Hundreds of kites filled the air above the Cape Henlopen State Park for the 46th annual Delaware Kite Festival. Despite some chilly winds, the Lewes Chamber of Commerce said that more than 3,000 people came for the event. More>>
In a plan approved by the legislature, full-time minimum-wage workers in Maryland will ultimately make about $875 less annually than they would have under the governor's proposed timetable, an economic analyst said. More>>
GEORGETOWN, Del.- About 16 miles separates Georgetown from Rehoboth Beach. That may not sound like a long distance. But picture doing it by foot."We're carrying a cross all the way from the circle in Georgetown on route 9 all the way to Rehoboth," said Pastor Joel Hitchcock of River City Church. Pastor Hitchcock alongside others spent Good Friday carrying a cross. His logic behind it all was simple."The reason for carrying this cross is to remind people of the main reason for Easter."When we ...More>>
NEW YORK (AP) - A second, milder wave of flu is hitting the Northeast. Months ago, the flu season seemed to be winding down. But health officials on Friday reported widespread flu-like illnesses in six states. Rhode Island is the latest to join the list which includes Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, New Jersey and New York. Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the flu season started in December and peaked by mid-January, and most of the illnesses were swine flu. But...More>>
If you happen to shop at Michael's Arts and Crafts, the retail chain says that about 3 million payment cards may have been hit in this latest security breach.More>>
Saturday, April 19 2014 5:33 AM EDT2014-04-19 09:33:34 GMT
Hundreds of kites filled the air above the Cape Henlopen State Park for the 46th annual Delaware Kite Festival. Despite some chilly winds, the Lewes Chamber of Commerce said that more than 3,000 people came for the event. More
Hundreds of kites filled the air above the Cape Henlopen State Park for the 46th annual Delaware Kite Festival. Despite some chilly winds, the Lewes Chamber of Commerce said that more than 3,000 people came for the event. More
Friday, April 18 2014 11:22 PM EDT2014-04-19 03:22:29 GMT
GEORGETOWN, Del.- About 16 miles separates Georgetown from Rehoboth Beach. That may not sound like a long distance. But picture doing it by foot."We're carrying a cross all the way from the circle in Georgetown on route 9 all the way to Rehoboth," said Pastor Joel Hitchcock of River City Church. Pastor Hitchcock alongside others spent Good Friday carrying a cross. His logic behind it all was simple."The reason for carrying this cross is to remind people of the main reason for Easter."When we ...More
GEORGETOWN, Del.- About 16 miles separates Georgetown from Rehoboth Beach. That may not sound like a long distance. But picture doing it by foot."We're carrying a cross all the way from the circle in Georgetown on route 9 all the way to Rehoboth," said Pastor Joel Hitchcock of River City Church. Pastor Hitchcock alongside others spent Good Friday carrying a cross. His logic behind it all was simple."The reason for carrying this cross is to remind people of the main reason for Easter."When we ...More
Friday, April 18 2014 1:59 PM EDT2014-04-18 17:59:21 GMT
A lobbyist who once worked for U.S. Sen. Tom Carper is being sued for breach of contract in a fight over the awarding of a license to operate Delaware first medical marijuana dispensary.More
A lobbyist who once worked for U.S. Sen. Tom Carper is being sued for breach of contract in a fight over the awarding of a license to operate Delaware first medical marijuana dispensary.More
Saturday, April 19 2014 5:37 AM EDT2014-04-19 09:37:18 GMT
In a plan approved by the legislature, full-time minimum-wage workers in Maryland will ultimately make about $875 less annually than they would have under the governor's proposed timetable, an economic analyst said. More
In a plan approved by the legislature, full-time minimum-wage workers in Maryland will ultimately make about $875 less annually than they would have under the governor's proposed timetable, an economic analyst said. More
Friday, April 18 2014 1:18 AM EDT2014-04-18 05:18:15 GMT
All three Democratic candidates in the governor's race agree Maryland's economic policies need work, but they disagree sharply about exactly how much.More
All three Democratic candidates in the governor's race agree Maryland's economic policies need work, but they disagree sharply about exactly how much.More
Thursday, April 17 2014 11:30 PM EDT2014-04-18 03:30:40 GMT
