OCEAN PINES – A Salisbury man who was working as a mail carrier out of the U.S. Post Office in Ocean Pines was arrested on fraud and theft charges this week after a four-month investigation linked him to an identity theft scheme.Nikhilkumar Patel, 27, of Salisbury, was arrested this week and charged with theft, credit… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The popular locally-produced fishing show “Hooked on OC” will make its national network debut next week, but the town of Ocean City will not be riding along on its coat tails.The producers of Hooked on OC, locals Scott Lennox and Dave Messick, this week reached an agreement with the nationally televised Sportsman… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A public hearing on the future of the Ocean City Municipal Airport is planned for Thursday, June 28 at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center. A public workshop starts at 6 p.m. and the public hearing is slated to run from 7-9 p.m.An environmental assessment was recently completed on the general aviation… Read more »

OCEAN CITY- Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley arrived in Ocean City today for the first of several events connected to the annual Maryland Municipal League (MML) Convention in what will be a two-day stay in the resort area.Although certainly no stranger to Ocean City and the resort area, O’Malley’s two-day stop in Ocean City is the… Read more »

ASSATEAGUE ISLAND – Authorities suspect the body found Sunday evening off Assateague Island is that of the missing teenager who lost his life in Ocean City one week ago.It was Sunday, June 17 when Lijpaul Headly, 19, was swimming in the ocean off 31st Street with his cousin and brother. The three non-swimmers were reportedly… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The offshore fishing season in Ocean City has been well underway for several weeks now with sharks of all shapes and sizes being caught in early tournaments and tuna and dolphin starting to show up in decent numbers in the canyons off the coast, but the missing piece of the puzzle until… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A rip current off Ocean City is likely responsible for the apparent drowning death of a 19-year-old visitor last Sunday.Around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 17, lifeguards on 31st Street noticed three distressed swimmers in the ocean. A lifeguard was able to save two of the swimmers, but Lijpaul Headly of Lanham,… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The 27th Annual Ocean City Shark Tournament wrapped up yesterday with a record 84 boats participating this year with 22 sharks weighed in and 82 released.The breakdown of the sharks brought to the docks included 13, mako; five, blue; and four, Thresher.The breakdown of sharks released included 29, mako; 42, blue; two,… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Nine Miss USA pageant contestants including Miss USA 2007 Rachel Smith will be in the resort area next week to host the “Birdies on the Beach” charitable golf tournament and actually caddy for some lucky teams.The “Birdies by the Beach” charity golf challenge, benefiting the Best Buddies Maryland program, is coming to… Read more »