Vineland police say 45-year-old Anderson Sotomayor was charged at 1:41 a.m. Saturday after he was spotted driving the wrong way down a one-way street, then hitting a curb and driving off the street.
Joshua Komisarjevsky said he tries not to think about the murder of a suburban mother and her two daughters, suffers no nightmares and has nothing to say to the only survivor of the brutal 2007 attack.
The disgraced French politician and former head of the International Monetary Fund said in court papers filed Monday that Nafissatou Diallo made a "malicious and wanton false accusation" when she said he assaulted her one year ago.
A Newark Liberty Airport security supervisor pleaded not guilty to identity theft Tuesday as new details emerged about his alleged 20-year odyssey of deception, including that he may have assumed the identity of a New York man weeks before the man was murdered.
No need to look to Silicon Valley for jobs in the digital world. New York City is making it easier for people to find high-tech jobs right here in the Big Apple.
Rehearsing for a show is one of the after school activities at P.S. 172, but the music will end next month under plans to cut city funding for after school programs.
Aimee Copeland, a Georgia grad student, is fighting for her life because of the flesh-eating bacteria that infected her after she gashed her leg in a river two weeks ago. One of her legs was amputated and her fingers will be too, her father says, because of the spreading infection.
Defense lawyer Abbe Lowell said his team will make a final decision about their remaining witnesses late Tuesday, but it was not immediately clear if that information will be made public before Edwards' trial resumes Wednesday morning.
Police say 28-year-old Joseph Ferretti, of Dumont, and 19-year-old Joseph Meyer, of Oveido, Florida, were taken into custody late Monday night and charged with death by auto.
Just a few hundred yards off JFK's runways lies the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. It is home to various species of gulls that during peak breeding times, can number in the tens of thousands.
Jurors convicted the former state senator on four counts of embezzlement, but a judge declared a mistrial on the other charges against the son of former state Sen. Pedro Espada Jr.
President Barack Obama on Monday defended his view that gay couples should have the right to marry, saying that the country has never gone wrong when it "expanded rights and responsibilities to everybody."
Several hundred protesters gathered Monday at the New Jersey State House to show support for a former Rutgers student convicted of bias intimidation and to call attention to what they see as injustices in New Jersey's hate-crime laws.
Neighborhood opponents recently blocked a Chinese restaurant's liquor-license application by arguing that the eatery created a danger to the elderly, the disabled, children and other pedestrians by using electric bikes to deliver food.
Investigators say the two people, both 23-year-old officers at the Union County juvenile detention center, were shot at the intersection of Mulberry and Green streets just after 1:30 a.m. Monday.
Two officers on foot patrol say they found two kilos of cocaine, a knife and small bags of crack and marijuana in a car they pulled over in Jamaica for having excessively tinted windows.
At least three officers have testified about the February shooting of 18-year-old Ramarley Graham, who was shot to death in his bathroom by narcotics officers who said they had chased him into his home.
You might hate the bills, but many of us can't live without our TV, the Internet, or a home phone. Could you be paying less for these services? After surveying its readers and talking to industry experts, Consumer Reports says the answer just might be yes.
A panel of expert advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted 18-4 to recommend approval of Arena's lorcaserin, concluded that its benefits "outweigh the potential risks when used long term" in overweight and obese people.
An elderly Manhattan couple whose car became stuck near their wooded Catskills vacation home died after nine fruitless attempts to make a cellphone call for help and after the woman searched in vain for a neighbor.
The latest black bear to wander into an urban neighborhood in New York tumbled from a tree in a historic section of Schenectady after being shot with tranquilizer darts.
Police reportedly fired three shots and killed 50-year-old Samuel Rivers when he refused to put down the knife after slashing his wife in the neck and chest.
The technology revolution is not just for kids. It's for their parents and even their grandparents. In one local nursing home, residents are getting a taste of wider access to the world around them using a handful of iPads.
When it comes to major surgery in the United States, the most common is Cesarean sections on pregnant women. But Consumer Reports says all too often, C-sections are not necessary.
A police officer followed the suspect onto the darkened dirt horse racing track. After a lap or two at about 40 miles per hour, the officer ordered him to pull over.
A pill that has long been used to treat HIV has moved one step closer to becoming the first drug approved to prevent healthy people from becoming infected with the virus that causes AIDS.
