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The 13-year-old died in May when a car hit him while walking home from a park; the 71-year-old driver was charged Tuesday, officials said.
The man called police to tell them he was lost in the woods before losing phone contact, Berkeley police said.
Barnegat, Stafford, LBI towns and more will be the focus of this month's Goal: Zero traffic safety detail.
Berkeley, Beachwood, Seaside Park and more will be the focus of this month's Goal: Zero traffic safety detail.
One Mitzie Lane home was fully engulfed in flames, which also damaged the two neighboring homes, Stafford police said.
Check your numbers, because the winning ticket was sold in Ocean City:
One ticket won $50,000 and the other won $20,000, according to New Jersey Lottery officials.
A Toms River business, two homes in Waretown and one Jackson home were used to distribute marijuana throughout the county, officials say.
Ventnor officer Ryan M. Bonanni recorded surveillance footage of the woman on his phone and then shared it on Snapchat, officials said.
The mast of a shipwreck buried in the sand of Barnegat Light is now gone after Hurricane Erin's waves beat Long Beach Island.
If you get a call claiming to be from the Lacey Township PBA soliciting donations, you should ignore it, police said.
Tropical Storm Fernand is following on the heels of Hurricane Erin, though the impacts won't be quite the same:
The boat's two occupants were knocked overboard when their vessel struck a large wake in Barnegat Bay, state police said.
Atlantic City Restaurant Week is being reimagined as Taste Atlantic City, a month-long food celebration.
The "Thunder Over The Waves" Airshow flies into the Wildwoods Sept. 5 and 6.
Two local pups are in the running for the American Humane Society's 15th Annual Hero Dog Awards.
Some shore towns saw "significant" erosion Thursday night as Hurricane Erin tore up local beaches. And it hasn't stopped.
The future of Wonderland Pier is unknown as a vote that would have been the first step towards ICONA in Wonderland failed Thursday night.
The Hammonton man struck the toll booth at the Egg Harbor toll plaza, causing his SUV to become engulfed in flames, police said.
The shore will see lingering effects as Hurricane Erin moves out to sea, and more tropical activity is brewing in the Atlantic.
