Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is making a bid to stake out the progressive lane in the six-person race for the Dem nod for governor ...

A Newark mother was charged with endangering the welfare of a child after her six-year-old daughter was found dead in her ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is positioning his candidacy for New Jersey governor in a crowded Democratic field as a journey to a more progressive future.

The many flower bouquets — which originally sat on top of the police cruiser — were torn off, destroyed and callously thrown ...

Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka said Tuesday that the private owner of an immigrant detention center lacks city planning board ...

Newark Police Detective Joseph Azcona was fatally shot by a teenager. Why can't we address America's crippling gun problem?

A New Jersey cop was shot and killed in a barrage of 29 bullets fired by a 14-year-old gunman with an automatic weapon — and ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has submitted $1.5 million to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement and could receive $2.63 million ...

Earlier this year, city officials announced that Newark was launching a search for a new poet laureate. The position is ...

Mayor Ras Baraka spent International Women's Day engaging with women across Newark, just hours after a devastating shooting ...

A 14-year-old has been charged with murder and attempted murder after a police officer in New Jersey was killed in a shootout ...