town in Worcester County, Maryland, United States
Frederick economic development director pleads guilty to disorderly conduct: Richard Griffin received probation before judgment and a $500 fine after an indecent ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/10/27/frederick-richard-griffin-disorderly-conduct-plea/
Boardwalk Rock returns to Ocean City in 2027 with Iron Maiden, Korn: Boardwalk Rock returns to Ocean City May 14–16, 2027, with Iron Maiden, Korn and Bad Omens ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/10/20/boardwalk-rock-2027-ocean-city-lineup-tickets/
Ocean City Cruisin arrests more than double; Bike Week traffic stops surge: Ocean City Cruisin arrests more than doubled as Bike Week traffic stops surged ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/10/20/ocean-city-cruisin-bike-week-arrests-2026/
A car crashed into a digital street sign along Ocean City’s Coastal Highway on Saturday, causing traffic delays during the town’s “Endless Summer Cruisin’” ... Show more
Ocean City could get federal aid after nor’easter. Here’s what happens next.: Army Corps officials say Ocean City’s nor’easter damage could qualify for federal ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/10/09/ocean-city-storm-damage-federal-aid-army-corps/
OpinionWhy Ocean City tourism is suffering | READER COMMENTARY: Reader commentary: The reason tourism in Ocean City is declining is simple — it just costs too much.
baltimoresun.com/2026/10/04/ocean-city-tourism-prices-vacation/
A touching moment at the peak of Country Calling Festival Night 1.
Rascal Flatts lead singer Gary LeVox thanked the crowd for their support and ... Show more
Water continues to inch its way inland at Ocean City as a nor’easter barrels through the Mid-Atlantic.
These are scenes from 114th Street ... Show more
Footage shows the wall of sand created on the beach along Ocean City as a result of the nor’easter that is passing by the East Coast ... Show more
Ocean City is experiencing flooding, high winds and beach erosion as a nor’easter passes by the coast this weekend.
The storm forced the cancellation of the ... Show more
Ocean City closes the ocean as rough weather hits resort: Ocean City Fire Department issued an ocean safety alert Saturday morning because of dangerous ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/09/26/ocean-city-closes-the-ocean-as-rough-weather-hits-resort/
Streets in Ocean City saw flooding as a result of storms that batterer the coast this week.
The Oceans Calling Festival canceled Friday’s acts as a result of ... Show more
Surfers were spotted along 42nd Street in Ocean City, risking poor conditions for a few waves.
🎥: Josh Davis
Oceans Calling calls off opening day Friday after storm damages festival site: Oceans Calling canceled Friday’s opening after rough weather and beach erosion ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/09/24/oceans-calling-cancels-friday-2026-beach-erosion/
Oceans Calling fans taking the news in stride. 💨
The wind in Ocean City, though, is no joke.
🎥: Lauren Renee Slack
Ocean City prices push some longtime visitors to go elsewhere: Some longtime Ocean City visitors say rising hotel, parking and dining costs are shortening trips ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/09/25/ocean-city-prices-family-vacations-tourism/
Mayor Brandon Scott defends new request to pause restoration of IG’s records access
baltimoresun.com/2026/09/25/mayor-brandon-scott-defends-ig-fight/
Nor’easter to cause flooding on Eastern Shore, cancels Oceans Calling: A nor’easter brings coastal flooding and gusts up to 50 mph to Maryland’s Eastern Shore ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/09/25/eastern-shore-noreaster-flooding-wind-oceans-calling/
How tough is the wind at Ocean City this week? 💨
Sea foam is blowing across the beach during storms that hit the area. The winds could continue through the ... Show more
Ocean City bus ridership falls 14%, remains below pre-pandemic levels: Ocean City Beach Bus ridership fell nearly 14% through August and remains about one-third ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/09/22/ocean-city-beach-bus-ridership-decline-2026/
Maryland’s proposed $21.9 billion transportation plan includes a multibillion-dollar Bay Bridge replacement and smaller Lower Shore safety and transit projects ... Show more
Maryland plan funds Bay Bridge, not Ocean City drawbridge
Maryland plan funds Bay Bridge, not Ocean City drawbridge
Ocean City Police activity rises as public calls remain flat: Ocean City police traffic stops rose 32% this summer as new license plate readers boosted ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/09/21/ocean-city-police-traffic-stops-summer-2026/
Ocean City church says police refused to remove shelter guest. Officials disagree.
baltimoresun.com/2026/09/18/ocean-city-police-church-homeless-shelter-guest/
Maryland offers warning about potential measles exposure in Ocean City: A measles-infected out-of-state visitor exposed people at a hotel and two restaurants in ...
