Federal forecasters are predicting yet another busy hurricane season. Thursday's outlook calls for 13 to 20 named storms, seven to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and three to six that become major hurricanes.More>>
Maryland State Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect who wore a disguise during last weekend's armed robbery of a Queenstown jewelry store.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 the incident.More>>
New-home sales rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 454,000 in April, the Commerce Department said Thursday. That was up 2.3 percent from March and just slightly below January's 458,000. Both January and April had the fastest sales rates since July 2008.More>>
Thursday, May 23 2013 3:30 PM EDT2013-05-23 19:30:45 GMT
DOVER, Del.- Delaware State Police have arrested two people after they were reported to be stealing wire from an irrigation system outside Dover. David A. Blawn, 42, of Felton, is charged with 10 countsMore
Delaware State Police have arrested two people after they were reported to be stealing wire from an irrigation system outside Dover.More
Thursday, May 23 2013 10:17 AM EDT2013-05-23 14:17:15 GMT
DOVER, Md.- Dover police have arrested a Bridgeville man accused of robbing another man of his cellphone at gunpoint. Eric Lloyd, 20, is charged with first-degree robbery and carrying a concealed dangerousMore
Dover police have arrested a Bridgeville man accused of robbing another man of his cellphone at gunpoint.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
Thursday, May 23 2013 1:12 PM EDT2013-05-23 17:12:23 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 the incident.More
Thursday, May 23 2013 1:04 PM EDT2013-05-23 17:04:11 GMT
QUEENSTOWN, Md.- Maryland State Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect who wore a disguise during last weekend's armed robbery of a Queenstown jewelry store. Troopers saidMore
Maryland State Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect who wore a disguise during last weekend's armed robbery of a Queenstown jewelry store.More
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
Thursday, May 23 2013 1:56 PM EDT2013-05-23 17:56:02 GMT
BALTIMORE- With 10 national championships and 428 wins to his name, Head Coach Jim Berkman of the Salisbury University men's lacrosse team has been considered by many to be a Hall of Fame-caliber coach;More
With 10 national championships and 428 wins to his name, Head Coach Jim Berkman of the Salisbury University men's lacrosse team has been considered by many to be a Hall of Fame-caliber coach; that accolade will become official on Oct. 26, as Berkman will be included in a class of eight that will be inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.More
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
Thursday, May 23 2013 4:59 PM EDT2013-05-23 20:59:15 GMT
CHESTERTOWN, MD -- The eighth-ranked Washington College women's rowing team, champion of the Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference, is set to compete at the NCAA Division III Rowing Championships May 31stMore
The eighth-ranked Washington College women's rowing team, champion of the Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference, is set to compete at the NCAA Division III Rowing Championships May 31st and June 1st at Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis.More
Thursday, May 23 2013 4:53 PM EDT2013-05-23 20:53:16 GMT
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Atlantic Coast Conference on Thursday announced the start times for Maryland's first two games of the 2013 season. The Terrapins open the 2013 season on Saturday, Aug. 31 at 12:30More
The Atlantic Coast Conference on Thursday announced the start times for Maryland's first two games of the 2013 season.More
Thursday, May 23 2013 3:39 PM EDT2013-05-23 19:39:50 GMT
PRINCESS ANNE, Md.— The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Track and Field team will have eight student-athletes competing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association East Regional May 23-25 in Greensboro,More
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Track and Field team will have eight student-athletes competing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association East Regional May 23-25 in Greensboro, N.C.More
With her son holding her elbow, Colleen Arvin walked up her driveway to what was left of her house for 40 years.More
In some early versions of a story May 22 about damage estimates from the tornado in Moore, Okla., The Associated Press misspelled the name of the city's mayor. He is Glenn Lewis, not Glen.More
Amid lingering concerns about his national security policies, President Barack Obama is outlining measures to clarify the deadly use of drones against terror suspects.More
President Barack Obama sought Thursday to advance the U.S. beyond the unrelenting war effort of the past dozen years, defining a narrower terror threat from smaller networks and homegrown extremists rather than the grandiose...More
Three days of congressional hearings about the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups have lawmakers looking for ways to widen an investigation that has so far been largely...More
Moving quickly to stem a raging controversy, the new acting head of the Internal Revenue Service started cleaning house Thursday by replacing the supervisor who oversaw agents involved in targeting tea party groups.More
Contraception coverage by for-profit companies faces a prominent test in Denver.More
In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. asked a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that...More
Writer Chinua Achebe is being remembered in Nigeria as a fearless writer who bowed to no political pressure.More
Writer Chinua Achebe shunned Nigeria's corrupt politicians and twice turned down national honors, never fearing to criticize those he felt ruined his country. On Thursday, however, the lawmakers and the country's...More
The British government's emergency committee is going to meet after two attackers butchered a man in a brutal daylight attack in London amid fears that terrorism has returned to the capital.More
A man seen with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife after the killing of a British soldier on the streets of London was described as a convert to Islam who took part in demonstrations with a banned radical group, two...More
The World Health Organization says there are now 22 deaths worldwide out of 44 lab-confirmed cases of the new coronavirus.More
International efforts to combat a new pneumonia-like virus that has now killed 22 people are being slowed by unclear rules and competition for the potentially profitable rights to disease samples, the head of the World...More
Britain's military says the soldier brutally murdered in a suspected terrorist attack was a popular drummer and machine gunner, a father, and a passionate fan of Manchester United.More
The soldier brutally murdered in a suspected terrorist attack in London was a popular 25-year-old ceremonial military drummer and machine gunner, a father and a passionate fan of the Manchester United soccer team, the...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
