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Larry Prettyman – Sunset in Crisfield. Click for full view
Wednesday saw another nice day on the water. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that Jake Wilson managed to land an 8-pound, 10-ounce flounder out of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal. That fish was 10 ounces bigger than my personal best. They also reported that the Katydid, the Surface Tension and the Grizzly all had good numbers…
Marty Barrett – Milton – Head of the Broadkill. Click for full view
In January, Delaware State Police, the Office of Highway Safety and Department of Transportation took part in “Operation Braking Point” – a zero-tolerance, high-visibility traffic safety and enforcement campaign. Due to the outcome, “Operation Braking Point 2.0” will run from June 9th through the 17th and will focus on speeding to reduce the number of…
Tuesday saw nice weather and fish were caught from the ocean and the Canal. Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid came in with a mixed bag of flounder and sea bass from ocean structure. They also saw flounder caught from the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal. At Breakwater Tackle on the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen…
Greta Monroe – Millsboro – New Sussex Central High School going up! Click for full view
Dover Police conducting traffic control just after 5 Saturday morning after a vehicle crash when another vehicle approached the area and failed to yield to the emergency vehicles and nearly striking one and the driver, 37 year old Shafiqah Freeman drove off at a high rate of speed. Police tried to stop her, but she…
A Dover man was arrested by Dover Police early Tuesday morning after he injured an officer who was following up on a trespassing complaint at the Capital Inn. Police were called for a man trespassing on the hotel property and one officer was told the suspect was leaving and given a description. Police located 29…
After executing a search warrant at a Bridgeville home, the Sussex County Drug Unit arrested 29 year old Tijere Baldwin of Bridgeville. The investigation into Baldwin’s suspected dealing of narcotics began several months ago. At 6am Tuesday morning police went into Baldwin’s Mill Park Drive home with a search warrant, arrested Baldwin and found four…
The MERR Institute was called to help rescue of a huge number of horseshoe crabs in the Rehoboth Bay and Arnell Creek near Rehoboth Beach. Director of MERR, Suzanne Thurman, says the crabs were likely looking for a beach-like area to spawn and crossed a road and got stuck in dense patches of phragmites. Recent…
UPDATED – 06/06/23 – During this week’s Sussex County Council meeting, the SCEMS Team was honored by the Council for winning gold at the JEMS Competition in Indianapolis in April. ============================================================= ORIGINAL STORY – A Sussex County Emergency Medical Services team has won gold and the 2023 Journal of Emergency Medical Services (JEMS) Games in…
Monday was the first decent weather day in a long time and fish were caught in the ocean, canal and inland bays. Lewes Harbour Marina said young Brady Mills caught his first keeper flounder out of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal on a combination of some squid and a shiner on a bucktail. The prize…
A hiker in Wicomico County suffered injuries after a fall in a remote area along Beaverdam Creek in Salisbury. Salisbury Fire Department personnel located the woman, but requested State Police for an aerial rescue due to the nature of her injuries. Rescuers initiated patient care on the injured hiker and stabilized her for extrication. Trooper…
The Sussex County Council is back in session in Georgetown this week. County Administrator Todd Lawson will recognize the Sussex County EMS Team for their gold medal in the recent JEMS Games – this was postponed from the May 9th meeting. In Old Business the Council will revisit Conditional Use No 2336 on behalf of…
An early morning fire in Smyrna is under investigation by the Delaware State Fire Marshal. Firefighters from Citizens Hose Company were called just after 3 Monday morning and found a single family home on Furies Street with heavy fire and exposures to several other homes. All the occupants of the home escaped safely – multiple…
A Delmar man has been charged after a 5-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 13 and Redden Road near Bridgeville on Sunday just before 7pm. Delaware State Police contacted one of the drivers, 48 year old James West of Delmar and learned that he failed to stop for traffic on southbound Route 13 because…
Maryland and 41 other states – including Delaware – have settled antitrust litigation against the maker of Suboxone which is used to control the effects of opioid addiction. The plaintiff states will receive a total of $102.5-million – Maryland’s share will be over $2-million and according to the Delaware Attorney General’s office, Delaware will receive…
Sunday saw small craft advisories up, but the week looks much better with northwest winds at reasonable speeds. At Breakwater Tackle on the fishing pier on Cape Henlopen State Park the report was pretty good flounder fishing. Live minnows worked close to the pilings worked best. They also saw quite a few rockfish caught, but…
Greg Biener – Millsboro – On the beach at Deal Island, MD. Click for full view
An investigation continues into an armed robbery south of Georgetown Saturday afternoon. Delaware State Police say a 62 year old victim was sitting in her parked car in the driveway of a home on Governor Stockley Road when two black males with handguns approached. One sat in the passenger seat – the other demanded her…
A bicyclist from Millsboro was struck by a vehicle near the intersection of Route 24 and Legion Road in Oak Orchard Saturday evening just after 7:30. Delaware State Police say the 38 year old female bicyclist began turning from westbound Route 24 onto Legion Road before it was safe to do and crossed in front…
Saturday saw small craft advisories that will be up on Sunday as well. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em said the Bill Slayer left the dock at 2:30 am and returned at 2:30 pm with 8 yellowfin tuna. They really earned those fish! A couple of other boats left at 5:00 am and caught flounder and…
Donge Burdwell – Long Neck Road boat ramp. Click for full view