A second person has been charged with arson in the wildfire in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens that has grown into the state’s second-largest fire in nearly two decades. Prosecutors said Friday that a ...

Outside of the Ocean County Jail, Joseph Kling had a ride waiting and appeared to be wearing an ankle bracelet, but the 19-year-old would not answer questions in the moments after his release on ...

A teenager is accused of sparking the massive wildfire that continues to burn in Ocean County, New Jersey. Joseph Kling, 19, of Ocean Township (Waretown) was arrested and charged with aggravated arson ...

A New Jersey man charged with starting the wildfire that tore through the eastern part of the state last month claimed that he shouldn’t be blamed because more than a dozen others present at the time ...

TOMS RIVER -- Following a brief court appearance on May 19, the Waretown man accused of sparking the massive Jones Road wildfire with an improperly extinguished bonfire told reporters there were 19 ...

A New Jersey man charged with starting the massive Jones Road wildfire last month says he shouldn’t be held responsible for the blaze because others who were with him should have snuffed it out.

A man set a bonfire using wooden pallets in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens and left them without fully extinguishing the blaze, sparking a quick-moving wildfire with smoke affecting air quality in the New ...