OCEAN CITY – A local man faces several hit-and-run charges this week for leaving the scene of an accident after colliding with stabilizing wires on an electric utility pole, knocking out power for much of the resort Wednesday afternoon and into the night.Ocean City police responded to a hit-and-run traffic crash Wednesday afternoon around 4:39… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Hundreds of thousands of sport fishing enthusiasts will cram into the resort late next week with the arrival of the annual White Marlin Open, but despite some inherent problems with the tournament’s traditional venue, steps have been taken to ensure it remains a uniquely Ocean City event.Rumors have persisted for years the… Read more »

ASSATEAGUE – While Chincoteague held its famous pony swim and auction this week as a means to reduce the size of its native horse population and earn some money for the local volunteer fire company along the way, its neighbors to the north at Assateague continue to explore ways to thin its herd of wild… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Tragedy struck last weekend when a Fruitland man died in the ocean near the Inlet while attempting to save his two young sons caught in a rip current.Around 5:45 p.m. on Sunday, Renald Charles, 38, of Fruitland, went into the ocean near the Inlet in an attempt to rescue his two sons,… Read more »

BERLIN – Despite bid prices for the county jail renovation and addition coming in at $3 million over estimate, four Worcester County Commissioners voted to accept the bids, derailing the efforts of other commissioners to re-bid some aspects of the project in search of lower prices.The jail project’s budget for materials and work was estimated… Read more »

BERLIN – The town of Berlin is considering enacting water conservation measures after this year’s drought has significantly reduced water supplies. “We should talk about water conservation,” Town Council member Ellen Lang said during the council comments portion of the meeting on Monday evening. “Somerset County is having problems. We’re approximately 40 percent off of the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – In an effort to find new sources of material offshore for the ongoing beach replenishment project, a public meeting was held Wednesday night to outline the program, identify the areas under consideration and allow for public comment. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the identified sources of sand offshore for… Read more »

 OCEAN CITY – A Bel Air, Md., man found out this week cash, not marijuana, is the currency of choice in Ocean City after pleading guilty to attempting to purchase items from a resort convenience store with a bag of dope in May, resulting in his arrest on drug and theft charges.Michael Lee Autry, 27,… Read more »

BERLIN – A public hearing on Berlin’s new dog regulations attracted a single speaker, and the Town Council passed the ordinance with little fanfare Monday night.“I agree with the ordinance. I appreciate the ordinance,” Diane Graham said. “It seems lately in our society dogs are more entitled to rights than people are.”The new ordinance requires… Read more »