Authorities Suspect Stray Bullet Killed Man in New Brunswick Home

Authorities believe a stray bullet killed a New Brunswick man in his home Friday afternoon. According to a release from the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office, Richard Chang, 40, was pronounced dead at his home at 3:40 p.m.

Charge: NJ Mom Let Kid Tan in Booth

Nutley police charged Patricia Krentcil, 44, with child endangerment after allegedly letting her 5-year-old daughter enter a tanning booth with her. Krentcils' daughter told her school nurse she got a sunburn from tanning with her mother, prompting the school to call child services.

Love Triangle Led To 2011 Murder Of Teaneck Man, Prosecutor Says

A jealous husband was behind the killing of a Teaneck man who was found shot to death last year in his charred Elm Avenue home, authorities charged Friday. 

Sui Kam “Tony” Tung, 49, faces first-degree murder, first-degree felony murder and aggravated arson charges in the March 2011 death of Robert Cantor, according to a statement released Friday night by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.

NJ Has Massachusetts Woman on Hook for Decades-Old $73 Debt

Most of the time, public workers who successfully track down a long-standing debt owed to the state would be applauded. But in the case of Alice Mainville, it's enough to make most people shake their heads. [Daily News of Newburyport]

Holt Joins Call to Stop Student Loan Rate Hike

U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12) Thursday joined undergraduates and the presidents of several New Jersey colleges at the College of New Jersey in Ewing to ask Congress to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling on July 1. Hold said if Congress fails to act, interest rates for more than 7 million students who receive federal student loans will increase from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent on July 1.

New Rules for License Renewals

Starting Monday, what you'll need to bring with you to the motor vehicle agency for renewing a driver's license will change subtly but significantly to comply with the new federal "True ID" standard. [Asbury Park Press]

Payne Gets Senate Endorsement

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) endorsed Donald M. Payne Jr. to represent the 10th Congressional District, Menendez's office said in a statement. Payne, the president of the Newark Municipal Council, is seeking the seat previously held by his father, Donald Payne Sr., who died in March.

Special Delivery: New Jersey Wineries Can Now Ship Directly to Home

The Garden State Wine Growers Association announced Tuesday the launch of direct shipping of wine from wineries to homes throughout the state. The Association represents 34 New Jersey wineries.

Blues Hall of Fame Calls Hopatcong Man

A Hopatcong man has carved himself a place among blues greats. "Uncle Pete" Hoff was recently notified he'd be inducted into the New Jersey chapter of the American Heritage Blues Hall of Fame.