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Delaware State Police were called to Thorogoods Road in Dagsboro Sunday morning for a suspicious person knocking on the door of a home around 5:30. Police located a 39 year old man from Virginia sitting in the driveway with a gunshot wound to his leg ā he was taken to an area hospital. The victim…
A Lewes man has been arrested for burglarizing Grotto Pizza on Route 1 at Shady Road in Lewes Saturday just after 9:30am. Delaware State Police were called for a trespasser at Grotto and found 38 year old Jacob Capozio sleeping on the ground of a fenced in area behind the business ā he was wearing…
A Laurel Police officer on patrol spotted a vehicle traveling northbound on Route 13 move into the median and turn around and head back into the northbound lanes traveling south into oncoming traffic. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle which nearly collided with several vehicles before crossing the concrete median and speeding west on…
I hope every Dad had a great Fatherās Day on Sunday. The weather certainly was fine, although the fishing was a bit off. On Saturday, the Sea Jay II had the crew from Fish in OC aboard for a film session. Captain Jamar Campbell and crew did them selves proud by catching a boat limit…
With just two weeks left in this General Assembly session in Dover, new legislation is still being introduced. HOUSE BILL 233 Last week Representative Michael Ramone introduced House Bill 233 which would raise the minimum income to be subject to income tax from $2000 to $2500. The measure would also collapse the current 6 income…
A new officer is in training for the Dewey Beach Police. K-9 Max is a German Shepherd currently training in North Carolina to be certified in patrol, narcotics detection, tracking/trailing and apprehension work. When his training is completed officials say he will be imprinted to locate cocaine, heroin and meth. K9 Max was initially selected…
Saturday was a beautiful summer day on land, on the ocean, not so much. Captain Pete on the Top Fin had Mark Ford and his son Brian out for a Friday afternoon of shark fishing. They wanted something bigger than a walleye. Brian did all the cranking from his wheelchair as he brought two of…
On Tuesday the Maryland Department of Transportation will activate a newly installed traffic signal on Racetrack Road/Route 589 near the intersection with Taylorville Road. Thee signal will be on flash mode for 72 hours and will become fully operational on Friday, June 23. Construction of the $789,000 traffic signal began in March to accommodate the…
Charles Parkhill – Long Neck Osprey. Click for full view
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In spite of less-than-ideal weather on Friday fish were caught. Seth Morgan fished with his grandfather John Toomey on Friday. They worked the Indian River Inlet and Rehoboth Bay for a 28.5-inch rockfish and a 17-inch flounder for Seth and two 18-inch flounder for John. Lewes Harbour Marina reported a new charter boat at the…
A crash on Route 317 at Baker Road in Denton has left a Harrington man dead and an 8 year old female passenger hospitalized. Preliminary investigation by the Maryland State Police shows that just after 2pm, 29 year old Vincent Benson of Harrington was driving his pickup on Route 317 at Baker Road in Denton,…
Bethany Beach has to reschedule the July 4th fireworks to Sunday, September 3 of Labor Day Weekend because of the on-going beach replenishment. The fireworks display will follow the performance from ‘Still Surfin’ at the Bandstand that evening.
A constitutional amendment that would restore voting rights to Delawareans who have completed a prison sentence on felony charges has been introduced in the General Assembly. Senate Bill 180 would also remove the 5 year waiting period between release from prison and restoration of voting rights. This amendment would also remove the literacy test requirement…
Unemployment in Delaware remains above the national rate of 3.7% for May ā which is an increase of 3-tenths of a percent from April. Delaware’s unemployment rate for May is 4.2% – the lowest since just prior to the Covid pandemic in February 2020. In Sussex County the rate is at 3.8% – a drop…
An investigation Thursday by Delaware State Police ends with the arrest of a Laurel man. A Probation officer informed the Sussex County Governor’s Task Force that probationer 32 year old Jeron Henry was found with over 9 grams of crack cocaine during an office visit. An administrative search at Henry’s residence on Shiloh Church Road…
FROM THE DELAWARE STATE FIRE MARSHAL: The use of consumer fireworks such as firecrackers, bottle rockets, aerial mortars, and anything that leaves the ground is and has always been prohibited to possess or use in the State of Delaware. Hundreds of people are injured, and thousands of fires have occurred throughout the United States due…
A New Jersey man is dead after an early morning crash near Pocomoke. Maryland State Police say 34 year old Alexander Prince was driving a Nissan Rogue southbound on Route 113 at Betheden Church Road in Pocomoke when his vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree around 12:30 Friday morning. Police say Prince was…
The weather improved on Thursday, but is going back into the hopper on Friday. Patty at Captain Bones in Odessa said white perch and catfish are still the main attraction for anglers from Augustine Beach to the fishing Pier at Woodland Beach. Nightcrawlers or lug worms for the perch with cut bait for the catfish.…
Shane Bowden – Delmar – Kashkeco Farms – Blond Roast. Click for full view
UPDATE 6/14/23: The Delaware State Police have identified the man who died in a fatal motor vehicle crash on June 11th in the Millsboro area as 26-year-oldĀ Marco Flores-Velasquez, of Georgetown. The Delaware State Police Troop 7 Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate this collision.Ā Original Post: A Georgetown man is dead after a crash just…
Tuesday saw decent weather, but from the sound of my reports fishing was not that great. At Lewes Harbour Marina the charter boats were still out when I called indicating slow fishing as the captains were staying longer trying to get their anglers as many fish as possible. A few private boats had come back…
Dewey Beach Commissioners Say No to Marijuana
Dewey Beach Commissioners say no to the production and sale of marijuana in town. Commissioners discussed the town’s image and public safety, but Mayor Bill Stevens touched on another reason ā that it is still illegal by federal law and the town’s beach renourishment projects are 70% funded by the federal government. He doesn’t want…
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