Newark police Detective Joseph Azcona, 26, was killed by a gun-toting 14-year-old boy in a street execution last week, authorities say. City of Newark “He was a very nice kid,’’ she said of ...

The City of Newark has announced it is postponing its Juvenile Safety Ordinance, which was scheduled to go into effect on Friday, April 12. Mayor Ras Baraka and Public Safety Director Fritz G.

The City of Newark is accepting applications for its inaugural Poet Laureate position, Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced. The Poet Laureate will serve a two-year term starting this year with the goal ...

Set up in front of Newark City Hall by the local Fraternal Order of Police union, the memorial featured the detective’s police cruiser decorated with black bunting, balloons, flowers and a photo ...