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Savvy Shoppers Already Cashing In On Memorial Day Sales

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Michael Fugee in court on May 21, 2013 (credit: Steve Sandberg/1010 WINS)

Once-Accused Pedophile Priest Held On $25,000 Bail In New Jersey

Gas Pump (file / credit: David Paul Morris/Getty Images)

A Mileage Tax Monitored By Big Brother For All N.J. Drivers? It Could Happen

After Losing Home To Sandy, N.J. Firefighter Loses New Condo To Fire

The rebuilt boardwalk in Point Pleasant Beach, N.J. (credit: Jenkinson's)

Summer After Sandy: Point Pleasant Beach Bounces Back

The boardwalk is back – rebuilt and alive. Arcades are humming. The aquarium is open. Rides are also open.

2013/05/17

Caleb Lawrence McGillvary (credit: Handout via Steve Sandberg/1010 WINS)

Authorities: YouTube Star Arrested, Charged In Clark, N.J. Murder

A man known on YouTube as “Kai, the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker” has been charged with murder in the beating death of a Union County lawyer, authorities said Thursday.

2013/05/16

A truck drives down a flooded street after water levels lowered October 30, 2012 in Little Ferry, New Jersey. (credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Christie Announces Buyout Plan For Homeowners Susceptible To Flooding

The governor announced the “willing seller” buyout plan Thursday, just before appearing in Sayreville, where about 270 homes were destroyed or severely damaged by a tidal surge during Sandy.

2013/05/16

A Powerball lottery ticket (Photo credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Powerball Jackpot Shoots Up To Incredible $550 Million

The jackpot soared to more than half a billion dollars after none of the tickets sold matched all the winning numbers in Wednesday night’s drawing.

2013/05/16

Cigarette Smoking (file/credit: Geoff Robins/AFP/Getty Images)

New Jersey Lawmakers Eye Raising Cigarette-Buying Age To 21

New York City’s push to raise the tobacco purchase age has now spread across the Hudson River.

2013/05/16

Hoboken Bike Share Starts In June

With Citi Bike being readied for launch on Memorial Day in Manhattan and Brooklyn, New Jersey’s “Mile Square City” is preparing to launch its own bike share program.

2013/05/16

Woodbridge Center Mall (credit: Steve Sandberg/1010 WINS)

NJ Mall Security Guard Accused Of Making Threat Against Children’s Play Area

Brian Ruzich, 21, allegedly scrawled a bomb threat against Tiny Town on a bathroom wall in Woodbridge Center Mall.

2013/05/16

A flooded street in Lower Manhattan following superstorm Sandy - Oct. 30, 2012 (credit: Allison Joyce/Getty Images)

Federal Report: Sandy Warnings Were Confusing Despite Accurate Forecasts

Federal weather forecasts for Superstorm Sandy were exceptionally accurate last fall, but the warnings themselves were confusing, an internal review found.

2013/05/16

A Newark Police Department cruiser. (Credit: CBS 2)

Counselors On Hand At Two Newark Schools After Separate Incidents

Counselors will be available at two schools in Newark a day after a student was gunned down and a school was put under lockdown.

2013/05/16

Drawing Held, But No Winning Tickets Sold; Powerball Jackpot Soars To $475 Mil

The next drawing will be held Saturday, with a cash value of $302.4 million, lottery officials said.

2013/05/15

Planned Jets Helipad Has Madison, N.J., Residents Fuming

The New York Jets have found themselves locked in a fierce battle with their neighbors, as hundreds of residents living near the team’s practice facility protest new construction plans for a helipad.

2013/05/15

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Report: Teen Shot Dead A Block From High School In Newark

A teenager in Newark was killed Wednesday in a drive-by shooting about a block from the high school he attended, according to a published report.

2013/05/15

Travis Dulk was arrested after police found weapons and explosive material in his home on May 15, 2013. (credit: Image via CBS 2)

Police: Bomb-Making Materials Found In Roselle Park Apartment

Travis Dulk, 27, faces weapons and drug charges and is currently being held on $150,000 bail, police said.

2013/05/15

Britain's Prince Harry plays polo at the Greenwich Polo Club May 15, 2013 in Greenwich, Connecticut. (credit: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

Prince Harry Ends US Visit With Polo Match In Conn.

The prince won his match at the Greenwich Polo Club to benefit Sentebale, the charity he co-founded to help poor children and AIDS orphans in the small African nation of Lesotho.

2013/05/15