Tightrope walker Nik Wallenda, of the Flying Wallendas, had a close call 100 feet up in the air after he briefly lost his balance when he was just steps away from the end of his 300-foot journey.
The police department's skyrocketing street stops unfairly target blacks and Hispanics and the policy must be retooled, some city officials said Wednesday.
A roving pack of teenagers waged a two-minute crime spree that left five people robbed and beaten following a concert in New Jersey's largest city, police said Wednesday.
Pregnancy is a normal state, but it can increase a woman's risk of blood clots. Clots can be dangerous to the mother to be and her growing baby, and a new study looks as just how much extra risk comes with pregnancy.
Mariano Rivera has a blood clot in his right calf, the latest health problem for the longtime New York Yankees closer who tore a knee ligament last week while shagging fly balls during batting practice.
If you haven't seen it, it really is incredible. Some of the surgery footage is graphic, but that was the intention of this project, to show you the real thing and to give you an inside look at the human brain.
Officers received reports of shots fire just after 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Grove Terrace Apartments. Moments later, a student showed up at the station saying he'd been shot.
The average apartment now costs $3,429 a month. The biggest jump was in the price of studio apartments, up 4 percent in just one month to an average of $2,025.
A Connecticut novelty company is selling a "tanorexic" action figure based on a deeply tanned New Jersey mother accused of causing skin burns to her young daughter in a tanning booth.
In separate speeches, President Barack Obama and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made clear a central theme that will emerge as this presidential campaign, and perhaps the next, plays out: The economy is getting better.
Voters in a dry New Jersey seaside community that calls itself America's Greatest Family Resort has decided to stay that way, rejecting a proposal that would have let restaurant patrons bring their own wine or beer to enjoy with dinner.
This is due in large measure to stepped up recruitment of women and people of color. Department officials say they believe that the changes they made brought about the significant improvements.
A man has been convicted of a misdemeanor assault charge in a New York City parking-space clash that left a woman brain-damaged. But he was acquitted of a more serious felony charge.
A new study says that the amount of time you child spends in front of the television could mean the difference between healthy food choices and unhealthy eating habits.
The 21-year-old driver of a U-Haul truck that struck and killed a woman in a tailgating area at the Yale-Harvard football game in 2011 has made his first court appearance on charges of negligent homicide with a motor vehicle and reckless driving.
Five hundred women were vying for a chance to meet British author E.L. James, the writer of the hit trilogy Fifty Shades of Grey in Farmingdale on Monday.
The permit for Megabus was set to expire today, but they have been plenty busy here on 41st. Passengers are heading off to more than 11 different cities, but not everyone embraces this low cost carrier.
An Eyewitness News Investigation into a man on Long Island who has allegedly posed as a doctor for years has revealed one of those patients claims he was misdiagnosed and may be dying.
A former New York City police officer will spend at least 75 years in prison after being convicted of grabbing a schoolteacher off the street and sexually assaulting her at gunpoint.
Police say 19-year-old Samuel Johnson and 21-year-old Jody Odonoghue, both of Bay Shore, allegedly showed off a gun and stole items from the Radio Shack on Sunrise Highway Saturday morning.
Fourteen people in at least nine states, including New Jersey and Connecticut, have been sickened by salmonella after handling tainted dog food from a South Carolina plant.
It was a not-so-special delivery by one careless post office employee. According to witnesses, the letter carrier smashed her van into a parked car, and then fled the scene.
Police say 45-year-old Catherina Scalia, of East Rockaway, offered to engage in sexual conduct at her home with an undercover detective in return for money around 8:30 p.m. Thursday.
A young girl, who nearly died, was released from the hospital on her birthday. A former soldier saved her life when she went into cardiac arrest while playing in her yard.
Police in Manhattan are looking for a robbery suspect who he punched a man and displayed an ice pick in the northeastern part of Central Park on Wednesday night.
Some seniors in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, are upset over the closing of the St. John's Senior Center. The program is shutting down after losing critical city funding.
A grand jury has found no crime was committed when an officer shot and killed a 68-year-old ex-Marine who police say was emotionally disturbed and came at them with a hatchet and a knife during a standoff at his apartment.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing a $68.7 billion city budget that avoids a drop in the number of city teachers while cutting back on city-sponsored child care and other services.
