Barnegat

A 76-year-old man in Barnegat lost nearly $200,000 in gold bars to a sophisticated scam. What can we learn from his mistake?

A 17-year-old male became the second person charged in the Jones Road Wildfire that consumed massive amounts of Pine Barrens forest in April

Joseph Kling, 19, of the Waretown section of Ocean Township, was charged with aggravated arson and arson.

The wildfire is already the largest wildfire in New Jersey this year at 13.2 square miles (8,500 acres) burned but only 10% contained as of Wednesday morning.

With two wildfires in just days, find out how New Jersey is managing the ongoing threat of the Jones Wildfire and its impact on local communities.

The massive fire is still growing (as of 4:00 p.m.) on Tuesday, with mandatory evacuations now ordered.

Barnegat school board members voted to fire a teacher and four support staff caught up in incidents involving a special needs child, allegedly bound with painter's tape.

"Barnegat Township School District does not condone the kind of behavior under investigation,” the school superintendent said. Police did not anticipate charges being filed.

Nicholas Santiago, of Barnegat, pleaded guilty to counts of robbery and shoplifting in connection with incidents in Stafford Township last year.

Police found Marques Mills inside a vehicle, parked in the driveway of his home, after being shot multiple times in 2022.