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POCOMOKE CITY, Md.-The 5th annual Delmarva Heritage Festival will be kicking off this Saturday, March 25 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and will continue Sunday from 12 p.m.-4 p.m. The festival will be held at the Delmarva Discovery Museum, 2 Market Street, Pocomoke City, Maryland. This year's theme is Carving Across...

The Nandua Warriors traveled to Norfolk Christian on Tuesday. The Warriors lost the game by a score of 10 to 8. The Warriors had a total of 7 hits in the game. Ripken Robbins led the team with 2 hits, also collecting hits were Martin Savage, Isaac Stodghill, Aiden McIntyre, Braeden Smith, and Grayson Ford.

The Engineering and Aviation Sciences Center at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) is currently hosting The Tuskegee Airmen: Legends of a Different Kind, an exhibit honoring the first African American military aviators in the United States Armed Forces. From 1941 to 1946, more than one thousand Black fighter...

A 54-year-old man died Tuesday night in a two-vehicle crash on Route 113 in Worcester County. Maryland State Police said troopers from Berlin Barrack responded to the crash shortly after 11:20 p.m. on Route 113 at Groton Road near Pocomoke. According to a preliminary investigation, a box truck was traveling...

BERLIN, MD (March 22, 2023) – Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred late Tuesday evening in Worcester County. Shortly after 11:20 p.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police Berlin Barrack responded to U.S. Route 113 at Groton Road for a report of a multi-vehicle crash. According to a preliminary investigation, a box truck was traveling north on Route 113 when it crashed into a Kia Forte, which was traveling west on Groton Road.

SNOW HILL– Worcester County will be reaching out to neighboring jurisdictions to share concerns about EMS coverage. The Worcester County Commissioners voted unanimously this week to write to officials in Sussex County, Somerset County and Accomack County regarding ambulance service. The move comes after they were made aware that Worcester County emergency responders are answering calls in those jurisdictions, leaving gaps in Worcester County’s coverage.

The Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred at a home on Dennis Street in Salisbury on Saturday evening. A 42-year old man was shot in the leg. He was transported to Tidal health. The injuries are not life-threatening. Anyone with information regarding the shooting should call the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division at 410-548-4898.

An investigation has been launched by Maryland State Police following a fatal two-vehicle crash on Tuesday night. Chauncey McKinley Johnson, 54, of Stockton, was killed after being struck by a box truck that shut down Route 113 in Berlin for several hours, according to a state police spokesperson. Shortly after...

SNOW HILL– The news that a federal project to address Inlet shoaling has been abandoned has local officials seeking answers. The Worcester County Commissioners this week agreed to request a meeting with representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) following the agency’s recommendation not to move forward with improvements to the Inlet. According to county staff, the Corps determined the project was too expensive.

OCEAN CITY – Changes are underway at an Ocean City restaurant after neighbors expressed concerns. A tiki bar constructed at Saltwater 75, the restaurant being built at the former location of BJ’s on the Water, is being removed after neighbors shared their objections with the Worcester County Board of License Commissioners (BLC). Area residents said the tiki bar on the beach was not what was originally approved for the site and would increase noise at the property.

Toxic chemicals used to fight fires and found in a wide range of household and industrial goods for decades have ended up in drinking water across the state. Virginia has only begun to measure the scope of the problem. How worried should we be?. Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at...

With the announcement by Salisbury University to move the contents of the Ward Museum to the Powell Building in downtown Salisbury questions are being raised about the move. Delmarva Public Media's Don Rush talks with Greg Bassett, editor and general manager of the Salisbury Independent, about what he has found so far.

After a fatal accident at the intersection of Route 113 and Georgetown Road, neighbors are hoping for more safety measures. Neighbors say people slowing down and a traffic light could help prevent any more accidents.

The cause of a fire on Flamingo Drive in Salisbury yesterday evening is under investigation. The blaze started on the outside of the one-story wood frame single family home, according to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Damage is estimated to be around $5,000. No deaths or injuries resulted from the fire.

SALISBURY, Maryland – The University of Maryland Eastern Shore baseball team had a tough midweek against visiting Mount St. Mary's, falling 6-15 on Wednesday, March 22. After grabbing the win against UMBC last week, Brandon Gomez was tagged with the loss as the Hawks fall to 4-16 on the season with Sacred Heart on the agenda for Northeast Conference play starting on Friday (March 24).

SNOW HILL– County officials will not sign a quitclaim deed requested by property owners interested in selling their waterfront land to US Wind. The Worcester County Commissioners voted 4-3 Tuesday not to sign a quitclaim deed requested by US Wind related to lots on the commercial harbor the wind company has an option to purchase. Commissioner Ted Elder said he didn’t want to grant the deed when the county appeared to have no interest in the property.

Two or three decades ago, local volunteer fire departments were flourishing in terms of membership and finances. People wanted to join them not just for the sake of the community, but also for the prestige associated with what was then one of every town’s most powerful organizations. They were...

SALISBURY, Md. - The Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office has arrested and charged four people with various drug-related charges after an investigation of alleged cocaine distribution in Salisbury. The Sheriff’s Office initially conducted the investigation into Bilal Akram, 34, at his residence on Bennett Park Drive. Bennett was previously arrested...

The recent leak from a DAF tank in Wicomico County has highlighted concerns about such facilities. In our weekly series with the Bay Journal Delmarva Public Media's Don Rush talks with staff writer Jeremy Cox about the cleanup and its implications. The full interview can be heard on Delmarva Today this Friday at noon on WSDL and WESM.

SALISBURY, MD---Salisbury University recently surprised students at seven Maryland high schools with $1,000 Shore Scholarships. In February and March, the SU Admissions Office hosted celebrations at James M. Bennett, Mardela, Parkside and Wicomico high schools in Wicomico County; Stephen Decatur High School in Worcester County; and Damascus and Sherwood high schools in Montgomery County, recognizing students admitted to SU for fall 2023.