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A Smyrna man has been arrested after a traffic stop in Cheswold. Delaware State Police on patrol spotted a Fusion with a headlight out and stopped the car. As the trooper spoke to the driver, 23 year old Zion Cole of Smyrna, they smelled marijuana and saw drug paraphernalia inside the car. A search of…
Two Ocean Pines residents are hospitalized after they were struck Friday night in front of the Burn Pizza Restaurant on Route 346 in Berlin. Berlin Police continue to investigate, but say the pedestrians, a 55 year old man and 49 year old woman, are at Shock Trauma in Baltimore after they were struck just before…
Three people were treated for non-life threatening injuries after a crash Friday evening at the intersection of Route 50 and North Main Street (Rt 818) in Berlin. Berlin Police say a GMC truck with a camper trailer was crossing Route 50 when it was struck by a F-150 driven by a 43 year old man…
Dover Police are investigating a shooting just before 3 Sunday morning on Woodcrest Drive. Police found 28 year old Jeff Tolson on the ground with gunshot wounds and began life-saving efforts until he was taken to an area hospital. Police say Tolson later died from his injuries. Police have no suspect information – anyone with…
A University of Delaware freshman has been arrested after he was found to have a gun on campus. University Police were notified that 18 year old Michael Hearn was seen on December 16th in a Snapchat video brandishing a firearm. He was arrested at his campus residence hall and charged with possession of a firearm…
A Greenbackville, Virginia man is dead after a crash early Saturday morning in Stockton. The Worcester County Sheriff’s office says a mustang driven by 45 year old Rodney Lambertson went off the side of Rabbit Knaw Road in a curve, struck a ditch and a utility pole before overturning. Lambertson was pronounced dead at the…
A Frankford man has been arrested after an assault on Saturday. Delaware State Police were called to Oak Street in Frankford just before 3:30 Saturday morning and learned that 42 year old Jason Moore was involved in a physical fight with a female acquaintance. Friends arrived to help the woman as Moore threatened them with…
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Delmarva Power has filed an application with the Delaware Public Service Commission to increase its electric distribution rates by $72.3-million. This increase will become effective on a temporary basis on July 15th of 2023 – subject to refund, pending a final decision by the P-S-C. State officials say this comes on the heels of a…
A Henderson, Maryland man has been arrested after a road rage incident that occurred at the Felton Royal Farms on Wednesday. Felton Police say the incident began on Route 13 in Felton and into the Royal Farms where the suspect, 25 year old Joshua Dorrell threw a bottle at the victim’s vehicle and then backed…
An early morning garage fire on Clark Road in Seaford Friday damaged a vehicle and a home and has been ruled accidental by the State Fire Marshal. Blades firefighters were called around 3:30am and found a vehicle on fire – and spreading to an adjacent home, which was occupied at the time. All the occupants…
Delaware State Police were called to East Coast Liquors on Route 113 in Millsboro just before 10 Thursday night for a reported armed robbery. Their investigation showed that a suspect entered the store with what appeared to be a firearm and demanded money from the employee and ran out with an undisclosed amount of cash.…
A Salisbury man will spend 50 years in prison for his role in the shooting death of Dondre Wilson in April of 2020. In May, Torrey Brittingham was convicted of 2 counts each of 1st and 2nd degree assault and 2 counts of reckless endangerment. Chief Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County, the…
Delaware unemployment saw a slight increase from October to November of a tenth of a percent to 4.4% – the national rate is unchanged from October at 3.7%. Over all in Sussex County unemployment rose from 4% in October to 4.3% in November while Kent and New Castle Counties each saw a drop each of…
Delaware Supreme Court Justice Tamika Montgomery-Reeves has informed Governor John Carney that she will step down from the bench in early February of 2023. She plans to accept her nomination by President Biden to the U-S Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Montgomery-Reeves received U-S Senate confirmation on December 12th. She served on the Delaware Court…
A Philadelphia woman has been arrested for a carjacking in Lewes. Delaware State Police were called to Valley Drive Thursday morning just before 6. The 56 year old victim started her vehicle remotely and then placed her purse inside the vehicle. She walked to the rear hatch to retrieve an item and heard the car…
The Maryland Board of Revenue Estimates last week voted to increase state revenue projections for FY 2023 to $23.74-billion – an increase of $55.8-million. Comptroller Peter Franchot says this shows that revenue collections are generally performing as expected since the September report. The Board also lowered revenue projections for FY 2024 to $25.1-billion – a…
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan this week announced his preliminary recommendations for the state’s FY 2024 budget. This plan supports continued economic growth and community revitalization, strong fiscal responsibility and budget sustainability. Gov Hogan says he inherited the worst fiscal situation ever, but is leaving the state’s finances eight years later – in the best fiscal…
Friday was graduation day at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne and 187 graduates were honored during Winter graduation ceremonies. This morning’s graduation included 42 master’s and 13 doctorate-degree recipients. There were also 16 students who received the University’s first Master of Science in Physician Assistant Degree. The UMES Physician’s Assistant program…
Small craft advisories or gale warnings are up for the rest of the week. When we do get back out on the water, tog will be the only game in town unless we get lucky and the big striped bass move close enough for us to have a shot. Right now, I am getting photos…
On Tuesday, as promised, I attended the joint meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission in Annapolis, Maryland. The meeting was to set the 2023 recreational fishing regulations for summer flounder, scup and black sea bass. First the good news. Summer flounder and scup will remain status quo…
Six people were injured after a 3 vehicle collision on Zoar Road near Georgetown around 5:30 Monday evening. Delaware State Police say a Kia driven by a 34 year old man from Wilmington was eastbound on Wood Branch Road and failed to remain stopped at a stop sign. The Kia pulled onto northbound Zoar Road…
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) is hosting two virtual public workshops this week on the adoption of California’s Advanced Clean Car II standards that seek to restrict, and later ban, the sale of most new vehicles powered by gasoline and diesel. In March, Governor Carney directed DNREC to begin the…
Rehoboth Beach Proposed Outdoor Dining on Public Space Ordinance and the Draft Outdoor Seating Design to be Voted Friday, Dec 16
ATTENTION DOWNTOWN REHOBOTH BEACH DINING ESTABLISHMENTS The City of Rehoboth Beach has made available the proposed Outdoor Dining on Public Space Ordinance and the Draft Outdoor Seating Design Manual. The FINAL VOTE on these two proposed ordinances will take place at the Friday, December 16, 2022 Regular City Meeting at 2 PM. Outdoor Dining on…
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