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A palm reader in Massachusetts is being accused of stealing more than $70,000 from a client by telling the woman her daughter was possessed by a demon and she needed the money to relocate the spirit into a Barbie doll.   Somerset police say Tracey Milanovich — who ran Tracy’s Psychic Palm Reader on County Street — faces charges of…

Idris Elba’s “Concrete Cowboys” isn’t out in theaters yet, but Philadelphia police dealt with their own real life equestrian drama when they chased after a horse that went on the loose for about an hour.

SkyForce10 was over the scene as Philadelphia police safely captured a horse that was on the loose late Wednesday night in Port Richmond.

New Jersey is adding 749 miles of rivers and streams to its inventory of waterways that have a high level of protection from pollution and development.

Due to inclement weather, many businesses and offices in the region have announced closings or delays. Here is a list of select closures for Wednesday. Hours may be subject to change, so be sure to call ahead before making travel plans.

President Donald Trump has granted a major disaster declaration for the state of New Jersey for damage stemming from the severe winter storm and snowstorm March 6-7.

Months after a severe winter storm hit, President Donald Trump has declared a disaster that allows FEMA to get money to New Jersey communities hit hard by the March snowstorm.

State environmental officials decided to add the extra days after the harvest fell short this year.

New Jersey will extend this season’s Bear Hunt from Wednesday through Saturday. State Fish and Wildlife officials extended the days because hunters took home fewer than the maximum number of bears earlier this fall.

Hunters across New Jersey are making final preparations for the state’s next black bear hunt, which also may be the last one the state holds for some time.

Hunters have killed 189 bears so far, including 38 on Friday. More than half of the kills have occurred in Sussex County.

The six-day hunt starts at sunrise Monday in eight counties.

A psychiatric nurse has started an online petition asking the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to add fencing to a bridge that has been used by people who jumped to their deaths.

An original member of a now-defunct New Jersey burglary ring known as the “James Bond Gang” has accepted a plea deal.

New Jersey officials have issued a Drought Watch for north and central New Jersey, they are asking residents to limit watering their lawns to two days a week.

Precipitation over the last 90 days has been 40 percent below average in the northern parts of the state.

Two Amtrak workers have been charged with overbilling the company for more than 900 overtime hours they didn’t work.

After years of delays, the new Wesmont New Jersey Transit train station in Wood-Ridge has finally opened. Jen Maxfield reports.

Jefferson College of Population Health received a $7.5 million grant Monday that will be used to create a center dedicated to improving the health of people living in and around Johnstown, Pa.

Obama issues disaster declaration for parts of New Jersey