(CNN) — A 19-year-old man has been arrested on arson charges in connection with a southern New Jersey wildfire that has ...

The Jones Road Fire in New Jersey started Tuesday morning and has consumed more than 20 square miles. Thousands were forced ...

Joseph Kling, 19, of the Waretown section of Ocean Township, was charged Wednesday with aggravated arson and arson in what is ...

Lt. Gov. Tahesha Way declared a state of emergency for Ocean County on Wednesday morning because of the blaze, which broke out just days after firefighters battled "Danny's Wildfire" in South Jersey.

Officials also said during a Wednesday update that this could end up being the largest wildfire in New Jersey in 20 years.

The Jones Road fire is the largest wildfire in New Jersey since June 2022 when the Mullica River Fire scorched 13,500 acres across Wharton State Forest in Burlington County. If the fire surpasses that ...

Firefighters continue to battle a massive and fast-moving wildfire that forced thousands of evacuations in Barnegat Township Tuesday night, and could soon become the largest wildfire in New Jersey in ...

The fire in the Pine Barrens led to the evacuation of 5,000 residents and temporarily shut down a stretch of the Garden State ...

Officials estimate the fire might not be completely extinguished until at least Saturday, based on the fire’s current containment level.