Brenda Spencer and her boyfriend Branndon Mosley, accused of abusing Spencer's daughter over several years, were ordered to be held in jail until trial.

The battle is drawing national attention because New Jersey is one of only two states this year — along with Virginia — holding gubernatorial elections in 2025. And they’re the first big races after President Donald Trump returned to office this year, making it an early barometer for what the public thinks of his controversial new administration.

A Gloucester Township couple is due in court Thursday for severely abusing a teenager while she was supposedly being homeschooled.

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), a candidate for governor of New Jersey, challenged his fellow candidates to pledge to sign bipartisan state legislation to codify the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism in response to the murder of two Israeli Embassy officials outside the Jewish museum in Washington.

Brendan Fox (14) of Jefferson celebrates with Matty Leppard (7) after scoring a goal against Roxbury during the boys lacrosse game at Jefferson Township High School in Oak Ridge, NJ on Monday, April 7, 2025. Tom Horak | For NJ Advance Media

Mega TikTok star Alix Earle joins season 34 of Dancing with the Stars. Does she live in NJ? Where did she go to high school? Here's what to know.

According to Jennifer Moss, founder and CEO of BabyNames.com and baby-name consultant Taylor A. Humphrey, grandma-like names such as Eleanor, Eloise, Elodie, Alma, Margaret, Nora and Bennett are popular for 2025, originally reported by Yahoo! Life.

A federal judge in New Jersey ordered Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver released on her own recognizance during the congresswoman’s first court appearance on assault charges stemming from immigration officials’ attempt to arrest Newark’s mayor at a detention facility.

Trains are idle, the airport is hobbled and large holes have opened on a major highway. The state’s residents have time to reflect, and get mad.

A New Jersey couple accused of keeping their teenage daughter captive for years, forcing her to live in a dog cage and sexually abusing her, will remain in jail ahead of trial.