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New Year’s Day was overshadowed by a terrorist attack in New Orleans and a possible terror incident in Las Vegas on Wednesday. In New Orleans, a truck operated by Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a veteran and U.S. citizen, breached a barrier under construction and a police roadblock, crashing into pedestrians on a bustling street in the renowned French Quarter. After being confronted by local police, Jabbar exited the vehicle and opened fire, injuring two officers before being fatally shot in return fire. The incident resulted in at least 15 deaths and left 30 more injured. His truck displayed a flag associated with…

Authorities reported that a woman from Delaware, missing since last week, was discovered dismembered inside a vehicle over the weekend. A man from Maryland has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with her death. Tracy Nyariki, a 31-year-old resident of Newark, Delaware, was reported missing by her employer last Friday evening after she failed to show up for work for several days, raising concerns. Officers from the New Castle County Police Department visited Nyariki’s home in the 2700 block of Stone Place located in the Village of Kent but did not find any indication of her whereabouts.…

OCEAN CITY, Md. – Officials in Ocean City are backing Worcester County, Maryland, and Sussex County, Delaware, following their stance against US Wind’s plans to introduce offshore wind energy to the Delmarva coastline. This was stated in a recent announcement. On Tuesday, the Worcester County Commission revealed intentions to potentially utilize eminent domain to block U.S. Wind from acquiring a wholesale seafood facility at the commercial port located in West Ocean City. In response to this, a 4-1 vote by the Sussex County Council denied U.S. Wind’s request for conditional use to establish a transmission substation in Dagsboro, which would…

The Worcester County commissioners are taking steps to use prominent  domain at the West Ocean City commercial seaport in an effort to protect the county’s fishing industry. These facilities, which include Southern Connection Seafood and Martin Fish Company, are vital for unloading and distributing the catch. They also play a key role in supporting Maryland’s commercial fishing fleet, which brings in over $3.7 million each year, as reported by the county. The county’s initiative is designed to prevent Lenexia SpA, a foreign construction firm and the parent company of US Wind, from acquiring land for building structures for an offshore…

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. – Authorities have arrested two immigrants residing in the U.S. without documentation after they opened fire on a car during a dispute on the road in Loudoun County, Virginia. The individuals arrested have been named as Jimmy Paredes Madrid, 29, and Aldo Betancourth Rivera, 34, both hailing from Sterling and living in the country without legal status. On December 3, around 9:30 p.m., police were alerted to gunfire in the vicinity of East Maple Avenue and South Lincoln Avenue. Following investigation, authorities found that the suspects fired at a car with people inside during a road rage episode.…

As online holiday shopping ramps up, so do scam attempts. A new AARP survey shows that over 80% of adults have faced some form of holiday-related fraud, yet many of us are unaware of scammers’ tactics – especially online.The AARP holiday scams survey identified three specific threat areas: online shopping scams, gift cards with zero balance scams, and shipping scams. Here are tips to keep yourself safe from these deceptive tactics this winter.When shopping online, visit sites you know and trust, and avoid clicking on offers or advertisements for deep discounts on hot items. The safest way to give a…

Editor, (The following is in response to a reporter’s request for comment on the political sign theft case being dismissed. Full article is in the paper.) First, worth noting, I had the property owner’s permission to install a 4×4 political sign on his land that had a heavy duty, custom-built wooden support structure (to withstand wind). Just a couple hours after it was installed, we drove past the location to find it gone. When I questioned the property owner via text, he replied he knew nothing about the sign being taken, so I notified the police which I had every…

We’ve all heard the song throughout the years, but have you ever taken the time to really look at the words? The song Battle Hymn of the Republic is all the more relevant today. Let’s give thanks! Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword:His truth is marching on.(Chorus)Glory, glory, hallelujah!Glory, glory, hallelujah!Glory, glory, hallelujah!His truth is marching on.I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps,They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews…

On November 22, 2024, the Honorable S. James Sarbanes, Administrative Judge of the Circuit Court forWicomico County, sentenced Steven Behr, Jr., age 36, of Salisbury, MD, to Thirty (30) years of incarceration in the Division of Corrections. Behr, Jr., previously pleaded guilty on September 25, 2024, to Sexual Abuseof a Minor and Prohibited Entry onto Property by a Sexual Offender Registrant, and sentencing had beendeferred pending completion of a mandatory pre-sentence investigation and mental health assessment.Following his sentence, Behr, Jr., will be subject to Lifetime Sexual Offender Supervision and will berequired to register as a Tier III Sexual Offender for…

Article written by Darren Lombardo of the Delmarva Parent Teacher Coalition, Maryland Please Follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, GETTR, Truth Social, Twitter For those who say that there’s no politics in school, they’re either extremely ignorant or part of the liberal interference scheme to deflect and create disinformation by saying it isn’t so. Liberal political agendas and indoctrination is alive and well in our public schools. On November 5, 2024, Donald Trump was elected as the next president of the United States. With the Harris-Walz ticket receiving only receiving 37.44% of the vote in Worcester County, a double standard has been revealed in the county’s…