OCEAN COUNTY

A large offshore wind energy project planned off the coast of New Jersey will connect onshore to two former power plants, and cables will run under two of the state’s most popular beaches

New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm, Ørsted’s 1,100-megawatt Ocean Wind, is generating hopes for the future as well as worries about the potential impact on the environment, fishing and tourism. NBC10’s Ted Greenberg has reactions from the public who weighed in Tuesday at the first of three public hearings.

A part-time firefighter with the New Jersey Firefighter Service is in the hospital after suffering a medical emergency while responding to a massive brush fire that ripped through buildings, forced a hotel evacuation and shut down a portion of the Garden State Parkway in Lakewood, New Jersey.

Dozens of acres of land in Ocean County, New Jersey, burned Sunday as firefighters tried to keep the wind-swept flames from getting to nearby businesses. NBC10’s Lucy Bustamante reports.

A part-time firefighter is fighting for his life after he suffered a “cardiac incident” while responding to a massive brush fire in Lakewood, New Jersey. NBC4 New York’s Brian Thompson is at the scene with the latest information.

A New Jersey teen has been charged in the stabbing death of a 38-year-old man, authorities announced Sunday. The 14-year-old juvenile, not identified by police, was arrested and charged in Ocean County following the fatal attack that occurred Saturday afternoon. Police responded to a 911 call at a Brick Township residence around 2:45 p.m. for a reported stabbing. Authorities say…

Health workers in Toms River, New Jersey, didn’t even need to leave their cars to get first doses of a coronavirus vaccine Wednesday morning.

As Ocean and Monmouth counties deal with a recent surge in coronavirus cases, New Jersey reported Thursday its highest daily total of daily COVID-19 cases in months.

On Thursday, New Jersey announced more than 1,300 new COVID-19 cases. It was the highest daily total of coronavirus cases since late May. Gov. Phil Murphy also announced how the virus is spreading in school communities.

With cases once again on the rise, health experts are warning Americans not to become lax in protecting themselves and others from the coronavirus.

Almost 1,000 New Jerseyans tested positive for COVID-19 in a single day, marking the first time since May the state has seen a daily number that high. Gov. Phil Murphy tweeted the state’s daily indications on Saturday, which included 957 new positive cases. According to the state’s coronavirus dashboard, Friday’s daily report is the highest number of cases reported...

Instead of his normal coronavirus news conference, on Friday, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy held a roundtable discussion in a county responsible for the most recent cases of COVID-19.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy Phil Murphy is urging anyone who attended President Donald Trump’s fundraiser in Bedminster Thursday night to get tested for COVID-19. He says first lady Melania Trump and the president are in his thoughts and prayers as they battle coronavirus.

Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday announced that about 2.6 million 15-minute COVID-19 tests are being issued in New Jersey as the state looks to increase testing capabilities for the coronavirus. Ocean County has seen a recent increase is virus cases.

New Jersey health officials are closely watching a spike in new coronavirus cases in Ocean County, Gov. Phil Murphy said. He also announced New Jersey will receive more than 2.5 million rapid COVID-19 tests that will have results in minutes.

New Jersey health officials are closely watching a spike in new coronavirus cases in Ocean County, Gov. Phil Murphy said.

Infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci joined New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy Thursday for a Facebook Live chat about coronavirus. Fauci noted what it will take to keep COVID-19 infections low this fall.

Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday singled out two New Jersey counties home to growing coronavirus cases as the state’s total surpasses 200,000. For over a week, the largest increases in the state were in Ocean and neighboring Monmouth counties. Masks are still mandated indoors in New Jersey, but its activity elsewhere has state and local officials worried. Gatherings like the…

Two men were exchanging insurance information over a previous minor accident when the suspended driver hit both of them, injuring one and killing the other, who was thrown onto the highway and struck by other cars