by late Tuesday evening, nearly tripling in size in just a few hours, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. An 11-mile section of the Garden State Parkway has been shut.

The Garden State Parkway, one of New Jersey’s busiest highways, was closed between Barnegat and Lacey townships, according to the New Jersey Fire Service. More than 1,300 structures were ...

A 19-year-old man has been arrested on arson charges in connection with a southern New Jersey wildfire that has scorched more than 15,000 acres, prompted about 5,000 evacuations and briefly shut ...

New York State Police arrested two men on the Taconic State Parkway during a traffic stop. According to troopers, Joseph Richards, 35, of Lake Luzerne, and Christopher Bracero Mendez, 27 ...

Firefighters have made enough progress on a massive wildfire burning in Ocean County for officials to fully reopen both the Garden State Parkway and Route 9 on Wednesday morning. In addition ...

The portion of the Garden State Parkway, a main artery in the state, that was closed Tuesday reopened early Wednesday morning, according to county officials. “Our plan is to get people back home ...

Road closures are also in effect Tuesday night all across the county, including for 17 miles of the Garden State Parkway, Route 9, Route 532, Lakeside Drive, Jones Road, Bryant Road and Route 72 ...

A wildfire near the Garden State Parkway in Ocean County started Tuesday and continued to burn Wednesday. Peak wildfire season in New Jersey runs through mid-May. A massive wildfire in Ocean ...