Ocean County

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

NBC New York’s Brian Thompson reports.

Prosecutors in New Jersey are reviewing an arrest of a Black Lives Matter protesters who allegedly assaulted a 68-year-old man during a demonstration on Saturday. Videos posted on social media suggest that the protester, Jamal Holmes, may have been provoked before the altercation with a counterprotester. Holmes and other protesters were shouting “Black lives matter” as they marched down the…

Ocean County prosecutors say they’re reviewing the video of the incident that led to an arrest of a Black Lives Matter activist.

Authorities say a New Jersey shopping mall store employee was spat at and struck with a belt after asking two customers to pull up their masks earlier this month. Toms River police say a man and woman entered Zumiez, a store in the Ocean County mall that sells skateboards, footwear and clothing, shortly after 3 p.m. July 9. Police said…

Stores will be limited to a 50% capacity and dine-in and food courts are still not allowed. Not all stores will be opened either and opening hours will still be limited. NBC New York’s Tracie Strahan reports.

A woman from Ocean County, New Jersey, is accused of killing her male roommate with a tape dispenser, shower rod and other household items.

A New Jersey man faces luring charges after he was captured in an online child predator sting conducted by a private citizen, authorities said. Phillip Stone, 33, of Lacey Township, was also charged Monday with attempted sexual assault, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office. It wasn’t known Tuesday if he’s retained an attorney. The charges came a day...

Several officers entered a home and found the man armed with a knife, which he refused to drop and used to stab a police dog they released on him