WARETOWN ― One of the worst wildfires in southern Ocean County history has more than doubled in size, scorching 8,500 acres, forcing the evacuation of some 3,000 people, and threatening 1,320 homes ...

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

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

The detention hearing for a Waretown man accused of starting a wildfire that destroyed 15,300 acres in southern Ocean County ...

On April 23, Haug is set up his relief mission in his own backyard as one of the worst wildfires in southern Ocean County history continued to burn ... and local residents in the parking lot of the ...

Joseph Kling, 19, of Ocean Township, New Jersey, is charged with aggravated arson and arson in connection to the massive ...

The Jones Road fire garnered national attention. Firefighting companies and relief agencies came from all over. For one ...

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.

With traffic routes like the Garden State Parkway, Route 9 and Route 532 closed, cars are at a standstill across parts of Ocean County.

Normal traffic patterns are resuming on Wednesday, but officials in the towns affected by the Jones Road wildfire urge drivers to use caution.