Ocean County

As online shopping rises, it’s hard not to miss the magic of wandering through holiday displays and picking out the perfect gifts in person.

Mortimer "Morty" Wortman was last seen Nov. 21 in the parking lot of Regional Day School in Jackson getting into Adam Zalouk's car, his brother Ivan Marks told News 12.

Community Medical Center in Toms River and Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus were placed on lockdown and searched on Tuesday evening "out of an abundance of caution," according owner RWJ Barnabas Health.

With temperatures dropping, a brother's plea for help resonates deeply. A search effort is underway for Mortimer Wortman, who vanished just before Thanksgiving.

The New Egypt Speedway that was first opened in 1946 as a quarter mile dirt track along Route 539 will remain closed as owner Fred Vahlsing tries to sell the now 7/16th mile D-shaped clay oval track he has owned since 2006.

From a chokehold to a dangerous escape, the unfolding story of Jaden Thompson raises eyebrows and concerns about safety in our neighborhoods.

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said a fire was reported in the basement window well of a building on East Eighth Street around 10:30 p.m. along with two brush fires along railroad tracks

Jackson police were called to an apartment at the Paragon Apartments on Larsen Road just before midnight and found a woman lying on the floor with severe injuries.

Ocean County Board of Commissioners is proposing that New Jersey residents get priority access to vehicle beach passes at Island Beach State Park.

Stafford Township police said several 911 calls were received from drivers who saw a person jump off the Route 72 bridge that crosses Manahawkin Bay.