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September 6, 2015

Day care workers plead not guilty to running children's ‘Fight Club’

Erica Kenny, 22, and Chanese White, 28, the two day care workers who were charged with cruelty and child neglect…
July 18, 2015

NJ man sees robbery video of himself, turns himself in

theGrio REPORT - Friday, a man caught in a surveillance video trying to rob a local business, turned himself in…
July 5, 2015

Drunk and high N.J. woman crashes and kills her passenger while fleeing cops

theGRIO REPORT - A 24 year old New Jersey woman has admitted to being both drunk and high when she…
June 11, 2015

New Jersey teen designs a prom dress for the ages, claps back at critics

theGRIO REPORT - Prom season can be overwhelming for those seeking out one of a kind dresses for a night…
May 22, 2015

Amusement park in trouble for hosting adult-only fundraising event gone 'wild'

theGRIO REPORT - A charity event held last Saturday at a New Jersey amusement park was shut down early as…
May 21, 2015

11-year-old suspended over foam Nerf bullet

theGRIO REPORT - A New Jersey mother is upset after her son's school suspended him over a Nerf bullet. “It’s…
April 17, 2015

New Jersey deli owner’s online fundraiser tanks after failed ‘White History Month’ promotion

theGRIO REPORT - About a month after Jim Boggess posted a "white history month" sign in the window of his…
April 10, 2015

Teacher under fire after third-grade students write letters to Mumia Abu-Jamal

theGRIO REPORT - A New Jersey elementary school teacher is in hot water after she announced on social media that…
March 7, 2015

New Jersey boy, 10, dies after jumping from second-floor classroom window

theGrio REPORT - A 10-year-old in New Jersey fell to his death from the window of a classroom on the…
January 21, 2015

Terrifying video shows man shot dead by police while having hands raised

BRIDGETON, New Jersey (AP) — Another videotaped police killing is raising tensions in another U.S. city, this time in New…
January 18, 2015

Mother charged with setting infant on fire in the middle of the road

theGrio REPORT - A New Jersey woman who authorities say put her newborn baby in the middle of a road…
January 12, 2015

Pastor demonstrates how he punched a kid for not believing in God

theGRIO REPORT - A pastor was caught on video describing the way he punched a younger member of his congregation…
October 22, 2014

Man sells ‘Ebola’ heroin out of New Jersey hotel room

theGRIO REPORT - Police arrested Barnabas “Hammer” Davis’ Monday after finding more than 600 packets of heroin, according to NBC10.com's…
October 20, 2014

Fear of Ebola in New Jersey keeps new African students home

theGRIO REPORT - Two East African children will remain home past the 21-day waiting period before beginning elementary school in…
September 30, 2014

Oprah’s ‘The Life You Want’ tour inspires thousands

theGRIO REPORT - Empowering. Enlightening. Magical. These three words only begin to describe this past weekend's two-day event hosted by…
September 16, 2014

School sends 3-year-old home with stranger

theGRIO REPORT - The 3-year-old's parents told New York's WNBC they were "terrified" to learn their daughter Madison left school…
May 15, 2014

Ras Baraka declares victory in Newark mayor's race

(AP) — Ras Baraka, son of the late militant poet and activist Amiri Baraka, declared victory Tuesday in the race…
April 9, 2014

New Jersey court hears rap lyrics in murder case arguments

TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) — New Jersey's Supreme Court has heard arguments in the case of a man whose attempted…
February 27, 2014

Convicted Trenton, NJ, mayor Tony Mack removed from office

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The mayor of New Jersey's capital city was removed from office by a judge Wednesday, 19…
February 3, 2014

NJ state trooper caught shoplifiting says he’s a bodyguard for Christie

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Trooper William Carvounis, 35, of North Brunswick, N.J., was at a Cabela's sporting goods store on Jan.…