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3 Dead, 2 Injured In Crash Along Route 3 In North Bergen, N.J.
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A nasty crash in Hudson County, N.J. left three people dead and two others injured early Saturday. Of the injured one was in critical condition, the other was...
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Survivor Of Fatal Crash On Route 3 In North Bergen Released From Hospital
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) – Authorities announced one of two men injured in a northern New Jersey highway crash that killed three others has been released from the hospital. The Jersey Journal...
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Study: A Quarter Of New Jersey Residents Live In Poverty
TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Twenty-five percent of New Jerseyans are living in poverty, according to a new study. The study, released Sunday by the Legal Services of New Jersey Poverty Research...
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Prosecutor: 3 Teens Charged In Beating Death Of Homeless Man In N.J.
HOBOKEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Three teenagers were in custody Saturday morning, on charges of beating a homeless man to his death in Hoboken, N.J. As CBS 2’s Janelle Burrell reported, Hudson County...
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Authorities Continue Search For Body Of April Wyckoff
UNION TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Law enforcement agencies have resumed their search for the body of a northern New Jersey woman who they say was killed by her boyfriend earlier this week. Authorities...
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Officials Lobby For ‘Angie’s Law’ To Oversee Jitney Buses
WEST NEW YORK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Officials in Hudson County rallied Friday for more oversight of jitney buses following the death of a toddler this summer. Transit workers and local politicians...
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West New York Elementary School Named For Sen. Robert Menendez
WEST NEW YORK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – New Jersey’s senior U.S. senator was on hand as his name was immortalized on a school in his home county. The new P.S. 3 in West New York bears the name Robert...
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Transformer Explosion Knocks Out Power In Northern N.J.
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — An estimated 12,000 customers were without power in New Jersey Monday afternoon after a transformer blew up. As CBS 2’s Joe Biermann reported from Chopper 2, the...
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Salt Shortages, Threat Of Black Ice Spark Concern In Tri-State Area
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The snow and ice have fallen, but the worry has now turned to the overnight hours – with drizzling rain still coming down and major concerns that the water will coat the roads...
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Crews Race To Fix Battered Roads As Potholes Claim Tire After Tire
NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) — Potholes have been claiming tire after tire and car after car around the Tri-State area. The situation has gotten so bad that one highway had to be shut down for part of the...
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Police Release Photos In Jersey City Hit-And-Run That Killed Woman
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Police on Monday released photos of two vehicles that were believed to be involved in a crash that left a woman dead last week in Jersey City. Ayako Okabe, 30, had just...
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Parents Of Infant Killed In West New York Jitney Bus Crash File Lawsuit
WEST NEW YORK, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) – The parents of an infant girl killed after a jitney bus sent a light pole crashing onto her stroller last year have filed a lawsuit against the driver and the bus...
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New Jersey Nursing Home Workers Threaten Strike
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Health care workers in four nursing homes in Hudson and Bergen counties in New Jersey said Wednesday that they are ready to strike if a deal cannot be reached. As WCBS...
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Man Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of Ex-Girlfriend In Jersey City
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) - Authorities say a 43-year-old man has been charged with murder after they say he fatally stabbed his former girlfriend in Jersey City. Hudson County prosecutors said...
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N.J. Transit Considers Lawsuit Against Mobster’s Family Over Land Deal
NEWARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) – New Jersey Transit is considering whether to continue to legal battle with a mobster’s family over a land deal. The transit agency is challenging a jury verdict that...
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Jersey City Man Accused In Murder Of 2 Sentenced For Unrelated Robberies
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A Jersey City man charged with murdering and decapitating two men was sentenced to 18 years in prison Thursday for two unrelated robberies. The New Jersey State...
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Shantytown In Hoboken Hills Houses Nearly 50 Homeless People
http://media.newyork.cbslocal.com/CBSNY_20150401190352467AA.mp4 HOBOKEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Shelters in Hudson County, New Jersey, are overflowing with homeless people in need. And as CBS2’s Meg...
