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Newark, MD Man Charged with Murder

By Mari Lou / October 16, 2022

A Newark, Maryland man has been arrested in the deadly shooting of a man in Worcester County Saturday afternoon. Worcester County Sheriff’s deputies were called to Basket Switch Road in Newark where they found the body of 34 year old Kamron Lucas. A Deputy and State Trooper arrested 18 year old Boris Wade Connor during…

WGMD Fishing Report 10-15-22

By Mari Lou / October 16, 2022

Saturday’s weather was lovely on land, but not quite so nice on the water. Nevertheless, boats still fished the ocean and bay with varying degrees of success. At Lewes Harbour Marina they reported the Katydid brought in a mixed bag of sea bass and tog. A few private boats worked the Outer Wall and other…

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / October 16, 2022

Debbie Hinkle – Cambridge – Ocean City sunrise. Click for full view

WGMD Radio Flea Market 10-15-22

By Mari Lou / October 15, 2022

Beau – 302-684-4886 – Kodak 440 slide projector – Make offer – 200 year old dish and dinnerware holder – make offer – Antique tools and regular tools – make offer Ronnie – 862-268-5791 – Electric bike, hardly used – $1100 Al – 410-865-9165 – LOOKING FOR: A plumber and drywall installer Lou – 301-928-6455…

UPDATED: PA Man Dies in Ellendale Area Crash

By Mari Lou / October 15, 2022

UPDATED – 10/15/22 – 2pm – Delaware State Police have identified the victim in the crash as 75 year old Scott Adams of Hamburg, Pennsylvania. ============================================================== One man is dead after a crash on Route 113 near Ellendale. Delaware State Police say a Kia rear-ended a tractor trailer Thursday evening just after 7:30 on Route…

WGMD Fishing Report 10-14-22

By Mari Lou / October 15, 2022

As promised, small craft advisories were up on Friday and from the looks of the marine forecast, they may be up on Saturday. I spoke with Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina and Deanna at Hook em’ and Cook ‘em. Both had the same sad report. No boats left the dock and no fish on the…

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / October 15, 2022

Ritchie G – NYC – Kids hanging by the fire pit on the farm in Millsboro. Click for full view

Wicomico County Ends Mosquito Spraying for 2022

By Mari Lou / October 14, 2022

Spraying to control adult mosquitoes in Wicomico County has come to an end for this year. The county has had no reports of any persons or mosquito pools testing positive for any transmittable diseases as of October 12th. Bills for the 2022 season will be sent to the County Finance Office by the end of…

Gov John Carney Nominates Two for Family Court Reappointments

By Mari Lou / October 14, 2022

Governor John Carney has nominated Judge Peter B. Jones for reappointment to the Family Court in Sussex County. Jones has served on the Family Court since 2018. Commissioner Emily A. Farley has been renominated for reappointment as a Commissioner for the Family Court in Kent County. She has served as a Commissioner in Dover since…

Dover PD Investigating Shooting Incident Near Ink Studio

By Mari Lou / October 14, 2022

A shooting incident at the Ink Studio on South State Street in Dover Thursday is under investigation by Dover Police. Police were called just before 4pm and began looking for possible victims when they arrived at the scene. The owner of the Ink Studio had no information related to the shooting police police noticed the…

REMINDER: Saturday is Deadline to Register to Vote in Nov. 8th General Election in DE

By Mari Lou / October 14, 2022

REMINDER: The deadline to register to vote in the November 8th General Election is Saturday, October 15. The County Election Office on North Race Street will be open from 9am until 3pm – same hours in Kent and New Castle Counties.

UPDATED: Multiple NJ Schools Receive Active Shooter Threats

By Mari Lou / October 14, 2022

UPDATED – 2:10pm – Multiple schools throughout New Jersey have locked down schools in several counties after possible hoax calls were received within about a half hour time-span. The threats have been made by phone to local police about a shooting incident at a school. These are swatting incidents, where a false 911 call is…

Apple Scrapple Festival Begins Today in Bridgeville

By Mari Lou / October 14, 2022

The 30th Anniversary Apple Scrapple Festival in Bridgeville begins this evening at 4pm. The opening ceremony is at 6pm – followed by the Little Miss Apple Scrapple Pageant at 6:30 and a Kids Apple Toss at 7pm. Then at 8pm is the Friday Night Street Dance with Charlie and the Cooltones. Saturday the fun begins…

