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Traffic Advisory Issued for SU Move-In Day August 22
SALISBURY, MD---Salisbury University Police have issued a traffic advisory on Camden Avenue between College Avenue and Pine Bluff Road from 6 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, August 22, as approximately 900 new students and their parents come to campus for Move-In Day. They comprise more than half of this year’s near-record class...
Friendly competition at the Wicomico County Fair
SALISBURY, Md. – At the Wicomico County Fair, it doesn’t matter what you came for, you might be leaving as a winner. Gary Tilley came to the fair with his wife and friends, planning to just walk around and enjoy the food. His Hawaiian shirt caught the attention of the mainstage MC, who roped him into the seed-spitting contest. Gary won the whole thing.
People’s Community Alliance hosts one-stop shop for food giveaway
SALISBURY, Md. – Saturday, the People’s Community Alliance hosted a one-stop shop. The pop-up food bank gave the chance for any and all residents to pick up fresh produce and frozen meat, putting food on their table with no requirements and no questions asked. For some volunteers, the...
Maryland Weather: A few PM Storms then turning nice
BALTIMORE -- For the rest of this afternoon, skies will be partly cloudy across the area. It will be very warm and humid. The Storm Prediction Center has highlighted areas along and east of I-95 for the potential of widely scattered to isolated severe storms this afternoon.Any storms that develop will be capable of producing very heavy rainfall, which could lead to localized flash flooding. Additionally, gusty winds could result in isolated instances of wind damage. The storm threat is expected to gradually diminish after sunset.High temperatures this afternoon will top out near 90 degrees, but cooler air will arrive...
Quadball, formerly known as Quidditch, brings championships to Maryland
BALTIMORE -- Major League Quadball returned to Maryland this weekend for the 2024 Championship, which featured 12 teams from across the U.S. and Canada. A team from New York took home the Benepe Cup on Sunday.The game, formerly known as Quidditch, was made popular by the Harry Potter movies and book series. It then transformed from the page and screen to the field at Middlebury College in Vermont in 2005, which later expanded.The league was founded in 2014 and now features 15 teams in various cities across the country and Canada."Over the last 10 years, us at MLQ have tried...
Lawyer for Christina’s Shelton says board violating rights
Dan Shelton, the ousted superintendent of the Christina School District – which has a divided and chaotic board – has lawyered up. Shelton has hired the Neuberger Firm to represent him after the board voted 4-3 in July to not renew his contract for the 2024-2025 school year, and then affirmed that in an August meeting. That July meeting lasted ... Read More
From the border to Baltimore: ICE agents arrest violent fugitives illegally in US
(The Center Square) – After illegally entering the country at the southwest border and being released by Border Patrol agents, violent criminals continue to be arrested thousands of miles north near Baltimore. One of them was a 19-year-old Guatemalan national in the country illegally convicted of raping a Maryland resident. Henry Argueta-Tobar illegally entered the country in El Paso, Texas, on May 21, 2019, as an unaccompanied minor. Under the...
Private tutoring: high demand; can raise scores, confidence
With the funds that Delaware schools received for tutoring during the pandemic running out, many parents are sending their children to private tutoring services to catch up, tune their existing skills or even get a head start on the next school year. “The challenge right now is for all of the last three years, all of the schools had ESSER ... Read More
How Ocean City Beach Patrol will deal with Tropical Storm Ernesto
OCEAN CITY, Md – Tropical Storm Ernesto has brought powerful rip currents across the east coastal line of the country. Today, Ernesto was officially categorized as a tropical storm, but trends have shown, that it could go right back into a category 1 hurricane. Ocean City hasn’t seen too...
Troopers Arrest Man for DUI and Felony Drug Offenses Following Traffic Stop in Newark
Delaware State Police arrested 43-year-old Donelle Harris of Wilmington, Delaware, for DUI and felony drug offenses following a traffic stop in Newark early this morning. On August 18, 2024, at […] The post Troopers Arrest Man for DUI and Felony Drug Offenses Following Traffic Stop in Newark appeared first on Delaware State Police - State of Delaware.
Severe storms lead to damage, flooding and travel delays throughout Philly region
Severe thunderstorms passed through parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware Sunday afternoon into the evening. The storms ranged from strong to severe and hit our region between 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. The storms started drying up in the city as we headed into the evening and overnight hours.
Salisbury Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Attempted Armed Robbery
SALISBURY, MD - A Wicomico County Circuit Court judge has sentenced a Salisbury man to 20 years behind bars for attempted armed robbery. Prosecutors say Joshua Satchell, 38, was part of a group that targeted and robbed a victim and his friends during a backyard barbecue in August, 2023. The victim attempted to flee and was shot in the back of the neck, paralyzing him. The Office of the State’s Attorney for Wicomico County says Satchell was not the suspect that fired the gun but was still a participant in the robbery.
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