Anthony Evangelista

Ocean City officials are considering moving the town’s downtown summer fireworks from Monday nights to Thursdays in an effort to encourage visitors to arrive earlier and stay longer.

Wicomico boys basketball coach Butch Waller is headed to the Class 2A state championship game in his 60th and final season after the Indians beat Southern in the state semifinals. Now, the winningest boys basketball coach in Maryland public school history is one win away from a storybook finish, with players saying the chance to send him out with a title means everything.

Oxford officials are weighing whether the town should continue operating its own police department or rely more heavily on the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office as leaders work through the next budget.

Snow Hill officials say a proposed Summerfield annexation is still in the earliest stages, but it is already prompting questions about how future growth could affect town services, infrastructure and housing needs.

Maryland’s minimum wage is $15 an hour, but business owners on the Lower Shore are already watching a new round of proposals in Annapolis that could raise the statewide pay floor again, including a plan that would eventually push it to $25 an hour.

Worcester County leaders are moving closer to testing speed humps on Gum Point Road, where homeowners say speeding has been a problem for years and county officials now see the road as a strong candidate for a pilot program.

SNOW HILL, Md. - A Worcester County public hearing on a short-term rental parking rule drew a packed room Tuesday, as commissioners voted 6-1 …

Pocomoke River State Park remains closed after last week’s winter storm knocked down trees throughout the property, damaged the park’s power system and left crews facing what park officials say will be a lengthy recovery process.

Delaware State Park visitors will soon pay more to enter some of the state’s most popular outdoor destinations, as new seasonal fees take effect Sunday for the first time in a decade.