New Jersey has an acting governor whenever the sitting governor is away, but how does that work and why did they have one in ...

People may have noted the absence of New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy during the response to the massive Ocean County wildfire ...

A New Jersey teenager has been charged with arson in connection with a wildfire in the Pinelands region that has already scorched 15,000 acres and could grow into the largest blaze in the state since ...

A fast-growing wildfire was burning in New Jersey's Pinelands near its Atlantic Ocean beach towns on Wednesday and threatened ...

Local authorities in the US state of New Jersey declared a state of emergency after a massive wildfire broke out in the ...

Five thousand residents forced to evacuate Tuesday night have been allowed to return home from what’s been dubbed the Jones ...

A New Jersey teen has been charged with arson for igniting a wildfire that has scorched 15,000 acres in the Pinelands region, ...

Wildfires in Ocean County, New Jersey have spread to 8,500-acres after beginning in a local park area on Tuesday evening, ...

A sprawling wildfire burning in New Jersey's Pinelands near Atlantic Ocean beach towns could become the largest in the state ...

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service commissioner said the Jones Road Wildfire could be "the largest wildfire in New Jersey in 20 years." ...