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Jody Hudson – Lewes by air from 2005. Click for full view
Fire broke out just after 11 Thursday night at the former Wells Appliance building on Stage Road near Delmar. The fire was called in by a passerby. Crews from multiple departments provided help or back up. The fire was brought under control just before midnight and crews were cleared from the scene around 1:30am. Fire…
Six men from the Greenwood and Ellendale areas have been arrested following a Delaware State Police drug investigation. Police are still looking for two suspects. During June and July the DSP and DEA identified several residences and property lots in the Unity Lane area of Greenwood and the Metz Lane area of Ellendale that were…
A crash just before 9pm Thursday night sent a motorcycle rider to the hospital. Indian River Emergency Officials say a pickup truck and motorcycle collided on Indian Mission Road near Silicato Drive. Both vehicles were damaged and one person was taken to an area hospital for additional observation. Delaware State Police are investigating.
UPDATED – 09/02/22 – The CDC has endorsed new Covid-19 boosters. The boosters had earlier been granted Emergency Use Authorization for both Pfizer and Moderna. Now the CDC has recommended the updated booster from Pfizer for people aged 12 and older and Moderna for people aged 18 and older. It’s expected the CDC will recommend…
A Seaford man has been sentenced to 30 days in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for defrauding Social Security Administration (SSA) of nearly $150,000. The sentence was pronounced by Chief U.S. District Judge Colm F. Connolly. Court documents show 42 year old Marques Fountain collected another man’s Social Security retirement benefits after…
Thursday saw good weather and good fishing, but not many people here to take advantage. Amanda said the Katydid had a group of Amish on the boat and they caught a limit of flounder plus some sea bass. Another customer brought in a 3.47-pound flounder that he caught from the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal. Deanna…
Chick Bradford – Harbeson – Ponies at Assateague. Click for full view
A 50 year old Westover man has been sentenced to life in prison plus 70 years by the Honorable S. James Sarbanes, Administrative Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County. Damon Williamson was convicted of kidnapping, 2nd degree rape and attempted 1st degree rape in May after a two-day trial. He was arrested after…
UPDATED – 10:55am – Somerset Intermediate School gets the “ALL CLEAR.” Somerset County Superintendent of Schools, John Gaddis, tells the Talk of Delmarva that Somerset Intermediate School has been deemed safe and students are back in class on their regular schedule. ========================================================== Somerset County Sheriff’s deputies are on the scene at Somerset Intermediate School in…
The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park – including a stretch of ocean beach and dunes and a half-mile along the bay shoreline today. The Point has been closed annually each March for the benefit of threatened and endangered beach-nesters and migratory shorebirds. The bayside beach at the Point remains closed until October 1st for…
Indian River Fire Company, Mid-Sussex Rescue and County Paramedics were called for a bicyclist struck by a vehicle just before 8:30 Wednesday morning near the McDonald’s on Route 24 at Long Neck. Officials say that the bicyclist was struck by a white work style van with ladders on top. The bicyclist was injured – the…
Two people have been arrested on drug charges after an investigation in the Lincoln area Tuesday afternoon. Delaware State Police went to a home on Pine Haven Road looking for 25 year old Chanel Fosque who was wanted on several active warrants. She was at the home with her two juvenile children and over 3…
Wednesday was a bit windy and fishing was a bit slow. Fortunately, I have reports from better days that I didn’t have space to run. The Bill Slayer had the Sager Brothers out for a four-man limit of dolphin and some big golden tilefish. Dan’s Tackle reported that Stevo caught his limit of dolphin fishing…
ML – Over the Del-Jersey-Land Reef – WGMD Throwback Thursday Picture of the Day – to August 10, 2011 and the sinking of the USS Radford. The USS Radford was decommissioned in 2003 and was sunk to become part of the Del-Jersey-Land artificial reef. The artificial reef lies equal distance from Cape May, NJ, Ocean City, MD and Indian River Inlet, DE. Many who served on the Radford during its 26 year history were aboard a Cape May-Lewes Ferry that was chartered by the states and left from Lewes to watch the historic sinking. (WGMD’s Mari Lou was on the ferry for the sinking – along with Captain Bill and Kathy Baker) The USS Radford, at 563 feet long, is the longest vessel ever sunk for an artificial reef in the Atlantic. The holes that had been cut in the ship’s hull ended up too high off the water and we spent hours on the ferry going back and forth while the holes were enlarged and the Radford eventually began to take on water. However once it started to go down – it disappeared below the surface within 90 seconds. Watch the video of the sinking –
https://youtu.be/vJGYMJWH6ss
Tuesday saw good weather, but no many folks went fishing. On Monday, the Katydid went deep dropping and after a long day returned to the Lewes Harbour Marina cleaning table with a fine catch of blueline and golden tilefish. Delaware Citations were won by Mike Toomy, 11.26, Mike Pizzolato, 13.14, Glenn Melrose 12.61, Howard Goldstein…
Linda Ward – Milton – Blue heron and reflection at pond by the Milton Theatre. Click for full view
Monday was another good fishing day. The Captain’s Lady out of Bowers Beach is holding a Flounder Tournament and as of Sunday, George Kemfort was in First Place with a 4-pound flounder and Joe Rechota was in Second place with a 3.44 pounder. Monica Marie Bayless, Scott Aiken and friends fished on the Chasin’ Fin…
Dave Nelson – Ocean View – August storm over Indian River Bay. Click for full view
If you plan to apply for a Medical Tint Waiver through the Delaware DMV, you can now fill out the online Medical Tint Waiver Application at dmv.de.gov – Online Services – Other Services, click on Medical Tint Waiver Application and enter the required information. Then, print the completed application and take it to their physician…
A Delaware National Guard team took first place in the Marksmanship Advisory Council Region Two – Small Arms Championship. The competition was held at Ft. Indiantown Gap in Pennsylvania and the Delaware National Guard’s Combined Arms Team – 1st Sgt. Lee Beauchamp, Captain Brian Peterman, Staff Sgt Chris Brookens and Tech Sgt Eric Reifsnyder were…
Fentanyl test strips will now be included in Narcan kits that are distributed by Delaware Public Health to the public. This will help to prevent accidental overdoses due to fentanyl consumption, which is now the leading cause in drug overdose deaths in the First State, found in more than 80% of fatal overdoses. According to Division of Forensic Science (DFS) data,…