Topic: Toms River

4-year-old shoots 6-year-old days before Senate gun control debate

A 4-year-old shoots 6-year-old with a .22 caliber rifle and kills him in Toms River, N.J. The 4-year-old shoots 6-year-old in the same week that the Senate is expected to hold a vote on gun control. 

On battered Jersey shore, Sandy victims struggle with costs of climate change

Before Sandy hit, FEMA was redrawing its flood-risk maps to account for rising sea levels connected to climate change. The result: Rebuilding in some places has become much costlier.

Commuter bus collides with school bus in N.J., 17 injured

No students were on the Old Bridge school bus, which was on its way to pick up children at an apartment complex, officials said.

New Congress to vote on superstorm Sandy aid

The new Congress is expected to vote on Friday for relief for the many home and business owners devastated by superstorm Sandy.

Sandy survivors may be rewarded with higher taxes

Unless shore towns from Rhode Island to New Jersey get a big influx of aid from the state and federal governments, they will have no choice but to raise taxes on homes and businesses.

Lessons from Sandy: how one community in storm's path kept lights on

President Obama toured Sandy-hit areas Thursday, even as some communities still wait for power. Princeton University avoided power outages by using a 'microgrid' – and the idea is spreading.

Drivers grapple with NYC gas rationing after Sandy

With police monitoring lines, motorists in New York City and Long Island on Friday began dealing with a new piece of fallout from Sandy the monster storm: odd-even gas rationing.

Plug-in profit woes: Chevy losing $49K per Volt model

Chevy is losing up to $49,000 on every Volt model it builds, two years after the popular plug-in hybrid's launch. Cheap leases and high sales figures may have pushed the Chevy Volt deficit even higher over the summer.

529 saving plans: no longer cool?

Net inflows into 529 saving plans have slowed as the economy remains weak. Many parents are looking at alternatives to the 529 saving plans.

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Auto firms' woes test customer loyalty

Any bankruptcy among Big Three is likely to cut into retention, making recovery even harder.

Are automakers also too big to fail?

A sharp drop in demand is driving the industry to pursue a bailout.