At least 918 new coronavirus deaths and 43,470 new cases were reported in the United States on Sept. 29. Over the past week, there have been an average of 43,144 cases per day, an increase of 13 percent from the average two weeks earlier. As of Wednesday afternoon, more than 7,250,300 people in the United States have been infected with the coronavirus and at least 206,500 have died, according to a New York Times...

If you’re thinking of your next skiing or snowboarding getaway once COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, you now have more to consider when making your pass purchase. Epic and Peak Pass holders are guaranteed at least 20% of their 2019/20 pass value towards their 2020/21 ski pass purchase, Vail Resorts Management Company announced on...

Many people hope the building where the old Fresh Pride store in Parksley on Bennett Street can be a new source of pride for the area. Hundreds of people attended the groundbreaking of the new Eastern Shore Public Library and the Eastern Shore of Virginia Heritage Center on Wednesday. The library is expected to be completed in late...

From Great Hall screenings of documentaries noting the rise and fall of stars like Ritchie Valens and Selena to world-class salsa dancers offering free lessons, there has been a noticeable Latin...

Somerset trail to hike or bike is under construction The Somerset County Department of Recreation and Parks recently began work on a new hiking and biking trail that will extend between Crisfield and...

The Salisbury University community is mourning the loss of one of its students over the weekend. Valentine “Valik” Ronk of Severna Park, a senior communications major at SU, passed away in Berlin Saturday evening after...

The idea of acquiring an internship can be daunting for students. Oftentimes, it’s a student’s first experience with employment. With more and more employers seeking employees with workplace experience before they hit the job field, the race is always on for students to make the transition from the classroom to the field. That is why...

Sustainability efforts on campus both new and old were brought to the forefront Tuesday afternoon as the Gulls Leave Small Footprints initiative kicked off inside the dining hall. The event featured games, free gifts and the...

A pungent smell and onlookers’ gasps permeated the air in the Guerrieri Academic Commons on August 29. The offending odor wafted from a set of potted hemp plants on display. But, as Dr. Mark Holland, professor of biological sciences here at Salisbury University, will tell you, these aren’t...

The upheaval at the top of the Department of Defense appears to be over, as former Acting Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark Esper was confirmed by the Senate to the full role in a 90-8 vote on Tuesday. The Senate’s confirmation ends a near seven-month period of ambiguity over who would become the...

The tension between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States continues to grow as the Middle Eastern nation continues to position itself as a thorn in the side of the U.S. Last week’s attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman has prompted the White House, chiefly President Donald Trump, to label Iran as the main – and perhaps only suspect in the international incident which damaged two commercial vessels. The United States military has released a video that it claims shows an Ira

Crisfield is emblematic of the Chesapeake Bay’s long-standing fishing and seafood tradition, and this Memorial Day weekend, fun, food and fresh air will be in abundance in the...

Cowboys and cowgirls, gunslingers and rodeo queen hopefuls will gather in Princess Anne next weekend for the...

According to both residents of Rehoboth Beach and many writers, it can’t be missed. According to many of the 300,000 annual visitors, the prices can’t be beat. To Chris Lindsley, a former employee and author of a new book on it, it’s hard to boil it down to just one sentence.

Photos from Saturday, May 4, 2019 at the 51st annual Chincoteague Seafood Festival in Chincoteague, VA.

The alarming reality of the Central American migrant crisis made its way to Salisbury University last Thursday evening. The SU Organization of Latin American students, also known as OLAS, held a screening of “A Bridge Apart” on Thursday in Fulton Hall. “A Bridge Apart” is a 2014 documentary which offers a harrowing view into the individual and economic pressures that push Central American and Mexican migrants to...

For those people in the Snow Hill area in need of a helping hand, relief comes in the form of a free food distribution.

Despite not formally announcing his presidential run, no politician in the Democratic Party has undergone more scrutiny in the last two weeks than former Vice President Joe Biden. Biden has been the target of seven...