Mari Lou
Indian River emergency personnel were called for a vehicle rollover on Route 24 in the area of Indian Summer Village around 5:30 Friday evening. Delaware State Police tell the Talk of Delmarva that an Acura driven by a 35 year old man was westbound on Route 24 when the driver lost control, struck a utility…
Read MoreBeach replenishment is underway in Bethany Beach. Over the next two to three weeks Weeks Marine will place an additional 320,000 cubic yards of sand on the dune and beach between Third Street and Wellington Parkway – weather permitting. This over $24-million renourishment project is repairing the storm damaged beaches from Rehoboth Beach to Fenwick…
Read MoreUPDATED – 06/09/23 – Governor John Carney signed this measure into law on Friday, June 9. It becomes effective immediately. ============================================================= Original story – 04/06/23 – The Delaware State Senate passed Senate Bill 57 which ensures that the will of Delaware voters is honored when the Electoral College convenes every four years to decide the…
Read MoreFriday was a good end to the work week and fish were caught just about everywhere, Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid had a catch of flounder and sea bass from ocean structure. The Jay Sea II also fished ocean structure and brought in flounder and sea bass. Private boats caught flounder out of the…
Read MoreWicomico County Child Advocacy Center was called for an unresponsive 10 month old infant at a home in Mardela Springs. Officials say the child suffered from multiple skull fractures and brain bleeds – and was flown from TidalHealth to Children’s Hospital in Washington, DC. Investigation showed a 4 year old child was found with a…
Read MoreStephen Hujsa – Milton – “Freddie” – service dog in training in Rehoboth Beach. Click for full view
Read MoreFinal approval was announced Friday by Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings of $17.3-billion in opioid agreements with drug makers Teva and Allergan and pharmacies CVS and Walgreens. Funds will begin to be released to a national administrator later this summer and to state and local governments by the end of this year. Delaware will receive…
Read MoreDNREC has approved a scientific collection permit for the MERR Institute to help with another horseshoe crab rescue on Arnell Creek Friday afternoon. Volunteers are helping to collect crabs that have gone through a crossroad pipe under Old Landing Road and are stuck in the phragmites when the get in the marsh. The volunteers will…
Read MoreA Seaford woman wanted for a violation of probation was arrested by detectives from the Sussex County Governor’s Task Force at the Dollar General in Seaford just after 9:30 Friday morning. Delaware State Police say a search of 35 year old Chelsea Fenimore’s backpack turned up about 2.4 grams of crack cocaine, over a gram…
Read MoreThe Ocean City Life-Saving Museum at the end of the Boardwalk at the Inlet will finally become ADA compliant. The Maryland Board of Public Works has approved $600,000 to the Town of Ocean City for the installation of an elevator, elevator lobby and emergency exit stairs at the museum. The funding was requested and secured…
Read MoreMaryland Transportation officials have received an $11.9-million federal grant for a project to enhance safety and reduce congestion on Route 50 on the Eastern Shore. The funding is for new technology that will enable the Maryland State Highway Administration to deploy cutting-edge software, sensors, traffic cameras and message signs along 113 miles of Route 50.…
Read MoreJustice of the Peace Court 2 will close in Rehoboth Beach on Monday and reopen on Wednesday, June 14th at its new home on Willow Creek Road, just off Route 1, north of Lewes. Delaware Court officials say JP Court 2 has been in the Rehoboth Beach location for 25 years and has outgrown the…
Read MoreMilford Police are investigating a shooting incident at the Brightway Commons that occurred Thursday evening just after 6. Patrol officers were in the area when they heard gun fire, but when officers arrived at the scene they found no victim. Police did see property that was struck. A 20 year old male victim was taken…
Read MoreA Seaford man has been arrested for drug dealing after a several months long narcotics investigation. Delaware State Police say detectives from the Sussex County Governor’s Task Force were called to Asbury Road west of Raccoon Ditch Road west of Georgetown in mid-February after a hunter found large bags buried in the woods that appeared…
Read MoreA bill sponsored by Democrat Senator Stephanie Hansen would direct DNREC to work with PJM Interconnection, LLC to study the transmission impacts of offshore wind development. Senate Bill 170 would also have DNREC work with neighboring states on offshore wind transmission. DNREC would then report back to the Governor and Delaware General Assembly on a…
Read MoreWednesday saw another nice day on the water. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that Jake Wilson managed to land an 8-pound, 10-ounce flounder out of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal. That fish was 10 ounces bigger than my personal best. They also reported that the Katydid, the Surface Tension and the Grizzly all had good numbers…
Read MoreIn January, Delaware State Police, the Office of Highway Safety and Department of Transportation took part in “Operation Braking Point” – a zero-tolerance, high-visibility traffic safety and enforcement campaign. Due to the outcome, “Operation Braking Point 2.0” will run from June 9th through the 17th and will focus on speeding to reduce the number of…
Read MoreTuesday saw nice weather and fish were caught from the ocean and the Canal. Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid came in with a mixed bag of flounder and sea bass from ocean structure. They also saw flounder caught from the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal. At Breakwater Tackle on the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen…
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