County, Culver Moving Past Alleged Closed Session Leak

SALISBURY – Controversy among Wicomico County Council members over one official’s alleged breach of confidentiality has apparently subsided as the county and Councilman Bob Culver released...

Supreme Court Reverses Local DNA Case

BERLIN -- A divided U.S. Supreme Court this week narrowly voted to reverse a Maryland Court of Appeals decision on a landmark case rooted in a Lower Shore rape dating back a decade. On Monday, the U.S...

Salisbury Mulls Offering Free Downtown Wi-Fi

SALISBURY -- Following the success of other communities, such as Berlin, the city of Salisbury is considering adding free Wi-Fi to its downtown. Officials hope that the Internet accessibility will ser...

City Eyes $26K Transfer To Cover Legal Overage

SALISBURY -- The Salisbury City Council voted this week preliminarily to transfer an additional $26,000 into the city’s legal fund to cover attorney expenses. Keith Cordrey, director of Internal...

Ocean City’s New Budget Approved In 5-2 Vote

OCEAN CITY – After months of deliberation, heated at times, the Mayor and City Council approved the resort government’s budget on its second and final reading on Monday. Developing and fin...

Suspect Still On Loose After Berlin Chase, Manhunt

BERLIN -- The Berlin Police Department has enlisted the help of a fugitive task force in its effort to locate the wanted man who eluded authorities after assaulting a police officer during a traffic s...

Council Moves Ahead With Paid Parking Areas; Mayor’s Compromise Rejected

OCEAN CITY – Despite a compromise proposed by Mayor Rick Meehan and concerns from residents and two other elected officials, the City Council majority have approved new paid parking areas for th...

UPDATE: Suspect Still On Loose After Berlin Chase, Manhunt

BERLIN -- Despite several hours of searching by foot and air, authorities have not been unable to apprehend a man who assaulted an officer while fleeing the scene of a traffic stop along Main Street W...

NEW FOR THURSDAY: New Details Emerge As Missing Woman Search Continues

BERLIN -- New details emerged this week in the search for an elderly Berlin woman with dementia and short-term memory loss last seen at her residence near South Point on Memorial Day. Shortly after mi...

NEW FOR WEDNESDAY: Whale Came Ashore Twice On Assateague, Then Again On Jersey Beach

ASSATEAGUE -- The efforts of one Good Samaritan helped a beached pilot whale get back into the ocean last Saturday after it had washed ashore on Assateague’s Federal beach. Unfortunately, the st...