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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 – also an inmate – 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 · 06 – 01 – 24 Fishing Report Friday the weather was good for fishing from the beach and the Inlet. Both Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em 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 “Lest They Be Forgotten“ 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 – the 35 mile an hour speed limit has been lowered to 30 miles per hour. Signage on…
User 284190339 · 05 – 31 – 24 Fishing Report We had a hard northwest wind on Thursday and that didn’t help the ocean fishing. Lewes Harbour Marina didn’t have any boats out during the day although the Katydid was out in Delaware Bay on a drum trip when I called. Hook ‘em and Cook…
Carol Tabor – Porch flowers at Bayshore Campground. Click for full view
User 284190339 · 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
UPDATED 05/29/24: Delaware State Police have identified 56-year-old Dawn Dimartino of Dover as the woman who died as a result of severe injuries from a single-vehicle crash yesterday morning on Forrest Avenue in Dover. The vehicle crashed into a home where the 56-year-old woman lived. As of Tuesday, when Delaware State Police provided information on…
User 284190339 · 05 – 29 – 24 Fishing Report According to Burt at Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em the wind was against the current for a good part of the day and that cut down on the flounder catch. The Captain Bob and the Judy V both had some flounder and sea bass, but…
John O’Dell – West Ocean City – Painting with pollen in puddles on Silver Point Lane. Click for full view
Share coffee and conversation with the new Rehoboth Beach City manager, Taylour Tedder, on Wednesday, June 5th from 9 to 10am in the third floor training room at City Hall. Tedder began his new job on May 15th. Rehoboth Beach City Hall is located at 229 Rehoboth Avenue. The third floor is accessible via the…
User 284190339 · 05 – 28 – 24 Fishing Report Well, Mother Nature gave us two out of three days of the holiday weekend and saved her nasty weather for Monday when we should pause and reflect on the lives lost by our service men and women. Both Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook ‘em and…
Alan Henney – Rehoboth Beach – Memorial Day ceremony at the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand with American Legion Post 5
Two people were injured in a crash on Harbeson Road south of Milton. Delaware State Police say a 68 year old Fairfax, Virginia man was northbound on Harbeson Road when the vehicle veered off the road and struck a utility pole near Diamond Farm Road. Both the driver and a 68 year old female passenger,…
A Bishopville man is dead after a single vehicle crash on Back Creek Road in Bishopville Sunday night just after 8. Worcester County Sheriff’s Office was called and found 56 year old Harold Gray who was pronounced dead at the scene. Anyone with information on the crash should contact Deputy First Class Chris Parr at…
User 284190339 · 05 – 27 – 24 Fishing Report Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said the crowds on the beaches were so thick that a fish would have a hard time threading its way through the lines. A few blues were caught on mullet rigs, but it was just too crowded. The boat traffic…
Anita Lawson – formerly of Rehoboth Beach -Flag flying at Assateague. Click for full view
UPDATED – 03:50pm – A Dover man has been arrested in connection with a shooting Saturday afternoon on New Castle Avenue in the area of East Water Street. During the investigation into the death of 29 year old Jonair Pollard of Dover, Dover Police identified 59 year old William Mills of Dover as a suspect.…
A Delaware State Police trooper spotted a Jetta traveling at a high rate of speed on Millsboro Highway Friday night just after 8. The trooper initiated at traffic stop and contacted the driver, 40 year old Antonio Mancilla-Pertuz of Millsboro and smelled a strong odor of alcohol on his breath and saw signs of impairment.…