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WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / October 27, 2022

Throwback Thursday Picture of the Day returns to September of 2009 and midday host Don Geronimo live at Shenanigans in Ocean City. Click for full view

High Capacity Magazine Buyback Events Set for Delaware Residents

By Mari Lou / October 26, 2022

Buyback dates have been set for Delawareans to receive fair market compensation for any gun magazine with the capacity to hold more than 17 rounds of ammunition when relinquished to law enforcement. The Delaware Large Capacity Magazine Prohibition Act of 2022 was signed by Governor Carney in June – it makes the possession of high…

Two Family Court Judges Confirmed by DE State Senate

By Mari Lou / October 26, 2022

The Delaware State Senate met in special session this afternoon to consider judicial nominations made by Governor John Carney. The Senate voted to confirm the reappointment of Judge Peter B. Jones to serve on the Family Court in Sussex County and Commissioner Emily A. Farley to serve as a Commissioner for the Family Court in…

DE to Issue Monthly Emergency Benefits

By Mari Lou / October 26, 2022

DHSS will issue emergency benefits for October to eligible households as part of the State’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.   In a release from DHSS: Benefits will be issued as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and two cash assistance programs – Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and General…

DSP Investigate Shots Fired near Bridgeville

By Mari Lou / October 26, 2022

Delaware State Police were called to Mill Park Drive in the Coverdale area of Bridgeville Tuesday morning for a shooting. Police learned the incident occurred between 11 and 11:30 Monday night when an unknown suspect fired numerous shots in the area – with a home and unoccupied vehicle being struck by gunfire. A 25 year…

Georgetown Man Charged with Home Improvement Fraud

By Mari Lou / October 26, 2022

A Georgetown man has been arrested after a investigation by Delaware State Police into home improvement fraud. The investigation began in June when State Police received complaints of residential construction that was not completed and contracts not fulfilled on two projects in Selbyville and Millsboro. The victims paid 32 year old Michael Waller a significant…

Seaford PD Investigating Shooting at Woodland Mills Apartment Complex

By Mari Lou / October 26, 2022

Seaford Police are investigating a shooting just before 8:30 Tuesday night at the Woodland Mills Apartment Complex. Officers were on another call when they heard numerous gunshots and 9-1-1 indicated the location inside the complex. When Seaford and Delaware State Police arrived, they learned two 27 year old victims had been shot and taken to…

WGMD Fishing Report 10-25-22

By Mari Lou / October 26, 2022

Tuesday was almost as miserable as Monday. I am not only tired of this weather, but this weather is making me tired. At Lewes Harbour Marina the report was the Katydid came back from ocean structure with plenty of black sea bass. The Surface tension had a good catch of tog. The Grizzly also ran…

DSP Looking for Wanted Lewes Woman

By Mari Lou / October 25, 2022

Delaware State Police are looking for a wanted Lewes woman. Police say 56 year old Nancy Martino has several active warrants for her arrest including two felony criminal warrants from Troop 7. Martino is white, 5′ 3” and 160 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. If you have any information on her whereabouts –…

Early Closure of Woodland Ferry

By Mari Lou / October 25, 2022

DelDOT announces the closure of The Woodland Ferry near Seaford on Thursday, October 27th  at 2:00pm. Normal operations will resume at 7:00am on Friday, October 28th

Two Arrested on Drug Charges after Traffic Stop near Seaford

By Mari Lou / October 25, 2022

A traffic stop in the Seaford area Monday night led to the arrest of two people on drug charges. Just before midnight a trooper on patrol spotted a Sentra with a loud muffler on Old Furnace Road in the area of Dove Road and stopped the car on Dove Road. As the troopers approached they…

Berlin Man Sentenced for Sex Abuse & Pornography

By Mari Lou / October 25, 2022

A 38 year old Berlin man has been sentenced to serve 105 years in prison for the sex abuse of a minor and manufacture of child pornography. Bruce Travers pleaded guilty to 3 counts of each charge on July 12 – he was ordered to undergo a psycho-sexual evaluation prior to sentencing. At sentencing the…

Can You Identify this Suspect in Crisfield Vehicle Arson

By Mari Lou / October 25, 2022

Deputy Maryland State Fire Marshals assigned to the Lower Eastern Regional Office need your help to identify the person who set fire to a vehicle on Old State Road in Crisfield on October 2nd. This person may be related to other fires in the area. If you know who this is – contact 410-713-3788 or…

