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DETROIT – Valtteri Filppula scored 5:32 into the third period, putting the Detroit Red Wings ahead to stay in a 3-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night. Jimmy Howard made 23 saves, and Darren Helm and Johan Franzen added goals for Detroit. The Red Wings snapped New Jersey's...

-- A 19-year-old man has been arrested in what prosecutors said was the "execution-style" killing of a Lakewood, New Jersey, police officer, authorities said Sunday. Jahmell Crockam was in custody following an arrest overnight, said Thomas Hayes of the Ocean County, New Jersey, Prosecutor's...

TAMPA, Fla. – The struggling New Jersey Devils have rediscovered their offense against an upper-tier Eastern Conference team. Brian Rolston and Travis Zajac each had a goal and an assist during a four-goal first-period, Ilya Kovalchuk scored twice, and the Devils beat the Southeast...

The premiere of the third season of reality show "Jersey Shore," yielded the highest viewership for the show yet and the most ever for a series telecast on MTV, the network said on Friday. The first show of the third season, which aired on Thursday, saw the cast return to Seaside Heights, New...

More than 8 million viewers watched Snooki and company return to "Jersey Shore." The third season premiere of the MTV reality TV series was the most watched series telecast in the cable network's history, MTV announced Friday. The network said 8.45 million total viewers tuned in to the show...

DALLAS – The Dallas Stars have reaquired winger Jamie Langenbrunner in a trade with the New Jersey Devils. Langenbrunner, who was the Devils' captain, was a healthy scratch for Thursday night's game against Philadelphia amid rumors of the trade. The teams announced it Friday morning. New...

School can't eliminate bedbugs JERSEY CITY, NJ (WPIX) — A Jersey City school that has a confirmed case of bedbugs says it can't fully exterminate until school is out of session. The Jersey City Board of Education says the insect infestation was confined to the third floor of School 23 on...

NBA: New Jersey 89, Atlanta 82 NEWARK, N.J., -- Devin Harris popped in 22 points, handed out eight assists and hauled down six rebounds Sunday, pacing the New Jersey Nets to an 89-82 win over Atlanta. Brook Lopez chipped in with 16 points and newly acquired Sasha Vujacic scored 10 for the Nets...

NHL: Nashville 3, New Jersey 1 NEWARK, N.J., -- Anders Lindback needed to make just 15 saves while winning his fifth straight start Friday, carrying the Nashville Predators to a 3-1 victory over New Jersey. Lindback, who has seen more ice time while regular goaltender Pekka Rinne recovers from...

NBA: New Jersey 97, Washington 89 NEWARK, N.J., -- Devin Harris scored 29 points Thursday and the New Jersey Nets fought off a Washington comeback to down the Wizards 97-89, ending an eight-game losing streak. Washington has dropped six in a row and has lost all 13 of its road games this...

TRENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey owes the federal government more than $271 million for canceling a rail tunnel connecting the state with New York. An invoice from the Federal Transit Administration's chief financial officer to NJ Transit's executive director was sent Nov. 24. It says the amount of...

Sunday, November 21 NY Islanders 1 - Atlanta 2 (OT) Calgary 4 - Detroit 5 (OT) Edmonton 4 - Anaheim 2 Phoenix 3 - Vancouver 2 Today's Games Monday, November 22 Dallas at Toronto, 7:00 PM Washington at New Jersey, 7:00 PM Calgary at NY Rangers, 7:00 PM Nashville at Columbus, 7:00 PM...

Denise Borino-Quinn, who played the wife of a mob boss in the award-winning HBO series "The Sopranos," has died of cancer at 46. Borino-Quinn died Wednesday at Morristown (New Jersey) Memorial Hospital, according to Farmer Funeral Home. A funeral Mass was held Saturday. "The Sopranos," which...

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie killed plans for a new train tunnel to connect his state with New York's Manhattan island Thursday, saying billions of dollars in possible cost overruns made the project "completely unthinkable." The $8.7 billion tunnel beneath the Hudson River was the largest...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. – "Jersey Shore" cast member Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi has been arrested in the New Jersey beach town where the MTV show is based. Seaside Heights Police Chief Thomas Boyd says Polizzi was...

Final Exit uses billboards for message NEWARK, N.J., A group that advocates allowing seriously ill adults to arrange their own deaths has begun a billboard ad campaign in Florida, California and New Jersey. The New Jersey sign is a large black billboard with the message "My Life My Death My...

Forest fire hits N.J. Pine Barrens PEMBERTON, N.J., (UPI) -- A wind-fueled fire burned more than 200 acres in the South Jersey Pine Barrens on Saturday, and fire officials said they were unsure when it would be contained. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service said the blaze was spotted about noon...

jersey hunters -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A couple of New Jersey hunters are out in the woods when one of them falls to the ground. He doesn’t seem to be breathing, his eyes are rolled back in his head. The other guy whips out his cell...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – One of Puerto Rico's 10 most-wanted fugitives will be tried for allegedly killing the leader of a powerful sewer workers' union following his capture in New Jersey. FBI spokesman Harry Rodriguez says Jose Juan Viera Morales is scheduled to appear Monday in a New Jersey...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP)—Boxing trainer Mike Skowronski honed his skills beside Arturo Gatti at Jersey City’s Ringside Gym and said the former champ’s longtime friends never liked Gatti’s wife—who is suspected of strangling him. Skowronski, Gatti’s one-time stablemate, sparring mate and...