Sharptown News

SHARPTOWN -- Proposed changes to one of the town codes could lead to the amending of another today.

An Ocean City man was charged with fourth-degree burglary and violation of a peace order in a Taylor Street burglary yesterday, the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office said.

BRIDGEVILLE -- Main Street will be closed for several hours Saturday because of the funeral for Sen.

OCEAN CITY -- Ocean City fire officials say an 8-year-old boy was critically injured when he fell from the fourth-floor balcony.

MARDELA SPRINGS - Firefighters from five departments were called to the scene of an afternoon propane leak.

Police say they are investigating a home burglary that happened in Wicomico County Wednesday night.

HEBRON --Elston 'Hovie' Gerald Hovatter Sr., 89, of Hebron passed away at his home Wednesday, May 20, 2009.

The Wicomico County Sheriff's Office is looking for who burglarized a State Street home recently.

DAGSBORO -- As a cost-saving measure, the Indian River Board of Education voted to close all school and district offices on designated Fridays during July and August.

SALISBURY - Eight businesses failed to stop an underage police cadet from buying alcohol during a Wicomico County compliance check last night.

VIENNA -- There's a chance to sample a bit of the Shore's culinary history that's been tacked to a board and smoked over a bed of glowering embers and dancing flames.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Dorchester, north-central Somerset and Wicomico counties until 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

DRUG POSSESSION. Tommy Beauchamp, 20, of Salisbury was charged Thursday with possession of marijuana, the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office said.

SALISBURY -- The United States Coast Guard, Maryland Natural Resources Police and local rescue crews continue to search for two missing boaters in the upper Nanticoke River after a boat capsized Saturday.

RHODESDALE , Md.- Authorities say a Rhodesdale man who escaped an early Wednesday morning fire is undergoing medical treatment for burns to his face and body.

A man who allegedly crashed a rental minivan he stole and then left it abandoned in a ditch was arrested by police last night.

SHARPTOWN, Md. - Maryland Natural Resources Police say crews will continue searching for two men missing after a boat capsized in the upper Nanticoke River on the Eastern Shore.

Eight people were taken into custody last night during an enforcement sweep conducted Maryland State troopers from the Salisbury Barrack.

VIENNA -- Liz Chase sat on a bench in front of shelves sprinkled with canned goods stored in her summer kitchen.

The parking lot was packed. Aisles were jammed. Some employers ran out of applications and had to photocopy hundreds more -- and those ran out, too.