Flames burst high into the air when a road-resurfacing vehicle caught fire this morning in Hopewell Township. No injuries were reported, which is hard to believe when you look at this amazing photo of the fire on NJ.com.

Even though the Nets ultimately still plan to leave New Jersey, it promises to be a long goodbye, which leaves the Garden State somewhat invested in the success of the team if only because - like it or not - the reputation of a professional sports franchise impacts the...

A wild turkey has made itself at home at the New Jersey Turnpike Interchange 14B toll plaza in Jersey City. She has been named Tammy the Turnpike Turkey and The Star-Ledger's "Ledger Live" yesterday visited her and returned with this delicious video report.

New Jersey cops arrested a drunken man found asleep inside a his pickup in a McDonald's drive-thru line in the middle of the afternoon. Police said that when they arrived he stumbled out of his truck smelling of alcohol and refused a sobriety test - saying he needed to talk...

New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine this past weekend declared a state of emergency in six counties slammed by a nor’easter from hurricane remnants and a high-pressure system that wrought millions of dollars in damage. State officials await a further presidential declaration of disaster in these couties — Atlantic, Burlington, Cape...

Jersey City police today arrested the city's assistant comptroller for engaging in "sexually explicit" online chats with undercover cops posing as children. Wall Township resident Joseph Ambrosio, 41, was arrested at his home, and police said he had been participating in such chats from his work computer. He was charged...

The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals named 9-year-old Perry Martijena of Jersey City the World's Cutest Vegetarian Boy. I am not making this up. "Clearly Perry's vegan diet provides him with plenty of energy," PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman said in a statement. "And by skipping unhealthy...

As Chris Christie prepares to become New Jersey's next governor, NJ.com is asking state residents to come up with a to-do list for him. NJ.com gets it going with a suggested focus on reducing property taxes, addressing corruption, and promoting New Jersey tourism. What do you think? Read more...

A woman in a Philadephia suburb was arrested after posting an ad on Cragslist stating she was a die-hard Phillies fan and buxom blonde in desperate need of two World Series tickets. The posting said the price was negotiable and "I'm the creative type! Maybe we can help each other."...

Princeton University Professor Cornel West -- the American philosopher, author, critic, pastor, actor and civil rights activist -- compares his lifestyle to the blues in his new autobiography, Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud, A Memoir, and in a profile interview with Inside Jersey magazine:

"Just like the...

A 21-year-old man from Middletown, N.J., was arrested Thursday after -- police said -- he bragged on YouTube.com about having sexual encounters with teenagers. He was charged with fourth-degree child endangerment after, police said, they found photos of children engaged in sex acts on his home computer, following a tip...

The New Jersey Nets are thinking about moving from the Izod Center in the Meadowlands to the Prudential Center in Newark until their new arena is built in Brooklyn, according to this report by Dave D'Alessandro in today's Star-Ledger and on NJ.com. The Nets attracted large crowds to two...

Days after The Star-Ledger endorsed independent candidate for governor of New Jersey Chris Daggett, the newspaper's Brian Donahue filed this Ledger Live video report explaining why Daggett is "screwed" by institutional roadblocks against an independent candidate.

Somebody had to come out and say it, and Lauren Bright is not shy: "WAY too many kid-oriented groups are shaking me down for WAY too much money." At least she has a sense of humor about it, having "already eaten $8.50 worth of my $17.00 'Gourmet Caramel Corn with...

Less than one-third of New Jersey residents are planning to be inoculated for swine flu according to a Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll released this morning. The poll found about three-quarters of us New Jerseyans are not worried about coming down with it, and that 62 percent of us do...

NJ.com has banned Conan O'Brien from using the web site in solidarity with Newark Mayor Cory Booker. O'Brien has been bashing Newark, and Booker has been bashing back, and NJ.com is on the mayor's side. As Booker said in banning O'Brien from the state of New Jersey yesterday, "We...

Newark Mayor Cory Booker knows how to take a joke. When Conan O'Brien poked fun at Newark last week, Booker responded with a YouTube video in which he banned O'Brien from Newark Liberty International Airport. That video apparently got a lot of attention, and politicians like attention. So Booker made...

Newark Mayor Cory Booker -- a digital politician who continuously uses Twitter and YouTube to reach out to the public -- is sparring with Conan O'Brien online. Booker yesterday posted a YouTube video responding to O'Brien's slight against the city in a "Tonight Show" joke. The Mayor declared the...

John Paragano, the estranged husband of New York Radio DJ Diane Prior, today pleaded guilty of pushing her while in an argument two years ago at their former Chester, N.J., home. Paragamo is a 43-year-old former Union Township, N.J., Municipal Court judge. He pleaded guilty to a disorderly-persons offense for...

Jim Willse, editor of The Star-Ledger for the past 15 years, today announced that he will retire next month. Willse will be succeeded by Kevin Whitmer, who currently is managing editor of the Ledger.

Willse has been editor of the Ledger for the past 15 years, during which the...