Joseph Kling, 19, charged with aggravated arson, will stay jailed until at least Friday, when his detention hearing is set.

Prosecutors said Friday that a 17-year-old was arrested and charged with arson, aggravated arson and hindering apprehension.

The second teenage boy was arrested Thursday night in connection with the Jones Road wildfire, first spotted about 9:45 a.m. on April 22, when the Cedar Bridge Fire Tower located a column of smoke ...

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service issued an update at 10:30 p.m. saying that the wildfire had consumed an additional 5,300 acres during the evening hours, more than doubling in size to 8,500 acres.

Authorities arrested the 19-year-old from Waretown, New Jersey, and charged him with arson and aggravated arson in the fire that’s still burning in southern New Jersey that they described as started ...

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 ... County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit-Arson Squad, New Jersey Forest Fire Service, Ocean County Fire Marshal’s Office, and New Jersey ...

The Jones Road Fire has burned more than 15,000 acres, officials said. Firefighters continue to battle a wildfire in New ...

WARETOWN, N.J. (WPVI) -- A man has been charged with arson after being accused of purposefully starting a fire that erupted into the massive Jones Roads Wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey.

New Jersey faces an increased risk of rapid fire spreading on Friday as firefighters continue battling the 15,000-acre Jones ...