JoAnn Zavodnick, of Somerset, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. She was 71. Born in Newark, NJ ...

A pair of 18-year-olds has been accused of starting a fire by shooting a flare gun into a house in Ocean County.

On Tuesday, June 10, 2025, polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

County prepared for an emergency, such as the fire that occurred in April in Ocean County? County officials say "yes," but ...

TOMS RIVER -- Following a brief court appearance on May 19, the Waretown man accused of sparking the massive Jones Road wildfire with an improperly extinguished bonfire told reporters there were ...

(New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection via AP) A fire burns on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, near Waretown, N.J. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) Waretown Volunteer Fire Company firefighters ...

A Waretown man accused of starting a wildfire that destroyed 15,300 acres and forced the evacuation of thousands in southern Ocean County was released from jail on electronic monitoring Monday ...

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 ...

WARETOWN -- A second teenage boy has been arrested and charged in connection with the Jones Road wildfire that has consumed more than 15,000 acres across Ocean County, authorities said.