Mari Lou
A 16 year old Salisbury teen has been arrested in connection with a shooting incident around 9 Saturday night on Fentral Avenue in Salisbury. Maryland State Police responded and found three uninjured victims. Inside a residence police found two bullets and a shell casing was found around the property. Sunday morning troopers executed a search…
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Laurel Police were on the scene of a reported shooting incident just before 10 Saturday night on West 6th Street between Townsend Street and Webb Avenue. There was a large police presence as Delaware State Police, Laurel Fire Department, and Sussex County Paramedics assisted Laurel Police at the scene. Multiple witnesses were contacted – including…
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User 284190339 · 07 – 22 – 23 Fishing Report Saturday was another pretty good day and a lot more fishermen were on the water. At Lewes Harbour Marina they reported good fishing on ocean structure as the Katydid and the Surface Tension both came back with sea bass, flounder and triggerfish. Private boats found…
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A fire in Mardela Springs Saturday afternoon was accidental according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Mardela Springs firefighters were called to a home on Athol Road just after 2:30 where they found fire in a single story home. Officials say the fire began in a kitchen electrical outlet. Two pets were taken to the…
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Joe Scaturro – Lewes – Sunset at Grain On the Rocks at the Cape May Lewes Ferry Terminal. Click for full view
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Delaware State Police were called for a crash just after 10pm Friday in Delmar. Police say a 31 year old man driving a Dodge Dakota was eastbound on Old Crow Road approaching an intersection with railroad tracks. The driver of the Dakota did not stop for a passing train and struck one of the rail…
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Delaware’s Presidential Primary in 2024 will be a little earlier that in the past. Governor John Carney signed House Bill 149 Friday, which will move the 2024 presidential primary election for major political parties from the 4th Tuesday in April to the 1st Tuesday in April. This measure will sunset on May 1st of 2024.
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Legislation has been signed by Governor Carney that updates the efficient administration of elections. House Bill 148 requires ballots and sufficient materials for each election be provided to each polling location and updates the language to reflect the use of electronic scanning and tabulation machinery rather than written tally sheets. Rather than requiring election judges…
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User 284190339 · 07 – 21 – 23 Fishing Report Friday was not a bad day, but not a lot of folks went fishing. At Lewes Harbour Marina they said the Katydid was out and reported they were catching some big flounder. A few private boats had comeback from ocean structure with flounder limits. At…
Read MoreThe body of a Laurel man was found Friday afternoon at the Delaware Recycling Center in New Castle by employees in the processing area. Delaware State Police say 54 year old Lorenzo Gomez-Lopez was not an employee at the center and the cause off death is unknown. Autopsy results are pending. Gomez-Lopez was last seen…
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Higher oil prices are pushing the price at the pump higher. The national average for a gallon of gasoline increased 2 cents since last week to $3.58 on Friday. In Delaware the price increased 7 cents in the last week to $3.50. AAA Mid-Atlantic says data from the Energy Information Administration shows gas demand increased…
Read MoreAn 83 year old Frankford man has been arrested on charges of felony assault after a domestic incident Thursday afternoon near Frankford. Delaware State Police were called to a home on Shockley Town Road for a stabbing. Their investigation showed that 83 year old Brooks Garrison threatened to kill a relative before he stabbed her…
Read MoreDelaware’s unemployment rate remained steady at 4.2% from May into June while the US rate dropped a tenth of a percent to 3.6%. In Sussex County the rate dropped from 3.8% in May to 3.7% in June. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in June 2023 was 4.2%, unchanged from May 2023. The biggest over-the-year job…
Read MoreA public hearing Monday before the Georgetown Council has been canceled. The public hearing was for a rezoning application for Shortleaf Preserve. The public hearing will be rescheduled at a later date because incorrect information was stated in the prior notice for the public hearing.
Read MoreThe upcoming Salisbury City Council meeting scheduled for Monday, July 24th has been canceled. There will be a Special Meeting instead on Monday, July 31st at 6:00 pm in room 301 of the Government Office Building at 125 N. Division St. in Downtown Salisbury. Citizens are invited to attend. To download the agenda or to…
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UPDATED – 07/21/23 – Over 40 Delaware owners of potbellied pigs have applied for Invasive Animal Permits since notification of the new regulation was made last week. Some owners are concerned about the visible ID ear tag their animals need to comply with the regulation. Now the Department of Ag is offering to have the…
Read MoreUser 284190339 · 07 – 20 – 23 Fishing Report Thursday was a perfect day for fishing. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em recorded a pending state record king mackerel. Jeff McCoy was shark fishing at Fenwick Shoal on the Captain Ike when the record king grabbed his Boston mackerel filet. Back at the dock the…
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Chick Bradford – Harbeson – Dawn fog and dew along Freeman Highway in Lewes. Click for full view
Read MoreUser 284190339 · 07 – 19 – 23 Fishing Report Wednesday was a lousy day with rain and wind that caught several boats by surprise. The weather and the marine forecast were good early, but then the rain and wind arrived in copious amounts. Lewes Harbour Marine said the Katydid managed to bring in 20…
Read MoreUser 284190339 · 07 – 18 – 23 Fishing Report Tuesday was a nice day except for the occasional downpours. Tracy Roles caught a 22.5-inch flounder from the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal while fishing from her kayak. Captain Brin on the Thelma Dale IV had a good day. He ran a little farther southeast and…
Read MoreThe Sussex County Council held a public interview for a nominee to the County Planning and Zoning Commission. The Council approved Brian Butler of Bridgeville for a three year seat on the Commission. The nomination was made by Council Vice President John Rieley after a nomination two weeks ago by District 2 Councilwoman Cindy Green…
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