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N.J. Sheriff Under Investigation After Anti-Muslim Facebook Rant
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A Husdon County sheriff’s officer is being investigated for anti-Muslim comments he posted online. Officer Alex Pino’s Facebook post is laden with hateful and...
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Power Restored After 17,000 Customers Experience Outages In Hudson County
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Power was back after an estimated 17,000 customers experienced an outage in Hudson County, New Jersey Wednesday evening. PSE&G reported outages were primarily seen...
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Cases Prompt Measles Alerts Issued In Jersey City, Long Island
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Officials in New Jersey and on Long Island have issued alerts warning the public of a possible exposure to the measles. An adult man in Hudson County has been diagnosed...
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With Help Of Mayor, Suspect Surrenders After Barricade In West New York, N.J.
WEST NEW YORK, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A man who allegedly fled a traffic stop on foot and fired at police before barricading himself inside his home for several hours has surrendered without incident,...
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1-Year-Old Boy Killed In Union City Apartment Fire, Officials Say
UNION CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Crews battled harsh winds and plummeting temperatures to fight a fast-moving fire that claimed the life of a young boy in Union City, New Jersey early Saturday...
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Two Teens Shot In Jersey City Overnight, One Critically Wounded
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) – Authorities are seeking a motive for a shooting that left two teenage boys hospitalized overnight. Jersey City police say the shooting occurred shortly before 3 a.m....
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Man Arrested, Accused Of Exposing Himself Aboard NJ TRANSIT Bus
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A man is in custody after police say he exposed himself aboard an NJ TRANSIT bus Friday afternoon. Authorities say 37-year-old Donn M. Ronquillo, of Jersey City,...
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Parents Planning Protest Over Bayonne School District’s Apparent Misuse Of Funds
BAYONNE, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Millions of dollars are missing from a New Jersey school district and hundreds of teachers are out of jobs. Monday night, parents are planning a protest in Bayonne, New...
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Parachutist Plunges Into Water, Dies During Fleet Week Demonstration Near...
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A parachutist has died after plunging into the water during a naval Fleet Week demonstration near Liberty State Park in New Jersey Sunday afternoon. As CBS2’s Brian...
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Jersey City Cops Under Fire For Kicking Burning Innocent Man After Crash
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — New video is raising concerns Wednesday about the way an innocent man was treated after surviving a fiery crash in Jersey City late Sunday. He escaped the crash only to...
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Family Says Jersey City Father Stabbed To Death Was Killed Trying To Protect...
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A beloved father was stabbed to death in Jersey City, New Jersey Tuesday evening. On Wednesday, his heartbroken family was searching for answers in the death of a man...
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Glass-Wielding Man Injured In Jersey City Police-Involved Shooting
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Police in Jersey City were forced to open fire after a man wielding a piece of glass allegedly lunged towards several officers responding to a call for an emotionally...
View ArticleHudson County Forms New Regional Fatal Collision Unit
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Hudson County has announced the formation of a new regional fatal collision unit Thursday, days after a man waiting at a bus stop was struck and killed by a vehicle in...
View ArticleHigh Lead Levels Detected In Water At Homes In 2 New Jersey Counties
NEW JERSEY (CBSNewYork) – Elevated levels of lead are in the drinking water of some homes in two New Jersey counties, according to the company responsible for managing the quality of water. On...
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NJ Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen He Met At Church Festival
UNION CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A New Jersey man is accused of sexually assaulting a teenager. Wilfredo Hernandez (Credit: Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office) The Hudson County prosecutor’s office says...
View ArticleWoman Allegedly Threatened With Sharp Object, Sexually Assaulted At NJ Cemetery
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Police say a woman was allegedly sexually assaulted at a New Jersey cemetery over the weekend. According to the Hudson County prosecutor’s office, the 23-year-old...
View ArticleDeaths Of Mother, Infant Under Investigation In Jersey City
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – Authorities are investigating after an infant was found dead in a Jersey City home Saturday morning, and her mother, who was also in the home, later died at the...
