WEST OCEAN CITY- The 18th Annual Stephen Decatur High School Golf Tournament last week was once again a huge success with a maxed out field of participants raising thousands for the school’s athletic programs.The annual tournament raised over $28,000, which will be used to purchase athletic equipment for the various sports programs at Decatur. The… Read more »
Author Archives: Shawn Soper
About The Author: Shawn Soper
Water Safety Stressed As Summer Season Kicks Into High Gear
OCEAN CITY — With two shallow diving accidents in less than a week and a handful of other water-related incidents, resort officials this week issued a few water safety reminders as the summer season gets ready to really ramp up.Through much of the first half of June, most serious incidents in Ocean City and the… Read more »
Indictment In Fatal Pedestrian Accident
OCEAN CITY — A Worcester County grand jury this week indicted the driver who fatally struck a pedestrian last month on several counts, including homicide while driving impaired.On Tuesday, the grand jury indicted Stanley Faison, 50, of Waldorf, Md., on multiple felony counts including DUI homicide, DWI homicide, reckless driving and negligent driving among other… Read more »
Walk Smart Reminders Issued With Peak Season’s Arrival
OCEAN CITY — With the arrival of another Fourth of July holiday next week and the anticipated crowds that will bring, state and local officials this week took the opportunity to hammer home the highly successful Walk Smart pedestrian safety campaign.After a rash of fatal pedestrian incidents a few years ago, Ocean City and the… Read more »
Service ID Helps Nab Burglary, Assault Suspect
OCEAN CITY — A Westminster man was arrested last week on first-degree assault and first-degree burglary charges after allegedly entering a downtown Ocean City residence and attacking the property owner.Around 11:15 p.m. last Thursday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer responded to a residence on 8th Street for a reported burglary and theft that… Read more »
Teen Airlifted From Ship Off OC’s Coast
OCEAN CITY — A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter airlifted a 14-year-old boy who had fallen ill from a cruise ship off the coast of Ocean City on Tuesday morning.Coast Guard Watchstanders in the 5th District Command Center in Portsmouth were notified on Tuesday morning by the captain of the cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway that a… Read more »
Banner Plane Forced To Make Emergency Landing
SHOWELL — What could have been a disaster last week had a happy ending after a young pilot operating a banner plane when it ran out of fuel was able to safely put the aircraft down in a dirt field a couple miles inland near Showell.Around 3 p.m. last Friday, Maryland State Police troopers were… Read more »
Local Boat Helps Rescue Sinking Vessel, Crew Offshore
OCEAN CITY — A sportfishing boat out of Ocean City rescued three people from a vessel taking on water and in danger of sinking about 40 miles off the coast of the resort on Wednesday.Captain John Oughton and the crew on the That’s Right out of Ocean City was heading in from an overnight trip… Read more »
Family Hoping For Best As Teen Faces Paralysis After Shallow Dive
OCEAN CITY — A West Virginia family is hoping and praying for the best and expecting the worst this week after a 19-year-old family member dove head first into the bay at 25th Street and had to be airlifted to a Baltimore hospital with neck and back trauma and paralysis.For the second time in less… Read more »
Homeless Individuals Charged With Daytime Boardwalk Robbery
OCEAN CITY — Three area homeless citizens were arrested on assault and robbery charges last week for their roles in a knife-point robbery on the Boardwalk in the middle of a Friday afternoon.Around 3:30 p.m. last Friday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer responded to the area of South 1st Street and the Boardwalk… Read more »