Posts by Mari Lou
UPDATED: GoFundMe Set up for Man Struck on Coastal Highway in Dewey Beach Saturday
UPDATED – 10/02/23 – A GoFundMe has been set up for Jonathan Fitzwater, who was involved in a pedestrian/vehicle crash Saturday morning in Dewey Beach. Fitzwater and his wife and dog, Cheyenne, were taking part in Dewey’s Golden Jubilee when the incident occurred (Wife & dog are fine). While Fitzwater’s condition has improved, his road…
Read MoreDPH Warns of Potential Increase in Illicit Drug Use Amid Prescription Stimulants Shortage
Delaware Public Health officials are warning of the possible increase in illicit drug use amid a shortage of prescription stimulants. The shortage is attribute to supply chain disruptions in the fall of 2022 as well as increased prescribing and dispensing of prescription stimulants which has left many struggling to access the medications they need. Officials…
Read MoreMDOT Brings Statewide Investment Tour To Caroline, Somerset & Dorchester Counties Tuesday
Maryland Department of Transportation officials will meet Tuesday with Caroline, Somerset and Dorchester County officials to discuss the agency’s draft FY 2024-2029 Consolidated Transportation Program. The C-T-P details a $21.2-billion, six-year capital budget investment in Maryland’s transportation network and MDOT officials will discuss each County’s transportation priorities. After gathering input from local jurisdictions, the Draft…
Read MoreUPDATED: DSP Cancel Gold Alert for Dover Teen
10/01/23 – 4:20pm – The Gold Alert issued on October 1, 2023, by Delaware State Police Troop 9 for Alessia Ruiz has been canceled. She has been located. ================================ Delaware State Police have issued a Gold Alert for 13 year old Alessia Ruiz of Dover. Police say Ruiz left home on September 30 and has…
Read MoreMSP Make Arrest in Early Morning Somerset County Murder
Maryland State Police have arrested a man in connection with the shooting of a women in Somerset County. Police from the Princess Anne Barrack were called to Hudson Corner Road in Marion Station around 3am Sunday for a report of a woman who was shot. State troops and officers from Crisfield Police arrived and spotted…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 9-30-23
User 284190339 · 09 – 30 – 23 Fishing Report Saturday was another lousy day on the water with small craft advisories up through Monday. The wind is forecast to stay out of the east all of next week with seas running to 5 feet as well. At least the sun, you remember the sun,…
Read MoreWoman Visiting Ocean City Drowns after Swimming in the Ocean Alone
A woman is dead after going for a swim in the ocean in the area of 70th Street in Ocean City Saturday afternoon. Police say she was with friends, but decided to go into the ocean alone. Her friends said she drifted south a few blocks – when they realized they couldn’t see her and…
Read MoreUPDATED: Easton PD Arrest 2 in Early Morning Homicide
UPDATED: 8:50pm – With help from Cambridge Police, Detectives from the Easton Police Department have arrested two people in connection with a shooting death early Saturday morning in the area of the Sidetracked Saloon on North East Avenue. Police arrested 34 year old Kevron Chase of Cambridge and Chadnee Harris of Hurlock. Chase is charged…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Radio Flea Market 9-30-23
Beau – 302-684-4886 – Old tool, over 100 years – old make offer – Chanter for bagpipe – make offer – Various antiques – make an offer Nadeen – 302-684-2610 – Tony Little’s Gazelle – $75 – 3 boxes of blinds – unopened – 35×64 – $5 each or all 3 for $13 – 75…
Read MoreUD to Start Town Hall Meetings in Search for New Dean of CANR
The University of Delaware is looking for the next dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR). During October the candidates will visit the University and take part in town hall meetings. The first is set for Tuesday, October 3rd at 12:30pm in Townsend Commons. Candidates will present their vision for the college…
Read MorePart of New MD Gun Regulations Ready to Take Effect Sunday – Blocked by Federal Judge
New gun regulations – Senate Bill 1 – that were signed in to law in Maryland in May – are set to go into effect tomorrow. However a federal judge has blocked part of the new gun laws, issuing a preliminary injunction that will allow firearms in certain locations like a bar or restaurant or…
Read MoreOff-Shore Wind Project Moves Another Step Forward
