New Jersey reached a $2 billion "groundbreaking" settlement with three companies over contamination caused by PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, on Saturday night, with residents across northern New Jersey and New York City reporting they felt the brief but intense tremor. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) confirmed the quake occurred at 10:18 p.m. as a result of shallow faulting within the Earth’s crust.
New Jersey may soon force over 1.7 million independent contractors to abandon their self-employed status under a radical reinterpretation of the ABC test, a move critics warn mirrors California’s disastrous Assembly Bill 5. The proposal would tighten classification rules, pushing freelancers and gig workers into union-eligible 9-to-5 jobs.
The Department of Justice removed the newly appointed U.S. Attorney for New Jersey after a panel of judges declined to extend Alina Habba's role in the position.
Severe storms swept through New Jersey and New York on Monday, unleashing torrential rains that caused flash flooding, closed subways, and turned deadly for the second time this month. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency, warning residents to stay indoors as rainfall reached more than two inches per hour in some areas.
A U.S. fighter jet intercepted a civilian aircraft Saturday afternoon after the pilot flew into restricted airspace over Bedminster, New Jersey, where President Donald Trump was spending the holiday weekend. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) confirmed the incident was one of five airspace violations near the Trump National Golf Club that day.
New Jersey’s sanctuary state policy is under fire after State Police refused to take custody of an illegal alien escapee who attempted to surrender. The shocking incident unfolded after four illegal aliens broke out of the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark on June 12, prompting a federal manhunt.