pennlive.com/health/2026/09/maryland-offers-warning-about-potential-measles-exposure-in-ocean-city.html
Maryland warns of possible measles exposure at 3 Ocean City locations: Maryland health officials are warning residents about possible measles exposure after a ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/09/17/maryland-warns-of-possible-measles-exposure-at-3-ocean-city-locations/
Ocean City’s beach enforcement wins over skeptics. Here’s what is next.: Ocean City leaders want beach code enforcement back after an education-first summer ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/09/16/ocean-city-beach-code-enforcement-staffing/
Baltimore State’s Attorney praises Conway’s work after council leadership shake-up
baltimoresun.com/2026/09/11/baltimore-states-attorney-praises-mark-conway/
Ocean City pushes Maryland teen takeover legislation by next summer: Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan wants Maryland lawmakers to address teen takeovers before next ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/09/11/ocean-city-maryland-teen-takeover-legislation/
Baltimore Police identify 2 people killed this week: Baltimore Police identified two people killed this week, as the city remains on pace to set records for its ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/09/11/baltimore-police-identify-2-people-killed-this-week/
Motorcyclist killed, another injured in Ocean City bike week crash: One motorcyclist died and another was injured in a collision on Coastal Highway during OC ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/09/11/ocean-city-bike-week-motorcycle-crash-fatality/
Ocean City beach team logged 6,200 contacts — and issued just 4 tickets: Ocean City’s first beach enforcement team logged 6,257 canopy conversations and four ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/09/11/ocean-city-beach-canopy-enforcement-results/
Amazon says it is not building a data center or full-scale cable landing station in Worcester County. But the company is seeking approval for a smaller ... Show more
Ocean City Labor Day weekend: Events, traffic and beach tips: Ocean City expects Labor Day crowds, reduced lifeguard staffing and traffic delays as events ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/09/03/ocean-city-labor-day-weekend-2026/
Beach goers in Ocean City saw a number of hot air balloons parked between Dorchester and Third Street.
The event was part of Ocean City’s “Summer Send-Off” ... Show more
Reports of unusually high jellyfish sightings and stings continued through the end of the week, as Ocean City beaches were littered in the early morning with ... Show more
By the time most Ocean City vacationers are asleep, the resort’s most important attraction may be littered with cups, pizza boxes, cigarette butts ... Show more
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Will the legend himself make another appearance at the White Marlin Open?
Jordan’s “Catch-23” sport fishing yacht was seen docked in Ocean City ahead of the ... Show more
Matt James challenges Rick Meehan for Ocean City mayor: Ocean City Council President Matt James is challenging Mayor Rick Meehan in 2026, emphasizing change ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/08/07/ocean-city-mayor-election-matt-james-rick-meehan/
Maryland artists Kevin and Evan Fitzgerald open father-son show in Ocean City: Maryland painters Kevin and Evan Fitzgerald bring landscapes, portraits and ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/08/07/kevin-evan-fitzgerald-ocean-city-art-show/
White Marlin Open gets new leader as donated catches help feed families: An 80-pound white marlin took the lead at Ocean City’s White Marlin Open ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/08/07/white-marlin-open-2026-leader-fish-donations/
Michael Jordan's appearance at the White Marlin Open last year brought attention to Ocean City, making it a memorable moment for the tournament and the ... Show more
Ocean City pedicabs top 1,000 rides amid cost, safety concerns: Ocean City, Maryland, Boardwalk pedicabs logged 1,000 rides in 15 days, while visitors questioned ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/08/04/ocean-city-boardwalk-pedicabs-2/
Ocean City beaches have seen an unusually active stretch of jellyfish stings in recent weeks. Without a state count along the Atlantic shoreline ... Show more
Jellyfish stings rise at Ocean City beaches
Jellyfish stings rise at Ocean City beaches
Jellyfish stings are up in Ocean City; here’s what swimmers should know: Ocean City Beach Patrol says sea nettle stings have increased. Here’s how swimmers can ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/08/01/ocean-city-jellyfish-stings-sea-nettles/
Rider Magazine Jul 29
U.S. Route 50—Coast-to-Coast on America’s Loneliest Highway: Ride the entire U.S. Route 50 from Ocean City, Maryland, to West Sacramento, California ...
ridermagazine.com/2026/07/28/u-s-route-50-coast-to-coast-on-americas-loneliest-highway/
Ocean City, St. Paul’s clash in homeless shelter filings: Ocean City and St. Paul’s by-the-Sea traded sharp claims in two federal filings over the church’s ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/07/28/ocean-city-st-pauls-homeless-shelter-lawsuit-filings/
A car was spotted driving onto the beach at 145th Street in Ocean City this weekend, and was promptly towed back onto the road.
🎥: Miranda Sharp
READER POLL: Should unattended beach canopies be more strictly enforced in Ocean City?
baltimoresun.com/2026/07/19/ocean-city-beach-canopy-poll/
Ocean City beach enforcement only issues 1 citation in 7 weeks: Ocean City’s new beach enforcement team has issued just one citation while logging thousands of ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/07/14/ocean-city-beach-enforcement-team-one-citation/
Footage from this weekend shows what could be an extremely rare albino dolphin off the coast of Ocean City.
Although there have been very few sightings ... Show more
How rising costs are shifting where people stay in Ocean City: Ocean City hotels and short-term rentals are being forced to shift as tourism patterns change in ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/07/15/ocean-city-tourism-last-minute-bookings-short-term-rentals/
A rare white dolphin was spotted swimming off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland.
