OCEAN CITY- Ocean City Police this week continue to search for a teen reported missing earlier this month in Baltimore County who is believed to have traveled at some point to the resort for Senior Week.According to Baltimore County Police, Kirsten L. Ratliff, 16, of Perry Hall, was reported missing by her father shortly before… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Two promotions, a free gas giveaway and a golf co-op, were created to endorse Ocean City as a destination but both have now reached a dead end less than a month after being approved.Councilman Brent Ashley requested this week to withdrawal his two-part motion, which was set to activate a free gas… Read more »

SNOW HILL- A state move to regulate development has Worcester County officials drawing battle lines.“I think it is fair to say that the more we read, the more we become concerned,” said Director of Review and Permitting Ed Tudor in a memo to the County Commissioners.Tudor explained that “PlanMaryland” as the initiative is being called,… Read more »

County Council Bucks Up for Failing Perdue Stadium SystemsShawn J. Soper News EditorSALISBURY- On the day of one of the most important events ever at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium, Wicomico officials on Tuesday learned the facility is starting to show its age and needs a major overhaul of its heating and air conditioning systems.On Tuesday… Read more »

SNOW HILL- Even though the Worcester County Board of Education (BoE) just officially accepted their budget this week, representatives are already looking to next year with trepidation.“There is nothing left to cut in the future except programs and services,” said School Superintendent Dr. Jon Andes. “Programs and services in education mean our people. With 81-cents… Read more »

OCEAN CITY- Local residents and visitors to the area could get a Fourth of July fireworks preview next week when NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility on the Virginia coast just south of Assateague makes a significant rocket launch expected to be visible across much of the Eastern seaboard.Wallops is scheduled to launch a U.S. Air… Read more »

BERLIN- Two Baltimore men were arrested on numerous charges including assaulting a police officer after a high-speed chase through three counties last Friday that began with a traffic stop in Cambridge and ended in a ditch along Friendship Rd. in Berlin.A little before 11 p.m. last Friday, Wicomico County Sheriff’s Deputies received a report from… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Ocean City Police this week are urging visitors to be aware of an alleged scam carried out on as many as three occasions at one Boardwalk store and possibly others.While it remains uncertain just how many naïve young people got caught up in the alleged scam at a Boardwalk clothing store during… Read more »

OCEAN CITY- A street performer accused the Ocean City Mayor and Council of retaliation this week as they passed an ordinance to restrict performance of any kind on the Boardwalk at North Division Street due to the street’s key role as an emergency access point.The ordinance prohibits, “exercise or perform such activity or display in… Read more »