Justin Auciello

Tests revealing high levels of a harmful algal-like bacteria have prompted state and county officials to warn the public to avoid all contact with the Manasquan Reservoir.

For the third consecutive week, a Barnegat Bay beach in northern Long Beach Island is under a swimming advisory issued Tuesday afternoon.

The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season is still on track to produce "near-average" activity, according to a prediction by atmospheric scientists.

Beginning Saturday, falcons, hawks, and owls will fly over the Ocean City beach and boardwalk from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. daily in an effort to scare away seagulls.

For the second time in a week, swimming is temporarily prohibited at a Long Beach Island bay beach due an unacceptable level of fecal bacteria. 

The little gelatinous, translucent blobs now making their annual appearance at New Jersey's beaches are known as salps.

A man died Monday morning after he attempted to save his son from drowning in the ocean off Atlantic City, authorities say.

Firefighters rescued a Wildwood boardwalk water park employee who was overcome by chlorine gas Thursday. 

The Townsends Inlet Bridge reopened at 6 p.m. Thursday.

As of 1 p.m. on Thursday, more than 360 spotters reported seeing a fireball across portions of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.

After swimming advisories were issued Tuesday for five New Jersey beaches, state officials closed two Ocean County beaches on Wednesday due to unacceptable bacteria levels.

A 39-year-old woman died Sunday when she was ejected from a small boat in Atlantic County and struck by the propeller, authorities say.