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Top Newark news: Shootings leave 1 dead, 6 injured; possible measles exposure at airport; more

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Published on June 19, 2019
Top Newark news: Shootings leave 1 dead, 6 injured; possible measles exposure at airport; morePhoto: Cordelia Persen/Flickr

Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Newark.

TSA finds 6 smoke grenades in airline passenger's bag at Newark Liberty International Airport

Transportation Security Administration screeners at Newark Liberty International Airport discovered six smoke grenades in a passenger's carry-on bag as he attempted to board a flight to the Dominican Republic.

Read the full story on CBS Philly.

Shootings at 2 locations in Newark leave 1 dead, 6 wounded

Police are responding to a shooting in Newark Tuesday that left one person dead and five others wounded, sources tell Eyewitness News.

Read the full story on ABC New York, WABC.

Court favors Newark in police challenge to civilian board

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A court sided with New Jersey's largest city Tuesday in a dispute with its police union over the powers granted to a civilian review board. Newark established the board in 2016 after a three-year U.S. Department of Justice investigation uncovered systemic problems with the police department. 

Read the full story on MySanAntonio.

New Jersey health officials warn of possible measles exposure at Newark Airport

Officials say a Japanese man with the illness traveling from Tokyo on May 29 landed at Terminal B and then headed to Terminal A for a flight to Quebec.

Read the full story on ABC New York, WABC.

Feds bust 27 alleged members of NJ drug ring linked to Bloods

Federal authorities have charged 27 people involved in what they say is a large-scale drug ring that operated out of an abandoned house in Newark and brought in as much as $13,000 in one day.

Read the full story on FOX 29.


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