OCEAN CITY — Three successfully rehabilitated Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles were re-released from the beach in Ocean City early last Friday morning, but National Aquarium staffers are now dealing with a different threat to the endangered species.Last Friday morning, National Aquarium staffers released three endangered Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles from the beach near the Inlet… Read more »
BERLIN — Maryland Governor Larry Hogan last week announced a nearly $2 billion investment in highway and bridge construction projects across the state, including roughly $65 million for the long-anticipated next section of the dangerous Route 113 in Worcester County.Hogan last Thursday announced $1.97 billion will be invested in highway safety improvement projects all over… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Five years ago yesterday, a Baltimore woman was severely injured when she was impaled by a flying beach umbrella on the beach in Ocean City, providing the backdrop of a reminder about the importance of properly installing the shade providers.On June 30, 2010, Lynn Stevens was enjoying a windy but hot summer… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A sandy spit in the Isle of Wight Bay became an unlikely site of spontaneous patriotism on Sunday afternoon when a determined Selbyville man, with the help of new friends, raised an American flag on the recently restored island.On Sunday afternoon, Captain Glen Smith of Selbyville waded from his boat onto the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The 9-year-old Pennsylvania boy struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross Coastal Highway at Route 54 in Fenwick last Saturday night still faces a long road but is expected to make a 100-percent recovery.Just before 9 p.m. last Saturday, Zander Hartman, 9, of Lehighton, Pa., was crossing Coastal Highway at its… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — More details emerged on Tuesday about the mature 10-foot female hammerhead caught by surf anglers early Monday morning and the frantic attempt to return at least 20 pups she birthed on the beach back into the ocean.Just after midnight on Monday, a group, including Jess Rutherford and her brother Chad, of Harford… Read more »
SNOW HILL — A suspected burglar who terrorized a local couple and their 7-year-old child before ultimately getting Tased by police will stand trial in Worcester after a Maryland appeals court this month reversed an earlier dismissal of the charges against him.In September 2013, Ryan Hallihan, now 25, of Rosedale, Md., broke into a condominium… Read more »
BERLIN — With a little help from an always generous local community, a Berlin teen legally blind since birth has a shot at an enhanced life with technologically advanced electronic eyeglasses, but the product comes with a stiff price tag.Lexi Jones is a 13-year-old local resident who just completed the sixth grade at Berlin Intermediate… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The hammerhead shark spotted along the beach in Ocean City on several occasions over the last two days is apparently ill or injured and has made its way to the back bays behind the resort.Ocean City Beach Patrol Captain Butch Arbin confirmed late Thursday afternoon the hammerhead, which had attempted to beach… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — It’s no secret sharks, sometimes big sharks, frequent the waters off the coast of Ocean City, but several sightings over a period of a couple days this week created a stir in the resort area.Early Monday morning, an estimated 10-foot hammerhead was caught in the surf at 143rd Street and birthed 20… Read more »