For decades, our community has been targeted as a dumping ground,” an activist said. “This is environmental racism – period.” ...

A Newark police officer was killed and another officer suffered critical injuries in a shooting in New Jersey's largest city Friday evening, according to the police union and officials.

UPDATE: Newark detective shot to death ... the prosecutor’s office said in a statement. New Jersey Fraternal Order of Police State President Robert W. Fox said on social media that one of ...

A 14-year-old has been charged with murder after a police officer was killed and another was injured in a shooting Friday evening in Newark, New Jersey. Officer Joseph Azcona, a five-year veteran ...

An elite unit of city police detectives investigating illegal weapons came under gunfire in a North Ward neighborhood Friday ...

For a city that’s often maligned in the public imagination, there’s a lot to love about Newark, New Jersey. The city was recently named the No. 8 most arts-vibrant community in the country by ...

One Garden State police officer was fatally shot and another wounded in a furious gun battle with at least one suspect in Newark on Friday night, according to sources and news reports. New Jersey Gov.

“This cannot go unchecked.” Police departments from throughout New Jersey shared photos of the Newark badge and other tributes on social media in the wake of the tragedy. "We stand in ...

NEWARK, N.J. -- A 14-year-old has been charged with murder and attempted murder after a police officer in New Jersey was killed in a shootout Friday night and another was critically injured.

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A 14-year-old suspect accused of gunning down two New Jersey police officers, killing one of them, has been charged with murder in connection with the deadly shootout in Newark on Friday night.