Public Safety

Volunteer firefighters from the northern Ocean County barrier island responded to at least six water rescue calls in dangerous ocean conditions Monday.

Sally will bring an "extremely dangerous and life-threatening storm surge, hurricane-force winds and torrential rain with flash flooding" Monday, forecasters say.

Albert Petrocelli died from COVID-19 in April, at 73 years old. His death marked the second time the Petrocelli family was touched by unexpected tragedy.

With more than two months left in the current hurricane season, forecasters advise coastal residents to have a plan should a tropical system threaten or strike.

Existing state law requires those driving in Pennsylvania to slow down and move over any time they encounter an emergency vehicle with its lights or sirens on.

New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection says the state is probably overdue for a more significant earthquake.

During City Council’s Special Committee on Gun Violence Prevention hearing Tuesday, a judge pitched "gun court" as a way to reduce shootings.

Cobbs Creek residents have been complaining that the road is dangerous for decades. Neighbors there have called for greater safety measures, but little has changed.

Traditional systems are designed to manage or redirect water. Natural solutions capture and absorb rains. The issue: predicting the unpredictable.

Two men were stabbed on the beach in Point Pleasant Beach on Monday afternoon, authorities said.

Supporters of President Trump took to the water in hundreds of boats on Saturday. The traffic created choppy waters that inundated several boats.

New Jersey emergency officials are making plans to put evacuees in dorms and hotels instead of large gyms. They want shore residents to plan — now.

Firefighters were dispatched to the 3300 block of Kip Street shortly before 8 a.m. and found flames and smoke billowing from the first and second floors of the house.

A stray bullet from a mass shooting along East Chelten Avenue in Philadelphia's East Germantown neighborhood struck a man inside his apartment.

As civil unrest flares up in some cities, the presidential election nears and the coronavirus pandemic enters its sixth month, more Pennsylvanians are arming themselves.