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  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 5:54 PM EST2012-02-22 22:54:50 GMT
    SALISBURY, Md.- Speed cameras already exist around schools in Salisbury, Fruitland, Delmar and Princess Anne. Now, Wicomico County is set to add additional cameras throughout school zones within the county.
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  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 3:52 PM EST2012-02-22 20:52:28 GMT
    The Maryland Senate is delaying debate on a bill to legalize gay marriage.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 3:50 PM EST2012-02-22 20:50:37 GMT
    Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell - facing outrage from women, national ridicule from television comedians and appeals from GOP moderates - is opposing a Republican bill requiring vaginal probes of women seeking abortions.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 3:40 PM EST2012-02-22 20:40:01 GMT
    During a special meeting held Tuesday afternoon, the Wicomico County Board of Education voted to reappoint Dr. John E. Fredericksen as superintendent of schools for another four-year term beginning July 1.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 3:35 PM EST2012-02-22 20:35:58 GMT
    Ongoing violence and gang-related crime has led Mayor John Schwed and the Laurel Town Council to approve an emergency curfew for the Carvel Gardens Apartment Complex and Annex, beginning Wednesday night.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 2:13 PM EST2012-02-22 19:13:33 GMT
    The Supreme Court appeared sharply divided Wednesday over a law that makes it a crime to lie about having been awarded top military honors.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 1:39 PM EST2012-02-22 18:39:09 GMT
    The housing market is flashing signs of health ahead of the spring-buying season.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 12:17 PM EST2012-02-22 17:17:21 GMT
    Smyrna police are asking the public's help in locating a teenager wanted in connection with Tuesday morning's robbery of the Dover Federal Credit Union on West Glenwood Avenue.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 11:18 AM EST2012-02-22 16:18:04 GMT
    Delaware State Police say a Laurel man sustained serious injuries after the car he was driving struck a tractor-trailer that was backing into a driveway near Blades late Tuesday night.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 10:25 AM EST2012-02-22 15:25:57 GMT
    The Maryland Department of Natural Resources wants to establish one or two locations in every county where people can fish for free.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 9:59 AM EST2012-02-22 14:59:28 GMT
    A Senate committee will hold a hearing on a measure to expand gambling in Maryland.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 9:48 AM EST2012-02-22 14:48:53 GMT
    President Barack Obama is proposing to cut the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 28 percent and wants an even lower effective rate for manufacturers, a senior administration official says, as the White House lays down an election-year marker in the debate over tax policy.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 9:37 AM EST2012-02-22 14:37:01 GMT
    Federal regulators said Tuesday that they've approved new suppliers for two crucial cancer drugs, easing critical shortages — at least for the time being — that have left patients and parents frightened about missing life-saving treatments.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 9:10 AM EST2012-02-22 14:10:13 GMT
    Milford police are asking the public's help in identifying a suspect wanted for robbing a local hotel.
  • Feb 22, 2012 07:48 AM EST2012-02-22 13:50:11 GMT
    Maryland State Police say a town councilman from Elsmere was fatally injured in a motorcycle crash in Elkton, Md.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 8:28 AM EST2012-02-22 13:28:32 GMT
    Maryland's Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown is advocating for a program to provide more access to health care.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 7:54 AM EST2012-02-22 12:54:40 GMT
    Maryland agriculture and environmental officials are opposing a bill to prohibit additional bay restoration regulations on farmers until other states in the watershed catch up to their pollution reductions.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 7:53 AM EST2012-02-22 12:53:07 GMT
    A bill to legalize gay marriage in Maryland is on its way to the full state Senate.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 7:50 AM EST2012-02-22 12:50:35 GMT
    Members of the legislature's budget-writing committee are mulling spending for Delaware's costly Medicaid program.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 7:46 AM EST2012-02-22 12:46:41 GMT
    A lot has changed over the last four decades, except the property tax formula for Sussex County. Soon, that could change too.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 7:45 AM EST2012-02-22 12:45:30 GMT
    The Delaware Department of Transportation has advised drivers of a new traffic signal to be activated in Georgetown.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 7:38 AM EST2012-02-22 12:38:49 GMT
    People in Crisfield say they have noticed the slow but sure decline of business in the Somerset County town.  Some believe it started with the economic crash in 2008.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 7:35 AM EST2012-02-22 12:35:32 GMT
    The Jusst for Sooup Ranch in Coolspring near Lewes is adding another chapter to an ongoing story. Sussex County Planning and Zoning commissioners are scheduled to discuss a preliminary site plan filed by Jusst Sooup Ministries.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 4:21 PM EST2012-02-21 21:21:18 GMT
    Authorities are offering a $2,500 cash reward to anyone with information that leads to the arrest of whoever is responsible for the fatal shooting of a Salisbury man.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 3:54 PM EST2012-02-21 20:54:51 GMT
    Authorities have ruled as accidental a Monday morning fire that caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage to the Chestertown Seventh-Day Adventist Church on North Kent Street.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 3:16 PM EST2012-02-21 20:16:54 GMT
    Wilmington, Del. - Delaware State Police arrested a Wilmington man who exposed himself at a Kohl's Department Store on Rocky Run Parkway in Wilmington on Monday, February 20.
