Jeff Goldman

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Gov. Phil Murphy called for a federal investigation Thursday into energy costs, saying sharp hikes set to kick in this summer might be the result of “market manipulation.”The governor called for an investigation into the regional transmission organization that helps set prices. The average consumer can expect to see a monthly hike $20 to $25 as a result of an auction held by a regional transmission organization last summer, state officials said.

1 week ago | nj.com | Jeff Goldman

A New Jersey driver has been charged more than six months after a crash with a tractor-trailer on Routes 1 & 9 in Linden killed his two passengers. Devon Scuccimarri, 28, of Piscataway faces two counts of vehicular homicide, the Union County Prosecutor’s Office said Thursday. The northbound Scuccimarri was speeding when he blew through a red light and collided with a southbound truck turning left onto South Stiles Street, officials said.

1 week ago | silive.com | Jeff Goldman

A 27-year-old Colombian national elbowed an immigration officer in the face as she attempted to arrest him in Roselle earlier this year, federal prosecutors said. Hector Villegas-Alvarez is charged with assaulting a federal officer, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were conducting surveillance outside of Villegas-Alvarez’s home on Feb. 23 to arrest him because he is in the country illegally, according to a criminal complaint.

1 week ago | nj.com | Jeff Goldman

A New Jersey man has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for robbing and killing a man in Delaware. Deontay Willingham, 35, of Bridgeton, approached the man on a street corner in Wilmington on June 11, 2023 and struck up a conversation, the Delaware Attorney General’s Office said. Willingham then shot Dennis Davis twice and stole the 37-year-old’s necklace near the corner of East 23rd Street and North Market Street, officials said.

1 week ago | nj.com | Jeff Goldman

A teenager was injured after being struck by a hit-and-run driver Wednesday night in Pompton Lakes, authorities sad. The teen was hit by a dark-colored sedan in the crosswalk at the intersection of Hamburg Turnpike and Ramapo Avenue at about 9:35 p.m., Pompton Lakes police said. He was brought to an area hospital with minor injuries after the driver fled. Anyone with information is asked to call Pompton Lakes police at 973-835-0400. Our journalism needs your support. Please subscribe today to NJ.com.