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 ...

A defense attorney argued that his 19-year-old client did not deliberately set the blaze that consumed 15,000 acres of ...

Crews are crediting the half-inch of rain that fell over the southern region of the fire over the weekend. More passing rain on Monday may also help containment efforts, officials added.

Joseph Kling, one of the teenagers charged with setting a massive wildfire in Ocean County, is being released from jail with ...

A Waretown man accused of starting a wildfire that destroyed 15,300 acres in southern Ocean County was released from jail on ...

Prosecutors say that Kling picked up 10 to 20 wooden pallets from a recycling center and drove them into the woods, and used gasoline on two pallets to start the fire, and then eventually the rest of ...

The New Jersey man facing arson charges in the Jones Road Wildfire appeared in court Friday in Ocean County. Joseph Kling ...

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service said the Jones Road wildfire went from 75% contained Monday to 80% Thursday.

The Jones Road Wildfire in Ocean County, N.J. is now considered a case of arson sparked by an unattended bonfire, authorities ...

New details about how the Jones Road Wildfire in Ocean County, NJ, began. Eric Scott reveals what court documents show happened and how the fire spread so quickly.

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service issued a smoke advisory for Ocean County on Saturday as the Jones Road wildfire continues ...

A New Jersey 17-year-old has been arrested in connection to last month’s massive wildfire in Ocean County, prosecutors ...