OCEAN CITY- The 2nd Annual Big Fish Classic last weekend certainly lived up to the hype with several huge fish in every category weighed on the historic docks on Talbot Street.Produced by Huk Performance Fishing and hosted by M.R. Ducks and the Angler, the Big Fish Classic is a unique tournament that features boats and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Pittsburgh, Pa. man faces assault and other charges this week for allegedly biting two bar employees, including one in the face, and an Ocean City police officer in the leg before being tased.Around 2:05 a.m. last Saturday, OCPD officers were in the area of Seacrets on 49th Street to assist with… Read more »
SNOW HILL — A local man, serving a seven-year sentence for the death of a friend outside a downtown Ocean City bar in January 2013, is seeking a reduction in his sentence to two years, pointing out the semantic difference between voluntary and involuntary manslaughter.In August 2014, George Nottingham, now 50, of West Ocean City,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — While Ocean City has banned the sale of laser pointers, they continue to create problems for aviation, including Coast Guard helicopter search and rescue missions in the resort area and along the coast.The crew on a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter landed at Coast Guard Station Ocean City on Tuesday morning to… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A New York man faces 24 different traffic violations after leading Ocean City Police on a wild 30-plus block chase on a motorcycle before being caught sitting on a bench along the bay late last Friday night.Around 11:20 p.m. last Friday, an OCPD officer was on unmarked vehicle patrol in the area… Read more »
BERLIN – “I no longer had a name.”That’s what former Berlin paramedic Zackery Tyndall told lawyers when he was asked how often he was called gay by members of the Berlin Fire Company. And it didn’t stop there. Tyndall alleges that he was criticized for the clothes he wore, the food he ate and was… Read more »
SNOW HILL – The feasibility study to determine the viability of an indoor sports arena in Worcester County will be broken into two parts at the request of state officials.On Tuesday, the Worcester County Commissioners gave their approval to a request from the Maryland Stadium Authority to restructure the phase one study of the sports… Read more »
SNOW HILL – County officials were forced to rescind a bill that would have given oversight of shoreline construction to the board of zoning appeals after they decided not to abolish the longstanding Shoreline Commission in a split vote.The Worcester County Commissioners on Tuesday voted unanimously to support a bill that gave the board of… Read more »
SALISBURY – The City of Salisbury’s struggle covering attorney fees continue as the City Council voted this week to cover the cost with a departmental surplus versus the city’s emergency fund.An ordinance approving a budget amendment of the Fiscal Year 2015 (FY15) General Fund to appropriate funds for attorney fees came before the City Council… Read more »
SNOW HILL — A recently completed four-month, multi-agency undercover narcotics investigation in the south end of Worcester County resulted in criminal charges against 17 known drug dealers and the seizure of numerous controlled dangerous substances and weapons.Late last month, the Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team, a highly specialized, multi-agency drug unit, concluded a four-month undercover… Read more »