OC Today-Dispatch FEBRUARY 6, 2026
STUBBORNLY LOCAL, EQUALLY INDEPENDENT
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PRICELESS
OCFD: new boss same as old boss Acting Fire Chief Josh Bunting regains title on permanent basis after ‘retiring’ in December and then winning position over 53 other applicants. — PAGE 4
DeLuca survives council challenge Other members question his intent and say he should resign, but agree he met poorly written eligibility requirements to run for City Council in 2024. — PAGE 3
HMRA NOW HOSPITABLE — PAGE 12 COACH CASE DISMISSED — PAGE 23 DEE SHANNON-DOBSON/OC TODAY-DISPATCH
C-C-COLD A string of days with sub-freezing temperatures and nights dipping into the low teens left portions of the bay locked up, as was the case here off Jacqueline Avenue in Ocean City.
MURDER CONFESSION — PAGE 22