A highly critical independent investigation found that Pemberton Township council should take action against Mayor Jack ...

The fire in southern New Jersey's Lacey and Ocean townships grew to roughly 19 square miles (49 square kilometers) and could continue to burn for days, officials said during an update on Wednesday.

New Jersey health experts are studying respiratory impacts from wildfire smoke after the Jones Road fire burned 15,300 acres in the Pine Barrens and Canadian smoke events.

A man set a bonfire using wooden pallets in New Jersey's Pine Barrens and left them without fully extinguishing the blaze, sparking a quick-moving wildfire with smoke affecting air quality in the ...

News Nation/World Second person charged with arson in New Jersey Pine Barrens fire Firefighters battle a wildfire in Ocean County, N.J. on Thursday, April 24, 2025. Credit: AP ...

Emilio Carranza was heading home to Mexico to complete a goodwill tour when his plane crashed in the New Jersey Pine Barrens.

By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press A man set a bonfire using wooden pallets in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens and left them without fully extinguishing the blaze, sparking a quick-moving wildfire with ...

The Garden State Parkway, one of New Jersey’s busiest highways, reopened Wednesday morning after officials closed a roughly 7-mile (12-kilometer) stretch in the southern part of the state.

Though large tracts of the Pine Barrens are uninhabited, New Jersey is the nation's most densely populated state and officials have warned the fire could threaten developments nearby. The fire had ...

Man charged with arson after authorities say he sparked New Jersey Pine Barrens fire A 19-year-old man faces aggravated arson and arson charges in the southern New Jersey wildfire.