PHOTOS: Students Hospitalized After School Bus Slams Into Tree In Mahwah
MAHWAH, N.J. -- Four juveniles were hospitalized -- all with injuries that police said weren't life-threatening -- after a school bus slammed head-on into a tree in Mahwah early Tuesday evening. The...
View ArticleMUGSHOT: Son Charged With Killing Paramus Mom, 56, Desecrating Remains
PARAMUS, N.J. -- A Paramus man was charged late Tuesday with killing his 56-year-old mother and desecrating her remains.Jesus Lopez, 30, was being held in the Bergen County Jail pending a detention...
View ArticleFair Lawn PD: Driver, 78, Gets Summons After Hitting Boy, 15, On Bicycle
FAIR LAWN, N.J. – A 78-year-old driver received a summons after hitting a 15-year-old boy on a bicycle Tuesday night in Fair Lawn, police said.The Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the borough...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Firefighters Douse Bergenfield House Blaze
BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- Firefighters quickly doused a Bergenfield house blaze late Wednesday morning.No injuries were immediately reported in the two-alarm River Edge Road fire.The blaze apparently began...
View ArticlePolice: 'Construction Worker' Bandit Robs Edgewater Bank
EDGEWATER, N.J. -- A man dressed in construction gear robbed a Chase Bank branch in Edgewater early Wednesday afternoon.The robber showed a weapon in the River Road holdup around 12:30 p.m., Police...
View ArticleWindow Print From South Hackensack Valentine's Day Burglary Leads To Arrest
SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A fingerprint lifted from a Valentine's Day burglary led to an arrest of a Hackensack woman, South Hackensack police said.A borough police officer found the window that...
View ArticleBergen Volunteers Get Dirty To Clean Up Ridgefield Creek
RIDGEFIELD, N.J. – Bergen and Passaic residents teamed with an international foundation to clean up a section of Wolf Creek in Ridgefield over the weekend.More than 150 volunteers from places such as...
View ArticlePassaic Sheriff: Panhandlers, Litterers, Loiterers, More Nabbed In Paterson
PATERSON, N.J. -- Paterson panhandlers, loiterers and litterers -- as well as people drinking in public, playing loud music and blocking the sidewalk -- were targeted in a roundup by Passaic County...
View ArticleDriver Flees, 90+ Resident Injured In Ridgefield Park Road Rage Crashes
RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- Police were searching for the driver of an SUV that slammed into a Ridgefield Park house, sending a 90-something resident to the hospital, during a road rage incident...
View ArticleHow Wyckoff Studio Uses Technology To Train Cyclists, Triathletes
WYCKOFF, N.J. – The owners of the Pain Cave Cycling Studio in Wyckoff were used to early morning training rides on local roads.Then “we were riding outside and we had a mishap with an automobile,”...
View ArticleThese Bergen County Halloween Cocktails Are Scary Good
BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. -- Who says you can't start celebrating Halloween a tad early? Sip and treat your way through the following "scary good" cocktails crafted by Bergen County mixologists; recipes...
View ArticleRidgefield Park PD: Hudson County Men Caught In Road-Rage Crashes
RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- Ridgefield Park police tracked down two 19-year-old Hudson County men in a wild road-rage incident that sent a brand new SUV flying into a house, injuring a 94-year-old...
View ArticleNew Milford PD: Fleeing Driver Trafficked In Bogus Credit Cards, IDs
NEW MILFORD, N.J. -- The fleeing driver of a car parked in a fire zone outside a New Milford shopping center had several forged credit cards and stolen IDs, said police who stopped him.Manuel Escotto,...
View ArticleStorm Expected To Bring Nor'easter Conditions To Bergen
The fifth anniversary of Super Storm Sandy is expected to be met with Nor'easter conditions in the area on Sunday into early Monday morning.After sunny days Friday and Saturday, a tropical system...
View Article600 Walgreens To Close Following $4.3 Billion Rite Aid Deal
Nearly 600 Walgreens stores will be closing after the company received approval to purchase more than 1,900 Rite Aid stores in a $4.3 billion dollar cash deal, NJ.com reports.Walgreens has not...
View ArticleMoonachie PD: Sex Offender Arrested For Not Registering
MOONACHIE, N.J. – A 44-year-old convicted sex offender was arrested for not notifying authorities that he’d moved from Hackensack to Moonachie, police said.Thomas V. Wall remained held in the Bergen...
View ArticleGlen Rock Special-Needs Mentorship Program Proves Kindness Matters
GLEN ROCK, N.J. – A Glen Rock mentorship program has been awarded the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office “BE WISE Award.” The program, called “Pathways for Exceptional Children,” develops high school...
View ArticleWaldwick Homeowner Treated After Outdoor Grill Catches Fire
WALDWICK, N.J. -- A Waldwick homeowner sustained a minor injury Thursday after his outdoor barbecue grill caught fire, police said.The Charles Terrace homeowner "had a little redness on his face," for...
View ArticleHarrington Park, Closter Homes Evacuated In Gas Leak
HARRINGTON PARK, N.J. -- Several homes in Harrington Park and Closter were evacuated Thursday night following a gas leak.The leak, apparently caused by an explosion in the line, was reported at...
View ArticleSuper Soaker: Storm Could Bring Up To 4 Inches Of Rain In Bergen
The tropical storm that will be barreling through the area this weekend could result in as much of 4 inches of rainfall, according to the National Weather Service.After sunny days Friday and Saturday,...
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