Worcester County

'Green' gas plans offer climate-friendly home heating

2013-05-17 06:15:00

“Would you like to buy a carbon offset with your purchase today?” That’s a question you hear more often when you rent a car or buy groceries at MOM’S Organic Markets. Now, you also have that option when you buy natural gas to...

Ocean City cigarette smuggling ring had ties to terror groups, police say

2013-05-17 16:34:02

The Palestinian immigrant and his brother lived next door to each other in homes in West Ocean City, over the years opening a number of businesses throughout the area — three pizza shops, a Mexican restaurant, a liquor store, gas stations, and...

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2013-05-17 19:30:38

Del. police arrest suspect in reputed smuggling DOVER, Del. (AP) — A man arrested in Delaware in the takedown of an alleged East Coast cigarette smuggling ring that authorities believe may have funneled money to terrorist groups is being held on...

Suspect held in Delaware on $12.5M cash bail pending extradition in cigarette smuggling case

2013-05-17 09:20:37

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A man arrested in Delaware in the takedown of an alleged East Coast cigarette smuggling ring that authorities believe may have funneled money to terrorist groups is being held on $12.5 million cash bail. Adel Abuzahrieh of Staten...

Authorities probe money trail in alleged Va.-NY cigarette smuggling ring; 2 are held in Md.

2013-05-16 14:50:43

NEW YORK (AP) — A smuggling ring that made a fortune selling more than a million cartons of untaxed cigarettes in New York may have funneled some of the illicit proceeds to terrorist groups, authorities said Thursday. The traffickers lived modestly...

Summer round-the-clock gaming starts this week at Ocean Downs

2013-05-13 03:48:33

BERLIN, Md. (AP) — Gamblers will soon be able to try their luck at the Casino at Ocean Downs around the clock every day. Extended summer hours begin Friday and run through Sept. 30. The casino currently stays open all weekend from 8 a.m. on Friday...

Maryland Live sees slot revenue fall as table games start

2013-05-06 15:16:44

Table games at Maryland Live Casino generated $8.4 million in revenue in their first month at the Anne Arundel County facility, on top of $38.2 million from its slot machines, the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency reported Monday. While...

Group chosen to help implement health reform settled with feds over fraud

2013-05-03 15:53:38

Maryland tapped the nonprofit Seedco to help implement health care reform despite a $1.7 million settlement the agency agreed to in December to resolve a federal fraud suit. The U.S. government sued the agency, saying it defrauded a federal employment...

Gun rights group says it has persuaded local governments in Va., Wash. to repeal 30 gun laws

2013-04-26 04:35:43

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — A gun owners' rights group in Washington state says it has persuaded local governments in its home state and Virginia to repeal about 30 gun regulations that violated state laws. Second Amendment Foundation founder Alan...

Wanted Del. inmate surrenders to Md. authorities, search prompted school lockdowns

2013-04-23 02:45:46

SNOW HILL, Md. (AP) — Authorities in Maryland say a Delaware inmate who failed to return from an authorized pass has surrendered to police. Police searched the Snow Hill area of Worcester County on Monday for 24-year-old Jessey Dudley and locked...

Former Delaware teen pageant queen to appear in court on theft, alcohol charges

2013-04-21 21:16:26

OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — A young woman who resigned as Miss Delaware Teen USA earlier this year after an online porn video surfaced is due to appear in court in Maryland. Melissa King was scheduled to appear in Worcester County District Court in...

Pay to play in Ocean City

2013-04-19 11:39:00

In the off-season, Ocean City often adds some new feature for tourists: a miniature golf course perhaps, a seafood restaurant or maybe a bar that caters to the beachgoing crowd. But here's a possible addition that might not be so welcome — parking...

The Hagerstown Rescue Mission at 125 N. Prospect St. Hagerstown Police Chief Arthur Smith said last week that the mission recently accepted a Worcester County, Md., man who was on parole following convictions for sexual offenses.

2012-09-07 14:48:00

worked to protect the Assateague Island National Seashore from development, as well as helped in the designation of the Pocomoke River as a 'wild and scenic river.

2010-03-08 11:24:35

"The Runaway Bride" was filmed in Maryland towns such as Berlin and Snow Hill in Worcester County, New Windsor in Carroll County and the city of Baltimore.

2005-06-13 09:06:02