A 46-year-old Perth Amboy man has been charged with attempted murder and arson after allegedly setting a house fire.

The blaze, dubbed the Mines Spung Wildfire, had burned through 4,200 acres and was 40% contained as of 8:30 a.m. Saturday, ...

Fire engines, helicopters and ground crews were being used to try to contain the blaze, which has been dubbed the Mines Sprung Wildfire.

Charles Maulbeck, 51, of Toms River, pled guilty on June 9 to arson in connection with a fire that occurred in Brick Township ...

A Toms River man has pleaded guilty to setting a fire last year, as well as an unrelated act of criminal mischief in Lacey ...

A 17-year-old and 19-year-old are facing charges for the Jones Road Wildfire. A second teenager has been arrested for arson in connection with a massive New Jersey wildfire as prosecutors reveal ...

OCEAN COUNTY, N.J. -- A second person has been arrested in connection to the Jones Road Wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey ... The teen is facing charges of arson, aggravated arson and hindering ...

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BARNEGAT, N.J. — A New Jersey man has been arrested and is facing arson charges after being accused of starting the Jones Road Wildfire that has consumed more than 15,000 acres in Ocean County ...