Jim Murdoch

Reporter

Author Jim Murdoch portrait

Jim Murdoch joined the News 12 team as a reporter in 2014 and focuses on Monmouth and Ocean counties. When nature roars, Jim heads outdoors, reporting in the middle of memorable blizzards, nor'easters, and tropical storms along the beach.

Story image: Prosecutor: 3 killed in Berkeley Township before suspect turns gun on himself
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Prosecutor: 3 killed in Berkeley Township before suspect turns gun on himself

Story image: Shore towns push back against new DEP-mandated flood elevation building requirements 
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Shore towns push back against new DEP-mandated flood elevation building requirements 

Story image: Prehistoric walrus femur found by family dog along Bay Head Beach 
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Prehistoric walrus femur found by family dog along Bay Head Beach 

Story image: Ocean Gate Elementary School to close, students transition to Berkeley Township
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Ocean Gate Elementary School to close, students transition to Berkeley Township

Story image: EXCLUSIVE: Jersey City firefighters rescue teen girls stuck in 90-foot-tall elevator at NJ Transit Light Rail stop along Palisades Cliffs
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EXCLUSIVE: Jersey City firefighters rescue teen girls stuck in 90-foot-tall elevator at NJ Transit Light Rail stop along Palisades Cliffs

Story image: 80 days until Memorial Day weekend; abandoned Sea Girt sailboat still on the beach
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80 days until Memorial Day weekend; abandoned Sea Girt sailboat still on the beach


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