A Sussex County man was seriously injured after crashing a motorcycle into a snowbank off Route 284 Sunday morning, state police said.John Veres Jr., 50, was driving a Honda motorcycle northbound on Rt. 284 when he veered to the right and hit a snowbank near milepost 2.3 in Wantage around 11:10 a.m., NJSP Philip Curry told Daily Voice.Veres Jr., of Montague, was ejected in the crash and ...

A New York man was jailed after threatening another driver with a gun during a road rage incident in Hunterdon County, police say.Ibrahim Alkhalaf of Dix Hill is accused of brandishing a firearm toward another driver while traveling on Route 22 west in Whitehouse Station on Feb. 13, Readington Township police said.Alkhalaf was later found with the weapon used in the incident, police ...

An NJ state trooper and a prisoner were hospitalized with injuries after a head-on Sussex County crash over the weekend.The trooper was transporting a prisoner in a marked police vehicle southbound on Rt. 206 when a Hyundai Elantra driver turned left and caused the head-on crash near milepost 110 in Frankford Township just before 3:30 p.m. Saturday, WRNJ reports citing Sergeant Philip ...

Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a woman they say was involved in a crash at a Lehigh Valley Walmart. The collision occurred at Walmart on Route 248 in Easton on Feb. 13, Colonial Regional Police said.The woman was driving a gray Nissan Altima at the time of the crash, police said.Anyone with information about the woman’s identity is asked to contact Officer Epser ...

Andrea Garcia believes in angels. And not just one -- two.She says they are her  neighbors, who rescued her family and saved their home from what would have otherwise been a devastating fire.Garcia, 36, was enjoying the fireplace in the living room of her home on North Lyons Road in Jefferson Township when one of her neighbors, Michael Novitski, spotted five-foot flames billowing ...

Support is surging for four Lehigh Valley children after the death of their mother leaves one of them orphaned.Irene Joyce Hetrick died Feb. 10 at the age of 34, her obituary says.The Allentown native leaves behind four children; Tatum, Jordan, Jayson Jr. and Anna Lee, as well as several extended family members and close friends.More than $7,500 had been raised on a GoFundMe for ...

A North Jersey farm owner arrested on a slew of animal cruelty violations last month says he loved the animals and cared deeply for them, according to a new report.Carlos Rocha, 54, was charged Jan. 26 after an inspection at his farm on Jackson Valley Road in Mansfield Township revealed filthy living spaces, animals with untreated injuries, cows with no food access, several dead calves ...

A 55-year-old Hunterdon County man was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography, authorities said.Robert Drong was arrested Feb. 16 on a third-degree charge, Acting Hunterdon County Prosecutor Michael J. Williams, Acting Chief of Detectives Frank R. Crisologo, and Raritan Township Police Chief Al Payne said.Drong lives in Raritan but has a Flemington mailing address, ...

A popular Sussex County deli is slated to open a second location.G&S Deli on Spring Street is opening a new location on Rt. 206 in Newton.The new deli will open its doors Saturday, Feb. 20 at 1 p.m., workers told Daily Voice.The longtime eatery opened more than 38 years ago and has become known for its expansive selection of pizzas, subs, sandwiches, wraps, burgers, ice cream and ...

More than a dozen people were injured when a bus overturned on snowy roads in Sussex County Thursday afternoon.The crash occurred near Route 206 and Clove Road in Montague around 4 p.m., according to initial and unconfirmed reports.An NJSP trooper attributed the cause of the crash to slippery road conditions but could not confirm any additional details.This is a developing story. Check ...