WMDT-TV (Salisbury, MD)

Today: Mostly sunny with a chance for an isolated showers and thunderstorm. Highs in the mid 80s. Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows in the low to mid 60s. Sunday: Sunny skies. Highs near 80. Labor Day: Sunny skies. Highs near 80. Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the low to mid 80s. Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Friday: Chance for a shower or thunderstorm. Highs in the low 80s.

Marilyn Dill is the newest member of the Junior Storm Team! Marilyn is a 2nd grader at Rehoboth Elementary and teamed up with Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek to deliver the weekend forecast. Check it out! The Junior Storm Team is brought you by How Sweet It Is.

Image Courtesy of Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal FEDERALSBURG, Md. – Authorities with Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) have determined a fire at the Church of Nazarene in Federalsburg in August was intentionally set. Now, the ATF is offering a reward of up to $5,000 leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible.

(EASTON, Md) – Football season kicks off at Easton High School Friday with a debut specifically for the community. After months of planning, Talbot County Public Schools have launched these new weapons detections systems for home Easton High football games. And they’re looking to make home football games safe for everyone watching. The Pilot Program was put into action this past spring by the school system.

Salisbury, Md. – In this week’s Chamber Chat, WMDT’s John Trout and Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce President Bill Chambers discussed how small businesses are struggling to stay afloat in the state of Maryland. Bill Chambers explained that when ranking states in terms of economic feasibility for small business, Maryland dropped from 26th to 49th.

Wicomico County, Md. — Tonight’s Good News is brought to you in part by Matt the Carpet Guy. Our friends at perdue and the Delmarva shorebirds scored a big home run by completing the “perdue strike out Hunger challenge” where they put together a record number of meals for foodbanks. In total this campaign generated over one and a half million meals.

MILTON, Del.– 2026 is the year of the horse and the Southern Delaware Therapeutic Riding Center is galloping into the future when it comes to expanding access to their equine therapy programs. Executive Director for SDTR Jo Allegro-Smith says their programs can work for people that have physical and mental disabilities. “They are our four legged therapists,” Allegro-Smith said.

Crisfield, Md. — The City of Crisfield kicked off the 79th Annual Hard Crab Derby Weekend Friday morning with a crab cooking contest, bringing people from around the state together in the spirt of friendly competition, with some cash on the line. The Hard Crab Derby weekend is the biggest event of the year in Crisfield, with visitors coming from around the country to attend some of the planned festivities.

Wicomico County, Md, – One man received a criminal citation following a drug investigation. Davion Douglas was observed by the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office to be involved in what appeared to be a drug transaction between the occupants of a vehicle. Detectives conducted a traffic stop, with a K-9 scan of the vehicle testing positive. The vehicle was searched and reports say that a book bag was located containing 38 individual bags of suspected raw marijuana, totaling a weight of 133 grams.

BERLIN, Md. – A short drive from the Ocean City boardwalk, just outside of Berlin, Ocean Breeze Alpacas trades saltwater for pastures. Founded by Nancy Taylor, this working farm is a model of sustainable agritourism on the Eastern Shore. “I just had a passion for knitting for a long, long time. Colors, textures, patterns. And so it was just a fun hobby at first. And now, now it’s turned into more of a business”, Nancy tells WMDT. And that business gets its yarn straight from the source.