A fire in the home of a New Jersey hoarder has killed 20 cats and injured 11 firefighters, most of them from throwing piles of heavy debris. Passaic Fire Chief Patrick Trentacost tells The Record newspaper that Tuesday’s blaze was …
A southern New Jersey man has become the fourth person to plead guilty in a botched attempt to sink a fishing boat to collect insurance. Erik James of Goshen, Cape May County, pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to destroy the …
Authorities say a fire at the Rodeway Inn in Mount Laurel, N.J., damaged at least three rooms but apparently caused no injuries. Officials say the wing that caught fire Wednesday morning was mostly vacant when the blaze broke out about …
Male pedestrians are more likely to be struck and killed than females on New Jersey roads. That’s one of the findings in the 2011 Pedestrian Safety Tracking Report conducted by the Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University. The study analyzed …
President Obama has issued a major disaster declaration for New Jersey for the late October snowstorm that played havoc with roads, trees and power lines around the state. The declaration issued Wednesday evening paves the way for the release of …
It’s the time of year when New Jersey’s deer population is looking for love, and sometimes in all the wrong places – like on the roads. The state Department of Transportation says more than 4,700 deer have been killed by …
During a fire, it is customary for local companies from surrounding towns to respond. But if the fire occurs over the water, only a handful of companies in the southern New Jersey region are able to offer assistance, and local …
Jurors found a New Jersey pub was not negligent in the death of a patron who was struck and killed while walking on the Garden State Parkway. The jury decided not to award money to the parents of Robert Barbiero …
Authorities on Friday blamed fumes from a gasoline-powered generator for the deaths of an elderly couple discovered hours before electricity was restored to their rural New Jersey home. A utility worker and a relative found the bodies of 84-year-old Robert …
Trenton firefighters say they returned from a Halloween morning alarm to find their firehouse had been broken into and personal items stolen. Fire Director Qareeb Bashir tells the Times of Trenton the thieves got into Engine Co. 1 through an …