    Delaware State Police have arrested a Wilmington man accused of exposing himself at the Kohl's Department Store on Rocky Run Parkway in Wilmington.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 1:21 PM EST2012-02-21 18:21:01 GMT
    The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 13,000 on Tuesday for the first time since May 2008, when the Lehman Brothers investment bank was solvent, unemployment a healthy 5.4 percent and the worst of the Great Recession months ahead.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 12:23 PM EST2012-02-21 17:23:59 GMT
    There's one week left to apply for a mail-in absentee ballot for Virginia's Republican presidential primary on March 6.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 12:13 PM EST2012-02-21 17:13:52 GMT
    Easton police are looking for the burglars who broke into dozens of storage units at a self storage facility early Saturday morning.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 9:34 AM EST2012-02-21 14:34:18 GMT
    How did dozens of prime seats suddenly become unavailable on the fair's website, only to show up on other sites at much higher prices? The Fair provided some scenarios.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 8:47 AM EST2012-02-21 13:47:54 GMT
    Maryland State Police say a 79-year-old Preston woman was killed after being struck by a car Monday evening in Caroline County.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 8:06 AM EST2012-02-21 13:06:13 GMT
    Effective April 1, the Chester River Hospital Center will no longer be delivering babies.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 7:54 AM EST2012-02-21 12:54:33 GMT
    People who live in the Pintail Landing neighborhood on Feather Drive in Cambridge say they need more street lights because it gets incredibly dark on the street at night.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 7:45 AM EST2012-02-21 12:45:48 GMT
    Dover city officials want to extend the state's sex offender ordinance.  Right now current law states that medium- and high-risk sex offenders must live and work more than 500 feet away from schools.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 4:00 PM EST2012-02-20 21:00:06 GMT
    Delaware State Police have identified a woman who died in an early Monday morning crash in Woodside.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 3:56 PM EST2012-02-20 20:56:41 GMT
    A Stevensville man is facing child neglect and related charges following accusations that he left two small children alone in a running car for nearly half an hour while he went grocery shopping.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 3:28 PM EST2012-02-20 20:28:27 GMT
    Harrington police say three people were arrested after officers had to break up a large fight involving hundreds of people at the Gene Price Community Center on Dorman Street.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 3:27 PM EST2012-02-20 20:27:26 GMT
    Maryland State Police say five Somerset County businesses were cited for selling alcohol to minors during recent compliance checks.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 3:24 PM EST2012-02-20 20:24:52 GMT
    A Maryland Senator says his chamber could take a final vote on legislation to legalize gay marriage later this week.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 2:51 PM EST2012-02-20 19:51:06 GMT
    The U.S. military says an American reconnaissance plane crashed 6 miles from the only U.S. base in Africa, killing four service members on board.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 12:41 PM EST2012-02-20 17:41:39 GMT
    Since Virginia expanded its law to allow more people to seek protective orders against those they say are threatening them, the number of such orders has soared.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 12:02 PM EST2012-02-20 17:02:54 GMT
    A Senate committee has rejected legislation that would have made it illegal to secretly use an electronic device to track a person's movements.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 10:46 AM EST2012-02-20 15:46:12 GMT
    Oil prices jumped to a nine-month high above $105 a barrel on Monday after Iran said it halted crude exports to Britain and France in an escalation of a dispute over the Middle Eastern country's nuclear program.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 9:23 AM EST2012-02-20 14:23:39 GMT
    A new state audit says Maryland lacks the money needed to make payments owed to victims of crime in the state.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 9:18 AM EST2012-02-20 14:18:26 GMT
    Delaware Gov. Jack Markell says he plans to talk to fellow governors next week about the best ways to create jobs.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 8:07 AM EST2012-02-20 13:07:24 GMT
    It's the last day to take advantage of a tax holiday in Maryland for energy-efficient appliances.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 8:01 AM EST2012-02-20 13:01:03 GMT
    Maryland State Highway Administration crews salted many lower Eastern Shore roads following some overnight snow.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 7:52 AM EST2012-02-20 12:52:05 GMT
    A shooting outside of a Sussex County nightclub left a teenager in serious condition on Sunday.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 7:33 AM EST2012-02-20 12:33:07 GMT
    Maryland lawmakers are still waiting for the big payout from the Legislature's gamble more than four years ago on legalized slot machines.
  • Sunday, February 19 2012 10:55 AM EST2012-02-19 15:55:54 GMT
    U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials plan to investigate whether inhalable caffeine sold in lipstick-sized canisters is safe for consumers and if its manufacturer was right to brand it as a dietary supplement.
  • Sunday, February 19 2012 9:50 AM EST2012-02-19 14:50:01 GMT
    Many boat owners say they're not happy with a boating fee increase proposed by Maryland's Department of Natural Resources.
  • Sunday, February 19 2012 9:35 AM EST2012-02-19 14:35:15 GMT
    Police in New Castle County say a police officer was injured when her cruiser collided with a car whose driver was allegedly making an illegal U-turn.
  • Sunday, February 19 2012 9:24 AM EST2012-02-19 14:24:03 GMT
    The Salisbury Police Department needs the public's help in finding an armed man wanted robbing a pharmacy.
