Dan Alexander

Ever since he was a precocious 5 year old who read the Bergen Record and then published his own neighborhood newspaper, Dan Alexander has always had an interest in the news. Alexander says he learns something new on this job everyday and that's what keeps it interesting. Alexander has been with New Jersey 101.5 for the past 10 years on the digital team writing news and working behind the scenes on a variety of projects.

Boy gets pinned between two cars outside NJ ice rink

A teenage male was standing in back of a parked vehicle in the pickup area of the Middletown Sports Complex ice arena and was struck by another vehicle leaving the area.

FedEx truck driver gets zip-tied in coordinated robbery in Edison, NJ

The driver of a FedEx tractor trailer was held up by two men after making a pickup in an Edison industrial park who ordered him at gunpoint to drive the truck to a location in the same industrial area where two more men and a box truck were waiting.

Wildwood, NJ motel owner arrested again in new wild encounter with cops

A Wildwood motel owner was arrested Monday after police were called for a domestic dispute.

Rushing to give a ticket? NJ cop drives over woman on beach

Wildwood police chief Joseph Murphy acknowledged an officer ran over a woman who was taken via medical helicopter to a hospital and wished her a "speedy recovery."

South Brunswick, NJ house burns down after couple’s fight, cops say

South Brunswick Deputy Police Chief James Ryan said they had been called to two-story house on Old Beekman Road late Monday night hours before the fire was set.

Police truck runs over sunbathing woman on Wildwood, NJ beach

6 ABC Action News reports witnesses watched as the pickup driving fast struck the woman on the beach near Rio Grande Aveniue around 3:30 p.m. Bystanders then tried to lift the truck to get the woman out from underneath.

Grub Hub driver goes psycho on NJ highway, cops say

South Brunswick police said they received a 911 call from a man Monday afternoon who said the driver of a white Mercedes was throwing coins and spitting at his car as they headed south.

NJ teen killed in boating horror: Terrifying accident explained

Zeina Mahafzah was days away from starting classes at Rutgers University-Newark.

Lightning strike sparks fire at NJ zoo

The fire sparked by lightning caused damage to the roof of the 4,000 square foot Sea Turtle Recovery Room at the Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange.

Boat explosion at NJ marina injures 2 fishermen

Old Bridge police said the force of the explosion at the Raritan Marina in O sent a 57-year-old man into the water and caused burns to his face and legs while as second man got glass in his stomach.

NJ father of 7 drowns while saving kids at Delaware Water Gap

Rabbi Baruch Ber Ziemba drowned after rescuing two of his children who began to struggle while swimming, according to the National Park Service.

CDC warning for NJ: Rising virus cases as temperatures heat up

Dengue is a virus spread through mosquito bites that impacts an average of 400 million people around the world every year.