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The driver of a tractor trailer was cited after a rollover crash Thursday morning south of Bridgeville. Delaware State Police tell the Talk of Delmarva that a Ford Explorer stopped for the red light on Cannon Road moved into the intersection when the light changed to green. A tractor trailer northbound on Route 13 failed…
A fire Thursday night that heavily damaged an East Mount Vernon Street home in Smyrna has been ruled arson by the Delaware State Fire Marshal. Firefighters from Citizens’ Hose Company were called just before 10pm and found active fire inside an unoccupied home. Investigation showed the fire was intentional and a criminal investigation is underway.…
Fish were caught on Thursday, but not in the numbers I had hoped. Still no flounder from Indian River Bay or the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal and few if any black drum from the surf. Steve at Smith Bait in Leipsic reported on good white perch fishing from the Woodland Beach Pier with bloodworms the…
Chick Bradford – Harbeson – Looking north from Herring Point. Click for full view
Governor John Carney will announce two names to serve as Supreme Court Justices. He will nominate the Honorable Abigail LeGrow and N. Christopher Griffiths to take the seat formerly held by Justice Tamika Montgomery-Reeves and the seat to be open with the retirement of Justice James T. Vaughn, Jr. Both names will be submitted to…
Wicomico County has named its 2023-2024 Teacher of the Year. Tara Martens was named Wednesday night at the Teacher of the Year Spring Celebration. She is a math intervention teacher at West Salisbury Elementary School and has taught in Wicomico County Public Schools since 2012. Martens will be celebrated at her school on Thursday morning…
The weather kept getting better on Wednesday and so did the fishing. Lewes Harbour Marina reported the Katydid had a boat limit of 28 big tog with three Delaware Citations. I hope to have their names tomorrow. David Palencar caught an 11-pound black drum on a clam from the beach, although he did not say…
Going back in time with WGMD’s afternoon host Ron Letterman during a stop at (now closed) People’s Restaurant in Harrington. Click for full view
Rehoboth Beach firefighters were called for smoke coming from a home on Sussex Street just before 6 Tuesday night. Crews arriving at the scene found smoke and flames coming from the crawl space and heavy smoke throughout the home. The fire under the home was quickly extinguished – there was minor extension inside the home,…
A fire Tuesday afternoon on Sherwood Circle in Salisbury was accidental. The Maryland State Fire Marshal reports that the fire in the single story home was discovered by the occupants around 2pm. There was a smoke alarm present and activated and firefighters had the blaze under control quickly. Investigators say the fire began in a…
Tuesday was warmer than Monday and Wednesday is supposed to be warmer than Tuesday, but so far, the weather has not improved the fishing. Up in New Castle County, Ed O’Donnell fished early on Tuesday morning at the fly fishing only section of White Clay Creek. He said conditions were very good and he hooked…
Susan Newer – Berlin – Public Landing. Click for full view
The Maryland General Assembly session ended last night and today Governor Wes Moore held a bill signing ceremony. Included in the bills that were signed were three key measures. The Fair Wage Act of 2023, which raises the minimum wage in Maryland effective January 1, 2024. The acceleration brings the minimum wage up to $15…
The Maryland General Assembly session ended last night and today at noon, Governor Wes Moore will deliver remarks – and hold a bill signing ceremony. Included in the bills that will be signed – the Fair Wage Act of 2023, Family Prosperity Act of 2023 and Child Victims Act of 2023.
Monday began on the chilly side and then the wind came up out of the east. The end result was not many folks fishing and those that did fish had slim pickins. At Lewes Harbour Marina they reported the Katydid ran for tog and came back with 18. At Old Inlet Bait and tackle the…
Dave Nelson – Ocean View -Cherry trees blooming in Ocean View. Click for full picture
The Maryland General Assembly has passed the POWER Act of 2023. POWER – is Promoting Offshore Wind Energy Resources and US Wind is applauding House and Senate leadership for passing this legislation which paves the way for a new clean energy future for Maryland. The measure is now headed to Governor Moore for his signature.…
Firefighters from Stockton were called for a structure fire on Stockton Road around 8:15 Sunday morning. Crews arriving at the scene found a working chicken house fire – and called for additional tankers to respond. Fire crews from Worcester County and Accomack County, VA, were able to keep the blaze from spreading to nearby chicken…
UPDATED – 4/10/23 – A former Delmar man has been sentenced for murder and other offenses. Last October, 45 year old Kenneth Evans was convicted of 1st degree murder, 1st degree rape, home invasion and other offenses. He was also determined to be a sexually violent predator. Monday morning, First Judicial Circuit Judge S. James…
Two people have been arrested for murder and other charges. Delaware State Police responded to a possible vehicle crash on Old County Road just before 6am on March 19th, but found an adult man suffering from a gunshot wound inside a vehicle. He died at the scene. Investigation showed the victim was parked on Dolphin…
On April 7, 2023, the Ocean City buoy operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science detected the presence of right whales east of Ocean City, Maryland. The right whale Slow Zone is in effect through April 22, 2023. As a reminder, four additional Slow Zones are currently in effect.…
UPDATED – 04/10/23 – Delaware State Police have identified the man who died in a single motor vehicle crash on Saturday, April 8 in the Harbeson area as 47 year old Robert Coulbourne Jr. of Milton. =============================================================== A Milton man is dead after a crash on Route 9 in Harbeson Saturday night around 9:20. Delaware…
I hope everyone enjoyed a Happy Easter, or they are having a joyous Passover or Ramadan. As far as fishing on Sunday, I could not find much to report about. The only shop that answered the phone was Lewes Harbour Marina and they said the only activity they saw were boats filling up with fuel…
“Care4Sussex” can offer help to those affected by the April 1 deadly tornado in Sussex County. Delaware 211 is a resource center powered by United Way of Delaware. Dial 2-1-1, call 1-800-560-3372, or text your zip code to 898211 after 8 a.m. on April 10. FROM THE DEMA WEBSITE: To aid in the ongoing recovery…
UPDATED – 4/9/23 – John Reddington has been returned to the Mayor’s office in Ocean View. He received 175 votes to 88 for challenger Randy Robust. For District 3, Jay Tyminski won that seat after Dick Jennison withdrew from the race. The election results will be certified on Monday, April 17th and Reddington and Tyminski…