Forecasters are warning of low humidity and gusty wind increased the risk fire could spread across parts of New Jersey, ...

Authorities say a man set wooden pallets on fire and failed to properly put them out in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens, sparking a ...

Firefighters are making progress with the wildfire in the Pine Barrens section of southern Ocean County. Some 50% of the fire ...

There is an increased risk for rapid fire spread this afternoon across portions of New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania.” ...

A local forester believes taking an ecological approach to forest management will help mitigate wildfires similar to the one ...

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With near drought conditions, state forest fire officials reduced prescribed burns this spring and worried about “quite a ...

A massive wildfire erupted in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens in April 2025, highlighting the delicate line between nature’s cycles ...

If you think of New Jersey as highways and crowded beaches, prepare to be astonished. Tucked away in the heart of the state ...

A Long Island construction bigwig is facing up to seven years behind bars for dumping loads of concrete into Suffolk County’s ...

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette said the ...

Forecasters Warn of Fire Risk Amid Low Humidity, Wind Gusts as Pine Barrens Fire Burns Forecasters on Friday warned low humidity and gusty wind increased the risk that fire could develop across ...