View ArticleArchdiocese Of Newark To Open Churches For Private Prayer, Confession
NEWARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — The Archdiocese of Newark will begin opening its churches for private prayer and confession Sunday. That includes parishes in Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Union counties....
View ArticlePower Restored For Thousands Of PSE&G Customers After Major Outage In New Jersey
HACKENSACK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A large power outage was reported in Bergen County, New Jersey, on Thursday. At the peak of the outage, about 57,000 customers in Bergen and Hudson counties were without...
View Article26-Year-Old Pedestrian Hit And Killed By Car Backing Up In Jersey City,...
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – A pedestrian was hit and killed early Saturday morning in Jersey City, according to police. Police said Shawn Charles, 26, of Jersey City, was struck just before 4 a.m....
View ArticleJersey City Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teenage Girl
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – A Jersey City man is accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in 2018. The Hudson County prosecutor’s office says 21-year-old Darious Dickey was arrested Friday...
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Lifeguard Anthony Capuano, Who Has 1 Leg, Rescues Driver Who Plunged Into...
BAYONNE, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A man didn’t think twice about rushing to rescue a driver who plunged into the water off of a park in New Jersey. Making him even more heroic, he jumped in with only one...
View ArticleCOVID In New Jersey: Vaccination Sites Keeping Opening, But There’s Only One...
KEARNY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Mega vaccination sites keep opening in New Jersey, but an appointment is nearly impossible to find due to a lack of supply. CBS2’s Meg Baker was on hand Tuesday at the...
View Article2 Killed, Several Hurt In Bloody Shootout Near Jersey City High School
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Two people are dead and several others are hurt after an overnight shooting in Jersey City. It happened around 11 p.m. Friday in a quiet, residential neighborhood...
View ArticleMan Dead Following Police-Involved Shooting In Bayonne
BAYONNE, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A man who neighbors said was armed with a knife died Monday after an encounter with police in Bayonne. The quiet neighborhood was swarmed with investigators hours after the...
View ArticleProsecutor: Woman Arrested In Arson That Damaged 3 Buildings In Jersey City
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — A woman accused of setting a fire that damaged three buildings and displaced a dozen New Jersey families earlier this month has been arrested, prosecutors said. The Hudson...
View ArticleBoil Water Advisory Issued For Jersey City, Hoboken
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A boil water order is in effect for two cities in Hudson County. It impacts Jersey City and Hoboken. The advisory was issued after heavy rains from the remnants of...
View ArticleBoil Water Advisory Remains In Effect For Jersey City, Hoboken
UPDATE: Boil Water Advisories Lifted In Jersey City, Hoboken JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A boil water advisory remains in effect Sunday for some areas of New Jersey. Jersey City and Hoboken...
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Boil Water Advisories Lifted In Jersey City, Hoboken
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Boil water advisories in Hoboken and Jersey City have been lifted Monday after samples in both areas were tested and came back clean. Officials said residents should...
View ArticleIda Aftermath: Leaders Of New Jersey Counties Not On Federal Disaster...
HOBOKEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Twenty seven people died in New Jersey as a result of the remnants of Hurricane Ida and four people remain missing, three in Passaic County and one in Essex County. Gov....
View ArticleIda’s Aftermath: Major Disaster Declarations Extended To Essex, Hudson,...
NEWARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Much-needed relief is coming to more people in New Jersey to rebuild from Ida. The White House on Friday extended major disaster declarations to Essex, Hudson, Mercer and...
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Plan In Place To Bring High Line-Style 9-Mile Greenway To N.J.
NEWARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Every year, 8 million people visit Manhattan’s West Side greenway oasis, known as the High Line. Now there is a plan to bring that same kind of space to New Jersey in a big...
View ArticleNew Wittpenn Bridge Opens Connecting Jersey City And Kearny
KEARNY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — The wait is finally over for drivers in Hudson County. The new Wittpenn Bridge is now open to traffic. The bridge spans the Hackensack River, connecting Jersey City and...
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