The off-shore wind project off the Maryland and Delaware coast is another step closer to reality. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced Friday that a notice of availability of the draft environmental impact statement on US Wind’s construction and operations plan will be published on October 6th. This sets US Wind on a path…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 9-29-23
User 284190339 · 09 – 29 – 23 Fishing Report Small craft advisories flew on Friday and will be up through Sunday. A light rain fell most of the day. Breakwater Tackle on the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park reported one or two folks did go out on the pier during the rain,…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Picture of the Day
Stephen Heckman – Laurel – Coming over the Indian River Inlet Bridge as Tropical Storm Ophelia neared Delmarva. Click for full view
Read MoreUPDATED: Selbyville PD Arrest Woman for Identity Theft
Selbyville Police have arrested 43 year old Margarita Lopez-Juarez of Frankford for identity theft and other offenses. Police say that on September 22nd a victim left her wallet in a shopping cart at the south entrance of the Food Lion in the Mason Dixon Plaza. Around 7pm that day – Lopez-Juarez saw the wallet and…
Read MoreUPDATED: Laurel Police Identify Suspect in Shooting at Hollybrook Apartments
UPDATED – 09/29/23 – Laurel Police have identified the suspect in a shooting at the Hollybrook Apartments on Wednesday as 25 year old James Surratt of Laurel. He is wanted on a variety of charges in this incident that injured two people. Surratt has ties to Millsboro and the Hollybrook Apartments in Laurel and police…
Read MoreFlags to be Flown at Half-Staff in Memory of Senator Dianne Feinstein
Flags are ordered to be flown at half staff as a mark of respect for the memory of California Senator Dianne Feinstein until sunset on the day of interment. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Senator Dianne Feinstein was a pioneering American and a true trailblazer. In San Francisco, she…
Read MoreOC BikeFest Promoter Charged with Fraud in Florida
An Ocean City BikeFest promoter has been charged with fraud in Florida. According to OC Today, Chase Micheal is accused of passing more than $500,000 worth of bad checks and turned himself in to the Bay County Sheriff’s office in Panama City. Sheriff’s Officials report that Micheal is charged with 22 counts of fraud following…
Read MoreReward Offered for Information in Dover Homicide
Delaware State Police need your help to to determine the activities of 63 year old Mark Garrett of Dover on the day before he was found dead along the Isaac Branch Greenway trail near South Bay Road and President Drive. Garrett’s body was found the morning of August 30th near the wood line. Garrett was…
Read MoreEarly Friday Morning Clarksville Area Fire Under Investigation
Firefighters from Millville were called for a structure fire just after midnight Friday. They found smoke and heavy fire coming from a home on Hickory Manor Road near Clarksville. Firefighters from multiple companies assisted Millville and brought the fire under control in about 30 minutes. Crews were on the scene for several hours and damage…
Read MoreOceans Calling Festival Underway in Ocean City
The first annual Oceans Calling Festival has just gotten underway in Ocean City. The gates open each day at noon. There is live entertainment on three stages throughout the day. For Festival-goers – there are also plenty of locations both around the festival venue and on the boardwalk for food, shopping or rides on the…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 9-28-23
User 284190339 · 09 – 28 – 23 Fishing Report Small craft advisories flew on Thursday and will be up through Saturday. No boats left the docks and fishing was generally slow anywhere folks could find to wet a line. Breakwater Tackle on the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park said a few spot…
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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 9-27-23
User 284190339 · 09 – 27 – 23 Fishing Report At least the sun came out on Wednesday. That was the only good news we heard of since seas in the ocean were running to 8 feet and small craft advisories were flying. This weather pattern is forecast to run through Monday. Once it is…
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