  • Saturday, February 18 2012 10:03 AM EST2012-02-18 15:03:03 GMT
    A judge has ruled a measure allowing in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in Maryland is subject to referendum.
  • George Huguely, suspect in the killing of University of Virginia student Yeardley Love. (Courtesy: University of Virginia)
    A rare Saturday session is scheduled in Charlottesville in the first-degree murder trial of George Huguely V of Chevy Chase, Md. The 24-year-old defendant is charged in the May 2010 killing of 22-year-old Yeardley Love.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 9:08 PM EST2012-02-18 02:08:33 GMT
    Delaware State Police say they arrested a Pennsylvania man after an investigation revealed he was buying and selling stolen items at a store he owns in Wilmington.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 9:07 PM EST2012-02-18 02:07:27 GMT
    Authorities say a Pittsville woman was arrested for drunk driving after she led police on a chase that ended on Route 50 near Willards.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 9:03 PM EST2012-02-18 02:03:42 GMT
    Maryland appears ready to become one of a handful of states in the U.S. to legalize gay marriage after the bill to allow it passed a long-standing hurdle in the Maryland House of Delegates on Friday.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 4:52 PM EST2012-02-17 21:52:11 GMT
    Flavored cigars are lining store shelves but now officials in Maryland and in the U.S. Senate are pushing for a ban, saying the sweet taste and attractive packaging market smoking to kids.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 3:53 PM EST2012-02-17 20:53:06 GMT
    Crisfield police have announced the arrest of the third and final suspect accused of crashing a birthday party and robbing those in attendance last weekend.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 12:58 PM EST2012-02-17 17:58:34 GMT
    Congress on Friday approved legislation renewing a payroll tax cut for 160 million workers and jobless benefits for millions more, backing the main items on President Barack Obama's jobs agenda in a rare burst of Washington bipartisanship.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 12:55 PM EST2012-02-17 17:55:10 GMT
    With little debate, a Senate committee has endorsed a House-passed bill allowing private child placement agencies to deny adoptions for gays or others who offend their religious or moral teaching.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 12:43 PM EST2012-02-17 17:43:10 GMT
    Authorities are investigating a fire that broke out Friday morning in the Clarion Fontainebleau Resort Hotel on 100th Street in Ocean City.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 12:27 PM EST2012-02-17 17:27:14 GMT
    Harrington police have arrested a Smyrna woman accused of taking someone else's credit card and using it to steal money from the victim's account.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 11:39 AM EST2012-02-17 16:39:52 GMT
    An Environmental Protection Agency official says West Virginia has made the most improvement on its Chesapeake Bay restoration plans, and Pennsylvania has the most work to do.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 10:07 AM EST2012-02-17 15:07:53 GMT
    Consumer prices rose modestly in January on higher costs for food, gas, rent and clothing.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 9:54 AM EST2012-02-17 14:54:20 GMT
    The recent deaths of three Polytech High School students by suicide has raised awareness of the issue and the pressures teenagers face.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 9:43 AM EST2012-02-17 14:43:48 GMT
    Maryland farmers are offering homeowners tips on bay-friendly backyard gardening practices.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 9:36 AM EST2012-02-17 14:36:47 GMT
    Two Delaware charter schools have won state approval to remain open for another five years.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 8:39 AM EST2012-02-17 13:39:56 GMT
    Experts say depression and suicide occur more often in teenagers than one might think.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 8:36 AM EST2012-02-17 13:36:49 GMT
    Polytech High School has announced that it will be holding a series of parent meetings on suicide prevention after three students committed suicide in the last month. The most recent student- a 17-year-old boy- died Wednesday night, according to officials.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 8:00 AM EST2012-02-17 13:00:06 GMT
    Allegiant Airlines on Thursday began offering low-cost, nonstop flights between Salisbury and Orlando, Fla. The airline company is known for its exceptional travel deals and even offers fares as low as $69.99 one-way between the two cities.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 7:41 AM EST2012-02-17 12:41:16 GMT
    Md. delegates say they are prepared to consider handfuls of amendments to a bill designed to legalize gay marriage.
  • Thursday, February 16 2012 6:37 PM EST2012-02-16 23:37:20 GMT
    Suicide is a complex topic, and an uncomfortable one for many parents to discuss with their children.
  • A judge has set a trial date of June 27 for a Utah abortion doctor charged with murder for the death of a fetus during a 2010 procedure in Maryland.
  • Thursday, February 16 2012 4:13 PM EST2012-02-16 21:13:45 GMT
    Maryland's Department of Natural Resources is seeking an increase in boating fees, which the department says are falling short of the costs of its programs.
  • Thursday, February 16 2012 4:10 PM EST2012-02-16 21:10:38 GMT
    Authorities are blaming careless smoking for a Wednesday night fire that caused thousands of dollars in damage to a Selbyville home.
  • Thursday, February 16 2012 2:57 PM EST2012-02-16 19:57:30 GMT
    A 42-year-old Greenwood man is behind bars following allegations that he fraudulently pocketed more than $50,000 from an 84-year-old woman, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden announced Thursday.
