New Jersey principal Akbar Cook started the "Lights On" program at West Side High School in Newark to give students somewhere safe to hang out on Friday nights. The school remains open every ...

Akbar Cook, principal of West Side High School in Newark, sat across from Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show Friday, and couldn’t believe he was there. “I’m just so happy, I’m so nervous ...

NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- Two teenagers were injured in a shooting near a school in Newark on Tuesday afternoon. Officials say the shooting was reported near West Side High School on South ...

The event was advertised as taking place at Newark’s West Side High School on July 21, according to an events page selling seats for up to $500. Music promoter Big Fendi, who has worked with ...

A 15-year-old victim and a 17-year-old boy were hurt when the shots rang out steps from West Side High School on South Orange Avenue near South 14th Street around 2:45 p.m., Newark Public Safety ...

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NEWARK, N.J. - Two teens, including a student, were shot outside West Side High School in Newark Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. Police are still searching for the gunman. Newark Public ...

Two teens were shot outside of West Side High School in Newark’s West Ward Tuesday afternoon, according to the city’s public safety director. The search is still underway for the person who ...

Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said that the shooting took place around 2:46 p.m. outside West Side High School located on South Orange Avenue. School officials said that it took place ...

Two teenagers were shot Tuesday near a high school in Newark, N.J. The shooting occurred near West Side High School on S Orange Avenue around dismissal time at 2:46 p.m. Both victims were rushed ...