No, the up-close video of three whales was not recorded near Provincetown, Mass., Nantucket Island or during a Maui whale watch tour.Rather, just two miles off the New Jersey coast.Lifelong fisherman Roger J. Muller Jr. got the shot on one of his monthly fishing trips to Sandy Hook.Muller has fished all over the world and has seen a lot -- but never anything like this.A whale ...

At least eight women, and one man, were secretly video-recorded inside two popular Pennsylvania store dressing rooms earlier this month, authorities said.Two tiny, hidden devices were recovered from the fitting rooms of stores at King of Prussia Mall in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, according to Upper Merion Township police.Initially, police said a 14-year-old girl found a tiny pen ...

A South Jersey woman plowed her Jeep into three first responders at the scene of a DUI crash on Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania Saturday morning, killing one firefighter and injuring two others and a state trooper, authorities said.Troopers and firefighters were at the scene of a crash involving a 2017 Chevrolet Malibu and 2017 Nissan Altima in the right shoulder of the westbound side ...

UPDATED: Firefighters were battling a major apartment building fire on Friday afternoon in Carteret, authorities said.Flames blew through the Bristol Station Court, bringing crews to the scene around 1:30 p.m.About 30 minutes later, the fire had been upgraded to a three-alarm blaze and there was an unconfirmed report of a "major roof collapse."As of 3:15 p.m., the structure had ...

UPDATED: Firefighters were battling a major apartment building fire on Friday in Carteret, authorities said.Flames blew through the Bristol Station Court, bringing crews to the scene around 1:30 p.m.About 30 minutes later, the fire had been upgraded to a three-alarm blaze and there was an unconfirmed report of a "major roof collapse."As of 3:15 p.m., the structure had collapsed in ...

A 23-year-old Newark man was arrested after threatening to release "compromising" photos of a girl who tried ending her relationship with him, authorities in Middlesex said.Robert Arroyo was charged with making terroristic threats, stalking, invasion of privacy and two counts of endangering the welfare of a minor, Middlesex Police Chief Matthew P. Geist said on Friday.Middlesex ...

A 30-year-old woman from the Jersey Shore has admitted to abandoning three dogs on an animal cruelty charge, authorities said.Allissa DeStefano of Toms River pleaded guilty on Friday, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The dogs' abandonment allegedly resulted in their death, Billhimer said. Lacey Township police responded to a vacant residence on ...

There is a New Jersey Lottery "half-millionaire," minus taxes, of course, on the Jersey Shore.One very lucky Jersey Cash 5 player in Middlesex County matched all five numbers in Thursday night's drawing.The payout? A wopping  $488,706.Thursday's winning numbers were: 08, 14, 16, 22, and 36 and the XTRA number was: 02. The equally lucky retailer will receive a bonus check for ...

A 32-year-old suspect from Long Island has been arrested in connection with this week's fatal shooting of a 21-year-old woman in Newark, New Jersey, authorities said.Wesley Jean-Marie, of Valley Stream, has been charged in the shooting death of Leeana Cottle, age 21, of Newark, late Tuesday, July 21, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, ...

A 21-year-old Newark woman was shot and killed while protecting her friend in an incident of domestic violence, news reports say.Wesley Jean-Marie, of Valley Stream, New York, has been charged in the shooting death of Leeana Cottle, 21, of Newark, late Tuesday, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara.Cottle ...