Columbia News

There is a very good chance that the District of Columbia , New Jersey and New York will pass marriage equality bills through their legislatures in the next few weeks .

A report from Washington ranked New Jersey among the top states in promoting energy efficiency but lowered the state from the top 10, a report in the Record said.

People in big cities walk past them every day -- street performers, or buskers. Some are talented, some are not, and most aren't performing for a cause greater than themselves.

Law enforcement officials are making it easier for fugitives in northern New Jersey to turn themselves in.

For years now, gettin'-out-of-Dodge tales have been common fodder for discussion at soccer games, backyard barbecues and water coolers throughout New Jersey.

Brannon P. Hull, 23, of Columbia, N.J.; on suspicion of drunken driving; stopped 2:25 a.m. Wednesday on Ann Street; driving wrong way on one-way street, state police at Swiftwater said; transported for blood-alcohol test to Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg.

The House on Tuesday approved a bill that would extend benefits by up to 13 weeks for jobless workers living in New Jersey and 26 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

New Jersey jobless workers in imminent danger of losing their unemployment benefits would get a 13-week reprieve under legislation approved by the House today.

Sixth- and ninth-grade students in 16 New Jersey schools will begin developing personal learning plans this year -- examining their interests, strengths and goals -- as part of a two-year statewide pilot program to get kids looking toward their futures.

State troopers and a civilian who saved lives and helped catch suspects will be honored at an awards ceremony at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville Thursday morning.

COLUMBIA, N.J., Sept. 4, 2009 a ' InterTest Inc. has introduced the WebViewer AWIS-5, an automated WebViewer inspection system with programmable four-axis motion control that provides high-resolution color video images of fluorescent penetrant inspection results from the internal surfaces of aircraft turbine motor drums or spools and shafting.

Faheem H. Talley, 32, of Newark, N.J.; 4:35 a.m. Saturday; following alleged domestic incident with woman who lives in 300 block of S. Main Street; allegedly intoxicated and combative with officers; charges to be filed by Bangor police.

With the new school year almost here, it's a good time for New Jersey residents to consider the quality and cost of the education provided by their local public school systems.

Many people around the world believe Americans are not that smart - but New Jerseyans should take exception to that assumption.

A 20-year-old township man was injured in a two-vehicle accident Thursday morning that resulted in one of the cars rolling over, police said.

On a Saturday night in April of 2003, one of America's most notorious radicals of the 1960s and '70s faced a curious audience at the Leon and Toby Cooperman JCC in West Orange.

One man died and the driver and another passenger were injured yesterday after their stolen car crashed during a police pursuit that began on Route 80 in Warren County, State Police said.

Tuesday, JUNE 23, 2009 a ' Americans drove more miles in April 2009 then the same month last year, recording a month-over-month VMT - or vehicle miles traveled - increase for the first time since October 2007.

As the Susquehanna-Roseland power line issue buzzes through northwestern New Jersey, PSE&G has made some tactical land purchases along the 45-mile route -- at no likely financial risk.

A South Carolina prosecutor said an attorney was justified when he shot and killed a robber from New Jersey at an Alcoholics Anonymous club in Columbia earlier this year.