Thursday, April 24 2014 11:13 AM EDT2014-04-24 15:13:02 GMT
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM FOR KENT, SUSSEX, QUEEN ANNE'S, TALBOT, AND CAROLINE COUNTIES. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES ON AIR AND ONLINE AT WBOC.COM.More
REHOBOTH BEACH, DE - Fire broke out at the Mid-Atlantic Family Practice office on Route 24 in Lewes this afternoon. Heavy black smoke was seen billowing from the building. WBOC viewers say a second building, a nearby barn, also caught fire. WBOC will have more on this fire as details become available in Sussex County.More>>
This week there may be extra motorcyclists on some Delmarva roads. Many of them are riding through towns trying to get to Ocean City's spring rally happening all through out the week. But now some of those riders tell WBOC they are concerned because there have been a series of motorcycle thefts in the area recently.
Two professional women's fastpitch softball games will be played this spring in Wicomico County coupled with a new youth tournament the same weekend. The USSSA Pride and PA Rebellion will play two games, on May 30th and 31st at Perdue Stadium and that weekend, roughly two dozens youth teams will be town for another tournament.More>>
The recent problems revealed with drug evidence in the State Medical Examiner’s Office show that Delaware needs to build its own, state-of-the-art crime laboratory, Attorney General Beau Biden said Thursday.More>>
Health officials are worried about recent U.S. measles outbreaks that so far have caused more illnesses than at the same point of any year since 1996.More>>
Thursday, April 24 2014 5:50 PM EDT2014-04-24 21:50:50 GMT
REHOBOTH BEACH, DE - Fire broke out at the Mid-Atlantic Family Practice office on Route 24 in Lewes this afternoon. Heavy black smoke was seen billowing from the building. WBOC viewers say a second building, a nearby barn, also caught fire. WBOC will have more on this fire as details become available in Sussex County.More
REHOBOTH BEACH, DE - Fire broke out at the Mid-Atlantic Family Practice office on Route 24 in Lewes this afternoon. Heavy black smoke was seen billowing from the building. WBOC viewers say a second building, a nearby barn, also caught fire. WBOC will have more on this fire as details become available in Sussex County.More
Thursday, April 24 2014 3:35 PM EDT2014-04-24 19:35:33 GMT
The recent problems revealed with drug evidence in the State Medical Examiner’s Office show that Delaware needs to build its own, state-of-the-art crime laboratory, Attorney General Beau Biden said Thursday.More
The recent problems revealed with drug evidence in the State Medical Examiner’s Office show that Delaware needs to build its own, state-of-the-art crime laboratory, Attorney General Beau Biden said Thursday.More
Thursday, April 24 2014 11:11 AM EDT2014-04-24 15:11:01 GMT
Thousands of postal workers around the country are expected to protest the opening of postal counters in Staples stores that are staffed with retail employees.Thursday's protests are planned at 50 locations in 27 states, including a rally in Dover, Del.More
Thousands of postal workers around the country are expected to protest the opening of postal counters in Staples stores that are staffed with retail employees.Thursday's protests are planned at 50 locations in 27 states, including a rally in Dover, Del. More
Monday, April 21 2014 12:53 PM EDT2014-04-21 16:53:28 GMT
PRINCESS ANNE, Md.- The Maryland State Police in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration are asking citizens to dispose unwanted prescription drugs during the National Prescription Take Back Day.More
Maryland State Police, in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration, are asking citizens to dispose unwanted prescription drugs during the National Prescription Take Back Day. More
Thursday, April 24 2014 5:43 PM EDT2014-04-24 21:43:29 GMT
Two professional women's fastpitch softball games will be played this spring in Wicomico County coupled with a new youth tournament the same weekend. The USSSA Pride and PA Rebellion will play two games, on May 30th and 31st at Perdue Stadium and that weekend, roughly two dozens youth teams will be town for another tournament.More
Two professional women's fastpitch softball games will be played this spring in Wicomico County coupled with a new youth tournament the same weekend. The USSSA Pride and PA Rebellion will play two games, on May 30th and 31st at Perdue Stadium and that weekend, roughly two dozens youth teams will be town for another tournament.More
Thursday, April 24 2014 3:14 PM EDT2014-04-24 19:14:23 GMT
EASTON, Md.- The Maryland State Highway Administration says it will perform routine maintenance requiring short-term openings of the MD 331 Dover Bridge over the Choptank River on Monday, April 28, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., weather permitting. The SHA will also perform routine maintenance on the MD 213 Chestertown Drawbridge over the Chester River on Wednesday, April 30, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., weather permitting.Motorists can expect brief closures of each bridge that will last no longer ...More
EASTON, Md.- The Maryland State Highway Administration says it will perform routine maintenance requiring short-term openings of the MD 331 Dover Bridge over the Choptank River on Monday, April 28, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., weather permitting. The SHA will also perform routine maintenance on the MD 213 Chestertown Drawbridge over the Chester River on Wednesday, April 30, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., weather permitting.Motorists can expect brief closures of each bridge that will last no longer ...More
Thursday, April 24 2014 12:28 PM EDT2014-04-24 16:28:14 GMT
A new poll shows that the majority of Virginians oppose a plan favored by Gov. Terry McAuliffe to use federal Medicaid funds to provide health insurance to low-income residents.More
A new poll shows that the majority of Virginians oppose a plan favored by Gov. Terry McAuliffe to use federal Medicaid funds to provide health insurance to low-income residents.More
Thursday, April 24 2014 10:06 AM EDT2014-04-24 14:06:03 GMT
Virginia lawmakers are returning to Richmond to consider Gov. Terry McAuliffe's changes to the General Assembly's 2014 legislation.More
Gov. Terry McAuliffe's has successfully vetoed two religious expression bills and legislation that would have granted people who receive red-light tickets the right to contest citations in circuit court.More
The federal government wants to extend its oversight of tobacco to include cigars, hookah, nicotine gels, pipe tobacco and dissolvable tobacco products.More
The federal government wants to extend its oversight of tobacco to include cigars, hookah, nicotine gels, pipe tobacco and dissolvable tobacco products.More
Thursday, April 24 2014 3:21 PM EDT2014-04-24 19:21:00 GMT
Starting Friday, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore golf team will tee off in Savannah, Ga., for the final Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship.More
Starting Friday, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore golf team will tee off in Savannah, Ga., for the final Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship. More
Thursday, April 24 2014 8:54 AM EDT2014-04-24 12:54:05 GMT
?The University of Maryland Eastern Shore entered its last national championship ranked 10th in the nation by the International Bowling Media Association.More
?The University of Maryland Eastern Shore entered its last national championship ranked 10th in the nation by the International Bowling Media Association.More
Thursday, April 24 2014 8:18 AM EDT2014-04-24 12:18:00 GMT
Nelson Cruz hit two of Baltimore's season-high four home runs, Chris Davis and Matt Wieters also connected and the Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-8 Wednesday night.More
Nelson Cruz hit two of Baltimore's season-high four home runs, Chris Davis and Matt Wieters also connected and the Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-8 Wednesday night.More
Wednesday, April 23 2014 8:54 AM EDT2014-04-23 12:54:07 GMT
The Delmarva Shorebirds got back on track with a 4-1 victory over the Savannah Sand Gnats on Tuesday evening. Delmarva evened their series with Savannah, and now they will face off in the rubber match on Wednesday.More
The Delmarva Shorebirds got back on track with a 4-1 victory over the Savannah Sand Gnats on Tuesday evening. Delmarva evened their series with Savannah, and now they will face off in the rubber match on Wednesday.More
Wednesday, April 23 2014 8:20 AM EDT2014-04-23 12:20:44 GMT
Brett Lawrie and Melky Cabrera each hit three-run homers in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-3 Tuesday night.
