Ever since he was a precocious 5 year old who read the Bergen Record and then published his own neighborhood newspaper, Dan Alexander has always had an interest in the news. Alexander says he learns something new on this job everyday and that's what keeps it interesting. Alexander has been with New Jersey 101.5 for the past 10 years on the digital team writing news and working behind the scenes on a variety of projects.
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Door-to-door slaughter: NJ man tried to wipe out relatives, PA cops say
After Andre Gordon fought with his father at the front door of his stepmother's home he began banging on the door, broke a window and began firing.
NJ toddler hospitalized after falling out of 2nd story window
Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said the mom brought the 2-year-old boy to the city's 4th precinct station around 7:25 p.m. looking for help.
NJ cops react after cars doing donuts block traffic on highway bridge
Traffic was stopped in both directions of Route 35 approaching Smith Street in Perth Amboy with drivers honking their horns in frustration as the cars drove in a circle in the middle of the intersection.
Why Tuesday is a bad day to buy a PA Lottery ticket
The upgrade to the Pennsylvania Lottery machines located in many retail locations that sell tickets to most of the lottery's games will be unavailable for play just after midnight early Tuesday morning.
Husband kills wife in PA murder/suicide, cops say
Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said police were called to a condo unit on Carson Terrace in the Huntingdon Valley section of Lower Moreland late Saturday afternoon.
Picking up the pieces of a PA triple shooting tragedy
Andre Gordon shot and killed his stepmother, Karen Gordon, 52, sister Kera Gordon, 13, and Taylor Daniel, 25, the mother of his two children, according to Bucks County District Attorney Jen Schorn.
Newtown Township, PA barricade situation resolved – UPDATE
Newtown Township police put the Headley development in lockdown just after 8 a.m. due to "police activity"
NJ governor speaks with CEO about Starbucks closing
The coffee chain, which opened the location on Warren Street in downtown Trenton in 2017 as one of its community stores, told employees Monday it will close on March 30.
Kids hide as man shoots 3 relatives dead before NJ standoff, cops say
Children hid in the two homes while Andre Gordon fatally shot three people Saturday morning, investigators said.
3 dead in PA shootings that sparked lockdown — cops search for gunman
Falls Township police said Andre Gordon, 26, entered a home on Viewpoint Lane around 9 a.m. and shot two people. He then left the scene and drove to a second house on Edgewood Lane where he shot a third, according to police.