Ocean County wildfire 40% contained after burning through 300 acres
Crews continued to make progress Thursday as they worked to contain a massive forest fire in Ocean County that swelled to ...
N.J. wildfire grows to nearly 200 acres, continues to threaten homes, officials say
A wildfire in Ocean County that caused the evacuation of multiple homes in the area had grown to 175 acres Wednesday night, authorities said. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service said it was making ...
Homes evacuated as wildfire breaks out in Ocean County
South Stump Tavern Road, which contains mostly spaced out single-family homes, is closed. Fire trucks and bulldozers have ...
Hit-and-run crash in Lakewood critically injures woman riding bike
A 35-year-old woman was critically injured when she was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Lakewood on Tuesday night, authorities said. The woman was hit at 7:15 p.m. at the intersection of Maplehurst ...
N.J. election day 2024: Ocean County live results
Voters in Ocean County cast their votes Tuesday in the 2024 General Election for county and local seats. Check back here for ...
N.J. driver was drunk in hit-and-run that killed 75-year-old, cops say
The woman is charged with vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, the Ocean County ...
Judge orders mental health eval for N.J. woman accused of faking child’s leukemia
An Ocean County Superior Court judge has ordered a mental health evaluation for the woman accused of faking her child’s ...
Prison time for N.J. man who processed more than $1 million in fraudulent credit card transactions
A man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a scheme in which he charged more than $1 million of fraudulent transactions to credit cards. Eli Schamovic, 43, of Lakewood, was sentenced ...