NJ nurse dies after being knocked to the ground by robber in Times Square

A memorial mass will be held Monday for Maria Ambrocio. The 58-year-old oncology nurse died after she was shoved to the ground by a mugger on Friday.

Serial killer lured by fake social account sentenced to 160 years

A New Jersey man who used dating apps to lure and kill three women was sentenced to 160 years in prison after a trial in which it was revealed that friends of one victim did their own detective work on social media to ferret out the suspect.

Woman who drowned puppy in submerged cage headed to jail

A woman who drowned a 10-week-old puppy that was found submerged inside a weighted cage in a northern New Jersey pond two years ago has been sentenced to six months in jail.

Bird strikes plane engine, sparks fire at Atlantic City Airport

A Spirit Airlines flight at Atlantic City Airport was aborted on Saturday after officials say a large bird struck one of its engines as the plane was accelerating for takeoff and sparked a fire. 

NJ mom jumps into manhole to save sinking toddler

A mother in New Jersey saved her child after the toddler fell through an open manhole and into two feet of water, according to fire officials.

Family mourns after New Jersey man died while hiking in Arizona

The death of a New Jersey man who was hiking a trail in the Tonto National Forest has left his girlfriend and a family devastated.

Cop catches newborn tossed from second-floor balcony in Jersey City

A police officer in Jersey City is being called a hero after he caught a 1-month-old baby who was tossed from a second-floor balcony.

Two New York men arrested for attempting to scam elderly Georgia couple

Brandon A. Massey, 23, of Springfield Gardens, New York, was charged with exploitation of an elder person, fleeing/attempting to elude a police officer, obstruction of an officer, and reckless driving and Jamal Clifford Davis, 28, of Queens Village, New York, was charged with exploitation of an elder person.

New Jersey teacher jumps into SUV rolling toward students

Security camera video from outside a middle school in Linden shows a quick-thinking teacher stopping an SUV that rolled up onto the sidewalk where children were standing.

Biden declares ‘code red’ on climate change after touring Ida damage in NY, NJ

“People are beginning to realize this is much, much bigger than anyone was willing to believe,” President Joe Biden said while touring Hurricane Ida damage. “Even the climate skeptics are seeing that this really does matter.”

Ida flooding: Cleanup begins in Northeast after record-breaking rainfall

Forecasters warned of potentially dangerous hazardous flooding from Ida, but the ferocity of the storm caught the nation's most densely populated metropolitan corridor by surprise.

Navy Sailor charged with conspiring to traffic guns out of Georgia

Investigators say the active Navy Sailor bought more than two dozen firearms in Georgia and Virginia. A few months later, the guns started being recovered during investigations into violent crimes in New Jersey.

Henri lingers over US Northeast, bringing more rain and flood risk

Tropical Depression Henri was lingering over the U.S. Northeast on Monday, bringing more rain and the threat of flooding to some areas.

WATCH: Car launched into crowded Wendy's parking lot in New Jersey

Authorities in New Jersey say no one was hurt after a car ran off the highway and launched into a crowded Wendy's parking lot.

NJ gym owner pleads guilty to assaulting police officer at Capitol riot

A New Jersey gym owner on Friday became the first person to plead guilty to assaulting a law enforcement officer during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Teenage banner plane pilot makes safe emergency landing on bridge in Ocean City, New Jersey

A teenage pilot flying a banner plane over the Jersey Shore was able to safely land his plane on a bridge near Ocean City Monday afternoon after he experienced engine trouble, authorities say.