AAA, one of the nation's largest leisure travel agencies, isn't expecting a resounding start to vacation season this Memorial Day. Citing the "up and down economy," AAA expects 31.2 million Americans to hit the road this weekend, virtually the same number as last year.More>>
Authorities say a Middletown-area registered sex offender has been arrested following a Delaware Child Predator Task Force investigation into the online distribution of child pornography.More>>
The Justice Department says a sixth former Maryland prison guard has pleaded guilty in the 2008 beating of an inmate at the Roxbury Correctional Institution near Hagerstown.More>>
With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has "no place in the greatest military on earth."More>>
The jury in the Kent County trial of two men charged in a 2011 bank robbery that resulted in shots being fired at police and a motel standoff is taking a break for the holiday weekend.More>>
Friday, May 24 2013 1:34 PM EDT2013-05-24 17:34:05 GMT
WILMINGTON, Del.– Authorities say a Middletown-area registered sex offender has been arrested following a Delaware Child Predator Task Force investigation into the online distribution of child pornography. AccordingMore
Authorities say a Middletown-area registered sex offender has been arrested following a Delaware Child Predator Task Force investigation into the online distribution of child pornography.More
Friday, May 24 2013 1:00 PM EDT2013-05-24 17:00:10 GMT
A federal judge in Wilmington has refused to alter the 20-year prison sentence he gave a former Claymont pharmacist who illegally distributed 45,000 Oxycodone pain pills.More
A federal judge in Wilmington has refused to alter the 20-year prison sentence he gave a former Claymont pharmacist who illegally distributed 45,000 Oxycodone pain pills.More
Friday, May 24 2013 11:52 AM EDT2013-05-24 15:52:37 GMT
DOVER, Del.- Delaware State Police will step up road patrols over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. According to police, the patrols will focus on traffic enforcement and offering assistance to motoristsMore
Delaware State Police will step up road patrols over the Memorial Day holiday weekend.More
Friday, May 24 2013 10:10 AM EDT2013-05-24 14:10:28 GMT
Jury deliberations are continuing in the Kent County trial of two men charged in a 2011 bank robbery that resulted in shots being fired at police and a suspect barricaded in a motel room.More
The jury in the Kent County trial of two men charged in a 2011 bank robbery that resulted in shots being fired at police and a motel standoff is taking a break for the holiday weekend.More
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:02 AM EDT2013-05-23 12:02:25 GMT
MARYLAND- A new law approved by Governor O'Malley is designed to make homes a little safer. Starting July 1st, battery-operated smoke detectors will be required to be run by ten-year lasting lithium batteries.More
A new law approved by Gov. Martin O'Malley is designed to make Maryland homes a little safer. Starting July 1, battery-operated smoke detectors will be required to be run by lithium batteries with a 10-year life. The law requires homes in Maryland to have the new smoke detectors installed by 2018.More
Friday, May 24 2013 2:23 PM EDT2013-05-24 18:23:27 GMT
A day after laying out his counterterrorism vision, President Barack Obama is addressing future military leaders who could help carry it out in a speech to U.S. Naval Academy graduates.More
With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has "no place in the greatest military on earth."More
Friday, May 24 2013 2:20 PM EDT2013-05-24 18:20:26 GMT
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP)- The Justice Department says a sixth former Maryland prison guard has pleaded guilty in the 2008 beating of an inmate at the Roxbury Correctional Institution near Hagerstown. FederalMore
The Justice Department says a sixth former Maryland prison guard has pleaded guilty in the 2008 beating of an inmate at the Roxbury Correctional Institution near Hagerstown.More
Friday, May 24 2013 9:51 AM EDT2013-05-24 13:51:39 GMT
An off-duty state trooper is being treated for injuries he sustained when he apparently confronted vandalism suspects in a car in Caroline County.More
Maryland State Police say the condition of the off-duty trooper injured during a traffic-related incident in Caroline County Wednesday night has improved and no charges are being filed at this time in connection with what happened.More
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Thursday, May 23 2013 8:16 AM EDT2013-05-23 12:16:19 GMT
A Virginia man who was once one of the nation's most prominent swimming coaches is scheduled to be sentenced for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.More
