Joe Ciccanti
Ocean City, Maryland is providing a free Christmas tree drop-off site at the 100th Municipal Parking Lot. Bring your trees to the northeast corner of the 100th Street lot between now and January 18th. The Town of Ocean City wants you to remove all tinsel, ornaments and other non-wooden items from the tree. Trees collected…
If you live in Wicomico County, the celebration of the new year will bring some temporary holiday adjustments. Wicomico County Government Offices will be closed beginning Friday, December 30th at 5:00 pm until Tuesday, January 3rd. On Friday and Saturday, December 30th and 31st, the Newland Park Landfill, Convenience Center, and Brush Pile will be…
Family and friends are assisting two individuals after a fire damaged the house they were living in on Skylar Drive in Eden, Wicomico County. The blaze killed two dogs and three cats. An electrical receptacle failure caused the blaze at the wood framed, single wide mobile home early in the evening on Christmas, according to…
A 46-year-old Millsboro man faces several felony charges for leaving the scene of a fatal car accident that occurred on Christmas Eve in the Lewes area. A police investigation determined that the Jason Wilcox, the driver of the 2016 black Land Rover, fled the scene prior to police arrival. Police found him on Christmas Day…
The Coast Guard medevacked five individuals from a motor vessel about 11 miles east of the Indian River Bay. Officials say that on Christmas afternoon, Sector Delaware Bay Command Center watchstanders received notification that five mariners aboard the motor vessel Reggeborg had experienced possible carbon monoxide poisoning and required medical assistance. A Station Indian RiverĀ 47-foot…
UPDATED 12/23/22 – The Delaware State Police have identified the victim who died in a single-vehicle fatal accident that occurred on December 21, 2022, in the Dover area asĀ 20 year old Sebastian Grow of Woodside, Delaware. ============================================================= A 20-year-old man from Woodside, Delaware is dead after an accident that occurred in the Dover area yesterday…
Governor John Carney today announced that State of Delaware Government offices will be closed tomorrow, December 23rd, in recognition of the dedicated work of Delawareās public servants. Governor Carney says āOn behalf of all Delawareans, thank you for your hard work. And Iād like to especially thank our law enforcement officers and employees in 24/7…
U.S. Senator Chris Coons and his colleagues’ new bill aims to improve the treatment of FBI child victim witnesses by requiring trauma-informed experts to be a part of any interview of a victim who reports child abuse or trafficking to the FBI. Senator Coons says, “We have a duty to ensure that survivors and witnesses…
The Whitehaven Ferry southwest of Salisbury will be closed until further notice. According to the Office of the County Executive for Wicomico County, the closure is due to a mechanical failure.
The Records Pond fishing pier in Laurel is now closed for public safety. In order to address the warping of the pier’s decking, DNREC’s Division of Fish and Wildlife will manage a new public boat ramp project. Construction is expected to start in the summer of 2023. The fishing pier will remain closed until the…
Delaware State Police have identified the victim of the murder that occurred on Tuesday in Magnolia asĀ 42-year-old Robert Mujica, of Magnolia, Delaware. Initial Report Posted 12/21/22: A 27-year-old Magnolia manāGadiel Haroāis in jail for strangling a 42-year-old neighbor to death during a fight between Haro and his girlfriend. At about 12:30 a.m. on December 20th,…
The Maryland State Fire Marshal has ruled a structure fire that occurred yesterday afternoon on Algonquin Road in Cambridge–accidental. Hot embers ignited a plastic container used to store used ash. The fire then extended to a nearby wooden fence. With the fence close to the home, the fire then quickly spread to the house. The…
As the trend of rising costs continues, drivers are experiencing some relief at the gas pumps. According to AAA Mid-Atlantic, after setting a record high of $4.99 per gallon on June 14, todayās Delaware gas price average dropped below $3.00 per gallon for the first time since September 2021. Today the average price for regular…
If you have a real Christmas tree, DNREC would like you to keep them out of the state’s landfills. After the holidays, you can recycle them at any of the yard waste recycling sites throughout the state. Some of these sites accept trees at no cost, while others charge for the service. Before you drop…
A First Judicial Circuit Court judge sentenced a 26-year-old Salisbury man to 20 years of incarceration with all but 12 years being suspended. A Wicomico County jury convicted Evan Byrd of one count of possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and one count of possession of cocaine. This was Byrdās first felony CDS conviction.…
As 2023 approaches, teachers and other workers at Howard T. Ennis are beginning the transition into a new state-of-the-art school building located on Patriots Way north of Millsboro across from Sussex Central High School. Indian River School District spokesman Dave Maull tells WGMD that the state fully funded the estimated 49.6 million dollar, 94,000 square-foot…
Delaware State Police are investigating an attempted robbery that occurred overnight at the Royal Farms gas station on Sussex Highway in Laurel. Police say an unknown black man wearing dark clothing went up to the cashier with a note demanding money and implying he had a gun. The cashier did not comply. Afterwards, he ran…
Delaware State Police have arrested one person and are looking for another in connection with several shoplifting incidents that occurred at the Walmart on Jerome Drive in Dover. Following an investigation that began in Dover last week, state police arrested 40-year-old Phillip Plummer of Dover. They are still looking for the woman who accompanied him…
A Princess Anne, Maryland man faces several years in prison for a cold case killing from 2010. Chief Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County sentenced Ryan Ellis to 10 years in prison, the maximum available. The sentence includes six years active incarceration in the Maryland Division of Corrections followed by a period of…
A 27-year-old Magnolia man–Gadiel Haro–is in jail for strangling a 42-year-old neighbor to death during a fight between Haro and his girlfriend. At about 12:30 a.m. on December 20th, troopers responded to the site of the incident on Stevenson Drive in Magnolia. Police say Haro assaulted his girlfriend in front of two kids–ages three and…
A 57-year-old Ocean View man is in custody following a traffic stop in Lincoln last night. A Delaware state police trooper on patrol spotted a black Ford pickup truck improperly moving out of a single lane as the driver was headed northbound on Dupont Boulevard in the area of East Hudson Pond Road. After the…
One of the neighbors on Liberty Street in Salisbury discovered a house on fire overnight. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal, the fire started in the living room beneath the flooring. A failure of the floor mounted gas furnace caused the blaze. 30 firefighters helped control the fire, which took about 20 minutes. No…
Winter has officially arrived, and a storm is sweeping across the country. AAA Mid-Atlantic is urging travelers to monitor the situation and be prepared to make changes in your plans. The storm will begin as rain locally on Thursday, but a 40-plus degree temperature drop in a matter of hours on Friday will turn rain…
UPDATED 12/16/22 – 1pm – The Dover Police Department has identified Mauricio Correa, 36, of Dover, DE as the victim who died as a result of the crash on Tuesday, December 13, 2022. The Dover Police Department is still evaluating the facts of this case and requests that anyone with information contact Dover Police Department…