New Jersey

New Jersey residents 16 and older are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, though the Pfizer vaccine is the only available to those individuals 16 and 17, but It’s another step forward in getting students back in school and bringing the pandemic to an end.

Gender "X" will indicate a gender is unspecified. It will be offered alongside the existing "M" for male and "F" for female gender options on licenses and IDs.

The discovery of a hand grenade at a Cape May, New Jersey yard sale over the weekend prompted a brief evacuation while authorities worked to recover and relocate the device.

The Borgata casino and the restaurant's parent company said Monday that Bobby Flay Steak will close on June 30.

An experienced, 74-year-old skydiver from New Jersey died over the weekend after officials say his parachute opened, but later separated from him.

Gov. Phil Murphy said the expansion comes two weeks ahead of plan and added that it's the "right time to put our program into higher gear."  

Police were called to the Express Inn Motel on Route 38 around 6:07 p.m. for a report of a shooting.

Atlantic City police said Sunday a patrol officer heard a woman screaming just before 2 p.m. Saturday. The officer then saw a 46-year-old Deptford woman pulling at the driver's side door of a vehicle and ran to help her, but the vehicle sped off.

Gas prices fell further in New Jersey but remained steady around the nation at large as an increase in total domestic gasoline stocks helped stem an increase in demand.

The casinos and tracks handled $859.6 million worth of sports bets in March, compared with the less than $182 million they handled last March. They kept $60.7 million this March as sports betting revenue after paying out winning bets and covering other expenses.

The state added 20,800 jobs overall in March,  largely in the private sector, according to the state Labor Department.

A Haddonfield Township man was indicted Wednesday for a 2019 murder-for-hire plot to kill a 14-year-old boy who he was caught exchanging sexually explicit images with over the internet, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said.

The booms are back. Louds music and parties continue to frustrate people living along the Delaware River.

Anticipating political pushback, Murphy rejected the idea of not enacting more gun control laws because New Jersey already has strict firearm safety measures in place.

A Pennsylvania woman is one of the six women who developed a rare blood clotting disorder after receiving the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, the pharmaceutical company said Wednesday.

Motorists who frequently use toll bridges to pass between New Jersey and Pennsylvania will notice an increased fee to cross over the Delaware River with new toll hikes now in effect. 

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said Wednesday that the indefinite pause on the Johnson & Johnson one-shot COVID-19 vaccine will not have an impact on the state's plan to open eligibility to all adults on Monday.