WGMD Fishing Report 10-24-22

By Mari Lou / October 25, 2022

Monday was just miserable. Lewes Harbour Marina said no boats left their docks and no one answered the phone at Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em. Lewes Harbour did record a Second-Place tog in their tournament. Chris Miller weighed in a 4.68 pounder to move into that spot. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said small tog…

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / October 25, 2022

Joan Grourke – Rehoboth Beach – View from Cape Henlopen State Park. Click for full view

Hunter Seefried Sentenced in Capitol Breach to 24 Months in Prison

By Mari Lou / October 24, 2022

The Seefrieds – father and son from Laurel – were both found guilty on June 15th for illegally entering the Capitol on January 6, 2021. The Seefrieds were among the first to enter the Capitol during the breach. On Monday, in the District of Columbia, 24 year old Hunter Seefried was sentenced to 24 months…

State’s Special Medicfill Supplement Plan Extended for 12 Months

By Mari Lou / October 24, 2022

The State Employee Benefit Committee has voted to extend the existing state managed Special Medicfill Supplement Plan for up to 1 year. This comes after a State Superior Court judge last week ordered a temporary halt to the State’s plans to transition thousands of Medicare-eligible retirees and their dependents to a new, privately managed Medicare…

Sussex County Council to Revisit Ordinance Amendment to Comp Plan for Eagles Crest Airfield

By Mari Lou / October 24, 2022

The Sussex County Council will meet Tuesday morning in Georgetown. The council will hear a presentation from Mark Isaacs, the Director of the Carvel Research and Education Center west of Georgetown. There will be a 10:15 Public Hearing on the Terrapin Island Annexation into the County Unified Sanitary Sewer District – Angola Neck Area. The…

DNREC Public Hearing Oct. 26 on Proposed Biogas Facility Expansion in Seaford

By Mari Lou / October 24, 2022

DNREC will hold a virtual public hearing on Wednesday on the proposed expansion by Bioenergy Devco, of its existing composting facility in the Seaford area to transform organic waste into renewable energy. The public hearing will begin at 6pm. The proposed expansion will require multiple permits from several divisions of DNREC. To comment at the…

WOC Harbor Commercial Parking Lot Renovation to Begin Nov 1

By Mari Lou / October 24, 2022

Beginning November 1st, a portion of the West Ocean City commercial harbor parking lot will be temporarily closed to the public. It will serve as a staging area throughout the project to replace bulkhead, eight piers and one governor’s dock along with all associated bumper piles at the commercial harbor. The WOC boat ramp will…

Dover Domestic Incident Ends in Weapons Charges

By Mari Lou / October 24, 2022

A Dover man has been arrested on weapons charges after a domestic complaint. Dover Police were called to Broadstairs Place on Friday night where they determined that 33 year old Rayski Walters threatened a female victim. A search warrant was obtained for the apartment belonging to Walters which turned up a loaded rifle and a…

Easton Man Sentenced to Federal Prison on Sex Charges

By Mari Lou / October 24, 2022

A sentence of 18 years in federal prison for a 34 year old Mexican citizen living in Easton. The US Attorney for the District of Maryland says Angel Gabriel Arroyo-Angelino (“Arroyo”) posed as teenage boy on social media in order to induce minor girls to produce and send him sexually explicit images and videos of…

Three Milford Men Charged in Serious Assault

By Mari Lou / October 24, 2022

Milford Police have been investigating an assault that occurred on August 17 in the area of North Street and Northwest 2nd Street. Police found an unconscious man laying in the grass. He was taken to Bayhealth Sussex Campus in stable but critical condition. Investigation led to three suspects – 25 year old Isaiah Tunnell, 18…

Pickup Drives Into Long Neck Area Motel

By Mari Lou / October 24, 2022

Indian River emergency personnel were called for a crash between a vehicle and the Sea Esta 2 Motel on Rudder Road in Sea Farers Village Sunday night. Officials say just before 9:30 a pickup truck collided with the building impacting a couple of occupied motel room units. There were no injuries and crews stabilized the…

Laurel Man Charged with 6th Offense DUI

By Mari Lou / October 24, 2022

A Laurel man has been arrested for DUI after an investigation into a report of a subject drinking and driving in Seaford. Troopers located a Cruze in the parking lot of the Nylon Capital Shopping Center, contacted the driver, 58 year old Robert Cooper of Laurel and noticed signs of impairment. Cooper was arrested and…