NJ News for 2:00pm, Friday, 8-14-2026

From the PJ Fitzpatrick Home Improvement Newsdesk. New Jersey 101.5 news starts now. It's 84 degrees at 2 o'clock. I'm Rick Rick Rickman. A brick township woman faces two counts of felony vehicular homicide after getting spooked by a bug. While Township police said 55-year-old Burnett Cobb crossed into the opposite lane on a road in Pennsylvania and struck an oncoming motorcycle killing the driver and passenger. Cobb told police she panicked. when a bug flew into her car and she lost control. Recent cyber attacks targeting dozens of water systems across the country, including two in South Jersey, has prompted a response by one garden state lawmaker. Congressman Josh Gottheimer is introducing a package of legislation aimed at bolstering critical American infrastructure following the wave of attacks. For the past two weeks, water systems across this country have been under attack. Not could happen someday. It's happening right now as we're standing here. In New Jersey, water systems in Cape May and Woodbine were targeted. Residents in North Jersey are questioning one was behind two loud booms that woke several people up in the middle of the night. Users on social media had several theories from F-16 fighter jets to meteors as there were not any visible lightning storms in the area. However, the National Weather Service said there was a thunderstorm moving through Passaic County that broke down as it made its way to Bergen County around 2.30 a.m. Thursday morning. Meanwhile, the American Meteor Society said two residents in New Jersey, one in Hawthorne and one in Park Ridge, reported seeing a long streak of light at the same time with a loud boom triggering several car alarms. I'm Lizzie Radabali. And staffing and program cuts could be coming for Stockton University as the school deals with enrollment declines and reduced state aid. This year's budget is $311 million less than last year. The Complete New Jersey 101.5 forecast is coming up. Now New Jersey fast traffic.

New Jersey 101.5 instant weather. The bottom line for this weekend, a spectacular day tomorrow, up to a half inch of rain intermittently, Sunday into Sunday night, but there are no weather hazards, no alarm bells to ring here. Still a chance of a stray shower heading into this evening, then clearing skies and fairly comfortable overnight. Lows will dip into the mid-60s by tomorrow morning, and that'll set us up for a beautiful day tomorrow. Mostly sunny and dry, warm, and not that humid, highs 80 to 85. Sunday, at the very least, turns cloudier and cool. High's only upper 70s. Watch for one batch of showers midday than a bigger push of rain late. Monday lingering showers in the morning than becoming partly sunny. Highs shoot right back into the mid to upper 80s. From the Edison heating and cooling weather desk, I'm chief meteorologist Dan Zarrow. Thank you, Dan. And New Jersey weather is brought to you by Earth Treasures. Gold prices are near historic highs. So if you've ever thought about selling jewelry now is the perfect time. Earth Treasurer's on Route 35 and 36 in Edentown. 50 years of trust buying or selling the estate jewelry experts. In Barnaget Light, 81 degrees, Parsimony 84, Oldbridge 85. Next update hits at 230. Breaking news when it happens. Now more of the conversation with Lou and Michelle Law, New Jersey 101.5.