The Jones Road Wildfire was 100% contained after burning 15,300 acres in Ocean County, NJ, officials said on May 12, 2025.

The massive wildfire burning deep in southern Ocean County offered some reminders for local residents. Life at the Jersey Shore isn’t just about sun and sand – it’s also about preparing for the real ...

Authorities arrested Joseph Kling, 19, of Waretown, New Jersey, and charged him with arson and aggravated arson in the fire that's still burning in southern New Jersey. The wildfire was described ...

Authorities say Joseph Kling, 19, deliberately started the fire by soaking wooden pallets in gasoline and setting them aflame ...

A judge said the extraordinary nature of the case, involving one of the largest wildfires in the state in decades, warranted ...

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

Joseph Kling, accused of setting the Jones Road wildfire, is also facing charges stemming from a large fight in Lacey woods ...

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 ...

A second individual has been arrested in connection with the April 22 wildfire that scorched more than 15,000 acres across southern Ocean ...

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