Steve Sandberg

Police detonate a suspicious device at a Clifton, NJ pawn shop on Thursday, May 9, 2013. (credit: CBS 2)

Police: Suspicious Vest Detonated At Clifton Store Is Movie Prop

The owners of New 4 You thrift shop on Lakeview Avenue were going through items they had purchased at a storage auction Thursday night when they made the discovery.

2013/05/10

Officers outside a building in Elizabeth, NJ where police say one woman was killed and another injured during an attack inside an apartment on Thursday, May 9, 2013. (credit: CBS 2)

Police: Woman Strangled, Another Injured In Elizabeth Attack

Just before 11 p.m., police were called to a building on Madison Avenue just across the street from Winfield Scott Elementary School.

2013/05/09

Gov. Chris Christie and Jim McGreevey at Hudson County Jail (credit: Steve Sandberg/1010 WINS)

Gov. Christie And Former Gov. McGreevey Unite For Prison Reform

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former governor Jim McGreevey shared a microphone at a gathering Wednesday with female inmates at the Hudson County Jail.

2013/05/08

Willie Wilkins with Newark Mayor Cory Booker, GI GO Fund Executive Director Jack Fanous and French Consul-General Bertrand Lortholary (credit: Alex Silverman/WCBS 880)

New Jersey Veteran Gets Back Dog Tags He Lost In World War II

The Newark native lost the dog tags while serving in the Army’s Quartermaster Graves Registration Units in August 1944 in Southern France, where his job was to retrieve the dead bodies of American soldiers.

2013/05/08

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (file / credit: Governor's Office)

Gov. Christie Discusses Weight Loss Surgery, Says Decision Not Career-Based

“In terms of keeping it secret, it’s nobody else’s business,” Christie said. “If asked about it, I wouldn’t have lied about it. But it’s nobody else’s business but mine.”

2013/05/07

An image from documents released by the U.S. Attorney's office shows the fossil of a Tyrannosaurus bataar dinosaur. (credit: US Attorney's Office Southern District of New York)

Smuggled Dinosaur Skeleton Returned To Mongolia

It was seized by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after it was sold at auction in New York City for over $1 million last year.

2013/05/06

Newark Police Cruiser (file/credit: Levon Putney/WCBS 880)

Man Carjacked, Run Over With Own SUV In Newark

A man suffered broken legs Monday morning two assailants carjacked his sport-utility vehicle and him over in Newark.

2013/05/06

A sign at the Five Boro Bike Tour described enhanced security measures on Friday, May 3, 2013. (credit: Steve Sandberg/1010 WINS)

Security Beefed Up At Weekend Events In Wake Of Boston Bombings

The Five Boro Bike Tour, the New Jersey Marathon and the Long Island Marathon will all take place on Sunday. In an effort to keep participants and spectators safe, organizers from each event have stepped up their security measures.

2013/05/03

Smoke can be seen from a fire on East 226th Street in Wakefield on Thursday, May 2, 2013. (credit: Steve Sandberg/1010 WINS)

5-Alarm Blaze Destroys Several Buildings In The Bronx

The fire started in a detached garage behind a building and then quickly spread, authorities said.

2013/05/02

Northern New Jersey prosecutors announce more than 100 arrests in heroin ring bust, May 2, 2013. (credit: Alex Silverman/WCBS 880)

NJ Prosecutors Post Photos Of Nearly 100 Alleged Heroin Users As Overdoses Spike

Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli says the probe was prompted by what he says was an alarming increase in the number of fatal overdoses and overdoses.

2013/05/02

Calls Mount To Have Newark Archbishop Fired Over Once-Accused Pedophile Priest

A New Jersey state assemblywoman is among those calling to have Newark Archbishop John Myers held accountable, after a once-accused pedophile priest suddenly popped up at Colts Neck Church youth retreats.

2013/05/01

John Jackson and Carolyn Jackson (credit: CBS 2)

US Atty: NJ Couple Charged With ‘Unimaginable Cruelty To Children’

John and Carolyn Jackson are charged with one count of conspiracy to endanger the welfare of a child, 13 counts of endangering the welfare of a child and three counts of assault, authorities said.

2013/04/30

The ruins of a destroyed home sit in the sand on November 21, 2012 in Mantoloking, New Jersey. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

6 Months After Superstorm Sandy, Signs Of Progress But More To Be Done

Sandy caused billions of dollars in damage and left tens of thousands of people homeless after coming ashore Oct. 29. Six months later, major issues including housing, business, tourism and coastal protection still remain.

2013/04/29

Paterson Public School No. 27 (credit: Steve Sandberg/1010 WINS)

NJ Students, Parents On Edge After ‘Hit List’ Video

Students at a New Jersey school are still on edge after a disturbing video posted to YouTube showed a pair of 12-year-old girls reading off a hit list and graphically describing how they’d carry out their kills.

2013/04/26

A pregnant woman and her son were struck by a car in Ridgewood, N.J. on April 25, 2013 (credit: Steve Sandberg/1010 WINS)

Pregnant Mom, Son Struck By Car While Crossing Street In Ridgewood

Police said the woman, who is seven months pregnant, was walking her 5-year-old son to school along with the boy’s 4-year-old brother who was in a stroller.

2013/04/25

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