Crews are crediting the half-inch of rain that fell over the southern region of the fire over the weekend. More passing rain on Monday may also help containment efforts, officials added.

The New Jersey man charged with sparking a wildfire that ravaged parts of Ocean County attempted to deny responsibility, blaming it instead on two “Mexicans” he could not name, police ...

Robert P. Lamb, a lifelong public servant and third-generation resident of Lavallette, New Jersey, died on May 2 at the age ...

Authorities say Joseph Kling, 19, deliberately started the fire by soaking wooden pallets in gasoline and setting them aflame ...

The girlfriend of one of the Jones Road Wildfire suspects said in a Snapchat message to a classmate that her group of friends started the massive blaze, according to court documents.

Prosecutors say that Kling picked up 10 to 20 wooden pallets from a recycling center and drove them into the woods, and used gasoline on two pallets to start the fire, and then eventually the rest of ...

In the latest news concerning the giant wildfire in Ocean County, the teen accused, Joseph Kling (19), will be released from ...

Mostly cloudy this morning then becoming mostly sunny. Areas of fog this morning. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds small ...