A new COVID variant - NB 1.8.1 - is in New Jersey. Parents can take steps to protect their children from COVID this summer.

As protests over mass deportations flared in Los Angeles in June 2025, conservative social media users circulated two photos of brick piles they claimed were strategically placed nearby to inflame violence.

Jack Ciattarelli has won the Republican primary election for New Jersey governor, CBS News projects. This is his third bid for governor. He lost the 2017 Republican primary to then-Lt. Gov. Kim Gaudagno before winning the 2021 Republican primary. He ultimately lost to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy by only a few percentage points.

Dateline: Missing in America podcast covers the April 2024 disappearance of Danielle Lopez in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey Josh Mankiewicz reports on the disappearance of Danielle Lopez. Play the episode “ Lost Lane ” of the Dateline: Missing in America podcast below and click here to follow.

This week’s properties are a five-bedroom house in Ardsley, N.Y., and a four-bedroom in Upper Saddle River, N.J.

Three retailers purchased former Big Lots stores in New Jersey including the Berat Corporation, Pennsylvania-based Dick’s Sporting Goods and Ocean State Job Lot. Here’s the list of stores that were purchased in the Garden State:

Hey there New Jersey! Here’s your audio update highlighting the results of Tuesday’s primary election and the two candidates chosen by voters as well as the upcoming closure of a popular Jersey Shore eatery. We’ll also tell you about New Jersey lifting its statewide drought warning and the upcoming arraignment of U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver.