A South Carolina-based pharmaceutical company recalled 2.1 million doses of medicine and medical equipment because of a “lack of assurance of sterility,” according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The company, Nephron Sterile Compounding…
18-year-old charged with murder after Jersey City shooting victim dies from injuries: prosecutor
Charges against an 18-year-old Jersey City man have been upgraded to murder after a shooting victim died from his injuries, Hudson Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said Friday. Reginald Williams, 32,was shot in the torso on Forrest Street in Jers…
18-year-old charged with murder after Jersey City shooting victim dies from injuries: prosecutor
Charges against an 18-year-old Jersey City man have been upgraded to murder after a shooting victim died from his injuries, Hudson Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said Friday. Reginald Williams, 32,was shot in the torso on Forrest Street in Jers…
Door-to-door salesman charged in N.J. stabbing death claims self defense
A door-to-door salesman charged with the stabbing death of a 44-year-old Jackson resident last week told investigators he was acting in self-defense after the other man grabbed him by the collar and twice threatened to kill him, authorities said. The d…
3 teens charged with tossing firecrackers into Jersey City classroom
A week after the mass shooting at a Texas school, three teens threw a scare into the Jersey City school district when they tossed lit firecrackers into an open school window, district officials confirmed. No one was injured in the June 1 incident at Sc…
The perpetual moment of silence | Sheneman
Just as I was finishing up my last piece about the latest mass shooting another mass shooting occurred. This time at a hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A hospital. I can’t wait for the inevitable right-wing pitch to arm the patients. Another high-profile m…
N.J. reports 13 COVID deaths, 3,896 cases. Vaccines for kids under 5 could start soon.
New Jersey on Friday reported 3,896 COVID-19 confirmed positive tests and 13 confirmed deaths as the White House confirmed a start date for kids under the age of 5 to receive the covid vaccine. Children under 5 may be able to get their first vaccinatio…
Political activist worries long-time Democratic congressman in big N.J. primary scrap
House Majority Whip James Clyburn came to Newark on Thursday to boost a congressman who usually doesn’t need help at primary time. But this year, Rep. Donald Payne Jr. sought the help of Clyburn and other prominent Democrats to fend off an unusually st…
Tulsa hospital mass shooter was former N.J. resident, family says
The gunman accused of killing his surgeon and three other people at a Tulsa hospital complex before taking his own life was a former resident of New Jersey, where he graduated high school and college before relocating to Oklahoma, according to his fami…
Man dies, woman hurt after being struck by train, NJ Transit says
A man was killed and a woman was injured when they were struck by an NJ Transit train Thursday in Union County, according to the transit agency. The two people were hit by Gladstone Branch Train No. 419 around 1:40 p.m. near the Valley Avenue Bridge in…