Multiple fire companies from Worcester County responded to a house fire on the 100-block of Branch Street in Berlin Thursday night just after 6 p.m. Units from the Berlin Police Department were also called to the scene. More
Multiple fire companies from Worcester County responded to a house fire on the 100-block of Branch Street in Berlin Thursday night just after 6 p.m. Units from the Berlin Police Department were also called to the scene. More
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Friday, April 18 2014 4:07 PM EDT2014-04-18 20:07:02 GMT
CENTERVILLE, Mass. - The Eastern College Athletic Conference announced its 2013-14 Division III South Men's Basketball All-Star teams and senior Tim Harwood was honored for his outstanding play during the season, the organization announced. The Rockville, Md., native led the Sea Gulls with 14.2 points per game, which was tied for the seventh-highest average in the Capital Athletic Conference and for those efforts was named a Second-Team All-Star. Harwood hit on 47.5 percent of his three-point...More
CENTERVILLE, Mass. - The Eastern College Athletic Conference announced its 2013-14 Division III South Men's Basketball All-Star teams and senior Tim Harwood was honored for his outstanding play during the season, the organization announced. The Rockville, Md., native led the Sea Gulls with 14.2 points per game, which was tied for the seventh-highest average in the Capital Athletic Conference and for those efforts was named a Second-Team All-Star. Harwood hit on 47.5 percent of his three-point...More
Friday, April 18 2014 4:00 PM EDT2014-04-18 20:00:12 GMT
YORK, Pa. – In just under two hours, the Wesley College baseball team defeated St. Mary's, 6-1, in an elimination game of the Capital Athletic Conference Tournament on Friday afternoon at York's Jaquet Field. The Wolverines (16-14) will take on the loser of the Salisbury/Christopher Newport matchup on Saturday, April 19, at 4 pm. Eric Willey scattered just five hits and allowed just one run over seven innings to pick up his fourth win of the season. The sophomore from Seaford, Del., also stru...More
YORK, Pa. – In just under two hours, the Wesley College baseball team defeated St. Mary's, 6-1, in an elimination game of the Capital Athletic Conference Tournament on Friday afternoon at York's Jaquet Field. The Wolverines (16-14) will take on the loser of the Salisbury/Christopher Newport matchup on Saturday, April 19, at 4 pm. Eric Willey scattered just five hits and allowed just one run over seven innings to pick up his fourth win of the season. The sophomore from Seaford, Del., also stru...More
Thursday, April 17 2014 8:01 AM EDT2014-04-17 12:01:18 GMT
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore baseball team split a non-conference doubleheader with Lehigh University on Wednesday afternoon as the Hawks fell 6-3 in the opener, before using an 12-hit attack to win 11-3 in the nightcap.More
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore baseball team split a non-conference doubleheader with Lehigh University on Wednesday afternoon as the Hawks fell 6-3 in the opener, before using an 12-hit attack to win 11-3 in the nightcap.More
Wednesday, April 16 2014 7:38 PM EDT2014-04-16 23:38:54 GMT
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Wesley College's men's lacrosse team wrapped up the season with a 20-7 Capital Athletic Conference loss at No. 14 Mary Washington on Wednesday afternoon. The Wolverines season comes to an end at 5-8 overall and 0-7 in the CAC while the Eagles move to 12-2 on the year and 4-2 in league play. Mary Washington scored the first six goals of the game before Sam Seibert scored on an unassisted goal with 2:19 left in the first quarter to put Wesley on the board. However, the Eag...More
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Wesley College's men's lacrosse team wrapped up the season with a 20-7 Capital Athletic Conference loss at No. 14 Mary Washington on Wednesday afternoon. The Wolverines season comes to an end at 5-8 overall and 0-7 in the CAC while the Eagles move to 12-2 on the year and 4-2 in league play. Mary Washington scored the first six goals of the game before Sam Seibert scored on an unassisted goal with 2:19 left in the first quarter to put Wesley on the board. However, the Eag...More
Saturday, April 19 2014 2:31 AM EDT2014-04-19 06:31:26 GMT
A sudden lurch in a creeping landslide in the northwest Wyoming resort town of Jackson split a house in two and forced workers to abandon efforts to stabilize the hillside.More