A Virginia man who was once one of the nation's most prominent swimming coaches is scheduled to be sentenced for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.More
Friday, May 24 2013 12:19 PM EDT2013-05-24 16:19:06 GMT
PRINCESS ANNE, Md.— The 2013 UMES season has concluded, but baseball is far from over for some Hawks. Fourteen UMES players will be playing collegiate wooden-bat baseball this summer, playing in areasMore
The 2013 UMES season has concluded, but baseball is far from over for some Hawks. Fourteen UMES players will be playing collegiate wooden-bat baseball this summer, playing in areas around the country.More
Friday, May 24 2013 2:09 PM EDT2013-05-24 18:09:06 GMT
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.– Salisbury University seniors Nick Aloi and Katie McMahon were named National Strength and Conditioning Association All-Americans, the organization announced recently. A slot onMore
Salisbury University seniors Nick Aloi and Katie McMahon were named National Strength and Conditioning Association All-Americans, the organization announced recently.More
Friday, May 24 2013 12:21 PM EDT2013-05-24 16:21:02 GMT
Fili Named to All-ECAC NIRC Team CENTERVILLE, Mass.- Washington College rower and rising junior Mickey Fili (Sparks, MD/Hereford) has been named to the All-ECAC National Invitational Rowing (NIRC) ChampionshipMore
Fili Named to All-ECAC NIRC Team CENTERVILLE, Mass.- Washington College rower and rising junior Mickey Fili (Sparks, MD/Hereford) has been named to the All-ECAC National Invitational Rowing (NIRC) ChampionshipMore
Thursday, May 23 2013 5:02 PM EDT2013-05-23 21:02:29 GMT
ASHBURN, Va. - Robert Griffin III's rehab started with a "cry festival." Then came a special new passcode for his cellphone and a chance to hash things with coach Mike Shanahan. There's also beenMore
Robert Griffin III's rehab started with a "cry festival." Then came a special new passcode for his cellphone and a chance to hash things with coach Mike Shanahan.More
Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust."More
The trucker was hauling a load of drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water...More
The principal of the Oklahoma elementary school where seven children died in a tornado says her teachers did everything they could to save their lives.More
Teachers and students at Plaza Towers Elementary School hunkered down against the storm just as they had been taught in countless tornado drills, their principal said Friday, recounting how she walked the halls until the...More
It's a common sight on the nation's beaches: among the sand, sea foam and gnarled kelp lay plastic bottles, bags and other garbage.More
A California bill that would have required manufacturers to figure out how to keep the most common plastic junk out of state waterways has died in the state Assembly without a vote.More
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denied Friday that he smokes crack cocaine and said he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. Ford did not say whether he has ever used crack.More
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denied Friday that he smokes crack cocaine and said he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. The mayor of Canada's largest city did not say whether he has ever used...More
The lawyer for ex-Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo says he is being extradited to the United States to face money-laundering and embezzlement charges.More
Ex-Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited on Friday to the United States to face charges of laundering $70 million in Guatemalan funds through U.S. bank accounts.More
IMF chief Christine Lagarde says a Paris court has named her as a key witness in an investigation into a controversial payoff to an outspoken businessman arranged while she was France's finance minister.More
After two days of intense questioning from French magistrates, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said Friday a court named her as a key witness in an investigation into a controversial payoff to an...More
Britain's High Court has ruled that a tweet posted by the wife of the speaker of Parliament about a politician wrongly linked to child sex abuse was libelous.More
A tweet posted by the wife of Britain's parliamentary speaker about a politician wrongly linked to child sex abuse was libelous, the High Court ruled Friday.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
Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of the summer season. These traffic cameras will help you navigate on Delmarva throughout the weekend.More
Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of the summer season. These traffic cameras will help you navigate on Delmarva throughout the weekend.More
