A reported drive-off at a local gas station resulted in theft charges for a Toms River man after police located the suspect vehicle during a routine patrol, authorities said. Police identified the ...

OCEAN COUNTY – For the past several days, fear overtook at least a dozen unhoused people staying in Ocean County-funded motels. Conversations were lowered. Some stopped sleeping. January 5 loomed as ...

A Manahawkin resident has been charged after police said he allegedly stole customers’ credit card information while working ...

Fire officials are urging residents to stay off frozen lakes and ponds after several people were seen walking and jumping on the ice at Harry Wright Lake over the weekend. According to Whiting Fire ...

The Veterans Administration clinic just hosted its official naming ceremony, as it will now be known as the Leonard G ‘Bud’ Lomell VA Clinic. Leonard ‘Bud’ Lomell was a local World War II hero. After ...

As Patrol Officer Ashley Ventura took her oath of office as Manchester Police’s newest hire, she extended the legacy of her late father who was also a police officer. Police Chief Antonio Ellis once ...

The glow of candlelight softened the evening darkness outside St. John’s AME Zion Church as about 50 people gathered to remember Ocean County neighbors who died this year while homeless. Names were ...

It’s easy to envy Will Warren. He’s young and a Yankee. The New York Yankees’ starting pitcher signed autographs and mingled with an estimated 300 fans at Santos Sports Collectibles at the Mall.

Authorities have charged a 91-year-old Brick resident in connection with a hit-and-run crash last month in Wall that left a landscaper injured after his riding mower was struck along a busy roadway.

TOMS RIVER – Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that Juliana Iacona has officially joined the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office after being sworn in as an assistant prosecutor.

OCEAN COUNTY — The Beachwood community is mourning the loss of Mary F. Cairns, a longtime volunteer, past captain and life member of Beachwood EMS, who died peacefully on December 31, 2025. She was 76 ...