NEW FOR THURSDAY: OC Might Host Historic Tall Ship Later This Summer

OCEAN CITY – An addition to Ocean City’s list of attractions is on the horizon for this summer with the proposal to bring the historical tall ship Nao Victorian Galeon to the area to provi...

New OC Tourism Metric Includes Diverse Set Of Data

OCEAN CITY – A new and unique tourism metric featuring a variety of sources of data was reviewed at this week’s Tourism Commission meeting. In the past few months, the Tourism Commission h...

Machete Threat Leads To First-Degree Assault Charge

OCEAN CITY -- A Falls Church, Va. man was arrested on first-degree assault and other charges early last Saturday morning after first nearly running over two men in a restaurant parking lot and then al...

Notorious Arsonist Gets 12 Years

SNOW HILL -- A Virginia man found guilty in April on arson and other charges after purposely setting fire to a vacant building in the south end of Worcester County in 2012 was sentenced last week to 2...

Casino’s June Revenue Climbs 9%

BERLIN -- A look at the June revenue numbers for the Casino at Ocean Downs and the three other operating casinos across the state revealed Maryland’s gaming industry has far exceeded projections...

Salisbury Decides Future Of Old Fire Station Property

SALISBURY – After a long and drawn out process, Salisbury has received and accepted a proposal to redevelop the historic Fire Station #16. On Monday evening, the City Council discussed a resolut...

June Police Calls For Service In OC Dropped 6%

OCEAN CITY – Calls for police service in Ocean City declined this June by 6 percent compared to June last year, according to a report presented to the Ocean City Police Commission this week. The...

County Commissioner Enters Firefighters Hall Of Fame

POCOMOKE -- When he’s not busy working behind a desk as Pocomoke’s County Commissioner, Merrill Lockfaw can likely be found behind the wheel of a fire truck serving as a volunteer firefigh...

Berlin News In Brief

BERLIN -- At this week’s Berlin Mayor and Council meeting, a contract for street repair was accepted, several special events were approved and updates were delivered on the status of the town...

Officials Issue Reminders About Wildlife Contact

OCEAN CITY -- After an aggressive raccoon attacked three individuals in north Ocean City in late June, the number of incidents involving aggressive wildlife interacting with humans and pets has not wa...