OCEAN CITY – The cause of a fire at a downtown Boardwalk apartment building has classified as electrical by the Ocean City Fire Marshal.Around 10 p.m. on Tuesday, the Ocean City Fire Department was dispatched to a working fire at the Colony Apartments on the Boardwalk. First-arriving crews found smoke coming from the old apartment… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A familiar name and face was tapped this week to fill the resort’s newly-created deputy city manager position.Earlier this year, City Manager Terry McGean recommended creating a new deputy city manager position to assist with running the day-to-day operations of the city. McGean pitched the idea after determining there were 15 town… Read more »
The crew on the Talkin Trash took first place in the heaviest stringer category of the 35th Ocean City Tuna Tournament last weekend with a two-day total of 535 pounds worth a tournament-high $316,042 in prize money.Submitted photo
OCEAN CITY — A local man has died after being struck by a vehicle on Wednesday attempting to cross the Route 50 Bridge.Around 8:05 p.m. on Wednesday, Maryland State Police troopers from the Berlin barrack responded to the Route 50 Bridge for a reported single-vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. The preliminary investigation revealed a pedestrian… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The planned redevelopment of the downtown recreation and parks complex was put on pause this week after the contractor bids came in significantly higher than what was budgeted.In recent years, town officials have been planning for a major redevelopment of the downtown recreation and parks complex along the bayside between 3rd and… Read more »
BERLIN — Three local individuals are being held without bond this week in Wicomico County for attempted first-degree murder and other serious charges for their alleged roles in the pistol-whipping of a man in Worcester County on Monday night. Around 9:53 p.m. on Monday, Maryland State Police troopers responded to a 911 call advising an… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Resort police are actively looking for a suspect wanted on several outstanding warrants this morning after a chase through a north-end hotel and surrounding area.Around 2 a.m. on Monday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers conducted a traffic stop in the area of 31st Street. During the traffic stop, OCPD officer believed… Read more »
SNOW HILL — A Baltimore man, sentenced in 2018 to a series of 15-year prison sentences for drug trafficking, had his appeal for an alleged error in sentencing denied this week by a state appeals court.In November 2017, the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) Narcotics Unit, along with the Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team, the… Read more »
ASSATEAGUE — A new foal born into the herd of wild horses on Assateague will soon have a new name after a successful auction conducted by the Assateague Island Alliance (AIA) over the weekend.Each year, the AIA conducts auctions for naming rights for new foals born into the herd of wild horses on the Maryland… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Lusby, Md. man was charged with first-degree assault and a sexual assault last weekend after allegedly pulling a knife on a juvenile male and sexually assaulting his sister in a downtown underage nightclub.Around 11:05 p.m. last Friday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to an underage nightclub downtown for a… Read more »