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$10K Reward Offered for Escaped NJ Detainees

2 of 4 men who broke out of immigration facility last week have been recaptured

(Newser) - Two of four detainees who escaped from a federal immigration detention center in New Jersey last week are still at large and the other two have been recaptured, authorities say. Federal authorities are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Honduran citizen Franklin Norberto Bautista...

SCOTUS Will Hear Pregnancy Center's Appeal of NJ Probe

NJ pro-life pregnancy center investigated for misleading people about its services

(Newser) - The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear from a faith-based pregnancy center in New Jersey challenging a state investigation into whether it misled people into thinking its services included referrals for abortion. The justices agreed to consider an appeal from First Choice Women's Resource Centers, which wants to...

Four Detainees Escape Immigration Detention Center

Manhunt underway in Newark, New Jersey

(Newser) - Four detainees have escaped from a federal immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, amid reports of disorder breaking out there, per the AP . More "law enforcement partners" have been brought in to find the detainees missing from Delaney Hall, according to an emailed statement attributed to a senior...

Congresswoman Indicted After ICE Prison Scuffle

New Jersey's LaMonica McIver calls it 'a brazen attempt at political intimidation'

(Newser) - New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver was indicted Tuesday on federal charges of assaulting and interfering with officers at an immigration detention center last month, though she calls them "baseless political charges," per NJ.com . They stem from a May 9 encounter with federal officers at Newark's Delaney...

Mom Was Busy at Ticket Counter, So Boy Went for a Ride

Cops rescue 2-year-old boy who got swept away on Newark airport's luggage conveyor belt

(Newser) - Here's hoping when this toddler thinks back to this moment, he'll only remember the fun ride he took at the airport. Sources tell CBS News that on May 28, the mom of a 2-year-old was making flight arrangements at the JetBlue ticket counter in New Jersey's Newark...

Heart Pleads for Return of 'Irreplaceable Instruments'

Guitar, mandolin were stolen from Atlantic City venue

(Newser) - Heart is pleading for the return of two "irreplaceable instruments" stolen from a venue in Atlantic City before the classic rock band started the latest leg of their Royal Flush Tour. The instruments, a baritone Telecaster guitar custom-built for Nancy Wilson and a vintage 1966 Gibson EM-50 mandolin that...

Newark Mayor Sues Over His Arrest at Detention Facility

Ras Baraka was arrested on trespassing charges in May, is suing New Jersey's top federal prosecutor

(Newser) - Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sued New Jersey's top federal prosecutor on Tuesday over his arrest on a trespassing charge at a federal immigration detention facility. The charge was later dropped. Baraka, who leads New Jersey's biggest city, is a candidate in a crowded primary field for the Democratic...

Body in NJ Cold Case Identified as a 19th-Century Captain

His skeletal remains started washing up on beaches in 1995

(Newser) - A man whose skeletal remains washed up on beaches in southern New Jersey between 1995 and 2013 was a victim of the sea, not a serial killer. Genealogy students at New Jersey's Ramapo College helped crack the case, which had puzzled state police for decades, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports....

One Shakira Fan at NJ Concert Had Measles

State's Department of Health issues a warning

(Newser) - In attendance at Thursday's Shakira concert at MetLife Stadium: hordes of fans, and one case of the measles. NBC News reports New Jersey health officials on Tuesday warned that a non-New Jersey resident attended the concert in East Rutherford while infected with the highly contagious disease. The state's...

NJ Transit Strike Leaves 350K Commuters Stranded

It's the Garden State's first transit strike in 4 decades

(Newser) - New Jersey Transit train engineers have gone on strike, leaving train terminals quiet for Friday's rush hour in the nation's third-largest transit system, and an estimated 350,000 commuters in New Jersey and New York City to seek other means to reach their destinations or consider staying home....

