Newark News

The U.S. Dept. of Education announced Wednesday that it was investigating discrimination complaints filed against the Newark, New Jersey school system that say the city's plan to reorganize its public schools is disproportionately affecting black students.

The price of the property was not disclosed. The newspaper will still have an office in Newark, according to the Ledger.

Federal officials say United Airlines repeatedly put workers at Newark Liberty International Airport in danger of being injured by falls or by falling objects and other workplace hazards.

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is suing a Florida pizza company, saying its logos are too similar to the Garden State Parkway logo.

Police had no apparent constitutional basis for at least three-quarters of pedestrian stops in Newark, New Jersey, a three-year U.S. Department of Justice review concluded this week.

Baburao Koneru, right, and Nikolaos T. Pyrsopoulos, doctors at University Hospital in Newark, flank liver recipient Deborah Hardy, 52, of Jersey City, earlier this month.

The UpTake: In spite of the airline industry's high failure rate, there is a wave of new startups look to disrupt the big industry players.

John Ballantine, who inherited the brewery business from his father, Peter Ballantine, lived at the John Ballantine House with his family, which is pictured above.

The Essex County Sheriff's Office is offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in the November murder of a Newark man.

Parents and advocates gather at Newark City Hall after U.S. Department of Education opened a civil rights investigation into the city's school reorganization plan.

Completing a career marked by institutional and individual distinction, Academy of Our Lady School Principal Patricia Keenaghan bid her school farewell at a retirement reception last month.

Family of Georgia man shot in park gets $1.5M The family of a Georgia man fatally shot in a NJ park by an officer has settled a suit.

Newark activist Fredrica Bey and her group, Women in Support of the Million Man March, have agreed to pay $125,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by federal prosecutors.

A veteran Newark police officer was indicted Wednesday, on charges that he pulled a gun on a man driving with his wife and son after a traffic dispute this past winter.

Mayor of Newark Ras Baraka along with New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman and acting Assistant Attorney General Jocelyn Samuels today announced the results of a more than two year review of the Newark Police Department.

A man being held without bail after pleading not guilty to attempted murder and other charges in a Vermont shooting is accused of writing a letter in jail to a co-defendant in the case.

Despite Jersey City's burgeoning arts community and rapid growth in recent years, one website says it is one of the worst cities for recreation in the country.

Governor Chris Christie kicked off his pension reform tour with a town hall talk in Long Beach Township.

Following a month-long investigation, authorities have arrested a Newark couple in the June 12 slaying of a Hackensack livery-cab driver who apparently had been targeted after an argument at a Belleville nightclub.

Through a 10-day period, the Montclair Police Department arrested three alleged shoplifters at Urban Outfitters, 20 South Park St. This past Saturday, July 12, officers responded to a report of a shoplifter in custody.