Ocean City News

A West Ocean City electrician who needs money to keep his business going is auctioning a private bayside island that features a sandy beach and hunting lodge.

Both a Worcester County deputy fire marshal and his wife have been acquitted of charges against both of them in connection with a domestic dispute.

It's no fantasy. A Worcester County man is auctioning off a private bayside island in the shadow of the north Ocean City skyline, complete with its own sandy beachfront and hunting lodge.

" Almost lost among the many stories to come out of last week's historic coastal storm was the tale of a 50-foot fishing vessel that broke from its moorings at the commercial harbor in West Ocean City and nearly drifted out to sea before becoming stranded behind Assateague Island.

Ocean City's 17th annual Winterfest of Lights at Northside Park starts tonight with a free opening-night ride aboard the Winterfest Express Train.

A passenger in a car whose driver was being arrested on a DUI charge allegedly attacked one of the arresting officers early this morning.

OCEAN CITY - A $3.5 million lawsuit filed by Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's chief of staff and two other men against a resort pizzeria was settled out of court.

OCEAN CITY -- Maryland State Police arrested a man on Route 50 in Ocean City early this morning and charged him with possession of marijuana.

OCEAN CITY , Md.- Ocean City suffered severe beach erosion and lost some of its dunes in the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida.

19-Jan. 2 at Northside Park, 125th Street & The Bay. Afterward visit the Winterfest Village for some hot chocolate and entertainment.

Coastal communities in the Mid-Atlantic region recovering from recent severe storms are beginning to assess damage in their areas.

Brittany Thompson wades across Worcester Street in Ocean City, one of many spots flooded by the storm.

" Two Frankford, Del. residents were arrested on drug distribution charges last week after Ocean City police narcotics detectives purchased crack cocaine from them out of a vehicle, which also included a 2-year-old child.

The first significant jail term, and, more importantly, the first direct hit in area law enforcementa s renewed battle to rid Berlina s neighborhoods of open-air drug dealing, was scored last week when a local man was found guilty of distribution of cocaine and was sentenced to 25 years without the possibility of parole.

Share + Nov 13, 2009 3:08 pm US/Eastern Reporting Jessica Kartalija OCEAN CITY, Md.

Over a month after Ocean City Police traveled to North Carolina to help locate and arrest a former Catholic priest implicated in a decades-old child sex abuse case involving an unidentified victim in Ocean City dating back as early as 1997, the suspect has not been extradited to Worcester County to face a possible indictment on the charge.

A Pittsville woman last week was charged with making a false statement to police after allegedly concocting an elaborate story about a knife attack in Ocean City back in August.

OCEAN CITY - Firefighters responded to the Braemar Towers high-rise building on 132nd Street twice this morning for weather-related problems.

Why only go to Ocean City, Maryland in the summer? Every year, from mid-November through January, Ocean City hosts a fabulous two and a half month display of lights, decorations and holiday cheer known as Winterfest of Lights .

To hear him explain it, there seems to be no one as excited that the town decided to keep Rodney the Lifeguard as their spokesman for next year as Rodney himself.