  • Thursday, February 16 2012 1:47 PM EST2012-02-16 18:47:45 GMT
    Bank of America says it will add more than 500 jobs over the next three years to its workforce in Delaware.
  • Thursday, February 16 2012 1:42 PM EST2012-02-16 18:42:35 GMT
    Salisbury police say two speed cameras will soon be operational in the city.
  • Thursday, February 16 2012 12:49 PM EST2012-02-16 17:49:17 GMT
    A political aide to former Gov. Robert Ehrlich has received a one-year suspended sentence and 30 days of home detention for conspiring to use Election Day robocalls in what prosecutors cast as an effort to suppress black voter turnout.
  • Thursday, February 16 2012 11:15 AM EST2012-02-16 16:15:12 GMT
    The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell to the lowest point in almost four years last week, the latest signal that the job market is steadily improving.
  • Thursday, February 16 2012 10:28 AM EST2012-02-16 15:28:14 GMT
    Deputies with the Talbot County Sheriff's Office have arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting two 16-year-old girls last weekend.
  • Thursday, February 16 2012 9:58 AM EST2012-02-16 14:58:32 GMT
    Dover police have arrested a suspect wanted in connection with last week's robbery of the Kmart jewelry counter.
  • Thursday, February 16 2012 8:58 AM EST2012-02-16 13:58:45 GMT
    The Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office has ruled as arson a Wednesday morning fire that heavily damaged a house in Woodside.
  • Thursday, February 16 2012 8:54 AM EST2012-02-16 13:54:53 GMT
    Neighbors in the Planters Run Development have their eye on a Canada goose with an arrow through its body, right below its neck.
  • Thursday, February 16 2012 8:43 AM EST2012-02-16 13:43:24 GMT
    Homeowners are fighting plans to build two new billboards along a Sussex County highway.
  • Thursday, February 16 2012 8:33 AM EST2012-02-16 13:33:37 GMT
    Pentagon prosecutors have filed war crimes charges against a Pakistani detainee at Guantanamo who graduated from a U.S. high school, accusing him joining al-Qaida and taking part in a series of post-Sept. 11 terror plots.
  • Thursday, February 16 2012 8:11 AM EST2012-02-16 13:11:20 GMT
    Representatives of Delaware's higher education system are joining in the state's effort to train people how to detect and report signs of child abuse.
  • Thursday, February 16 2012 7:53 AM EST2012-02-16 12:53:48 GMT
    When it comes to same-sex marriage, people tend to feel one way or the other and are unlikely to change their minds. In Maryland, Gov. Martin O'Malley's gay marriage bill has already passed through the Senate. It is now up to the House to keep it alive.

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 7:52 AM EST2012-02-16 12:52:59 GMT
    Members of the House of Delegates will begin debating a bill to legalize gay marriage Thursday morning.
  • Thursday, February 16 2012 7:43 AM EST2012-02-16 12:43:54 GMT
    SALISBURY, Md.- The state of Maryland has received millions of dollars in federal funding from the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Yet only a handful of jobs have been created, leading many to ask where the money went.
  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 3:56 PM EST2012-02-15 20:56:36 GMT
    The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's Horn Point Laboratory near Cambridge is using an underwater webcam to show off a rare species of fish.
  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 2:26 PM EST2012-02-15 19:26:41 GMT
    When applying lipstick - or puckering up to made-up lips - you might have more to worry about than stained teeth.
  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 2:12 PM EST2012-02-15 19:12:04 GMT
    A wind and solar power project proposed for a Talbot County wastewater treatment plant has been canceled by the county council.
  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 1:05 PM EST2012-02-15 18:05:36 GMT
    Crisfield police have announced the arrest of the second of three suspects accused of crashing a birthday party and robbing those in attendance last weekend.
  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 12:20 PM EST2012-02-15 17:20:23 GMT
    Delaware State Police say a 2-month investigation culminated with the arrests of two people accused of selling the banned synthetic drug known as "bath salts" from a north Dover convenience store.
  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 10:12 AM EST2012-02-15 15:12:43 GMT
    A Wicomico County Circuit Court judge sentenced a Salisbury man to 24 years in prison for two home invasions that occurred last summer in Salisbury and Pittsville.
  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 10:03 AM EST2012-02-15 15:03:01 GMT
    Victims of priest sex abuse are calling on Catholic church leaders in Wilmington to resign in light of church records documenting how the Wilmington diocese handled pedophile priests.
  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 9:21 AM EST2012-02-15 14:21:56 GMT
    Delaware State Police are asking the public's help in locating a Smyrna area sex offender who failed to register as being homeless.
  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 9:13 AM EST2012-02-15 14:13:12 GMT
    Police have arrested a Salisbury man accused of trying to rob three city businesses in a row on Monday night.
  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 9:03 AM EST2012-02-15 14:03:00 GMT
    A dozen couples were scheduled for services on Tuesday in Sussex County, said clerk of the peace George Parish. At one point, the ceremonies were scheduled back-to-back.
  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 8:06 AM EST2012-02-15 13:06:51 GMT
    A fifth person charged in the execution-style killings of three friends in a New Jersey schoolyard has been convicted.
