Joe Ciccanti
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has filed an  an amicus brief  in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland supporting US Windâs request for a preliminary injunction to allow a major offshore wind project off Marylandâs coast to proceed. Officials who support the project say offshore wind would generate 1,710 megawatts of electricityâenough to power…
Officers of the Easton Police Department with the assistance of the Denton Police Department, served an arrest warrant on 55-year-old Aaron G. Evens of Denton, MD for a Threat of Mass Violence. Evans was later released to the custody of the Talbot County Detention Center. Officers of the Easton Police Department were dispatched to Just…
 UPDATE: The Gold Alert for Sophia Defelice of Laurel has been canceled. The 15-year-old has been found.  Original Post:  Delaware State Police Troop 5 has issued a Gold Alert for 15-year-old Sophia Defelice of Laurel, Delaware. Sophia was last seen on October 26th around 8:40 p.m. in the area of White Street…
A family in Dorchester County is being assisted by the American Red Cross after a fire broke out today at their one story, mobile home on Corkran Street, in Hurlock. According to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal, the blaze caused an estimated $15,000 in damage. An occupant discovered the fire, which began…
Delaware State Police are investigating an incident in which shots were fired at a home in Lincoln. According to police, the unoccupied residence on Hackney Circle was struck by gunfire sometime during the day, October 28th, while the homeowner was away. No one was injured. Additional Information from Delaware State Police: Delaware State Police…
Today, following an investigation by the Somerset County Sheriffâs Office (SCSO) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) involving fraudulent credit card transactions, authorities discovered that credit card Skimmers had been placed on gas pumps at the Shore Stop on Richardson Avenue in Crisfield. The investigation remains ongoing at this time. The Somerset County Sheriffâs Office urges anyone…
A Federalsburg man has been arrested for failing to report for his scheduled appointment  at the Caroline County Sheriff’s Office to register himself as a sex offender. On October 23rd, an Arrest Warrant was obtained for Ethan Michael Henry. On October 29th, a Deputy responded to Henry’s residence and took him into custody.  Following an…
 State leaders came together earlier this week to announce the results of a statewide rent reporting pilot program â making Delaware the second state in the nation to conduct such a program. DSHA conducted the program in partnership with Self Financial (Self) and the nonprofit NeighborGood Partners. Director of the Delaware State Housing Authority,…
Cambridge Police are investigating a bank robbery that happened Wednesday morning at the M&T Bank on Sunburst Highway. Officers say an African American male wearing a dark colored sweatshirt with colorful writing on the front entered the bank and approached a bank teller demanding money, then left with an undisclosed amount of cash. Police say…
The Worcester County Commissioners have appointed Ondrea Starzhevskiy to serve as the new finance officer. Starzhevskiy briefly served as deputy finance officer after joining the Countyâs finance team in August 2025. In her elevated role, Starzhevskiy will lead the Treasurerâs Office. Starzhevskiy has 14 years of accounting expertise, including seven years as a director. Her…
Governor Wes Moore today joined a roundtable with workforce development service providers to discuss the impacts of the federal government shutdownânow entering its fourth week. The discussion was hosted at the Mobilize Montgomery Federal Workforce Career Center in Montgomery County, a first-in-the-nation career center created exclusively to address the employment needs of displaced federal workers…
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans ground adulticiding insecticide application(s) during this evening, Thursday, October 23rd. The application with a truck mounted sprayer will be conducted to control adult mosquitoes near Millsboro, Seaford, Harrington, and Felton. All insecticides to be used are registered with the USEPA for mosquito control and will be applied…
U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester celebrated the Senate’s passage of three bills she authored as part of the ROAD to Housing Act, as well as the bipartisan Streamlining American Manufacturing Strategy Act. Senator Blunt Rochester says the Senateâs passage of her housing and manufacturing bills marks progress on key priorities sheâs heard from Delawareansâtackling housing…
The Delaware Department of Laborâs Division of Paid Leave has announced that penalties and interest will be waived from all late quarterly submissions during the first year of the Paid Leave program. This decision was made to ensure that business owners and third-party administrators have flexibility in managing the new program. Chris Counihan, Director of…
Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office Deputies are currently working in conjunction with Troopers from the Delaware State Police to determine the identity of a driver that led authorities on a chase in both Maryland and Delaware. Deputies assisted Delaware State Police Wednesday morning after a pursuit involving a stolen vehicle crossed state lines. Investigators say the…
An 18-year-old from Federalsburg is in custody following a traffic stop and arrest last week. A Dorchester County Sheriffâs deputy arrested him in Hurlock last Thursday night. Deputies say they smelled cannabis during the stop and found a loaded semi-automatic handgun on passenger Cavin Wilcox, along with about five ounces of cannabis packaged in multiple…
The Delaware Department of Correction has announced that an offender from the Sussex Community Corrections Center (SCCC) in Georgetown who failed to report to his work location while on an approved pass has been apprehended. The date of the walk-away was October 17th. Department of Correction Officers in Rehoboth Beach apprehended 32-year-old Ollee Lincoln-Plummer yesterday,…
The annual Sea WitchÂź Festival, hosted by the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce, is October 24th-26th. The parade will glide down Rehoboth Avenue at 11 am on Saturday, October 25th and will bring parking restrictions and road closures throughout the city. There is no overnight parking permitted for any Rehoboth Avenue parking spaces Thursday…
Milford Police have arrested two individuals after an armed incident on NW 2nd Street. Officers say a 17-year-old pointed a gun at three people in a vehicle on October 17th and later brought two untraceable handguns onto school property at Milford High. He is facing multiple felony charges. Police also arrested 19-year-old Ivan Salez of…
Dover Police are investigating a shooting that left four people injured Monday night. Shortly before 8 p.m., Dover Police received a call regarding the shooting on Mifflin Road. Officers responded and found four victims–all young men from Dover–ranging in age from 18 to 23. Police say victims were at a residence on Mifflin Road when…