Nearly 3,600 participate in first Komen race in Ocean City

Nearly 3,600 people ran or walked in the rainy and slippery inaugural Susan G. Komen breast cancer race in Ocean City Sunday, despite early concerns that a controversy involving Planned Parenthood could...

Phase 1 of Ocean City boardwalk work almost done

OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — Crews are finishing the first phase of the Ocean City boardwalk reconstruction project.

Delmarva's natural areas sustain local economies, report says

The Delmarva Peninsula's natural areas are more than just pretty sights to look at - they're a major source of income and employment for Eastern Shore communities, according to a new report.

Crab population has rebounded, state says

Rebounding from near-collapse four years ago, the Chesapeake Bay's blue crabs are more plentiful than they've been in nearly two decades, with a record crop of young, Maryland officials announced Thursday.

Unusual weather worsened Chesapeake Bay's health

Heavy spring rains, a hot summer and two major storms caused the Chesapeake Bay's overall health to worsen last year, scientists said Tuesday, though there apparently was a slight improvement in the Baltimore area's Patapsco and Back rivers, long considered among the bay's most degraded tributaries.

Walter M. Baker, state senator, dies

Former state Sen. Walter M. Baker, who had served in the legislature representing the upper Eastern Shore for more than two decades and also had been a Cecil County attorney, died Tuesday from complications of diabetes at Christiana Hospital in Wilmington, Del.

October trial set in Shore pollution suit over chicken waste

A new trial date has been set for Oct. 9 in an environmental group's lawsuit accusing an Eastern Shore farm couple and Perdue Farms of polluting a Chesapeake Bay tributary.

Ex-Islamic jihadist teaches Middle Eastern politics at Washington College

Shiraz Maher went to the mosque in search of answers.

Drought watch in effect for Eastern Shore

The Eastern Shore is under a drought watch, according to the Maryland Department of the Environment.

Easton lacrosse players win appeal of suspensions

Two Easton High School lacrosse players should not have been suspended or arrested for having a penknife and lighter in their lacrosse bags, according to the Maryland state school board, which ordered that the boys' records be wiped clean.