President Trump nominated Habba, but opposition from New Jersey’s Democratic senators stalled her confirmation.

A new weather alert system is now in place in more than a dozen parks in Paterson, New Jersey. After two lightning-related deaths in other parts of the state, the hope is to let people know when weather could turn dangerous before it's too late.

Ms. Grace became a federal prosecutor in New Jersey in 2016. She rose quickly through the ranks before district court judges appointed her U.S. attorney on Tuesday.

The 2-1 ruling is a win for the private prison company that filed the lawsuit, CoreCivic, which operates the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement center in Elizabeth.

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday said New Jersey cannot ban the detention of immigrants awaiting deportation within its borders, agreeing with private prison operator CoreCivic that it "destroys the federal government's marketplace" for detention facilities crucial to immigration enforcement.

Morris County became the epicenter of hysteria Monday as the series of quakes — ranging from a magnitude 0.7 to 2.0 — rocked the Randolph area five times and nearby Mendham once in the roughly 17-hour span, according to the US Geological Survey. “There was just this loud boom,” one resident recalled to News 12 New Jersey.

Bruce Duette, 45, of Trenton, New Jersey was sentenced to life in prison after he killed fellow inmate, Martin Sanchez, in a cell just one day before Sanchez was scheduled to be released from jail.