The Salisbury Fire Department has received more than $200,000 in federal grant funds for the purchase of portable radios to be used for the protection and delivery of emergency services, city officials announced Wednesday.More>>
The cost of a massive tornado that battered an Oklahoma City suburb could be more than $2 billion, according to a preliminary official estimate announced Wednesday. State authorities meanwhile said two infants were among the 24 people who perished in the twister.More>>
Because of today's hot and humid weather, Delaware Electric Cooperative and Choptank Electric Cooperative are asking all of its members to voluntarily conserve or limit energy usage between the hours of 3 and 7 p.m.More>>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 10:15 AM EDT2013-05-22 14:15:26 GMT
SMYRNA, Del.– The Town of Smyrna has announced details regarding the 2013 Smyrna-Clayton Memorial Day Parade and celebration to be held on Monday, May 27. The Memorial Day parade will begin at 10 a.m.,More
The Town of Smyrna has announced details regarding the 2013 Smyrna-Clayton Memorial Day Parade and celebration to be held on Monday, May 27.More
Wednesday, May 22 2013 10:12 AM EDT2013-05-22 14:12:14 GMT
UNDATED- Because temperatures are expected to reach well into the 80s this afternoon , Delaware Electric Cooperative and Choptank Electric Cooperative are asking all of their members to voluntarily conserveMore
Because of today's hot and humid weather, Delaware Electric Cooperative and Choptank Electric Cooperative are asking all of its members to voluntarily conserve or limit energy usage between the hours of 3 and 7 p.m.More
Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:18 AM EDT2013-05-22 13:18:21 GMT
Police in Wilmington have charged a man with filing a false report after they spent time and manpower searching for his stepdaughter, who was not missing.More
Police in Wilmington have charged a man with filing a false report after they spent time and manpower searching for his stepdaughter, who was not missing.More
Wednesday, May 22 2013 2:19 PM EDT2013-05-22 18:19:33 GMT
SALISBURY, Md.- The Salisbury Fire Department has received more than $200,000 in federal grant funds for the purchase of portable radios to be used for the protection and delivery of emergency services,More
The Salisbury Fire Department has received more than $200,000 in federal grant funds for the purchase of portable radios to be used for the protection and delivery of emergency services, city officials announced Wednesday.More
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:11 PM EDT2013-05-22 16:11:55 GMT
A bright light seen traveling across the sky over the weekend by dozens of witnesses across Maryland and the region is what astronomers are calling a fragmenting meteoric fireball.More
A bright light seen traveling across the sky over the weekend by dozens of witnesses across Maryland and the region is what astronomers are calling a fragmenting meteoric fireball.More
Wednesday, May 22 2013 10:18 AM EDT2013-05-22 14:18:32 GMT
SNOW HILL, Md.- Worcester County Emergency Services Director Teresa Owens recently announced her upcoming retirement from Worcester County Government effective June 23, after 35 years of service to theMore
Worcester County Emergency Services Director Teresa Owens recently announced her upcoming retirement from Worcester County Government effective June 23, after 35 years of service to the community. Owens originally began working in WCES in 1978. In 1996 the Worcester County Commissioners promoted her to direct the department.More
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:36 AM EDT2013-05-22 15:36:54 GMT
CHESTERTOWN, Md.- Washington College head field hockey coach Rachel Boylehas named Tory Sharpless as the Shorewomen's new assistant coach. Sharpless was a four-year player at Division I Delaware, whereMore
Washington College head field hockey coach Rachel Boylehas named Tory Sharpless as the Shorewomen's new assistant coach.More
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:39 AM EDT2013-05-22 15:39:26 GMT
Nate McLouth homered leading off the bottom of the 10th inning, Chris Dickerson hit a pair of solo shots and the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 3-2 Tuesday night to snap a six-game losing streak.More
Nate McLouth homered leading off the bottom of the 10th inning, Chris Dickerson hit a pair of solo shots and the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 3-2 Tuesday night to snap a six-game losing streak.More
Tuesday, May 21 2013 3:53 PM EDT2013-05-21 19:53:46 GMT
BALTIMORE- The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association announced its Division III All-Americans on Tuesday, and the No. 12 Salisbury University men's lacrosse team had six Sea Gulls splitMore
BALTIMORE- The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association announced its Division III All-Americans on Tuesday, and the No. 12 Salisbury University men's lacrosse team had six Sea Gulls splitMore
Tuesday, May 21 2013 2:33 PM EDT2013-05-21 18:33:50 GMT
EAU CLAIRE, Wis.– Junior first baseman Harley Hill and sophomore pitcher Rachel Johnson were named to the NCAA Division III Softball Championships All-tournament team after the Sea Gulls three-win performanceMore
Junior first baseman Harley Hill and sophomore pitcher Rachel Johnson were named to the NCAA Division III Softball Championships All-tournament team after the Sea Gulls three-win performance in Eau Claire, Wis.More
As a jury deliberates whether Jodi Arias should live or die for killing her one-time boyfriend, the convicted murderer says she deserves a chance at freedom someday.More
In a surprise jailhouse interview just hours after a jury began deliberating her fate, Jodi Arias spoke out about her murder trial, her many fights with her legal team and her belief that she "deserves a second chance at...More
As Congress debates legalizing about 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, immigration advocates are pushing plans they say will open the asylum process for thousands of more people who flee persecution...More
As Congress debates legalizing about 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, immigration advocates are pushing plans they say will open the asylum process for thousands of more people who flee persecution in...More
Many young people are among the mourners attending the funeral of a Hofstra University student who was accidentally shot by police.More
They hesitated at first, but then they came from all over the church: young women in black shuffling out of the pews and down the side aisles to the altar, some of them sobbing.More
The FBI says a man being questioned by authorities in the Boston bombing probe was fatally shot when he initiated a violent confrontation.More
A Chechen immigrant was shot to death by authorities while being questioned in the Boston Marathon bombing investigation early Wednesday after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife, officials said.More
One person has died and at least two people were wounded in a violent attack near a military training barracks in London, British officials said Wednesday, as Prime Minister David Cameron called an emergency meeting...More
British Prime Minister David Cameron says there are "strong indications" that a brutal attack in London is terror-related.More
Diplomats say Iran is moving ahead to update a program the West fears could be used to make nuclear weapons, in a blow to years of high-level diplomacy aimed at stopping it from doing so.More
The U.N. atomic agency on Wednesday detailed rapid Iranian progress in two programs that the West fears are geared toward making nuclear weapons, saying Tehran has upgraded its uranium enrichment facilities and advanced in...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
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