  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 7:59 AM EST2012-02-15 12:59:15 GMT
    Two lanes and high speeds are the ingredients for a dangerous road. Add shore traffic to the mix and you end up with state road 404 in Caroline County.
  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 7:49 AM EST2012-02-15 12:49:28 GMT
    Members of the House of Delegates will consider a bill to legalize gay marriage.
  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 7:40 AM EST2012-02-15 12:40:29 GMT
    Dawn Ramashka was charged with one count of distribution of a controlled dangerous substance following "Operation Sand Dollar," an Ocean City police sting operation that got under way in January 2010 and involved an officer posing as a cab driver. Ramashka, who is out on $50,000 bond, claims police are going after the smaller fish, not the hardcore criminals.
  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 7:28 AM EST2012-02-15 12:28:34 GMT
    Valentine's Day is a special day for Queen Anne's County Sheriff Gary Hofmann. He is offering a dozen roses to the first two people who turn themselves in to police.
  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 4:01 PM EST2012-02-14 21:01:55 GMT
    A new bill in the Maryland Senate proposes that the University of Maryland-Baltimore pay up to half a million dollars to reimburse the Hudson Farm in Berlin for legal expenses.
  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 3:50 PM EST2012-02-14 20:50:38 GMT
    Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is elaborating on his proposal to phase in the state's sales tax to apply to gasoline.
  • A House Republican supermajority has muscled two of the most restrictive anti-abortion bills in years to passage over passionate objections from Democrats.
  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 1:26 PM EST2012-02-14 18:26:55 GMT
    A Republican member of Maryland's State House who has been mentioned as a possible supporter of a bill to legalize gay marriage says he's unsure if he will support it.
  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 1:23 PM EST2012-02-14 18:23:01 GMT
    Delaware State Police have arrested one suspect and are looking for another accused of stealing copper wire from a Delmarva Power storage yard in Millsboro.
  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 1:05 PM EST2012-02-14 18:05:47 GMT
    Authorities say one person suffered smoke inhalation as the result of a fire that broke out at a home in Millville on Tuesday morning.
  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 10:35 AM EST2012-02-14 15:35:47 GMT
    Police have arrested one suspect and are looking for two others accused of crashing a Crisfield birthday party and robbing those in attendance.
  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 10:34 AM EST2012-02-14 15:34:25 GMT
    Americans rebounded from a weak holiday season and stepped up spending on retail goods in January. The latest government report on retail sales pointed to a slowly improving economy.
  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 9:44 AM EST2012-02-14 14:44:49 GMT
    Gov. Martin O'Malley will be speaking in support of a bill aimed at developing offshore wind energy in Maryland.
  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 9:38 AM EST2012-02-14 14:38:07 GMT
    A Dover City Council committee has agreed to commit $6 million for the infrastructure around a proposed natural-gas power plant.
  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 8:33 AM EST2012-02-14 13:33:34 GMT
    Sussex County lawmakers are expressing concerns that proposed changes meant to improve two Georgetown-area intersections could actually make the crossings less safe.
  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 8:06 AM EST2012-02-14 13:06:23 GMT
    Delaware's transportation secretary says discussions about the future of the Woodland Ferry in Sussex County need to take place in the context of DOT's spending priorities.
  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 8:03 AM EST2012-02-14 13:03:59 GMT
    The Maryland Senate has passed a measure that would prohibit an employer from requiring an employee to return to work on a day when called to jury duty.
  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 8:00 AM EST2012-02-14 13:00:00 GMT
    Gov. Martin O'Malley says he still needs the votes of a couple of lawmakers to pass a bill legalizing gay marriage.
  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 7:54 AM EST2012-02-14 12:54:00 GMT
    State education officials are meeting to consider what action to take regarding renewal applications from two Delaware charter schools.
  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 7:35 AM EST2012-02-14 12:35:13 GMT
    A special education teacher at North Laurel Elementary School remains suspended, following accusations she used neckties to tie the hands of two fourth graders behind their backs last week.
  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 7:31 AM EST2012-02-14 12:31:10 GMT
    St. Michaels High School students who want to play football and lacrosse are out of luck.  The school does not offer those two sports, but neighboring Easton High School does.  Students in St. Michaels would like to play sports for Easton High.
  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 7:27 AM EST2012-02-14 12:27:23 GMT
    Valentine's Day can be a day of love, or lack thereof, frustration or bliss depending on who's celebrating it.  Whether you hate it or "love" it, it's bound to happen.
  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 7:25 AM EST2012-02-14 12:25:08 GMT
    Officials from CenDel and The Downtown Dover Partnership have teamed up with other leaders to create a task force downtown.
  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 7:24 AM EST2012-02-14 12:24:00 GMT
    Two Dover men have been charged with growing marijuana after state police went to a house searching for stolen goods.
  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 7:16 AM EST2012-02-14 12:16:13 GMT
    The Ocean City Police Department is calling "Operation Sand Dollar" a success.
  • Monday, February 13 2012 4:02 PM EST2012-02-13 21:02:44 GMT
    Criminal charges have been filed against a man accused of stripping precious metals and other parts from the HVAC units of the Perdue Farms facility in Showell, Md. Damage to the HVAC units is estimated to have exceeded more than half a million dollars, according to investigators.
