Passaic County

Torres served time in prison after a misconduct conviction. Despite terms of his plea barring him from public office — the 64-year-old tried to run again, anyway.

A sudden and forceful explosion leveled a home in North Jersey on Friday night and sent five people to hospitals in helicopters.

A driver for the ride-share app Lyft has been convicted of sexually assaulting a minor who was a passenger he had picked up in Passaic County.

Four people including a baby and a child have been hospitalized in a Paterson house fire on Madison Avenue on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023.

Months after being invited to the White House and denied clearance, Prospect Park Mayor Mohamed Khairullah has joined a lawsuit to end the watch list, with legal support by CAIR-New Jersey.

Authorities are investigating the deaths of two people, Zofia Koc and Peter Koc, after their bodies were found at a North Jersey home on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023.

The academic year had already started at the Paterson Arts & Sciences Charter School which has students from kindergarten through 12th grade.

The New Jersey Secretary of State has been tapped to fill the vacant post, following the August death of Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver.

Day 5 of New Jersey's late summer heat wave mean another day of temperatures in the 90s and high humidity creating a real feel temperature in the low 100s Thursday and early dismissal for many districts.

Edgar Pelaez, 39, is a father of two from Clifton with a medical condition who was last seen in the area of Hoover Avenue in Passaic.