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At least 16 arrested as police clear Dakota pipeline protesters camp

North Dakota law enforcement outfitted in riot gear arrested at least 16 protesters Thursday as they cleared out illegal campsites and roadblocks set up to halt construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

 

Firebombing trial for Lodi man heads to jury

A five-week terrorism trial for a former Rutgers student concluded Thursday and whether he will be found guilty or innocent is now up to the jurors, who will start deliberations Friday.

 

PATH service between Newark and WTC suspended due to signal failure

PATH officials said NJ Transit would cross-honor PATH tickets at Newark Penn Station and New York Penn Station for travel between New York and New Jersey until the situation was corrected.

 

Jury acquits all 7 leaders of Oregon standoff

The seven leaders of an armed group who took over a wildlife refuge in Oregon earlier this year were all found not guilty Thursday of conspiracy and possession of firearms at a federal facility.

 

North Bergen H.S. expansion to High Tech campus should get preschoolers out of trailers

North Bergen school officials this week said that should the deal go through, the acquisition would allow a series of moves that would provide enough permanent space for all the district’s students.

 

N.J. lawmakers plan to introduce bill to require student accident insurance

Even after the city of Paterson resumed providing accident insurance for athletes following widespread criticism this week, two North Jersey state legislators said on Thursday that they planned to introduce a bill requiring all public schools to pay for such coverage.

 

Passaic County Community College celebrates $10M expansion of Wanaque campus

The expansion will allow for an enrollment of up to 2,000 students; there are now 1,000 attending classes at the campus on Union Avenue in the Haskell section.

 

Policing agencies team up, stifle emerging gun violence in Englewood

At the end of June, the city seemed to have a mounting firearms problem: Gunshots had been fired nine times since the start of the year, twice hitting people and some striking homes and cars.

 

Trump denounces Hillary, Bill; Clinton campaigns with Mrs. Obama

Trailing with time running out, Donald Trump denounced both Hillary and Bill Clinton on Thursday as creatures of a corrupt political system who would use another pass at the Oval Office to enrich themselves at the expense of American families.

 

Pence plane slides off runway at NYC's LaGuardia Airport

Republican Vice Presidential nominee Mike Pence's campaign plane skidded off a rain-soaked runway while landing at LaGuardia Airport in New York City Thursday night.

 

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