Brett Lawrie and Melky Cabrera each hit three-run homers in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-3 Tuesday night.More
Thursday, April 24 2014 5:55 PM EDT2014-04-24 21:55:42 GMT
Residents and emergency crews were waiting for a fire to burn itself out after an explosion at a natural gas processing plant in a small town in southwestern Wyoming.More
It remains to be seen just how much of a lasting natural gas-price spike people in the West will feel after a dramatic explosion and fire at a major gas processing plant in western Wyoming.More
Thursday, April 24 2014 5:55 PM EDT2014-04-24 21:55:39 GMT
Officials at the U.S. Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego are searching the base after an unconfirmed report of an armed individual there.More
The commander of Naval Base Point Loma says a report of an armed man on the San Diego base led to detention of a sailor who had fired a gun that shoots soft plastic pellets.More
Thursday, April 24 2014 5:46 PM EDT2014-04-24 21:46:47 GMT
A major supplier to the oil and gas industry says it will begin disclosing 100 percent of the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing fluid, with no exemptions for trade secrets. The move by Baker Hughes of Houston...More
A major supplier to the oil and gas industry says it will begin disclosing 100 percent of the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing fluid, with no exemptions for trade secrets. The move by Baker Hughes of Houston is a...More
Thursday, April 24 2014 5:34 PM EDT2014-04-24 21:34:55 GMT
The results of an investigation released Thursday concluded that it may never be known how a convicted felon replaced a patient's sperm with his own two decades ago and fathered a child, or whether he did the...More
The results of an investigation released Thursday concluded that it may never be known how a convicted felon replaced a patient's sperm with his own two decades ago and fathered a child, or whether he did the same type...More
Thursday, April 24 2014 5:46 PM EDT2014-04-24 21:46:10 GMT
Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov says police have cleared the city hall in a southeastern city of pro-Russian protesters who had been occupying it for over a week.More
Russia announced new military exercises Thursday involving ground and air forces near its border with Ukraine, swiftly responding to a Ukrainian operation to drive pro-Russia insurgents out of occupied buildings in the...More
Thursday, April 24 2014 4:46 PM EDT2014-04-24 20:46:56 GMT
China's official news agency says authorities plan to revoke two crucial publication licenses for web giant Sina.com because pornographic content was found on its sites.More
China plans to revoke two crucial publication licenses for Sina.com, which might partially ban the web giant's operations, because obscene content was found during an anti-pornography crackdown, state media said Thursday.More
Thursday, April 24 2014 4:46 PM EDT2014-04-24 20:46:06 GMT
The Costa Rican government says it's still waiting for the Obama administration to explain why it launched the secret "Cuban Twitter" network from inside the Central American nation's borders despite...More
The Costa Rican government says it's waiting for the Obama administration to explain why it improperly devised a secret "Cuban Twitter" network from inside the Central American nation's borders despite warnings in...More
Thursday, April 24 2014 3:55 PM EDT2014-04-24 19:55:37 GMT
Israel's foreign minister says a peace deal with the Palestinians is impossible after rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah agreed to form a unity government.More
Israel broke off Mideast peace talks and brought the U.S.-brokered process to the brink of collapse Thursday, protesting a reconciliation agreement between the Western-backed Palestinian Authority and the militant group...More
WEDNESDAY, April 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- The deaths of well-known people offer an opportunity to educate the general public about disease detection and prevention, a new study suggests. Researchers surveyed 1,400 American men and women after Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died of pancreatic cancer in 2011 and learned that more than one-third of them sought information about his cause of death or information about cancer in general soon after his death was reported. About 7 percent of th...More
WEDNESDAY, April 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- The deaths of well-known people offer an opportunity to educate the general public about disease detection and prevention, a new study suggests. Researchers surveyed 1,400 American men and women after Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died of pancreatic cancer in 2011 and learned that more than one-third of them sought information about his cause of death or information about cancer in general soon after his death was reported. About 7 percent of th...More
Audi has claimed six World Car of the Year awards since 2005, and now has one more for its mantle as theAudi A3grabbed the 2014 World Car of the Year title.More
Audi has claimed six World Car of the Year awards since 2005, and now has one more for its mantle as theAudi A3grabbed the 2014 World Car of the Year title. More
WBOC has received multiple photos from people who has submitted them via email. Here are a bunch of the photos we have gathered for this slide show.More
Photos taken by WBOC Weather Watchers from across the Delmarva Peninsula.More
This slide show is a collection of Mug shots taken of the criminals of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, that WBOC has covered.More
Guilty or not, these mugshots from around Delmarva are worth a look. This information was supplied by law enforcement and describes arrests and charges. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty.More
Steve Ward's flyer of his stolen motorcycle. 
