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MILLSTONE-This morning, firefighters in Millstone Township had to battle the elements to reach a snow plow vehicle engulfed in flames. With the road not yet plowed, firefighters had to stretch…
by Todd Malland, MPD Manchester Twp. NJ – As Winter Storm Toby leaves the area, both residents and Township officials have begun to assess the damages left in its wake.…
Snow will continue to fall steadily until 2 am Thursday morning according to the National Weather Service’s 3pm weather briefing. Latest NWS storm advisory… Strong low pressure of the Mid-Atlantic…
The good guys do win once in a while, even in liberal-leaning California. A teacher with the El Rancho Unified School District in Southern California named Gregory Salcido was fired…
by Jackson PD JACKSON-Samantha Conners (Badge #300), age 23, was sworn in by the Township Clerk and appointed as our newest police officer with the Jackson Police Department today. She…
BARNEGAT LIGHT-The U.S. Coast Guard today is advising boaters to stay off the water today after conditions at Ocean County’s two southern Ocean access points have gone from bad to…
Angered by word of the disciplining of two Lacey High School students for a gun-related social media post, 200 parents, community members and other supporters of the Second Amendment on…
At approximately 9:48am, there was a report of a vehicle fire on I-195 westbound West of Exit 16 – CR 537/Great Adventure in Millstone Twp. Firefighters from Millstone Township responded. …
by Holmdel PD HOLMDEL-This afternoon at 1:14 pm, a tractor-trailer that was traveling on Laurel Avenue struck the New Jersey Transit railroad bridge, slicing the roof of the trailer off.…
by Brick PD BRICK-On 03/14/18 at 5:15am Officers responded to Herbertsville Rd two hundred and fifty feet north of Maple Ave for a reported pedestrian that was struck by a…
JACKSON-The Jackson Township Police Department, Ocean County Prosecutors Office Major Crimes Unit, Ocean County Sheriff’s Department CSI, and New Jersey State Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of…
JACKSON-The Jackson Township Council is once again amending township ordinances to accommodate more affordable housing construction within its borders, but one resident spoke up against the town’s current path. Doctor…
SEASIDE HEIGHTS-Donald Fenimore, 29 of and Emilia Vargas, 25 both Toms River said they were ambushed by three men, one wielding a large stick, in the early morning hours of…
by Ralph Stocco, TRPD TOMS RIVER-In the late evening of March 13th the Toms River Police Department was made aware of an Instagram social media posting alluding to a violent…
by Al DellaFave, OCPO TOMS RIVER-Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato announced that on March 13, 2018, Sevon Hill, 24, of Toms River and Shakar Barksdale, a.k.a. “Anthony” Barksdale, 24,…
TOMS RIVER-Toms River Police spokesman Ralph Stocco confirmed this morning that the department has investigated a photo published by a student at Toms River Intermediate to Instgram. The image shows…
by JPD The Jackson Police Department would like to welcome aboard our two newest police officers and one Class 2 special police officer who were sworn in by the Township…
DALLAS-On Monday, the Dallas Fire-Rescue department received word that one of their own was killed. Fire-Rescue Officer, Brian McDaniel, tragically lost his life in a helicopter crash while on vacation…
A 34-year-old Newark man fatally shot Tuesday morning is the city’s third homicide in 24 hours. In a statement, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and Newark Department of Public Safety…
A Seaside High School teacher, who also served as a reserve police officer and a city councilman in Seaside, California, accidentally fired a gun inside the classroom, injuring three students…
By Clay Calvert, Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication, University of Florida. Students from South Plantation High School, carrying placards, protest in support of gun control. Carlos Garcia/Reuters Thousands of…
A dog has died during a United Airlines flight after a flight attendant insisted it be placed in an overhead bin. The black French bulldog was in a pet carrier…
The Trump administration has requested Congress move to strip sanctuary cities of federal grants in the spending bill due by the end of next week, a government official said Tuesday.…
Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled an ambitious progressive agenda Tuesday when he pulled back the curtain on his $37.4 billion state budget proposal. The spending plan is a $2.7 billion jump…
Gov. Phil Murphy is set Tuesday to unveil his first state budget proposal that will include more than $1.5 billion in new revenue from taxes and closing loopholes, including a…