Essex County

The Irvington mayor and other officials are on defense after a state investigation found they wasted $632K meant to help communities overwhelmed by opioid addiction.

Two dozen people have been arrested in connection with a drug gang that terrorized hundreds of tenants at public housing buildings in Newark, feds say.

A deadly pursuit and a young life lost—this Newark story unfolds with layers of complexity and raises a crucial conversation about justice.

Former sheriff’s officer Ryan Terry and Isiah Jordan are charged with bank fraud. They are accused of stealing checks and draining cash with help from a crew.

U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal charges accusing her of assaulting and interfering with immigration officers outside a Newark detention center during a congressional oversight visit at the facility.

Nearly a dozen patients accuse their urgent care doctor Gurvindra Johal of raping or groping them at his clinics throughout New Jersey, authorities say.

The FBI announced Tuesday morning Franklin Norberto Bautista-Reyes was in custody but did not disclose details about his arrest.

30 people have been charged for their alleged roles in a drug trafficking organization that sold large amounts of fentanyl and crack cocaine in Newark.

A 31-year-old Newark man has been found guilty of a violent attack on his then-pregnant wife, two years ago.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sued New Jersey's top federal prosecutor on Tuesday over his arrest on a trespassing charge at a federal immigration detention facility, saying the Trump-appointed attorney had pursued the case out of political spite.

A Newark woman and an Albanian man find themselves in hot water after their marriage raises some serious red flags with immigration officials.

The child got onto the moving belt on a Wednesday evening and was found a level away at Newark Airport's Terminal A.