Residents have been left shocked and surprised after waking up to find armed police and the army uniformed officers outside a Pitsea address.

An investigation was underway after a man was fatally shot in Newark Monday evening, officials said. A spokeswoman for the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed the shooting happened in the area ...

Essex Special Town Meeting was considering a warrant of 17 articles, while Manchester was voting on four articles. Both communities were looking at articles on zoning. For coverage of the meetings, ...

According to the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office and Kansas City Police Department, last week’s sweep involved members of a gang called "256 356." ...

Other Democratic candidates include Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, former Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and former Senate President Steve Sweeney.

School district leaders say anecdotal evidence suggests the strikes were planned together. But union leaders say the decisions to strike were made independently based on local circumstances.

The Holiday Lights Spectacular at Turtle Back Zoo will open this year on Nov. 22. The event will feature light displays ...

A teenager is in critical condition after a suffering life-threatening injury in a crash involving an Amish buggy and a car.

The FBI's search focused on Heav’nly Donuts, an Essex Street café, a person with knowledge of the investigation said. State ...

In September, Gibson Dunn said it would cut half of its Singapore partner head count—an announcement that followed the firm's loss in April of its veteran restructuring partner, Troy Doyle, to hybrid ...