Joe Ciccanti
Delaware State Police need your help in finding a 26-year-old Lincoln man, after a report of a stolen motor vehicle. At about 5:20 p.m. yesterday, Delaware State Police were called to Tharp Road in Seaford and responded to the report. A 62-year-old man told the arriving trooper that his friend saw and followed the stolen…
9/20/23: The Delaware State Police Homicide Unit is still actively investigating a homicide case, in which a 63-year-old man was found dead on the Isaac Branch Greenway trail in the area of South Bay Road and President Drive in Dover on the morning of August 30th. No further details are available at this time. Anyone…
A 35-year-old Ocean View man has been sentenced to 48 months in prison for distribution of methamphetamine, according to David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware. The Honorable Colm F. Connolly, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, pronounced the sentence. According to court documents, in July…
A Wicomico County Grand Jury has indicted Kairee Daquan Vanlandingham on 59 counts, to include 1st Degree Murder for his involvement in the July 5th block party shooting that occurred on Chippewa Blvd that left one person dead and several others injured. As a result of a search warrant in August, Vanlandingham was arrested for…
A 12-year-old has been charged in the murder of a 2-year-old that occurred on Jack Drive in Salisbury. The Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office and the Wicomico County Child Advocacy Center have been investigating since the 2-year-old was found not breathing on Saturday. Wicomico County Sheriff Deputies were called to Jack Drive. After speaking with caregivers,…
UPDATED – 9-19-23 – A GiveSendGo fundraiser has been set up for the family affected by the fire on East Market Street in Georgetown last week. Both the 87 year old and 18 month old victims have died from their injuries. The surviving family includes several adults and children of various ages ranging from age…
Historically, the “Pop-up Rally” car event occurs near the end of September. In anticipation of the possibility of the event coming back to Ocean City, all roads within the Town of Ocean City will be designated a Special Event Zone beginning Tuesday, September 19th through Sunday, September 24th. While the event appears to have moved…
UPDATED 09/15/23 – Delaware State Police have identified 44-year-old Justin Zacheis of Woodside as the man who died in a fatal crash on Wednesday morning. =========================================================== One person is dead after a crash between a Volvo truck tractor and a Ford F65 early yesterday morning in Felton. The collision occurred in the area of Burnite…
31-year-old Kristie Haas of Smyrna has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the torture and killing of her three-year-old daughter, Emma Cole in 2019. Meanwhile, Emma’s stepfather– 41-year-old Brandon Haas– was to be sentenced as well after pleading guilty to one felony count and three misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of a…
Carper, Coons, Blunt Rochester Announce More Than $500,000 for Delaware’s Recycling Infrastructure
A grant funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law aims to help improve Delaware’s recycling infrastructure and waste management systems. U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons along with Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester announced the $531,690 award today. The funding is from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling grant program to the Delaware…
State’s Attorney Jamie Dykes for Wicomico County, together with the State’s Attorneys from Montgomery County and Howard County and the Deputy State’s Attorneys from Baltimore City and Charles County, briefed the Judiciary Committee of the Maryland House of Delegates on the concerning increase in juvenile crime. State’s Attorney Dykes’ comments focused on the effects of…
iPhone users in remote locations–specifically, users of the newly introduced iPhone 15 lineup, as well as the iPhone 14, will be able to connect to AAA for Roadside Assistance via satellite, thanks to a new partnership between AAA and Apple. Emergency roadside service will be provided for such users, even when no Wi-Fi or cellular…
Two people have been injured following a shooting yesterday afternoon in Dover. A 20-year-old man left the scene and headed to Bayhealth Kent Campus for treatment of a gunshot wound to his lower body. He left prior to police arriving at the scene. Officers found shell casings on Reese Street, and they learned of a…
Two mosquito pools have tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in Worcester County, according to notification received from the State of Maryland by the Worcester County Health Department. The pools are located in the areas of Whaleyville and a woodland area in Pocomoke City. The mosquito species that tested positive feeds on birds, horses…
The Picnic Island portion of City Park in Salisbury will be closed on Friday and Saturday, September 15th and 16th from 7 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. to facilitate invasive plant identification and removal. While the work is expected to be completed within one day, an additional day was added to account for possible inclement weather.…
Beachgoers Urged to Exercise Extreme Caution with Hurricane Lee’s Passage Off the Mid-Atlantic Coast
Although Hurricane Lee is not expected to make landfall along the Mid-Atlantic coastal region, Coast Guard officials are urging beachgoers to exercise extreme caution during and after the passage of Hurricane Lee offshore, especially for children and inexperienced swimmers, due to the threat of dangerous beach conditions. Strong rip currents and rough surf along the…
UPDATED 9/13–2:30 p.m. – The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s office has determined that the fire that occurred yesterday at a house on West Second Street in Laurel was accidental. Cooking materials igniting on the stove top caused the fire in the 1st floor kitchen. The 76-year-old woman and 71-year-old woman remain hospitalized in serious condition…
Plans are already being made for the upcoming holiday season in Sussex County, and this year will be different with the goal of making Christmas more and merrier. Officials from the County government and the Greater Georgetown Chamber of Commerce have announced a new partnership to pair two staples of the holiday calendar. Those two…
Representatives from the Maryland Department of Transportation will meet with Wicomico County officials to discuss the agency’s Draft FY 2024 -2029 Consolidated Transportation Program, which details a $21.2 billion, six-year capital budget investment in the state’s transportation network. The meeting is part of the department’s tour of 23 Maryland counties and Baltimore City to update…
In Wicomico County, the implementation of the Water and Sewer Plan has been a top priority of theadministration. The first step of this plan was to get legislation passed to allow WicomicoCounty to have a Sanitary District. This legislation unanimously passed in the Spring and willbecome effective October 1st. To ensure the success of this plan,…
Another public workshop will be held next month on the Lewes Bike Plan. The first one took place in June. The second workshop is scheduled for Wednesday, October 11th from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Lewes Public Library on 111 Adams Avenue. Through the Lewes Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee, seven goals have been…
UPDATED – 09/11/23 – The woman involved in the motor vehicle collision with a Dover Police Officer from September 6th, 2023 has been identified as 59-year-old Loreen Miller of Dover. Sadly, Ms. Miller died on September 10th, 2023, while receiving treatment for her injuries at a New Castle County Hospital. The officer involved in this…
UPDATED – 09/10/23 – Voters in Bethany Beach returned both incumbents – Jerry Morris and Patrick Sheplee – to the Town Council. Morris was the top vote-getter with 410, followed by newcomer Theresa Keil with 386 votes. Incumbent Patrick Sheplee won the third seat with 347 votes. Each will serve a 2 year term. The…
The Maryland Delegation has announced over $8.7 Million in federal funding for the Maryland Energy Administration to modernize the state’s power grid and invest in clean energy. The funding, authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, was made available through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grants Program. Additional Information:…