when 2 fire trucks crash

8 Paterson, N.J. firefighter were injured, and three of them in critical condition after two fire trucks hit on Saturday evening.

Ex-Jet Frank Gore assaulted woman in Atlantic City hotel, police say

Former NFL star Frank Gore is accused of assaulting a woman in a "domestic violence incident" at the Tropicana Atlantic City.

Mark D'Amico, accused GoFundMe scam ringleader, sentenced to 5 years in prison

A Burlington County judge sentenced Mark D'Amico to 5 years in state prison for concocting a fundraising scam with his former girlfriend, then using the lie to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations online.

No sign of Jimmy Hoffa under New Jersey bridge, FBI says

Another dead end: Jimmy Hoffa has been missing since 1975 when he was last seen near Detroit. The FBI says it found no evidence of his remains during a search of land under a New Jersey bridge.

'Princess Doe' remains identified as NY teen missing since 1982

A girl who was dubbed Princess Doe after her remains were found 40 years ago in a New Jersey cemetery has been identified as Dawn Olanick, a Long Island teenager.

Video shows NJ teacher save student choking on water bottle cap

Janiece Jenkins, a teacher at East Orange Community Charter School, is being hailed a hero after springing into action and saving her student who was choking on a water bottle cap.

New Jersey approves 7 facilities for recreational cannabis sales

New Jersey regulators gave a green light Monday to seven facilities that already sell medical marijuana to also sell recreational cannabis, although it's not clear exactly when sales would begin.

Captured on camera: Runaway bull batters mailbox

Police in New Jersey handled an unusual battery case last week – involving a runaway bull who did not appreciate a certain mailbox.

NJ cops and firefighters catch baby dropped from 2nd floor of burning building

Firefighters and police officers in New Jersey caught a baby that a frantic dad dropped out of a burning second-story apartment. A cop's body-worn camera captured the tense moments.

How NJ cops broke up a fight between Black and white teens under investigation

Video shows a Black teen and a white teen physically fighting at the Bridgewater Commons Mall on Saturday, Feb. 12. Cops who broke up the fight treated the two teens very differently, prompting an internal affairs investigation.

Boy dials 911 after police car breaks, officers gift him new toy

Four-year-old Justice Tucker told officers in New Jersey his police toy car no longer worked, so the officers went and bought him a new toy.

Shocking video shows NJ vehicle veer off road, flip over in road-rage incident

An apparent road rage incident in N.J. was captured on video, when a car squeezed between two vehicles and spun off the road, hitting the cliffside.