Ocean County

In Ocean County, New Jersey, there are plenty of shots available — just not enough arms to put them in. Brian Thompson reports.

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.

The pandemic has created a hunger crisis that has only intensified over the past year. In New Jersey, one girl’s call for help put a face to the crisis — and inspired a wave of giving to a local food bank.NBC New York’s Pat Battle reports.

Talk about a super delivery. A couple in Ocean County welcomed the newest addition to their family just in time for football’s biggest game of the year. NBC New York’s Ted Greenberg reports.

The board didn’t take a public vote on the request, but the board President — after praising the athlete’s passion and courage — said it was the board’s job to represent the whole school, adding that “uniforms have to be uniform”

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…

A 36-year-old New Jersey man was charged with murder in connection to the death of his baby daughter earlier this week, the Ocean County’s prosecutor announced Thursday. David Smith, of Lakewood, is currently in the Ocean County Jail pending a detention hearing following his arrest Wednesday, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer. Attorney information was not immediately known. The charge...

Twenty-nine individuals from Monmouth and Ocean counties were charged with racketeering, conspiracy, attempted murder, drug- and gun-trafficking and dogfighting following and 8-month investigation into gang activities and organized street crimes, Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Friday. The investigation allegedly revealed a power grab by Xavier Reed, a Bloods gang leader, to consolidate his command of the gang’s criminal activities...

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.

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...

With soaring cases in Ocean County, local officials and Governor Murphy taking steps to stop the cluster, Brian Thompson reports.

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.

The state of New Jersey has started contact tracing for people who attended President Trump’s fundraiser at his Bedminster golf club Thursday afternoon, just hours before he was diagnosed with COVID-19. Myles Miller reports.

Positivity rates are rising as more kids begin in-person learning, as officials deploy more testing and community groups pitch help distribute free masks. News 4 reporters Rana Novini, Myles Miller and Brian Thompson report.

A 54-year-old man has been charged with aggravated assault in connection with a fight that left a 78-year-old man dead at a diner in New Jersey, authorities say. Police in Ocean County’s Lacey Township got a 911 call around 7:30 p.m. Wednedesday about an unresponsive man at the Lakeside Diner on Lacey Road. Responding officers found Robert Clarke, of Whiting,…

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

Millions of coronavirus tests capable of producing a test result in 15 minutes will soon be headed to the Garden State, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday. The rollout of rapid testing for the coronavirus comes weeks after President Trump guaranteed the distribution of 150 million across the United States. 2.6 million of those tests will be sent to New Jersey,…

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…

Gov. Murphy says he’s open to reinforcing restrictions for two counties in the state if recent spikes in coronavirus cases are not curbed. Brian Thompson reports.

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