Joe Ciccanti
A section of RouteĀ 90Ā between Whaleyville and Ocean CityĀ will beĀ closedĀ overnightĀ on Tuesday, March 17th, and Wednesday, March 18th, for tree trimming maintenance. The tree trimming and cleanup, which will take place between Route 50 and MD 528/Coastal Highway in Ocean City, are necessary due to damage caused by last monthās storm. During maintenance operations, traffic will be…
Delaware lawmakers Eric Buckson and Lyndon Yearick have introduced Senate Bill 255 to update Delawareās vehicle window tint law. The bill would allow darker tint on front side windows, reducing the visible light transmission requirement from 70% to 35%, while keeping existing rules for rear windows, medical exemptions, and law enforcement vehicles. Sponsors say the…
Delaware State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred yesterday, March 11th while troopers served a warrant on Wheatfield Road in Greenwood, Delaware. Authorities say 60-year-old Jeffrey Mitchem barricaded himself inside a camper and made threats before a trooper shot him in the arm. Mitchem, who was forced to surrender, is hospitalized with serious…
Spring Break season is here as the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline jumped nearly 35 cents since last week. according to the latest report from AAA. Current prices are similar to the spring of 2024. Gasoline demand increases this time of year as the weather warms up and more drivers hit the…
An 18-year-old from Salisbury, Mykel Elliott, was sentenced to life plus 60 years in prison by the Wicomico County Circuit Court after being convicted of first-degree murder and related charges. He was sentenced today, Thursday, March 12th. Prosecutors said Elliott and others targeted victims in Salisbury in April 2023 during a gang-related dispute linked to…
In Maryland, Senate Minority Leader Steve Hershey has introduced and presented Senate Bill 706 ā Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (RPS) ā Alterations before the Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee. The measure proposes changes to the stateās Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and is intended to address electricity costs by adjusting current renewable energy requirements…
Ā Delaware is accelerating its statewide Early Literacy Plan with more than $8 million in new investments to strengthen reading instruction. The Delaware Department of Education announced a $1.9 million State Implementation Fund grant and $6.1 million in Bridge to Practice grants to 25 districts and charter schools. Rather than launching new programs, the state…
The Delaware Senate has passed a bill rounding out the first wave of legislation that officials say was aimed at rectifying the recent statewide property reassessment process that caused property taxes to spike for thousands of Delawareans. Senate Bill 230(S), sponsored by Senator Spiros Mantzavinos, grants subpoena power to all three Delaware counties so finance…
Governor Wes Moore has ordered the Maryland Flag lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset, tomorrow, Thursday, March 12th.Ā Ā This is the day of interment for former Lieutenant Governor and State Senator Melvin A. Steinberg, who passed away on Tuesday, March 10th. Melvin A. Steinberg was a member of the State Senate from 1967 to 1987…
UPDATED– 03/11/26:Ā Statement Regarding Lodge #111 Political Endorsement Following the recent endorsement vote at the regular monthly meeting of Lodge #111 in support of my candidacy for Sheriff, I want to address the process used and how we are moving forward. I have spent today gathering as many facts as possible to issue this statement,…
Delaware State Police, in a joint investigation with Delaware Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement and the DEA, arrested 25-year-old Maddyan Ata and 34-year-old Mohamed Lamar of Magnolia, and 20-year-old Alex Gomez-McDowell of Dover on felony drug charges. The investigation, which began in June 2025, targeted two Dover-area businesses suspected of large-scale drug distribution: Ali Baba Smoke…
Maryland State Police are urging residents to be cautious of a phone scam circulating in which impersonators pretending to be law enforcement officers try to steal personal information. Police are receiving reports from citizens about scammers who are fraudulently identifying themselves as police officers or troopers to gain financial information or money from residents. The…
Imagine crossing the street and suddenly losing consciousnessāonly to wake up injured in the roadway as the vehicle that struck you disappears into the night, leaving no driver behind to help or call for assistance. New research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety indicates hit-and-run crashes like that are becoming more common across the…
Delaware State Police have arrested a 57-year-old Lewes man on charges of burglary and offensive touching following an incident that occurred early yesterday morning in Lewes. According to State Police, On March 10th at about 2:00 a.m., troopers responded to a residence on Plantation Road in Lewes for a report of the burglary in progress.…
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has released statewide deer harvest totals for the 2025ā26 season and introduced a new interactive Game Harvest Dashboard that allows hunters and the public to explore deer and turkey harvest data across the state. During the season, hunters harvested 16,746 deer ā including antlerless andĀ …
Unattended burning of tree limbs led to an accidental fire yesterday afternoon on Union Church Road in Salisbury. The fire occurred at aĀ 24′ x 24′ detached two-story garage.Ā According to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal, the occupant of the home had been burning tree limbs and brush behind the garage. He stepped away…
UPDATED – 03/08/26 – Voters in Millville have sent two incumbents back to the Town Council. Deborah Sosnoski was the top vote-getter with 295 votes ā Ron Belinko received 263. Challenger Jean Hanely won 172 votes. Town officials tell the Talk of Delmarva that Sosnoski and Belinko will be sworn in at the March 24th…
UPDATED – 03/06/26 –Ā An offender who walked away from an approved work pass from the Sussex Community Corrections Center has been apprehended. Corrections officials say 54 year old Adam Blades was apprehended on Thursday by DOC officers and returned to custody. Blades was arraigned at JP Court 2 before being committed to SCI on an…
As higher energy supply prices continue to impact customers, Delmarva Power today announced a new customer-focused initiative from its parent company, Exelon, called The Exelon Promise. The strategy aims to provide immediate bill relief, strengthen customer protections amid growing electricity demand, and pursue long-term reforms to address the underlying drivers of rising costs. Energy supply…
The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline jumped nearly 27 cents since last week to $3.25, according to AAA. The conflict in the Middle East has sent crude oil prices higher to the mid $70 per barrel range. At the close of Wednesdayās formal trading session, WTI rose 10 cents to settle at…
An Ocean View, Delaware man is dead after a two-vehicle collision last night (Wednesday, March 4th) in Ocean City, Maryland. The Ocean City Police Department responded to the area of 122nd Street and Coastal Highway at approximately 10:05 PM.Ā Good Samaritans at the scene initiated lifesaving efforts. Ocean City EMS continued those efforts. The victim,…
The Delaware Transit Corporation says a new federal grant will help improve bus reliability, reduce maintenance costs, and extend the life of dozens of vehicles in its fleet. The agency has been awarded $14.3 million through the Federal Transit Administrationās Bus and Bus Facilities Program to launch a midlife rehabilitation program for 51 buses, about…