Transportation Secretary Shifted Wife Off Newark Flight

While assuring Americans the airport is safe to travel through

(Newser) - Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Sunday assured the public that the beleaguered Newark Airport is safe to fly in and out of. "I fly out of Newark all the time," he said on Meet the Press. "My family flies out of Newark." But on Monday, he...

Newark Airport's Problems Just Deepened: 'Pure Insanity'

FAA says just 3 traffic controllers guided planes at airport on Monday, instead of the preferred 14

(Newser) - In addition to the "incredibly old" air traffic control setup that's plaguing Newark Liberty International Airport, leading to frightening recent outages of the radar system used there, the New Jersey travel hub is also suffering from an air traffic controller shortage that's causing concern. The Federal Aviation...

Cops: Deadly NJ House 'Explosion' Was No Accident

Criminal probe opened after New Jersey blaze kills 2

(Newser) - Two people were killed in a massive house fire in Washington Township, New Jersey, early Sunday, and authorities said Monday the blaze was not accidental. Neighbors initially referred to the tragedy, which reduced the home to rubble and melted a car parked in the driveway, as an "explosion."...

Suit Seeks to Open Evidence to DNA Tests in Lindbergh Case

New Jersey has not yet allowed envelopes that held ransom notes to face new analysis

(Newser) - In a new development in a 93-year-old case, a lawsuit seeks to let experts apply the latest DNA analysis to evidence in the Lindbergh baby case. The plaintiffs want envelopes that held ransom notes tested for saliva to see whether anyone other than Bruno Hauptmann, who was executed for the...

Newark Mayor Arrested in ICE Protest
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Mayor Arrested by ICE: 'We Did Nothing Wrong'

Newark's Ras Baraka released after hours in custody following protest at ICE detention center

(Newser) - Ras Baraka, the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, who was arrested after a protest outside of an ICE detention center in his city, was released Friday evening after spending about five hours in custody, report the AP and WABC . Baraka told supporters he couldn't speak about the specifics of...

2nd Teen Nabbed, Charged Over Jersey Wildfire

This time it's a 17-year-old charged with arson, joining 19-year-old Joseph Kling as a suspect

(Newser) - A second teenager has been charged over the Jones Road Wildfire in New Jersey, which scorched thousands of acres of land and spurred the evacuation of thousands. According to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office , the unidentified boy, 17, was taken into custody on Thursday and charged with aggravated arson,...

Man, 19, Faces Arson Charges Over New Jersey Wildfire

Blaze has burned more than 23 square miles, impacted air quality in surrounding area

(Newser) - A spark from burning pallets in New Jersey's Pine Barrens has unleashed a wildfire, with smoke drifting as far as New York City and Long Island, prompting evacuations and raising air quality alarms. The blaze was sparked when a 19-year-old man from Waretown set fire to wooden pallets...

Nuclear Plant on 'Round-the-Clock Watch' as NJ Wildfire Rages

Firefighters are making progress, but it could still become state's biggest fire in 20 years

(Newser) - A wildfire raging in New Jersey's Pine Barrens could become the state's largest in 20 years, officials say, but progress is being made on containment even as it continues to grow. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service says the fire, which has burned more than 11,500 acres...

Ex-Senator's Wife Found Guilty in Bribery Scheme

Prosecutor calls Menendezes 'partners in crime'

(Newser) - Nadine Menendez, the wife of convicted former Sen. Bob Menendez, was found guilty on Monday of helping her husband trade political favors for $1 million in cash, gold, and a Mercedes-Benz. Menendez, 58, could be sentenced to decades in prison after a federal jury in Manhattan convicted her of bribery,...

Judge Upholds Charges in Gaudreau Brothers' Deaths

Defense lawyers put focus on brothers' own drinking before they were hit by allegedly drunk driver

(Newser) - Defense lawyers for the man charged with drunken driving in the deaths of pro hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew put the focus on the brothers' own drinking before the crash in a hearing Tuesday. A New Jersey judge, however, rejected the argument that the brothers contributed...

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