Firefighters are making progress with the wildfire in the Pine Barrens section of southern Ocean County. Some 35% of the fire has been contained, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said Wednesday ...

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.

Man charged with arson after authorities say he sparked New Jersey Pine Barrens fire A 19-year-old man faces aggravated arson and arson charges in the southern New Jersey wildfire.

CHATSWORTH, N.J. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire engulfing part of New Jersey’s Pine Barrens has not resulted in any injuries, officials said Wednesday, though it’s expected to grow before ...

New Jersey is the nation’s most densely populated state and officials have warned the fire could threaten developments nearby, although parts of the Pine Barrens are uninhabited.

New Jersey health experts are studying respiratory impacts from wildfire smoke after the Jones Road fire burned 15,300 acres in the Pine Barrens and Canadian smoke events.

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 ...

Though large tracts of the Pine Barrens are uninhabited, New Jersey is the nation's most densely populated state and officials have warned the fire could threaten developments nearby.

Authorities say a man set wooden pallets on fire and failed to properly put them out in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens, sparking a quick-moving wildfire with smoke affecting the air quality in the ...