Incumbent Ibrahim Omar, who has close ties to mayor Andre Sayegh, is being challenged by Ilia Villanueva, an ally of a Sayegh critic.

PATERSON — Police responding to a reported fight at a 5th Ward apartment building early Monday morning found a 31-year-old city man who later was pronounced dead, authorities said. The killing was ...

Yakima Chavers filed a wrongful death suit against the city. Her son, a 14-year-old Eastside High School student, was fatally ...

PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) -- Illegal dumping has become a quality-of-life issue in Paterson, New Jersey, and now the city is cracking down on it. The city on Monday, announced "Operation Clean Sweep ...

They allegedly let a New York police captain leave when they responded to a domestic violence call in which a woman's nose and mouth were bleeding.

PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) -- Smoke billowed from two homes on Southard Street in Paterson, New Jersey, marring an otherwise perfect blue 4th of July sky. Two firefighters were injured as they ...