Thursday, April 24 2014 11:13 AM EDT2014-04-24 15:13:02 GMT
STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES ON WBOC & WBOC.COM THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE STORM.More
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
A Delmar man convicted of second-degree murder in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred last year was sentenced to 75 years in prison Thursday, according to the Wicomico County State's Attorney's Office. 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>>
The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits surged 24,000 to a seasonally adjusted 329,000 last week, though the gain likely reflected temporary layoffs in the week before Easter.More>>
The federal government wants to ban sales of electronic cigarettes to minors and require approval for new products and health warning labels under regulations being proposed by the Food and Drug Administration.More>>
Delaware's Supreme Court has ruled that the state's Department of Transportation must pay legal and other fees for a Middletown couple who successfully challenged an attempt to condemn their property for a highway...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
Thursday, April 24 2014 8:11 AM EDT2014-04-24 12:11:38 GMT
Delaware's Supreme Court has ruled that the state's Department of Transportation must pay legal and other fees for a Middletown couple who successfully challenged an attempt to condemn their property for a...More
Delaware's Supreme Court has ruled that the state's Department of Transportation must pay legal and other fees for a Middletown couple who successfully challenged an attempt to condemn their property for a highway...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 12:07 PM EDT2014-04-24 16:07:17 GMT
A Delmar man convicted of second-degree murder in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred last year was sentenced to 75 years in prison Thursday, according to the Wicomico County State's Attorney's Office.More
A Delmar man convicted of second-degree murder in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred last year was sentenced to 75 years in prison Thursday, according to the Wicomico County State's Attorney's Office. More
Thursday, April 24 2014 8:05 AM EDT2014-04-24 12:05:57 GMT
The U.S. Agriculture Department is offering Maryland farmers a chance to learn about changes in the 2014 Farm Bill affecting natural resources conservation.More
The U.S. Agriculture Department is offering Maryland farmers a chance to learn about changes in the 2014 Farm Bill affecting natural resources conservation.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 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
Tuesday, April 22 2014 2:54 PM EDT2014-04-22 18:54:44 GMT
Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder says his team's nickname is not an issue and it's "time that people focus on reality" concerning these matters.More
Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder says his team's nickname is not an issue and it's "time that people focus on reality" concerning these matters.More
Thursday, April 24 2014 12:04 PM EDT2014-04-24 16:04:42 GMT
A family member says one of the three American doctors killed when an Afghan security guard opened fire at a Kabul hospital was a pediatrician from Chicago.More
A family member says one of the three American doctors killed when an Afghan security guard opened fire at a Kabul hospital was a pediatrician from Chicago.More
Thursday, April 24 2014 11:56 AM EDT2014-04-24 15:56:44 GMT
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and 21 other Republican senators are accusing President Barack Obama of disregarding the rule of law and the Constitution by considering administrative changes to the...More
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and 21 other Republican senators accused President Barack Obama Thursday of displaying "an astonishing disregard for the Constitution, the rule of law and the rights of American...More
Thursday, April 24 2014 10:55 AM EDT2014-04-24 14:55:11 GMT
A 67-year-old grandfather was sentenced Thursday to life in prison with no chance of parole in the killing of two women at a Detroit retirement home.More
A 67-year-old grandfather was sentenced Thursday to life in prison with no chance of parole in the killing of two women at a Detroit retirement home.More
Thursday, April 24 2014 10:55 AM EDT2014-04-24 14:55:07 GMT
The Prince of Wales and his wife, Camilla, are "utterly devastated" by the death of her brother, who fell outside a hotel bar and suffered a head injury.More
The Prince of Wales and his wife, Camilla, are "utterly devastated" by the death of her brother, who fell outside a Manhattan hotel bar and suffered a head injury, British royal officials said.More
Thursday, April 24 2014 10:34 AM EDT2014-04-24 14:34:27 GMT
An Oregon county commission has ordered an incinerator to stop accepting boxed medical waste to generate electricity after learning the waste it's been burning may include tissue from aborted fetuses from...More
An Oregon county commission has ordered an incinerator to stop accepting boxed medical waste to generate electricity after learning the waste it's been burning may include tissue from aborted fetuses from British...More
Thursday, April 24 2014 11:56 AM EDT2014-04-24 15:56:20 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
Ukrainian forces moved in and killed at least two pro-Russia insurgents in the country's tumultuous east Thursday, an escalation that prompted new threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin.More
Thursday, April 24 2014 11:56 AM EDT2014-04-24 15:56:13 GMT
Police in Afghanistan say a security guard has opened fire in a Kabul hospital, killing three foreigners and wounding one other person.More
An Afghan government security guard opened fire Thursday on a group of foreign doctors at a Kabul hospital, killing three American physicians and wounding a U.S. nurse, officials said.More
Thursday, April 24 2014 11:56 AM EDT2014-04-24 15:56:02 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 11:34 AM EDT2014-04-24 15:34:26 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
The Israeli government on Thursday cut off Mideast peace talks and threatened to impose new sanctions against the Palestinians in response to a unity agreement between rival Palestinian factions, pushing an embattled U.S....More
Thursday, April 24 2014 11:24 AM EDT2014-04-24 15:24:26 GMT
A Pakistani official says a bombing in the country's south targeted a police officer known for his anti-militant campaigns, killing him and his two friends.More
Pakistani warplanes attacked insurgent hideouts in the tribal region near the Afghan border, killing 37 suspected militants and wounding 18, army officials said Thursday, as authorities hold peace negotiations with the...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
