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What to expect in Newark, New Jersey's mayoral election
21+ hour, 6+ min ago (548+ words) Newark Mayor Ras Baraka speaks at a watch party for Analilia Mejia in New Jersey's 11th Congressional District special election, Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Montclair, N. J. Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras Baraka faces seven challengers as he seeks a fourth term Tuesday as…...
Hear it: Newark-bound flight calls for help after flight attendant attacked
1+ week, 1+ day ago (317+ words) News 4s Gus Rosendale reports A United Airlines flight declared an emergency as it neared landing at Newark Liberty International Airport Saturday evening, after a pilot said a passenger became violent. Audio from ATC. com captured the exchange between the jet,…...
United jet hits Turnpike light pole, tractor trailer while landing at Newark
1+ week, 1+ day ago (241+ words) A United jet hit a light post and tractor trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike while landing Sunday. For the second time in less than 24 hours, there was a scare this weekend involving a United Airlines flight landing at Newark…...
Woman killed, 2 critically hurt in Newark house fire
2+ week, 2+ day ago (169+ words) News 4s Gus Rosendale reports A house fire in Newark overnight claimed the life of a woman and critically injured two others, authorities said Saturday. Firefighters were called to 282 Schley Street around 3: 00 a. m. , said Essex Co. Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark…...
Former Assembly member killed in Newark car crash
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (216+ words) Former New Jersey Assembly member Alberto Coutinho was killed Sunday in a car crash in Newark, the Essex County Prosecutor and Newark Public Safety director said. The 56-year-old served in the state legislature for more than five years. Authorties say…...
ICE agents deployed to JFK, Newark airports amid TSA shortages
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (456+ words) News 4s Charles Watson reports ICE agents are officially in place at JFK and Newark Liberty International airports a day after President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday that immigration agents would be sent to airports across the country starting Monday to assist…...
Authorities investigate close call between Alaska Airlines, Fed Ex planes at Newark
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (212+ words) FILE " A plane flies by a control tower at Newark Liberty International Airport on Nov. 7, 2025, in Newark, N. J. A close call between a commercial airliner and a cargo plane attempting to land on crossing runways at Newark Liberty International Airport was…...
No explanation': Community mourns boy, 10, amid manhunt for Newark mass shooter
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (426+ words) Authorities are expected to provide an update in the mass shooting that claimed two lives in Newark, including that of a 10-year-old boy. Romney Smith." A manhunt is underway for a potential suspect or suspects in the mass shooting that…...
Multiple victims shot in Newark's South Ward: Governor
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (157+ words) New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy says multiple people have been shot tonight in Newark's South Ward. "Preliminary details indicate that multiple victims were shot and killed, including a child," Murphy wrote on X. New Jersey Transit says on its X page…...
Toddler dies after reported 20-story fall from Newark high-rise apartment
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (163+ words) A two-year-old boy has died after possibly falling from the 20th floor window of an apartment building in Newark, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. Police in Newark were called to the Elizabeth Towers high-rise at 455 Elizabeth Avenue around 7 a. m. Saturday,…...