A sudden lurch in a creeping landslide in the northwest Wyoming resort town of Jackson split a house in two and forced workers to abandon just-begun efforts to stabilize the hillside.More
Saturday, April 19 2014 1:23 AM EDT2014-04-19 05:23:46 GMT
People who have accounts on the enrollment website for President Barack Obama's signature health care law are being told to change their passwords following an administration-wide review of the government's...More
People who have accounts on the enrollment website for President Barack Obama's signature health care law are being told to change their passwords following an administration-wide review of the government's...More
Saturday, April 19 2014 12:31 AM EDT2014-04-19 04:31:15 GMT
Police say they have locked down the Los Angeles Times building in downtown LA after receiving reports of a possible gunman inside.More
Police took a man into custody Friday night inside the Los Angeles Times building after it was locked down because of a shooting threat report, the newspaper said.More
Saturday, April 19 2014 12:22 AM EDT2014-04-19 04:22:42 GMT
The National Archives is releasing about 7,500 pages of documents Friday from former President Bill Clinton's administration.More
Thousands of pages of documents from President Bill Clinton's White House affirm a longtime adage: The more things change, the more they stay the same.More
Saturday, April 19 2014 7:51 AM EDT2014-04-19 11:51:55 GMT
As President Barack Obama travels through Asia this coming week, he will find a region that's warily watching the crisis in Ukraine through the prism of its own territorial tensions with China.More
As President Barack Obama travels through Asia this coming week, he will find a region that's warily watching the crisis in Ukraine through the prism of its own territorial tensions with China.More
Saturday, April 19 2014 7:21 AM EDT2014-04-19 11:21:40 GMT
The search coordination center says an underwater robotic submarine is expected to finish searching a narrowed down area of the Indian Ocean seabed for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane within the next week,...More
A robotic submarine looking for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet is expected to finish searching a patch of the Indian Ocean seabed within a week after so far coming up empty, and the search area may be expanded after...More
Saturday, April 19 2014 7:02 AM EDT2014-04-19 11:02:43 GMT
Russia's foreign ministry on Saturday promised it would offer strong assistance to Ukraine to overcome its crisis, but emphasized that the ultimate responsibility for reducing tensions lies with Ukrainians...More
Russia's foreign ministry on Saturday promised it would offer strong assistance to Ukraine to overcome its crisis, but emphasized that the ultimate responsibility for reducing tensions lies with Ukrainians rather than...More
Saturday, April 19 2014 6:51 AM EDT2014-04-19 10:51:42 GMT
Charlotte van den Berg was a 20-year-old college student working part-time in Amsterdam's city archives when she and other interns came across a shocking find: letters from Jewish Holocaust survivors...More
Charlotte van den Berg was a 20-year-old college student working part-time in Amsterdam's city archives when she and other interns came across a shocking find: letters from Jewish Holocaust survivors complaining that...More
Saturday, April 19 2014 6:41 AM EDT2014-04-19 10:41:55 GMT
An unexpected moment during the Good Friday service in a long-abandoned church in Cyprus' breakaway north illustrated how religion is helping to bring together Christian Greek Cypriots and Muslim Turkish...More
An unexpected moment during the Good Friday service in a long-abandoned church in Cyprus' breakaway north illustrated how religion is helping to bring together Christian Greek Cypriots and Muslim Turkish Cypriots on...More
Boys with autism were three times more likely to have been exposed to antidepressants known as SSRIs in the womb than typically developing children, according to new research.More
Boys with autism were three times more likely to have been exposed to antidepressants known as SSRIs in the womb than typically developing children, according to new research.More
The widely held belief that only women experience eating disorders delays men with these conditions from getting treatment, a new British study says.More
The widely held belief that only women experience eating disorders delays men with these conditions from getting treatment, a new British study says.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
