A decades-old cold case is solved after bones discovered on the beaches of the Jersey Shore were found to have belonged to a boat captain who died at sea in 1844.

Boats must carry life jackets for everyone on board, but teens and adults aren't required to wear them in New Jersey waters. Particularly in cold water, the distinction can mean life or death.

Two firefighters involved in a rescue effort in a New Jersey river became stranded themselves when their boat went over a waterfall, but a state police helicopter crew was eventually able to bring ...