  • Monday, February 13 2012 3:04 PM EST2012-02-13 20:04:46 GMT
    The head of the Department of Corrections says his agency likely won't see significant savings from efforts to reform Delaware's criminal justice system unless those reforms substantially reduce the prison population.
  • Monday, February 13 2012 2:52 PM EST2012-02-13 19:52:35 GMT
    The Chesapeake Bay Foundation says President Barack Obama's election-year budget has more money for the Environmental Protection Agency's main program to restore the Chesapeake Bay, but other bay-related programs will see cuts.
  • Monday, February 13 2012 2:05 PM EST2012-02-13 19:05:52 GMT
    The Maryland State Highway Administration has announced that it will have multiple 10-minute openings of the US 50 (Harry W. Kelley) drawbridge next week as crews perform the biennial inspection of the 70-year-old structure.
  • Monday, February 13 2012 1:41 PM EST2012-02-13 18:41:18 GMT
    The Maryland Attorney General's office has confirmed that the Department of Natural Resources sought court orders allowing the placement of tracking devices on the boats of watermen.
  • Monday, February 13 2012 1:21 PM EST2012-02-13 18:21:35 GMT
    A Salisbury man is facing child neglect and related charges following accusations that he left an infant in front of a Hebron home.
  • Monday, February 13 2012 12:54 PM EST2012-02-13 17:54:54 GMT
    A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss a suit that alleges Baltimore city officers deleted videos from a man's mobile phone after he recorded a confrontation between officers and a friend.
  • Monday, February 13 2012 12:30 PM EST2012-02-13 17:30:57 GMT
    Seaford police have arrested a suspect wanted in connection with last week's armed robbery of the Taco Bell on Sussex Highway.
  • Monday, February 13 2012 12:24 PM EST2012-02-13 17:24:21 GMT
    President Barack Obama has sent Congress a new budget that seeks to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade through cuts in government spending and higher taxes on the wealthy. At the same time, he wants to boost spending in key areas such as transportation and education.
  • Monday, February 13 2012 11:09 AM EST2012-02-13 16:09:13 GMT
    Gay marriage advocates will host a rally Monday evening in Annapolis.
  • Monday, February 13 2012 11:05 AM EST2012-02-13 16:05:15 GMT
    A 41-year-old man is facing numerous theft-related charges following accusations that he broke into dozens of vehicles in Dover's downtown area.
  • Monday, February 13 2012 9:52 AM EST2012-02-13 14:52:50 GMT
    Authorities say a special education teacher at North Laurel Elementary School is facing two counts each of endangering the welfare of a child and unlawful imprisonment.
  • Monday, February 13 2012 9:30 AM EST2012-02-13 14:30:45 GMT
    A man who has spent 25 years in City Hall in Seaford and is currently the town's mayor has announced that he is retiring.
  • Monday, February 13 2012 8:11 AM EST2012-02-13 13:11:02 GMT
    Monday is the deadline for Virginia residents to register to vote if they wish to participate in the state's Republican presidential primary on March 6.
  • Monday, February 13 2012 8:02 AM EST2012-02-13 13:02:14 GMT
    Authorities say a suspect shot by a Hurlock police officer is being treated for what is believed to be a non-life-threatening injury at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.

  • Monday, February 13 2012 7:53 AM EST2012-02-13 12:53:26 GMT
    Members of the General Assembly's budget writing committee are continuing their hearing as they work through Gov. Jack Markell's proposed spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year.
  • Monday, February 13 2012 7:50 AM EST2012-02-13 12:50:28 GMT
    Two Dover men have been charged with growing marijuana after state police went to a house searching for stolen goods.
  • Saturday, February 11 2012 10:37 PM EST2012-02-12 03:37:03 GMT
    The Delaware State Police are investigating a serious crash on SR 9 in Georgetown.
  • Saturday, February 11 2012 9:47 PM EST2012-02-12 02:47:54 GMT
    The Delaware State Police are currently investigating a multi-vehicle personal injury crash on southbound DE Rt. 1 south of Blackbird Creek in Townsend.
  • Saturday, February 11 2012 9:20 PM EST2012-02-12 02:20:35 GMT
    Pictured: Houston
    Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, has died. She was 48.
  • Saturday, February 11 2012 11:28 AM EST2012-02-11 16:28:28 GMT
    EASTON, Md.- Easton Volunteer Fire Chief Jamie McNeal tells WBOC that shortly after 7:30 Saturday morning, a tractor-trailer traveling eastbound on Route 50 in Talbot County went off the road and overturned into a ditch near Airport Road.
  • Saturday, February 11 2012 9:30 AM EST2012-02-11 14:30:30 GMT
    The attorney for a former Dover Air Force Base sergeant who pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography is asking that his sentencing be postponed.
  • Saturday, February 11 2012 9:29 AM EST2012-02-11 14:29:15 GMT
    Authorities say a woman who served as treasurer of the Pocomoke Little League is facing theft and related charges after she allegedly stole more than $17,000 from the organization.
  • Saturday, February 11 2012 9:26 AM EST2012-02-11 14:26:46 GMT
    Delegate Emmett Burns says he has always known that gay relationships were inappropriate, dating that knowledge back to his childhood when he was asked to perform sexual acts with adult men.
