Ocean County NJ News

A house fire in Stafford Township early Friday morning killed a 92-year-old woman and sent two others to Philadelphia hospitals in critical condition.

Shaun Anderson, 47, pleaded guilty to distributing over half an ounce of cocaine in Ocean County, NJ. State seeks a 10-year prison sentence at his upcoming sentencing.

Police say an Ocean County man crashed into a utility pole in Egg Harbor Township early Sunday, fled on foot, and was later arrested. He now faces assault by auto, DWI, and other charges.

More than six years after his father’s death, a Brick Township man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after being convicted of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot that left his father beaten to death.

A Toms River couple has done the impossible: they’ve won two massive NJ Lottery jackpots in seven months, a feat officials say carries 1-in-2-trillion odds.

A 16-year-old was killed in a head-on crash in Jackson, NJ, on East Veterans Hwy. The teen's car was struck by a pickup truck. Two others were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

Thomas Lester of Ocean County pleaded guilty to setting a Little Egg Harbor house fire in 2024. Sentencing with co-defendant Ethan Salter is Nov. 17.

Two people died and a 4-year-old was hurt after a violent crash on Hooper Avenue in Toms River, NJ. The accident remains under investigation.

An Ocean County, NJ, man is facing child porn charges after prosecutors say he recorded children inside his home and uploaded explicit material online.

23-year-old Jaheim Wilson and 21-year-old Oleyah Brown, both from Stockton, CA, have been charged with home invasion burglary. Wilson was also hit with related weapons offenses.

The accident happened around 8:15 Monday morning along Route 70 in Manchester Township, Ocean County, NJ.

A teen's fall at a remote lake in Oceam County, NJ, sparked a dramatic rescue as police and bystanders raced through rough terrain to save his life.