The second teenage boy was arrested Thursday night in connection with the Jones Road wildfire, first spotted about 9:45 a.m. on April 22, when the Cedar Bridge Fire Tower located a column of smoke ...

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service said the Jones Road wildfire went from 75% contained Monday to 80% Thursday.

Lingering debris from the Palisades fire and marine mammals sickened by toxic algae remain a concern, but there is a bright ...

For nearly five months, public agencies, advocacy groups and scientists have analyzed samples of seawater and sand in an ...

WARETOWN - Two teenagers charged with setting a wildfire that consumed more than 15,000 acres across Ocean County lied to police, falsely telling them that Mexicans started the blaze, an assistant ...

After nearly three weeks, one of the largest wildfires in New Jersey’s history is now completely contained. On Monday, May 12, 2025, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service confirmed the Jones Road ...

He is presently lodged at Ocean County jail pending a detention hearing later Friday afternoon. The continuing investigation into the fire determined the juvenile helped set the wooden pallets on ...

The Jones Road wildfire in Ocean County is 100% contained, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service announced Monday afternoon. As of 2 p.m., the service said the 15,300-acre fire burning in Ocean and ...

LACEY TOWNSHIP — A 19-year-old Waretown man charged with setting a massive forest fire that burned 15,300 acres in Ocean County says he did not light the fire, according to his lawyer.

A fire damaged Captain Bob's BBQ & Seafood on Thursday evening, according to Fire Chief Drew Woodard with the Hertford Fire ...