  • Saturday, February 11 2012 9:15 AM EST2012-02-11 14:15:05 GMT
    People convicted of abusing any kind of animal may soon have their information made public, under a new bill proposed last week by Maryland Sen. Ron Young.
  • Saturday, February 11 2012 9:12 AM EST2012-02-11 14:12:07 GMT
    Michael Oher of the Baltimore Ravens visited children and parents at Prince Street Elementary in Salisbury on Friday.  Oher was there to sign and promote his book "I Beat the Odds."
  • Saturday, February 11 2012 9:10 AM EST2012-02-11 14:10:28 GMT
    Some people in the Seaford-area say they're concerned of  environmental repercussions from dredging the Nanticoke River, a project that's been in the works for years. The Nanticoke River was last dredged in 1990, and in some places is now only nine feet deep.
  • Saturday, February 11 2012 9:09 AM EST2012-02-11 14:09:33 GMT
    The Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office determined two early Friday fires that left two homes in the Willards area in ruins to be arson.
  • Friday, February 10 2012 9:07 PM EST2012-02-11 02:07:28 GMT
    President Barack Obama says a revamped birth control policy will both protect religious liberties and protect women's access to contraception.
  • Friday, February 10 2012 3:59 PM EST2012-02-10 20:59:53 GMT
    Gov. Martin O'Malley says he wants lawmakers to pass a bill that would legalize gay marriage in order to provide children with stable homes.
  • Friday, February 10 2012 3:55 PM EST2012-02-10 20:55:57 GMT
    Authorities on Friday announced the arrests of a politically-active Delmar, Md. couple accused of sexually abusing two children. 
  • Friday, February 10 2012 3:55 PM EST2012-02-10 20:55:23 GMT
    A federal judge wants attorneys to tell him whether a lawsuit filed by former Delaware death row inmate Robert Gattis should proceed.
  • Friday, February 10 2012 3:54 PM EST2012-02-10 20:54:04 GMT
    President Barack Obama, grappling with a political firestorm that threatened to consume his administration, unveiled a birth control compromise Friday that he said would both protect religious liberties and ensure that women have access to free contraception.
  • Friday, February 10 2012 3:53 PM EST2012-02-10 20:53:46 GMT
    Police say a Salisbury man is behind bars for allegedly raping an 8-year-old girl and possessing tens of thousands of images of child pornography on his computer.
  • Friday, February 10 2012 3:35 PM EST2012-02-10 20:35:48 GMT
    Authorities are investigating a Friday morning crash in Easton that left one person dead and four others injured.
  • Friday, February 10 2012 3:27 PM EST2012-02-10 20:27:06 GMT
    The Virginia Senate has passed two bills to make life tougher for sex offenders.
  • Friday, February 10 2012 2:00 PM EST2012-02-10 19:00:48 GMT
    Salisbury police are investigating two purse snatchings that occurred in less than a week's time.
  • Friday, February 10 2012 12:49 PM EST2012-02-10 17:49:02 GMT
    A 10-year-old Laurel Intermediate School student has been charged with carrying a concealed deadly weapon after he brought a gun to school and showed it to other students earlier this week, authorities have announced.
  • Friday, February 10 2012 11:30 AM EST2012-02-10 16:30:07 GMT
    Police are looking for an armed suspect who held up the Taco Bell on Sussex Highway in Seaford on Thursday night.
  • Friday, February 10 2012 10:40 AM EST2012-02-10 15:40:18 GMT
    A Dorchester County man is behind bars on child abuse and related charges following accusations that he tried to drown his 12-year-old son in a bathtub while disciplining him.
  • Friday, February 10 2012 10:20 AM EST2012-02-10 15:20:29 GMT
    AP Photo
    Remember the days of snail mail and chatting face to face? It still happens, of course, but the way we communicate today has undergone some changes over the years.
  • Friday, February 10 2012 9:00 AM EST2012-02-10 14:00:38 GMT
    They are not new technology, but they are new to Ocean City. The resort town's police department recently added Tasers, a type of stun gun, to its arsenal.
  • Friday, February 10 2012 8:18 AM EST2012-02-10 13:18:21 GMT
    The Laurel School District is no longer in immediate financial crisis although officials say there will likely be staff cuts in the next school year.
  • Friday, February 10 2012 8:11 AM EST2012-02-10 13:11:58 GMT
    Maryland state Sen. Jamie Raskin has presented a bill that would put a ban on underage use of indoor tanning beds.
  • Friday, February 10 2012 8:11 AM EST2012-02-10 13:11:04 GMT
    Two House committees are set to hear arguments on a pair of dueling marriage-related bills.
  • Friday, February 10 2012 8:03 AM EST2012-02-10 13:03:31 GMT
    On the edge of bankruptcy, the U.S. Postal Service's loss in the fourth quarter is sky rocketed to $3.3 billion among declining mail volume and rising costs of health benefits for future retirees.
  • Friday, February 10 2012 7:38 AM EST2012-02-10 12:38:26 GMT
    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said destructive nutria have been found in Delaware in the Mud Mill Pond near Marydel.
