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Investors sue Fla. lawyer in fraud probe for $100M
Published: 11/20/09
Investors claiming they were fleeced by a high-profile South Florida attorney filed a $100 million lawsuit Friday conte…
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Boaters say sand lost in storm piling up in inlet
Published: 11/20/09
Boaters say some of the sand lost in last week's nor'easter has piled up in New Jersey's Manasquan Inlet.
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Tax break approved for Tropicana buyers
Published: 11/20/09
A group headed by billionaire investor Carl Icahn that is buying Atlantic City's Tropicana Casino and Resort will get a…
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After scandal, NJ hospital tightens ethics rules
Published: 11/20/09
A prominent New Jersey hospital has tightened ethics rules after its role in a scandal.
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Funeral set for soldier slain in murder-suicide
Published: 11/19/09
Services will take place Thursday in New Jersey for an Army soldier who authorities say was killed by her husband in an…
Guard who spoke about shooting Obama seeks release
Published: 11/19/09
The Newark Liberty International Airport security guard overheard talking about shooting President Barack Obama is hopi…
NJ medicine cabinet cleanout drive called success
Published: 11/18/09
The head of the Drug Enforcement Administration in New Jersey says more than 9,000 pounds of medicines were collected i…
Feds, NJ hospital settle Medicare fraud lawsuit
Published: 11/18/09
A northern New Jersey hospital will pay more than $3 million to settle claims it defrauded Medicare.
Prosecutors: NJ man headed drug dealing network
Published: 11/18/09
Bail has been set at $1.25 million for a New Jersey man accused of leading a Monmouth County-based heroin trafficking n…
NJ's first casino says it's in dire straits
Published: 11/18/09
A day before New Jersey's oldest casino is expected to hand over the keys to its lenders, who haven't been paid in a ye…
NJ man charged in fire that killed elderly parents
Published: 11/18/09
Felony murder charges have been filed against a man who allegedly set a fire that killed his elderly parents in their n…
Man eyed in NJ prostitute deaths still feels taint
Published: 11/18/09
Three years after the discovery of the bodies of four prostitutes in a drainage ditch just outside Atlantic City, the m…
NJ pays public pensions to private groups
Published: 11/18/09
New Jerseyans are paying $1.3 million in pensions to 62 retirees who work for private groups at a time when the state's…
Ex-Kiss drummer: Breast cancer not just for women
Published: 11/18/09
Lying in bed one night in 2007, Peter Criss felt something strange: a small lump on his left breast.
Police: Driver texting about drug deal hits biker
Published: 11/18/09
Police say a man who drove his car into a cyclist in New Jersey was sending a text message about a drug deal.
Swine flu vaccine hard to find in NJ county
Published: 11/18/09
Swine flu vaccines are in short supply in one central New Jersey county.
Trump, bondholders reach deal over 3 NJ casinos
Published: 11/17/09
Donald Trump ended his war with bondholders of the casino company that bears his name, settling Tuesday for 10 percent …
Judge won't void disciplinary charges for troopers
Published: 11/17/09
A state administrative law judge has refused to throw out disciplinary charges against seven New Jersey state troopers …
Former NJ mayor, associate indicted in bribe case
Published: 11/17/09
The former mayor of Secaucus and a political associate have been indicted on charges they took $15,000 in corrupt payme…
Schools' dealings with sports firm under scrutiny
Published: 11/17/09
Nearly a year after the president of a sports gear company in Pennsylvania admitted engaging in fraud, federal authorit…
Clerk sells man winning lottery ticket by mistake
Published: 11/17/09
No one is complaining about a mistake made by a store clerk in southern New Jersey.
2 women stabbed and beaten in NJ
Published: 11/17/09
Authorities say a man beat and stabbed his girlfriend and her aunt in northern New Jersey Tuesday.
NJ teen sues school claiming censorship
Published: 11/17/09
A New Jersey high school student has sued her school claiming administrators kept her from participating in a day of si…
1 NJ teen charged with beating another to death
Published: 11/17/09
One New Jersey teenager is charged with reckless manslaughter in the death of another who refused to fight.
Number of foreign students at NJ colleges rising
Published: 11/16/09
The number of foreign students attending New Jersey's four-year colleges rose more than 7 percent last year.
NJ man indicted for Web name theft, sale on eBay
Published: 11/16/09
A northern New Jersey man has been indicted on charges he stole a valuable Internet address and sold it on eBay for mor…
NJ man admits producing false identification cards
Published: 11/16/09
A southern New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to producing false Social Security and alien registration cards.