DNREC Beach Nourishment Program Begins Monday Along DE Bay

By Mari Lou / October 14, 2022

Fall is here – beach replenishment is getting underway on Delaware’s beaches. A month-long DNREC nourishment project at Pickering Beach in Kent County will begin on Monday – and bring around 3500 cubic yards of sand trucked in from local sources to cover 2500 feet of community beachfront. Other Delaware Bay communities – including Kitts…

WGMD Fishing Report 10-13-22

By Mari Lou / October 14, 2022

Small craft advisories were up on Thursday and will be again on Friday. No boats left the dock at Lewes Harbour Marina or from Indian River Marina. Burt at Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em did say he cleaned a couple of tog from Indian River Inlet. I took a report from Facebook that Wilker Restoration…

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / October 14, 2022

Mary Byrd – Bethany Beach – Deck flowers. Click for full view

Gov Carney Extends Public Health Emergency for 30 Days

By Mari Lou / October 13, 2022

Governor Carney on Thursday formally extended the Public Health Emergency order another 30 days to allow the State of Delaware and medical providers to continue COVID-19 vaccination and testing programs. Under Delaware law, Public Health Emergency declarations must be renewed every 30 days. Visit Governor Carney’s website to view the Public Health Emergency extension.

UPDATED: Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Threat at Pocomoke Middle School

By Mari Lou / October 13, 2022

UPDATED 10/13/22 – Worcester County Sheriff’s officers have charged a Pocomoke Middle School student in connection with a threat to the school on September 29th. Investigation revealed the threat was not credible and that the social media post was created by a student. No firearm was ever brought to the school. Charges for the student…

UPDATED: Laurel Pedestrian Killed in Crash on Route 13 near Laurel

By Mari Lou / October 13, 2022

UPDATED – 10/13/22 – Delaware State Police have identified the victim who died during a fatal pedestrian collision on October 11, 2022, in the Laurel area as 36 year old Terrence Deshields of Laurel. ================================================================ A Laurel man is dead after he was struck by a car just before 10 Tuesday night on Route 13…

Outdoor Dining Spaces in Rehoboth Beach Removal Deadline Nov 1

By Mari Lou / October 13, 2022

All expanded outdoor dining spaces on public and private properties in the City of Rehoboth Beach – except those on private property allowed under an approved permit of compliance – must be removed as of November 1st. Interim City Manager Evan Miller says the city is committed to supporting the restaurants and other businesses. Restaurants…

UPDATED: Driver Arrested in Berlin Area Hit & Run

By Mari Lou / October 13, 2022

UPDATED 10/13/22 – The victim, Terri Wattay, died Monday at University of Maryland Hospital. ====================================================== A hit and run involving a pedestrian in Worcester County is under investigation by Maryland State Police. Police were notified of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle on Grays Corner Road. Police located 59 year old Terri Wattay of Berlin…

WGMD Fishing Report 10-12-22

By Mari Lou / October 13, 2022

The weather was once again beautiful on Wednesday and once again black sea bass filled coolers on boats fishing ocean structure. At Lewes Harbour Marina, Amanda said the Katydid, the Surface Tension and the Grizzly all had plenty of sea bass for their customers. Once again, the Grizzly also put a few triggerfish in the…

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / October 13, 2022

WGMD Throwback Thursday Picture of the Day – going back to 2006 and two former afternoon hosts – Ron Letterman and Randy Nelson – joining together for a broadcast from CASA San Francisco. Click for full view

Campaign Signs Disappearing in Long Neck/Oak Orchard Area

By Mari Lou / October 12, 2022

The Independent Party of Delaware says that campaign signs for 4th District State Representative candidate Amy Fresh have been disappearing in the Long Neck/Oak Orchard area. Officials say about 25% of her signs have been removed. Anyone caught taking campaign signs can face charges of theft. If you have information on disappearing campaign signs –…

Family Pet Dies after Snow Hill House Fire

By Mari Lou / October 12, 2022

A fire on Belt Street in Snow Hill just before 9:30 this morning left a family pet dead. Snow Hill firefighters were called at 9:25 and crews arriving at the scene found smoke and fire coming from the crawl space area of the home. Firefighters quickly brought the fire under control and rescued several kittens…