TOMS RIVER – Ocean County officials are calling on the State of New Jersey to restore accountability and transparency in how it manages the state’s 9-1-1 System and Emergency Response Trust Fund, arguing that years of fund diversions have left local taxpayers covering the cost of critical emergency communication systems.

New Jersey residents can vote early in person on a voting machine for nine days before the general election on Nov. 4 at designated voting locations.

Ocean City has declared a local state of emergency after a nor’easter eroded much of the island’s beach earlier this month, according to Mayor Jay Gillian. The Oct. 12-13 storm swept away dunes and caused serious beach erosion from 1st to 13th streets, officials said.

Before going west, Pierini stopped by Children's Specialized Hospital in New Brunswick to spread some joy. Passing her tiara around was a big thrill for the kids. Pierini is an Ocean County native who went to Stockton University. She won Miss New Jersey in August.

Booming Republican voter registration in Monmouth and Ocean counties might decide the NJ governor race between Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli.

OCEAN COUNTY, New Jersey (WABC) -- New Jersey police are warning residents in Ocean County to be on the lookout for a black bear. Several passersby captured cellphone video of the animal that was first seen roaming near a shopping center, and at one point ...

With ominous, grey skies over a troubled ocean Wednesday, the Jersey Shore is in store for a storm that could bring high winds and coastal flooding on Thursday. “One to two inches of rain, usually the town handles pretty good,

As for the flooding in Ocean County, at Barnegat Bay at Barnegat Light the tides will reach as high as 4.3 feet at 3 p.m. on Thursday, more than twice as high as it usually is at high tide. The keeps it just within the minor flooding range.

A criminal investigation and legal proceedings continue.

New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli sounds off on his Democratic opponent's record and takes questions from the audience on a 'Hannity' town hall.