A massive art fair arrives in New York City this weekend. It's the first time the Frieze Art Fair is being held in the U.S. The extravaganza attracts tens of thousands of people every year.
Authorities have made arrests in the 2010 theft of about $80 million in prescription drugs from a Connecticut warehouse, a robbery described as one of the biggest pharmaceutical heists in history, the U.S. attorney's office said Thursday.
More than 30 manhole covers have been stolen in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx since early March, presumably by thieves selling the covers for scrap metal.
Chances are, at some point, you or someone you know has taken an antidepressant. They are the most commonly used drugs among adults in this country. But doctors admit, they may also be one of the least understood.
Junior Seau, a homegrown superstar who was the fist-pumping, emotional leader of the San Diego Chargers for 13 years, was found shot to death at his home Wednesday morning in what police said appeared to be a suicide.
About one hundred uniformed police officers gave a roaring, standing ovation to Officer Eder Loor, who left a New York hospital two weeks after he was stabbed in the head.
About eight months from now, the commuters at the George Washington Bridge and at other Port Authority Crossings will have dig a little deeper in their pockets for another toll hike, but New Jersey lawmakers are already pushing against it.
Action is being taken to try to make the Bronx River Parkway safer, just days after seven members of a family died when their SUV plunged off the roadway.
Figuring out what kind of coffee you like isn't just about drinking it, there is a lot of sniffing involved, too. A cafe in Brooklyn is offering free classes to help shape your coffee palate.
Flyers tell "Travel and Leisure" magazine that LaGuardia is the worst airport in the nation. They are critical of its layout, lines, baggage system and security delays.
Hundreds of Occupy Wall Street protesters and their supporters spilled out onto Fifth Avenue in a confrontation with police Tuesday amid a citywide day of May Day protests the group had promised would mark a spring revival of their movement.
Two years to the day Shannan Gilbert vanished on Long Island, her family met with the medical examiner to get some answers, but they left disappointed.
The low-tech musical "Once" based on the love story of a Czech flower seller and an Irish street musician and vacuum cleaner repairman in Dublin got a leading 11 Tony Award nominations Tuesday.
Business leaders and the mayor don't like the living wage bill one bit. Liberal and some labor and religious leaders love it. City council Speaker Christine Quinn ended up supporting the law that passed on a vote of 45 to five on Monday, but not without some last-minute drama.
Two years ago we heard a chorus of frustrated and grieving customers. All sent their loved ones' precious funeral petals and hundreds of dollars to a Rockland County woman who promised to turn it into keepsake jewelry, but months and, in some cases, years later, nothing.
Twenty activists who converged on a police station to protest a controversial police technique went on trial Monday in a case that they hoped would highlight their cause but prosecutors called a simple matter of breaking the law.
There is an unusual public plea from a husband and his two kids. They are trying to raise $2 million in bail money so his soccer mom wife can be home for Mother's Day.
Vice President Joe Biden has issued a strong defense of President Barack Obama's foreign policy record and suggested that Republican Mitt Romney doesn't understand the role of contemporary commander in chief.
A man was sleeping in his room at the Cosmopolitan Hotel on 95 West Broadway on Tuesday, when he got his property stolen by a suspect whom he met earlier in the night.
In a historic ruling, an international court convicted former Liberian President Charles Taylor on Thursday of aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity for supporting notoriously brutal rebels in neighboring Sierra Leone in return for blood diamonds.
News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch said Thursday that he panicked when he closed the News of the World tabloid last year, one of a series of revealing exchanges made at an inquiry into British media ethics.
New Jersey's top state law enforcement officials, including State Police Superintendent Col. Rick Fuentes and Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa, discussed high-speed police escorts during a meeting Wednesday.
There has been a disturbing spike in thefts and other crimes on subway, and now city officials are warning against falling asleep while riding the rails.
The Ivanhoe Artists Mosaic is a volunteer group that is doing its best to beautify Paterson and give struggling artists a place to show off their talents.
The Republican presidential nomination all but in hand, Mitt Romney is refocusing his efforts on challenging President Barack Obama, raising cash for the battle ahead and reconciling with onetime primary rival Rick Santorum.