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The now-divorced couple is trying to find out what happened to Drew Wasilewski's once-frozen sperm. "They took it and it was defrosted. If they didn't use it for this procedure they must have used it in some other procedure," attorney David Mazie told NPR

National

Clinic Ordered To Reveal Sperm Donor List After Baby Mix Up

9:36pm September 11, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

After a DNA test revealed the clinic had impregnated the mother with the wrong sperm, the now-divorced couple is trying to uncover the identity of the child's biological father.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, pictured on Aug. 14, thanked city and county officials on Monday for partnering to expedite a 10-year lead pipe replacement program.

Flood Of Money Could Fast Track Newark's Plan To Replace Lead Pipes Amid Water Crisis

8:02pm August 26, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

A $120 million loan could cut up to 8 years off a project to swap out pipes that are contaminating water as it flows from the city's primary processing plant into homes.

Beachgoers playing a game of volleyball on the Belmar, N.J., beach. Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law Friday that protects the public's right to access the state's waterways and shorelines.

Environment

New Jersey Governor Signs Public Beach Access Law

10:00pm May 03, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

As summer months approach, the state is trying to codify the principle that shorelines and waterways are a public trust. But some environmentalists say the new law isn't strong enough.

Sixty packages of cocaine were seized from a shipping container at the Port of New York/Newark.

National

Ton And A Half Of Cocaine Seized At Port Of New York/Newark

5:08pm March 12, 2019

by Dalia Mortada

Authorities say 60 packages of the drug worth about $77 million on the street were found in a shipping container.

Mike Weirsky, a New Jersey man who left his $273 million jackpot-winning Mega Millions lottery ticket at the store where he bought it, says he's going to reward whoever returned it.

National

Good Samaritan Returns Lost Lottery Ticket. The Man Who Bought It Wins Jackpot

4:04pm March 08, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

A New Jersey man is basking in the good fortune of a $273 million lottery jackpot win that wouldn't have happened without the kindness of a stranger. He's trying to find that person to reward them.

The Supreme Court as seen on a morning last month.

Politics & Government

Supreme Court Denies Religious Building Preservation Funds Case

12:58pm March 04, 2019

The court let stand a New Jersey ruling not allowing government money for the restoration or preservation of religious buildings, like synagogues, temples, churches and mosques.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's new book, Let Me Finish: Trump, the Kushners, Bannon, New Jersey, and the Power of In-Your-Face Politics details his history with New Jersey politics and thoughts on the Trump administration.

Chris Christie: There Is No One With More Influence Over Trump Than Jared Kushner

4:34pm January 29, 2019

by Mary Louise Kelly

The former New Jersey governor also tells NPR that he has "great faith and confidence" in special counsel Robert Mueller and that Trump's team has made "a lot of really bad personnel choices."

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Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie attends the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at The Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., on April 28, 2018.

Even In His Own Memoir, 'Let Me Finish,' Chris Christie Gets Upstaged By Trump

1:50pm January 29, 2019

by Ron Elving

In his book, he says the transition team head is "the second biggest job in American politics" — and it is clear he took it on like he would have the top job, as if the shiny new presidency were his.

Nicholas Nicolet and his son Rocco cross-country ski on Sunday in Montpelier, Vt. A major winter storm hit the Midwest and New England this weekend.

National

Winter Storm Grounds Flights, Delays Trains And Knocks Out Power

12:43pm January 20, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

The storm barreled through New England after hitting the Midwest, creating havoc along some transportation routes.

Sheila Reid, whose son Jerame was shot and killed by police in 2014, urged Gov. Phil Murphy to sign a bill requiring the state to investigate all police-involved deaths.

National

In New Jersey, Deaths At The Hands Of Police May Face Outside Scrutiny

5:00am January 01, 2019

by Joseph Hernandez

Criminal justice advocates in New Jersey want the governor to sign a bill that requires the state attorney general's office to investigate police killings. But the attorney general opposes the bill.