Tally of NJ storm damage could take several days
Published: 11/16/09
It may take New Jersey a few more days to tally the damage to its beaches from last week's nor'easter.
Christie committee: NJ finances worse than thought
Published: 11/16/09
The leaders of a budget task force appointed by New Jersey Gov.-elect Chris Christie say they've learned the state's fi…
Virginia Beach barge could be towed soon
Published: 11/16/09
Salvage crews will attempt at high tide to tow a 570-foot barge that went aground in the surf off of Virginia Beach.
Study raises new questions about Merck pill Zetia
Published: 11/15/09
A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin _ drugs still taken by millions of Americans to l…
Emergency declarations issued for 6 NJ counties
Published: 11/15/09
Gov. Jon Corzine declared states of emergency Sunday in six New Jersey counties battered by the recent nor'easter, one …
Father, son killed in small plane crash in NJ
Published: 11/14/09
A father and son headed to Indiana for a hunting trip were killed Saturday when their small plane crashed in southern N…
Official: Powder at NY's Ellis Island harmless
Published: 11/14/09
A fire official says that a white powder found at Ellis Island in New York Harbor is harmless.
NY Fed president: Crisis can teach finance system
Published: 11/13/09
The president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Friday that the financial world can learn from the e…
Ex-NJ officer gets 12-year term for sex assault
Published: 11/13/09
A former Woodbridge police officer has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for sexually assaulting a teenage boy and t…
NJ man gets prison term in fatal DUI crash
Published: 11/13/09
A man who was driving drunk when his pickup truck collided with a school teacher's motorcycle, killing her, has been se…
NJ lawmaker: Gay marriage bill might not get vote
Published: 11/13/09
A New Jersey bill to allow gay marriage might not go to a vote in the Legislature before the session ends in January an…
Former NJ bishop accused of stealing $160,000
Published: 11/13/09
A former Pentecostal bishop has admitted stealing nearly $160,000 by fraudulently soliciting loans from parishioners an…
NJ man admits killing his mother, burning house
Published: 11/13/09
A New Jersey man has admitted fatally stabbing his mother, then setting fire to their house with her body inside.
Newark seeking $$ to continue gun buyback program
Published: 11/13/09
Newark officials are scrambling to find more money to fund a gun buyback program that exceeded even the most optimistic…
Life in prison for man who fatally shot NJ sisters
Published: 11/13/09
A New Jersey man who fatally shot his 17-year-old ex-girlfriend and her sister has been sentenced to consecutive life t…
NJ sports arena announces new naming rights deal
Published: 11/13/09
Trenton's sports and concert arena is getting a new name.
Probation for NJ man who tried to bribe mayor
Published: 11/13/09
A man who unsuccessfully tried to bribe a New Jersey mayor in return for help with a zoning matter has been sentenced t…
Poll: Incoming NJ governor should cut taxes soon
Published: 11/13/09
Nearly half of New Jerseyans polled in a new survey want Gov.-elect Chris Christie to cut taxes quickly, and a majority…
Wild turkey plays chicken on NJ Turnpike
Published: 11/13/09
A wild turkey may seal its fate for Thanksgiving if it continues playing chicken on the New Jersey Turnpike.
NJ official arrested in online child sex sting
Published: 11/13/09
An assistant Jersey City comptroller has been arrested on charges of trying to entice children online into having sex w…
Coastal flooding a concern as storm stays put
Published: 11/13/09
Remnants of Tropical Storm Ida continue to pound the East Coast Friday, flooding coastal areas where strong wind are pr…
Former NJ power broker to be released
Published: 11/13/09
Former New Jersey Democratic power broker John Lynch will finish his nearly three-year sentence for corruption Friday.
Woodland Park name prevails in town name game
Published: 11/12/09
Woodland Park will remain Woodland Park.
Ex-Tyco official settles NJ suit for $5.6 million
Published: 11/12/09
A former Tyco International board member will pay New Jersey $5.6 million to settle a civil lawsuit in which the state …
3 missing after fishing boat sinks off coast of NJ
Published: 11/12/09
The Coast Guard has identified three fishermen who are missing after their boat sank in rough seas off southern New Jer…
Ex-lineman says he might run for Congress
Published: 11/12/09
Former Philadelphia Eagles lineman Jon Runyan says he's considering running for Congress.
NJ city looks into manhole cover thefts
Published: 11/12/09
There's a new mystery in one New Jersey city: Who took 60 manhole covers from a public works yard?

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