Iron, and mining for the mineral, has defined Wharton, New Jersey, for much of its history — since even before the town was named.

According to a map from the NJDEP, Morris County has nearly 200 mineshafts beneath its grounds. Townships including Chester, Roxbury, and Washington have at least a dozen or more below their surfaces.

It’s also pretty famous because this Tulum cenote is home to . Pancho the Crocodile (more on him later). Casa Cenote, also known as Cenote Manatí, is a stunning natural attract ...

Route 80's closed eastbound lanes in Morris County will reopen four days ahead of schedule, Gov. Phil Murphy announced.

All westbound lanes of Route 80 in the Wharton area reopened Saturday morning for the first time since March, but overnight eastbound lane closures continue as repair work wraps up.

NJ Transit began offering 50% discounts to people who commuted on weekdays from Hackettstown, Mount Olive, Netcong, Lake Hopatcong and Mount Arlington stations.

TRENTON, N.J. – A stretch of a busy New Jersey interstate was scheduled to reopen Wednesday night after a series of significant sinkholes caused closures and detours since last December.

Sinkholes have caused trouble for commuters in the northern reaches of the state after several appeared along Route 80 in Wharton and forced the road to be closed for repairs.

All lanes of a key artery to the Jersey Shore have reopened after a sinkhole appeared on the busy Ocean County route Friday. The sinkhole appeared Friday afternoon at the intersection of Route 37 ...

WHARTON, New Jersey (WABC) -- Some relief for drivers in New Jersey: the westbound lanes on Interstate 80 have reopened on Saturday, months after several sinkholes opened up and snarled local traffic.

The sinkhole appeared Friday afternoon at the intersection of Route 37 and Oak Ridge Parkway, according to the Ocean County, N.J., sheriff’s office.

STRATFORD — Route 113 in Stratford has reopened, though drivers are urged to use caution as repairs are being made on a sinkhole, according to police. Stratford police Capt. Robert Burroughs ...