NJ News for 4:00pm, Friday, 8-14-2026

The PJ Fitzpatrick Home Improvement News Desk. New Jersey 101.5 News starts now. It's 85 degrees at 4 o'clock. I'm Erin Vote. The man accused of brutally killing a 27-year-old Somerville woman over two years ago will now face a murder trial. On Thursday, Somerset County Superior Court Judge Peter Tober found that 30-year-old David Shreitman is competent to stand trial. and the killing of Mary Rose Philly, who has stabbed 37 times outside her family home in January 2024. Treatment has remained in treatment at a secure psychiatric hospital since his arrest. New Jersey Congressman Josh Gottheimer is spearheading legislation to protect the country's drinking water infrastructure after the FBI says dozens of water systems were targeted and coordinated cyber attacks recently. Two of those systems were in New Jersey in Cape May and Woodbine. That was a warning for all of us because we can't just sit here and wait for the next attack. Because by the way, Minnesota... wasn't as lucky as we were in Jersey. The city of Bram had a shut down its well and water treatment plant for hours. Josh Gottheimer's critical infrastructure security plan would give municipal water systems free access to AI tools to keep hackers at bay. New Jersey News brought to you by Restaurante Luca. It's fine dining at its best, enjoy award-winning Italian cuisine, first-class service, and complimentary world-class music. Visit restaurante Luca.com. And the Phillies had a catch and an easy win over the twins in an MLB game out the Field of Dreams in Iowa on Thursday night. The pregame ceremony saw 26 Hall of Famers emerge from surrounding cornfields, just like the iconic movie that stars Kevin Costner. Even the Philly fanatic shared some cornfield selfies to social media. The game itself was pretty lopsided. The Phil's beat the twins 7 to 1. Now the Lester Glenn Business Report. Stocks are dipping to wrap the week. The Trump White House reports that countries are routing exports through third nations to avoid U.S. tariffs causing tax revenue losses of $19 billion to $26 billion annually. The new report says China has responded to 2018 tariffs by sending goods to other countries for packing and assembly. On Wall Street at the closing bell, the Dow was down about 130 points. If you're looking for a new vehicle, visit lester glen.com and choose from over 2,000 vehicles. Experience the way car buying should be. Experience Lester Glenn. The complete New Jersey 101.5 forecast is coming up. Now, New Jersey, fast traffic. New Jersey 101.5 instant weather. For this weekend, we have a spectacular day tomorrow, but less spectacular weather for Sunday into Sunday night with up to a half inch of rain intermittently. But there are no weather hazards, no alarm bells to talk about here. There's still a chance of a stray shower. Heading into this evening, then clearing skies and fairly comfortable overnight, lows in the mid-60s. Tomorrow's great from start to finish, mostly sunny and dry, warm and not that humid, highs 80 to 85. Sunday, at the very least, turns cloudier and cooler.

Highs only reach the upper 70s. We'll see one batch of showers around midday, then a bigger push of rain likely late Sunday. Again, there will be breaks of dry weather in there. Monday lingering showers early on, then becoming partly sunny. High shoot right back into the warm, mid to upper 80s. From the Edison heating and cooling weather desk, I'm chief meteorologist Dan Zaro. New Jersey traffic and weather brought to you by Center for Natural Health and Rehabilitation. Whether you're an elite athlete or just someone struggling with pain, Dr. Judy Sarah cares about. on improving the function of your body. Go to less pain, better health.com to learn more. Wildwood 77, Mount Holly 87, Hackettstown 82. Next update hits at 430. Breaking news every time it happens. Now more of the conversation with Domensky and more on New Jersey 101.5.