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Bad weather postponed Philadelphia Union’s US Open Cup Quarterfinal, and it just might be a blessing in disguise.

Bad weather postponed Philadelphia Union’s US Open Cup Quarterfinal, and it just might be a blessing in disguise.

Jul 9, 2025; Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; Severe weather alert on the big scoreboard at Subaru Park before action between the Philadelphia Union and the New York Red Bulls. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images After a two-hour delay that...

New Jersey native credited with saving 165 from Camp Mystic amid deadly Texas floods

New Jersey native credited with saving 165 from Camp Mystic amid deadly Texas floods

KERR COUNTY, Texas (WABC) -- The death toll after the deadly Texas floods continued to rise on Monday after a river cascaded through a campsite filled with sleeping children. Ten children and one counselor are still missing as the round-the-clock...

New Jersey Lawmakers Are Considering 2 Bills To Heavily Regulate Homeschooling

New Jersey Lawmakers Are Considering 2 Bills To Heavily Regulate Homeschooling

New Jersey has as many as 94,518 homeschooled students, according to 2022 data from the National Home Education Research Institute. A series of bills being considered by the New Jersey Legislature aim to heavily regulate homeschooling and restrict...

Democrats pour millions into New Jersey governor's race

Democrats pour millions into New Jersey governor's race

Democrats are putting millions of dollars onto the airwaves in the New Jersey governor’s race, with an outside group making a new major ad reservation. Greater Garden State, a super PAC backed by the Democratic Governors Association, is spending...

THURS: Up to 200 homes damaged in Ruidoso by floods, Lujan defends public media, + More

THURS: Up to 200 homes damaged in Ruidoso by floods, Lujan defends public media, + More

As many as 200 homes damaged as officials survey the aftermath of a deadly New Mexico flood - Morgan Lee, Susan Montoya Bryan, and Roberto Rosales, Associated Press At least 200 homes were damaged during a deadly flash flood in the mountain...

What's the weather forecast this weekend at the Shore?

What's the weather forecast this weekend at the Shore?

New this year at the fair is Circus Incredible, a show that features aerial acts 30 feet up. A team of state and county inspectors, accompanied by Platkin, fanned out on the Seaside Heights boardwalk on July 1. What did they find? The Highlands...

Flooding in Texas Raises Questions About Flash Food Dangers and Flood Season: What to Know

Flooding in Texas Raises Questions About Flash Food Dangers and Flood Season: What to Know

NEED TO KNOW Floods can happen almost anywhere in the United States, but some places are more prone to flooding than others According to the National Weather Service, “flooding kills more people than just about any weather-related hazard" Here is...

N.J. weather: More storms, isolated flooding possible Thursday

N.J. weather: More storms, isolated flooding possible Thursday

Thursday will be tamer weather-wise in New Jersey than the last three, but forecasters aren’t ruling out more potential heavy rain and thunderstorms. While there are no watches or warnings in place anywhere in the state for the first time since...

New Jersey man helps rescue over 165 people in Texas floods

New Jersey man helps rescue over 165 people in Texas floods

Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think − an electrical engineer explains

Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think − an electrical engineer explains

It’s hard work soaking up sunlight to generate clean electricity. After about 25 to 30 years, solar panels wear out. Over the years, heating and cooling cycles stress the materials. Small cracks develop, precipitation corrodes the frame and layers...

NJ weather: Unsettled and humid for now, more improvements ahead

NJ weather: Unsettled and humid for now, more improvements ahead

After a night of heavy rain and wicked thunderstorms for part of New Jersey, our weather will start to calm down Thursday. Having said that, it is going to be a rather unsettled weather day, with a stalled frontal boundary draped overhead. That...

Peeling back the curtain on climate lawsuits: Opinion column by Peter Roff

Peeling back the curtain on climate lawsuits: Opinion column by Peter Roff

Under Joe Biden, filing lawsuits against energy producers and accusing them of harming the environment was cool. Under Donald J. Trump’s America First energy policy, not so much. The “David vs. Goliath” narrative has collapsed on the altar of...

Experts Say New Jersey Should Be Putting Paper Towels in Your Fridge

Experts Say New Jersey Should Be Putting Paper Towels in Your Fridge

Let's be honest New Jersey, we have all used Paper Towels for a plethora of uses from wiping down our car interiors to wiping our faces to removing excess food from dishes before putting them in the Dish Washing Machine. We have Paper Towels today...

Thunderstorms knock out power for over 20,000 in New Jersey, cause Newark Airport delays

Thunderstorms knock out power for over 20,000 in New Jersey, cause Newark Airport delays

Severe thunderstorms left over 20,000 New Jerseyans without power and caused delays at Newark Liberty International Airport on July 8. PSE&G's outage map was reporting 8,166 customers with no power as of 8:30 p.m. The hardest hit counties were...

Flood watch in effect as severe storms could cause flash flooding

Flood watch in effect as severe storms could cause flash flooding

Another day, another round warm temperatures to go along with threats of storms in Delaware. It will be the third day in a row of severe weather after the remnants of tropical cyclone Chantal rolled through the area earlier in the week. Here's the...

New Jersey Coast Guard swimmer saves at least 165 people in deadly Texas floods

New Jersey Coast Guard swimmer saves at least 165 people in deadly Texas floods

A 26-year-old U.S. Coast Guard swimmer from New Jersey is being hailed a hero for rescuing at least 165 people during the horrific Texas floods during the Fourth of July weekend. U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem praised...

N.J. weather: Severe thunderstorm watch posted for 14 counties. Threat of damaging winds, flash flooding.

N.J. weather: Severe thunderstorm watch posted for 14 counties. Threat of damaging winds, flash flooding.

For the second time in two days, New Jerseyans are being urged to be on the lookout for nasty thunderstorms that could pack a big punch with powerful winds, small hail and flooding rain. Fourteen counties across the Garden State have been placed...

Temasek Holdings posts S$434 billion portfolio, eyes AI & sustainability

Temasek Holdings posts S$434 billion portfolio, eyes AI & sustainability

Hello Gregory, please see highlighted query in 3rd paragraph. SINGAPORE: Singapore’s state fund Temasek Holdings reported a record net portfolio value of S$434 billion and gains of S$45 billion at the end of its financial year. Its assets under...

4 N.J. counties under a flood warning until early Thursday morning due to excessive rainfall

4 N.J. counties under a flood warning until early Thursday morning due to excessive rainfall

The National Weather Service released a flood warning at 11:57 p.m. on Wednesday in effect until Thursday at 4 a.m. for Atlantic, Cape May, Monmouth and Ocean counties. The weather service adds, “Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected...

New Jersey Takes Additional Steps To Help Prevent Legionnaires' Disease

WASHINGTON, July 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Alliance to Prevent Legionnaires' Disease (APLD) applauds the New Jersey Legislature and Governor Phil Murphy's for allocating $1.25 million in new funding in the state's recently approved Fiscal Year...

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