Mari Lou
Marydel firefighters were called to a structure fire Sunday just before noon on Henderson Road. Fire crews found a fire on the rear deck that extended into the attic space of the home. Officials say the family escaped safely and called 911. Officials say there was a smoke alarm present and activated. Maryland State Fire…
Two teen boys have been arrested after a burglary early Sunday morning at the Dragon Land Smoke Shop on Forrest Avenue in Dover. Dover Police were called to the shop for an alarm around 2:30am and saw the front glass was broken, but the suspects did not enter the business. Surveillance video gave police a…
User 284190339 Ā· 06 – 03 – 24 Fishing Report My son Ric, who lives in Virginia Beach, went out on his 20-foot Jones Brothers center console on Saturday and he encountered a school of giant bluefins close to the beach. He didnāt have tackle to match them, but he did hook four, the last…
Maria Monsanto – Seaford – Surf and sand in North Ocean City. Click for full view
A shooting on Front Street Extension in Seaford is under investigation by Delaware State Police. Police learned that unknown individuals were arguing near the residence when a shot was fired. A 22 year old man was struck and taken to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Police ask anyone with information to contact Detective…
A Magnolia man has been arrested after he threatened two females with firearms at a residence on Grays Lane in Magnolia. Delaware State Police learned that the victims ā a 20 year old and a 21 year old woman went to the home of 18 year old Robert Cox to retrieve the 21 year old’s…
Governor Wes Moore has ordered the Maryland flag lowered to half-staff immediately. This is for Agent Davis Martinez of the Maryland Division of Parole and Probation who was killed in the line of duty on Friday. The Maryland flag will remain at half-staff through the day of Agent Martinez’s interment ā the US flag will…
The 2024 Delaware Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Runs will begin on Wednesday, June 5th and continue through Friday with nearly 800 dedicated law enforcement officers taking part in multiple legs throughout the state. The downstate torch run will begin in Fenwick Island at 3:30 Wednesday afternoon ā arriving in Rehoboth Beach for a ceremony…
User 284190339 Ā· 06 – 02 – 24 Fishing Report Saturday was June 1st, the first day of the 17.5-inch minimum size limit for summer flounder in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. Charter and head boats that had been catching limits of 16-inch flounder had a difficult time doing the same with the new 17.5-inch `minimum…
Dave Nelson – Ocean View – C-17 Globemaster III at the 2024 Dover Air Show. Click for full view
UPDATED – 06/01/24 – Delaware State Police have identified 59-year-old Lance Sieben of Dover, Delaware, as the man who died in the fatal motorcycle crash that occurred Thursday afternoon in Smyrna. ========================================================== ORIGINAL STORY – 05/31/24 – An investigation into a crash Thursday afternoon between a Jeep Cherokee and a motorcycle in Smyrna is underway…
UPDATED – 06/01/24 – Delaware State Police have identified 65-year-old Lucia AmayaĀ of Harbeson, as the woman who died in a two-vehicle fatal crash that occurred Thursday afternoon near Milton.Ā ====================================================== A crash Thursday afternoon around 2:30 on Harbeson Road near Milton has left one person dead and four people injured. Delaware State Police say a…
Maryland State Police are investigating the death of an inmate at the Eastern Correctional Institution in Princess Anne. Police were called around 12:45pm Saturday after 49 year old Eugene Stanford was declared deceased by emergency medical service personnel. Police have also identified a suspect ā also an inmate ā so far no charges have been…
Firefighters from Bridgeville and Greenwood were called for a residential fire just after 1:30 Saturday morning on Atlanta Road in Bridgeville. Crews arriving at the scene found a single family home with heavy fire. State Fire Investigators say two people were in the home at the time and unable to escape. Officials say they died…
Firefighters from Indian River, Millsboro and Lewes were called for a house fire on Big Oak Lane in Long Neck just after 3 Saturday morning. Reported to be on a back deck, fire crews found the home fully involved in fire with flames through the roof. One firefighter was taken to a nearby medical center…
Dewey Beach Police on patrol spotted a vehicle with no headlights on just after midnight Saturday on Coastal Highway and initiated a traffic stop. The driver of the vehicle, 31 year old Darren Jeffcoat of Smyrna did not have a driver’s license but produced a Delaware ID card. And a computer check showed he had…
A busy morning for firefighters in Sussex County. Fire crews from Greenwood and Bridgeville were called to a fire on Atlanta Road just after 1:30 this morning. Firefighters arriving at the scene found a fully involved home. Crews from Sussex, Kent and Caroline Counties helped to battle that blaze or provide cover. Then just after…
A request has been made to the members of the Delaware General Assembly for an investigation in the embezzlement of funds from the Delaware Department of Labor’s Division of Unemployment Insurance. This request comes from the Delaware Coalition for Open Government (DelCOG) after it was discovered that over $181,000 was embezzled from the UI in…
User 284190339 Ā· 06 – 01 – 24 Fishing Report Friday the weather was good for fishing from the beach and the Inlet. Both Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook āem and Cook āem reported no boats ran to ocean structure. George Frigm reported catching two big blues, one weighing 8 pounds, 5 ounces and the…
Dianne Burk – Milford – at Milford Bicentennial Park – Written on monument is – In Honor of All Fallen Heroes of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars āLest They Be Forgottenā Click for full view
A traffic study by The Traffic Group has recommended that the speed limit on Route 26 within the corporate limits of Bethany Beach be lowered. DelDOT approved the change and Bethany Beach Police say that effective immediately ā the 35 mile an hour speed limit has been lowered to 30 miles per hour. Signage on…
User 284190339 Ā· 05 – 31 – 24 Fishing Report We had a hard northwest wind on Thursday and that didnāt help the ocean fishing. Lewes Harbour Marina didnāt have any boats out during the day although the Katydid was out in Delaware Bay on a drum trip when I called. Hook āem and Cook…
Carol Tabor – Porch flowers at Bayshore Campground. Click for full view
User 284190339 Ā· 05 – 30 – 24 Fishing Report For whatever reason fishing was slow pretty much everywhere on Wednesday. Those who put in the time and worked at fishing found some success. At Lewes Harbour Marina Julie told me the only boat that sailed was the Katydid and she only brought back 33…
Dave Nelson – Ocean View – Indian River Inlet Bridge. Click for full view