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NJ Wildfire updates: Smoke from Ocean County fire expected to impact Tri-State area
A wildfire in New Jersey has exploded to over 13,250 acres after igniting Tuesday in Ocean County and threatening, at one ...
Girlfriend of NJ wildfire suspect tells friend, ‘We started the fire’: affidavit
The girlfriend of a 17-year-old arrested in connection with the Jones Road Wildfire allegedly admitted to a friend that her group started the blaze.
Second person charged with arson in New Jersey Pine Barrens fire
A second person has been charged with arson in the wildfire in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens. Prosecutors said Friday that a ...
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Waretown man accused of starting Ocean County wildfire released on electronic monitoring until trial
A Waretown man accused of starting a wildfire that destroyed 15,300 acres in southern Ocean County was released from jail on ...
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N.J. man did not intentionally set Ocean County wildfire, defense argues
The unnamed teen faces charges of arson, aggravated arson and hindering apprehension in connection to his alleged role in starting the fire, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said Friday.
New Jersey man charged with starting massive, half-contained wildfire in Ocean County
Joseph Kling, 19, of Waretown, has been charged with arson after starting a bonfire that sparked a 15,000 acre wildfire that ...
Garden State Parkway, Route 9 reopen in Ocean County after fire closures
Normal traffic patterns are resuming on Wednesday, but officials in the towns affected by the Jones Road wildfire urge ...
NJ man accused of starting Pine Barrens fire blamed ‘Mexicans’
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 ...