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User 284190339 · 11 – 24 – 23 Fishing Report Friday saw small craft advisories up and few boats on the water. Lewes Harbour Marina said while no charter or head boats ran on Friday a few private boats fish the Delaware Bay structure like the Outer Wall and the Ice Breakers with sand fleas…
Walt- Lewes – It may be half of what it started out as but Rehoboth Beach’s 2023 Christmas Tree is lit and 100% festive. As workers lifted the tree from the truck bed – it broke in half! Click for full view
Three juveniles from Claymont have been arrested in connection with multiple shopliftings and a chase in a stolen car Wednesday afternoon in Rehoboth Beach. Delaware State Police responded to Under Armour at the Tanger Outlets for a shoplifting – the suspects were reported in a tan Cruze with Pennsylvania tags. A responding trooper spotted the…
Delaware State Police were called to the Capitol Park area of Dover on Wednesday, November 22, for a report of a shooting on North Governors Boulevard. Police found that the home and two unoccupied vehicles were struck by gunfire. Two adults and two children in the residence were not injured – and no suspect information…
UPDATED – 11/24/23 – Delaware State Police have identified the victim of a shooting last Monday south of Milton. Police say 57 year old Sonya Sheppard was in her home on West Springside Drive just after 11pm when her home was struck by multiple rounds of gunfire. One round went into the home and struck…
User 284190339 · 11 – 23 – 23 Fishing Report Thursday was the kind of holiday you spend with you loved ones and that is exactly what I did. Both of my sons came to my home and we enjoyed a fine dinner together and I hope both will stick around on Friday to help…
ML – Georgetown – Trail off Hollyville Road near Millsboro. Click for full view
A head-on crash on Hollymount Road near Indian Mission Road just after 6:30 Wednesday night sent two people to the hospital. Delaware State Police say a 21 year old Lewes man driving a Sebring crossed the center line colliding with an Edge driven by a 52 year old Lewes woman. Both were hospitalized with what…
UPDATED – 11/23/23 – DelDOT officials say the Woodland Ferry passed its US Coast Guard inspection earlier this week. It is closed for Thanksgiving but will reopen with normal hours on Friday. ====================================================== Closure of the Woodland Ferry – for annual US Coast Guard inspection. The Delaware Department of Transportation announces the Woodland Ferry will…
User 284190339 · 11 – 22 – 23 Fishing Report Wednesday and Thursday saw small craft advisories up so I don’t think many, if any, boats made it out to the ocean or bay. That is a shame for folks who count on some fishing on Thanksgiving morning as I did with my two sons…
Claire Christopher – Philadelphia – MountAire plant in Millsboro. Click for full view
User 284190339 · 11 – 21 – 23 Fishing Report Tuesday saw gale warnings and rain so if anyone went fishing I fear for their sanity. The new year does not look good for fishing for summer flounder, black sea bass and bluefish. All three will see a cut in overall landings based on data…
Bud Luzier – Millsboro sunset. Click for full view
The Sussex County Democratic Party has chosen Jane Hovington as candidate in the upcoming Special Election for the 37th District House seat that was recently vacated by former Representative Ruth Briggs King. Hovington has lived in Georgetown for more than 35 years and has a long history of public service. The special election is scheduled…
UPDATED – Delmar, Maryland officials say that Benjamin Jorden ran unopposed and returns to the Mayor’s office. As for the Town Commission – voters have reelected Jack Lenox. Ronald Nembhard has been elected to fill the second open seat. ============================== ORIGINAL STORY – It’s Election Day in Delmar, Maryland. Voters will elect two candidates for…
Berlin firefighters were called for a residential fire around 11 Tuesday morning on Sinepuxent Road. Crews arriving at the scene found fire coming from all sides of the single story home. The Worcester County Fire Marshal’s office investigated and say the fire began in a bedroom where a single occupant was sleeping. That occupant was…
Milford Patrol officers were contacted Friday by a subject asking for help to get property from a residence on NW 2nd Street. As police were heading to that location the subject called to say he’d been assaulted by someone at the residence. Officers arriving at the scene contacted the victim who had visible injuries and…
The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has found Maryland’s handgun qualification law unconstitutional. The plaintiffs Maryland Shall Issue first brought this Second Amendment challenge in 2016. Twice the district court dismissed the challenge – but on their third appeal the plaintiffs did present merits of their constitutional claims. The Handgun Qualification Law does not prohibit…
Delaware poultry owners – including commercial producers and backyard flock owners – should take precautions to protect their flocks from disease. A commercial broiler flock in Caroline County, Maryland has preliminarily confirmed to have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza. Further confirmation from the US Department of Ag’s National Veterinary Services Lab is pending.…
Two juveniles have been arrested after Delaware State Police spotted a Volvo with Pennsylvania tags speeding on Darley Road in Claymont. Police attempted a traffic stop after a computer check showed the vehicle was stolen on November 19th. The driver refused to stop and police chased the vehicle which was traveling at an unsafe speed.…
A special election for the now-vacant 37th District House seat will be held on Thursday, December 21st. Former state representative Ruth Briggs King resigned from the House effective Wednesday, November 15th – that triggered a state law governing special elections, and a writ of election must be issued within 10 days of the vacancy occurring…
Delaware State Police were called to Bayhealth Hospital Kent Campus Sunday morning just before 3am for a report of a 44 year old man who was being treated for gunshot wounds. Police learned the victim was asleep in his camper at the rear of a home on North Old Mill Road in Dover whens an…
User 284190339 · 11 – 20 – 23 Fishing Report Small craft advisories will turn into gale warnings with heavy rain so I don’t think there will be much fishing for the next few days. I spent some time outside on Monday and it was darn cold. The only Monday fishing report I had was…
Worcester County Animal Control responded to an animal complaint on Bonneville Avenue in Pocomoke on October 2nd. Two dogs were found on the porch in a crate – one of them was dead. Officers noticed evidence of other dogs being neglected, but residents refused to meet with officers at the scene. A warrant was obtained…
Delaware’s Congressional Delegation Monday announced that DelDOT will receive a $4-million grant through the US Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration’s Advanced Digital Construction Management Systems grant program. Senators Carper, Coons and Congresswoman Blunt Rochester sent a letter to the US DOT in support of DelDOT’s application in August. This grant program was created by…