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Fire Sweeps Through Trailer, Storage Building in Parsonsburg
A small enclosed trailer and a wood-frame storage building in Parsonsburg have been heavily damaged by a fire. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, the fire on Blueberry Lane broke out Saturday night shortly before 11:00. Someone who was passing by reported the fire. Members of the Pittsville Volunteer Fire Department had the…
Read MorePolice: Md. Trooper Nearly Struck by Accused Intoxicated Driver
An Annapolis man has been arrested for DUI after Maryland State Police said he nearly struck a trooper who stopped to assist a motorist on westbound Route 50 in Parsonsburg. Maryland State Police said the trooper stopped his vehicle early Sunday morning and positioned it perpendicular between both travel lanes with its emergency lights activated…
Read MoreUpdate: Deadly Crash in Wicomico Co.
(Updated Story) One person has died following a two-vehicle wreck on Route 50 in Wicomico County early Tuesday morning. According to Maryland State Police, 37-year-old Jocelyn Osias of Salisbury was a passenger in a westbound vehicle that was hit by another vehicle near Forrest Grove Road. Police say Osias was trapped in the vehicle after…
Read MoreMotorcycle crash claims 2 lives near Parsonsburg
Two are dead following a serious motorcycle crash near Parsonsburg, Maryland. According to Maryland State Police, shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday, troopers from the Salisbury responded to Route 346 at Broad Street in Parsonsburg for a fatal motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle. Troopers arrived and learned that a 2017 Harley Davidson, driven by 24-year-old…
Read MoreSalisbury man facing DUI charges after crashing into electric pole, police say
A Salisbury man was arrested on DUI charges after police say he knocked down an electric pole in Parsonsburg, Maryland. According to Maryland State Police, troopers and EMS were called to the 31000 block of Old Ocean City Road at Mt. Vernon Avenue for reports of a single vehicle crash. When police arrived they discovered…
Read MoreTwo County Chase Ends in the Arrest of Two
Maryland State Police in Somerset County tried to stop a vehicle for traffic violations just after 6 Saturday morning, but the driver took off as a passenger tossed items out of the vehicle. Troopers learned the vehicle was reported stolen through Salisbury Police. The driver continued on Route 13 towards Salisbury where stop sticks were…
Read MoreEARLY FRIDAY MORNING SALISBURY HOUSE FIRE – ACCIDENTAL
The Maryland State Fire Marshal says that a fire on Bryn Mawr Avenue in Salisbury early Friday morning was accidental. The fire broke out in the attic of the single story home after an electrical problem and was discovered by a passerby just after 12:30 am. Salisbury firefighters found flames through the roof when they…
Read MoreUPDATED: Salisbury Firefighters Battle Early Morning Blaze at Mill Pond Village Apts
UPDATEDÂ 1:40pm – Maryland fire investigators credit an automatic fire sprinkler system, required fire separation and quick response from the fire department for limiting the property dollar loss and saving lives at this morning’s fire at the Mill Pond Village Apartment complex. Fire investigators say a 3rd floor balcony and roof assembly above was involved…
Read MoreMSP Investigating Death of Salisbury Area Woman
Maryland State Police were called when a motorist spotted a body off the side of a road near the intersection of Johnson and Bear Swam Roads in Parsonsburg around 3 Sunday afternoon.  Police say her body was in the wood line – over 10 feet from the road. The woman, identified as 30 year old…
Read MoreUPDATED: Fire Crews from Wicomico & Sussex Battle Early Morning Barn Fire
UPDATED 12/31:Â A fire early Sunday morning on Morris Leonard Road in Parsonsburg is under investigation by the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s office. Firefighters were called just after 3:30am and found a wood frame storage building on fire. Officials say the fire was discovered by a passerby and damage is estimated at $120,000. Fire companies…
Read MoreParsonsburg Man Charged with DUI After Crash in Hebron
A single vehicle crash on Route 50 near Porter Mill Road in Hebron just before 6:30 this morning led to DUI charges for a Parsonsburg man. Maryland State Police say the driver of a Nissan Rogue, 29 year old Jerry Griffith lost control of his SUV and spun out in the median. Police learned that…
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