  • Thursday, February 9 2012 3:56 PM EST2012-02-09 20:56:59 GMT
    Delaware State Police say two students had to be taken to the hospital after a truck sideswiped the school bus they were in Thursday morning near Georgetown.
  • Thursday, February 9 2012 3:41 PM EST2012-02-09 20:41:23 GMT
    A new report prepared for Maryland lawmakers highlights the positive impact of immigration on the state.
  • Thursday, February 9 2012 2:54 PM EST2012-02-09 19:54:02 GMT
    U.S. states reached a landmark $25 billion deal Thursday with the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses that occurred after the housing bubble burst.
  • Thursday, February 9 2012 1:22 PM EST2012-02-09 18:22:15 GMT
    Republicans in the House of Delegates say a change to the body's rules will keep the minority party from debating critical issues.
  • Thursday, February 9 2012 1:15 PM EST2012-02-09 18:15:40 GMT
    The Town of Georgetown announced Thursday that Waste Industries Inc. will change the day for trash collection from specific neighborhoods to a collective town pickup.
  • Thursday, February 9 2012 1:13 PM EST2012-02-09 18:13:06 GMT
    In what has become a regular routine, Cheryl Vogl brought her 1-year-old son Silas from Dover to AI Dupont Children's Hospital in Wilmington.
  • Thursday, February 9 2012 12:57 PM EST2012-02-09 17:57:08 GMT
    Legislation that would let home-schooled Virginia children play on varsity teams of public schools they don't attend has won final House passage.
  • Thursday, February 9 2012 12:35 PM EST2012-02-09 17:35:11 GMT
    In mid-January, Delaware Animal Care and Control received a call from a property owner off of Coastal Highway in Milford. The call led officers to several dogs being housed on the property. The reported dogs did not belong to the property owner.
  • Thursday, February 9 2012 11:05 AM EST2012-02-09 16:05:56 GMT
    Pentagon rules will catch up a bit with reality, recommending to Congress that women be allowed to serve in more jobs closer to the front lines.
  • Thursday, February 9 2012 11:04 AM EST2012-02-09 16:04:47 GMT
    The Capital School District Board re voted 3 votes to 2 in favor if the 5 percent increase for administrative employee salaries.  This time they did it right.
  • Thursday, February 9 2012 10:56 AM EST2012-02-09 15:56:42 GMT
    Dover police have arrested a Milford man in connection with a shooting that occurred over the weekend.
  • Thursday, February 9 2012 10:50 AM EST2012-02-09 15:50:18 GMT
    Maryland is leading the nation in the percentage of graduating seniors who passed the Advanced Placement exams for the fourth year in a row.
  • Thursday, February 9 2012 10:47 AM EST2012-02-09 15:47:36 GMT
    Delaware ranks 24th in the nation when it comes to high school seniors passing advanced placement exams.
  • Thursday, February 9 2012 9:41 AM EST2012-02-09 14:41:33 GMT
    Authorities are investigating a Wednesday night fire that heavily damaged a Wicomico Board of Education building located at 900 Mt. Hermon Road in Salisbury.
  • Thursday, February 9 2012 9:10 AM EST2012-02-09 14:10:12 GMT
    The number of people seeking unemployment aid neared a four-year low last week, an encouraging sign that strong hiring could continue in the coming months.
  • Thursday, February 9 2012 8:03 AM EST2012-02-09 13:03:55 GMT
    Attorney General Beau Biden is asking the Delaware legislature's budget committee for $1 million more for his agency than is recommended in Gov. Jack Markell's proposed budget.
  • Thursday, February 9 2012 8:00 AM EST2012-02-09 13:00:44 GMT
    State Sen. Jamie Raskin says teenagers should be denied access to electric tanning beds.
  • Thursday, February 9 2012 7:38 AM EST2012-02-09 12:38:44 GMT
    A lot has changed over the last 44 years, except property assessments in Rehoboth Beach. The city is considering its first reassessment since 1968. Mayor Sam Cooper said the changing dynamics of the local real estate market and low price of the proposal led him to pursue the idea.
  • Thursday, February 9 2012 7:33 AM EST2012-02-09 12:33:22 GMT
    (Pictured: Franchot on left; O'Malley on right)
    It's a war of words between Maryland's governor and comptroller over the price of fuel.
  • Wednesday, February 8 2012 3:57 PM EST2012-02-08 20:57:16 GMT
    Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposal to shift more of the responsibility for teacher pension costs to local jurisdictions has not been a popular one among Maryland counties, including Dorchester County.
  • Wednesday, February 8 2012 3:19 PM EST2012-02-08 20:19:48 GMT
    Authorities say 11 Worcester County businesses failed an alcohol compliance check conducted over three separate dates.
  • Wednesday, February 8 2012 1:45 PM EST2012-02-08 18:45:48 GMT
    Delaware State Police are blaming a Tuesday night power outage in Lincoln on a tractor-trailer that struck a series of utility poles.
  • Wednesday, February 8 2012 1:30 PM EST2012-02-08 18:30:11 GMT
    The Army Corps of Engineers has allocated almost $17 million in additional funding for fiscal 2012 for the deepening of the Delaware River shipping channel.
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