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On October 24, 2025, Mykel Elliott, 18 years of age, of Salisbury, Maryland was convicted by a Wicomico County jury of First Degree Murder, Attempted First Degree Murder, two counts of Conspiracy- First Degree Murder, Gang Participation and related offenses. The verdict followed a five-day jury trial presided over by the Honorable Judge K. Beckstead, Chief Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County. Elliott will remain in custody pending sentencing. During the late evening hours of April 15, 2023, Mykel Elliott and others sought out the location of the victims near downtown Salisbury, bent on revenge for a video…
Delegate Charles James Otto, 61, of the Mt. Vernon area of Princess Anne, passed away at his home on Friday, October 17, 2025. Born in Salisbury, MD on February 15, 1964, Charles was the beloved son of the late William Otto and Natalie Grace Wagner Otto. Raised in Mt. Vernon, he was a graduate of Washington High School’s class of 1982, attended the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and went on to earn his B.S. in Animal Science from Virginia Tech in 1986. Charles dedicated his life to farming and public service. He worked as a farmer, certified crop specialist…
Maryland State Police arrest man on suspicion of sexually soliciting a minor. Distribution of child pornography in Worcester CountyOctober 17, 2025 (Berlin, MD) – Maryland State Police arrested a man Wednesday in Worcester County on charges of soliciting sexual acts from a minor via a smartphone app. Alexander Crum, 29, of Berlin, Maryland, is charged with sexual solicitation of a minor, solicitation of child pornography, distribution of child pornography, knowingly permitting sexual solicitation of a minor, and aggravating the condition of a child. He was transported to the Worcester County Detention Center and is being held without…
Maryland’s House of Delegates District 38A representative Charles Otto has passed. Otto represented Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties and served as Deputy Minority Whip since 2013. According to Otto’s official biography, he was born in Salisbury in 1964. He attended Washington High School in Princess Anne before attending the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Otto was first elected to the House of Delegates in January of 2011.
On Friday, the Trump administration initiated layoffs affecting thousands of federal employees, fulfilling its commitment to reduce the size of the federal government. In a legal document filed late on Friday, attorneys from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) revealed that around 4,200 employees from at least seven different agencies received notices about the reduction in force (RIF) starting on October 10. OMB Director Russ Vought confirmed this development via social media, stating, “The RIFs have begun,” on X. The most significant job losses will occur in the Departments of Treasury (1,446 employees), Health and Human Services (1,100–1,200 employees),…
Maryland State Police are issuing a reminder to all drivers about the new speed camera fines that will be effective starting October 1, with maximum penalties now ranging from $40 to $425. This new structured penalty framework, introduced by House Bill 182, will be enforced across all speed monitoring systems in the state. In the past, drivers caught going 15 mph over the speed limit received the same $40 fine as those going 45 mph over. The updated civil penalties will be as follows:
