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Heavy rain floods streets, businesses in Camden, New Jersey, and Philadelphia
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (480+ words) Updated on: July 6, 2026 / 6:26 PM EDT / CBS Philadelphia Several areas in Camden, New Jersey, flooded Monday after heavy rain fell across the region. Multiple cars stalled Monday afternoon trying to drive through water at Cooper Street and Delaware Avenue. People who…...
Ridgewood continues 116-year-old Fourth of July parade tradition in New Jersey
1+ week, 1+ day ago (201+ words) July 4, 2026 / 9:51 PM EDT / CBS New York The heat wave didn't stop a 116-year-old Fourth of July tradition from continuing in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Chairs, umbrellas and people decked out in red, white and blue lined the parade route as an…...
NYC Gridlock Alert for Norway-Senegal World Cup match in New Jersey. Here's what to know.
3+ week, 8+ hour ago (406+ words) June 21, 2026 / 5:16 PM EDT / CBS New York Monday is a Gridlock Alert Day in New York City as Norway faces Senegal in the FIFA Men's World Cup in New Jersey. Traffic will be impacted in Midtown Manhattan as the city initiates…...
Extreme cold causing water main breaks across NYC, New Jersey
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (497+ words) Updated on: January 31, 2026 / 11:22 PM EST / CBS New York The extreme cold temperatures have been causing water main breaks across New York and New Jersey. There have been over a dozen water main breaks across the Tri-State Area in the past…...
Jersey City, Newark to host FIFA World Cup fan festival events as "Flag Cities"
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (227+ words) March 11, 2026 / 6:12 PM EDT / CBS New York Two of New Jersey's biggest cities, Jersey City and Newark, are joining a push to bring FIFA World Cup celebrations to local streets. They are the newest host sites for "Flag Cities," a World…...
New Jersey police sergeant indicted on charges he stole meth, drugs from evidence locker
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (186+ words) April 8, 2026 / 12:31 PM EDT / CBS Philadelphia A New Jersey police sergeant was indicted on multiple charges alleging he tampered with and stole drugs from the Hammonton Police Department's evidence room. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced 47-year-old Robert Zbikowski of Hammonton…...
Former Gov. Jim McGreevey, James Solomon advance to runoff in race for Jersey City mayor
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (548+ words) November 5, 2025 / 12:28 AM EST / AP Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey is going another round in his attempted political comeback, more than two decades after he resigned from office. McGreevey will take on James Solomon in a Dec. 2 runoff election in…...
Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez barred from holding public office in the state, AG says
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (271+ words) December 5, 2025 / 1:30 PM EST / CBS Philadelphia Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is no longer eligible to seek or hold any public office in the Garden State following his convictions on federal bribery charges and other offenses, officials said Friday. Menendez,…...
New Jersey health officials investigate possible malaria case in person who didn't travel internationally
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (434+ words) Updated on: August 19, 2025 / 6:41 PM EDT / CBS New York New Jersey's Department of Health is looking into a possible locally acquired case of malaria in the Garden State. Officials say the case was detected in Morris County in a person with…...
Jersey City Marathon 2026 takes off Sunday. Here's the route map, road closures and more.
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (329+ words) April 18, 2026 / 8:16 PM EDT / CBS New York Runners are taking part in the 2026 Jersey City Marathon and Half Marathon, taking place on Sunday. The fourth annual edition of the New Jersey race, which is also a 2027 Boston Marathon qualifying event, takes…...