Gubernatorial candidate and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka visited the Montclair State campus in a formal meet-and-greet hosted by Montclair State Democrats.

A 9-year-old girl was killed in a fast-moving house fire in Newark early Wednesday morning, authorities said. The blaze erupted just before 2 a.m. at a three-story rowhouse on Astor St., according to ...

Mass deportations are being planned by the U.S. government — and that could mean a big boom in business for private prisons.

Federal investigators are sharply criticizing the fire department of Newark, New Jersey for failures in training and ...

Ras Baraka continues to claim the progressive lane in the six-person race for the Democratic nomination for governor.

A coalition of a half-dozen major progressive groups in the state endorsed Newark Mayor Ras Baraka for governor on Thursday, according to a release.

"I think we need the [Democratic] party," said Collum, "but it can't be the same party that it's always been, because that party didn't deliver in the last election and it's going to continue to lose ...

A third of the affordable housing that’s being built in the state is being built in Newark.” Baraka aims to bring Newark’s success to the entire state. “If we are wrestling with these ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said in a statement on the city's website that, "As I have stated in the past, without compliance with requirements, Delaney Hall cannot lawfully open. We will not tolerate ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka speaks to a crowd gathered in opposition to ICE on Tuesday, Mar. 11, 2025, after ICE released a statement last week announcing the opening of Delaney Hall in Newark ...