The last albino dolphin sighting recorded by the National Oceanic and ... Show more
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Kimberly Berry was fired Tuesday from her job as a special education teacher at Showell Elementary School. Her husband, Ocean City Police Cpl. Benjamin Berry ... Show more
Children visiting Ocean City over the holiday weekend might have stumbled upon this boat attraction along the boardwalk.
One TikTok user, Casey ... Show more
Hundreds of dead horseshoe crabs have washed into a narrow canal behind a bayside community near 94th Street in Ocean City ... Show more
Ocean City’s massive Fourth of July weekend crowds produced more arrests, calls for service and traffic enforcement than in recent years ... Show more
Ocean City council approves stricter residency standards for officials: Ocean City’s council approved a charter amendment tightening residency rules for ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/07/08/ocean-city-residency-charter-update/
Bermuda Longtails perform well at US baseball tournament: The Bermuda Longtails under-10 baseball team recently competed in the Youth World Series Baseball ...
royalgazette.com/general/sport/article/20260708/bermuda-longtails-perform-well-at-us-baseball-tournament/
Worcester County halts cable landing station, data center plans: A proposed undersea cable landing station near the Ocean City airport hit another roadblock ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/07/07/worcester-data-center-moratorium/
Ocean City honors first white marlin catch: Ocean City honored angler Lucas Pardo for catching the first white marlin and historian “Bunk” Mann for preserving ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/07/07/ocean-city-marlin-angler-honors/
Ocean City braces for July Fourth with safety plans, takeover concerns: Ocean City is boosting July 4 safety with expanded police presence, traffic controls and ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/07/01/ocean-city-july-fourth-safety/
A fire broke out in the dunes near 116th Street in Ocean City on Saturday night.
The Ocean City Fire Department determined the fire was caused by the use of ... Show more
Heavy rain brought flooding in Ocean City on Tuesday.
Kasey Wilson shared her walk to work amid the flooding near First Street.
🎥: Kasey Wilson
Four people floated for nearly an hour away from the beach in Ocean City on Wednesday.
According to Ocean City resident Shaheen Mazloom ... Show more
Two parasailors got the surprise of a lifetime in Ocean City this week.
As they looked down, they saw what looked to be a hammerhead shark in the water near ... Show more
Ocean City arrest follows monitored beach ‘takeover,’ drug probe: Ocean City police monitored a social media‑promoted beach party linked to drug suspects ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/06/24/ocean-city-beach-party-police-monitoring-drug-arrest/
An Ocean City church is now facing daily $1,000 fines for operating an indoor homeless shelter that town officials say violates local zoning regulations ... Show more
Sand dune fires in Ocean City on Saturday sparked by rogue fireworks and spanning two city blocks caused significant damage to the dunes ... Show more
Authorities ID 3 people killed in Maryland crash of plane from Ocean City, N.J.: Authorities received an iPhone crash alert and located the plane several hours ...
inquirer.com/news/new-jersey/ocean-city-new-jersey-bowie-maryland-plane-crash-20260622.html
Pasadena man arrested after inferring with Ocean City police horse: A Pasadena man was arrested in Ocean City after allegedly causing an officer on horseback to ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/06/11/ocean-city-cvs-teen-arrest-police-horse-pasadena/
Ocean City church challenges daily fines on homeless shelter in federal lawsuit: An Ocean City church sues the city over daily fines on its homeless shelter ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/06/16/ocean-city-church-homeless-shelter-fines-federal-lawsuit/
‘From Ellicott City to Hollywood’: Can Calvin Ball’s new task force reel in film productions?
baltimoresun.com/2026/06/16/howard-county-film-task-force/
Coast Guard IDs missing Ocean City boater after suspending search: The Coast Guard identified Daniel Potter, a 49-year-old who has residences in Ocean Pine and ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/06/15/ocean-city-missing-mariner-daniel-potter-search-suspended/
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a boater believed to have gone overboard from a vessel off the coast of Ocean City after an extensive search ... Show more
FOX45: Police search for 5 suspects in Ocean City assault case: Ocean City police are investigating an assault reported late Thursday night in the 100 block of ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/06/13/fox45-police-search-for-5-suspects-in-ocean-city-assault-case/
Former Kyle Gibson traded the baseball diamond for the cockpit Friday, taking a ride in an F-16 fighter jet off the coast of Ocean City ... Show more
A special joint performance by U.S. and French air forces will highlight the Ocean City Air Show this weekend, but for many of the pilots ... Show more
Howard front-runner Atterbeary takes thousands in donations from W.R. Grace: Former state Del. Vanessa Atterbeary has received thousands from W.R. Grace & Co ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/06/05/howard-frontrunner-atterbeary-takes-thousands-in-donations-from-w-r-grace/
Ocean City mental health calls test police, hospital response: Ocean City police recorded dozens of emergency mental health calls, but officials say the numbers ...
baltimoresun.com/2026/06/05/ocean-city-police-mental-health-crisis-calls/
