Mari Lou
A garage fire in Greensboro is under investigation by the Maryland State Fire Marshal. The fire was called in by the owner just before 11pm on Saturday. Greensboro firefighters battled the fire which caused about $35,000 in damage. If you have information – contact the Upper Eastern Regional Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal…
In early September, a Salisbury man was sentenced to 28 years in prison for drugs. Circuit Administrative Judge S. James Sarbanes sentenced Darius Deal to 20 years with all but 8 years suspended after he was convicted of possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl. On September 30th, Deal was sentenced to 20 years for…
A Milford man has been arrested by Dover Police early Sunday morning after a fight. Police were called to a city parking lot in the area of the Golden Fleece Tavern after an officer on patrol heard a disturbance and found a fight in the parking lot. A witness reported that someone involved in the…
Crisfield firefighters were called to a home on Old State Road for a fire around 6am Sunday. The fire was discovered by a passerby and was quickly put out by arriving crews. The Maryland State Fire marshal says the fire was intentional and was started in a pickup truck cargo area. Damage is estimated at…
Many roads in the Long Neck and Oak Orchard areas are seeing high water from the storm. High tide has just passed at Oak Orchard at 4:52am – the next high tide is at 5:20pm. Indian River Fire officials traveled much of the district to analyze the inland bay flooding concerns in the various communities…
Chincoteague has declared a local state of emergency as tidal flooding will begin this morning and continue through Tuesday. Chincoteague Emergency Management officials expect major flooding Monday afternoon during high tide between 2 and 5pm and a voluntary evacuation has been issued for all of Chincoteague – especially those who live in the Bunker Hill…
Just when you thought a gale warning was bad, on Sunday the National Weather Service issued a storm warning. I think you can forget about fishing for the next few days as the winds could exceed 60 knots and seas in the ocean could top 12 feet. In addition, the National Weather Service has raised…
Delaware State Police are investigating a shooting at Canterbury Crossing in the Felton area Saturday night just before 11. Police say a victim was found with a gunshot wound and taken to an area hospital in stable condition. If you have any information – contact Crime Stoppers at 800-TIP-3333.
The National Folk Festival is moving on to a new host city after spending the past 5 years in Salisbury. However this coming September – the Maryland Folk Festival will be held in Salisbury – and like its predecessor – will be free and open to all ages. The Maryland Folk Festival will take place…
Saturday was another washout and a blowout. I made a trip to Cape Henlopen State Park to check out the general situation. It was not good. From the top of Herring Point I could see a very angry ocean that was breaking over Hen and Chicken Shoals just and hour or so after high tide.…
Salisbury Police are currently investigating an assault with knife at the M&T Bank parking lot on South Salisbury Boulevard just before 11 Saturday morning. Police say this is an isolated incident and there is no threat to the public. Anyone with information – call Salisbury Police at 410-548-3165 or Crime Solvers at 410-548-1776.
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I didn’t think anybody would be fishing on Saturday. I was wrong. I saw two guys fishing in the rain at the pier in Milton at the head of the Broadkill River. Then I remembered back in the 1960s fishing with Bill Steen on his cousin’s boat that he borrowed for the day. Knowing Bill,…
The Sussex County Sheriff’s Office is warning of a telephone scam that is making the rounds. Local residents are being called by scammers – and spoofing the Sheriff’s Department phone number and the names of the Sheriff Lee, current and/or former deputies. Residents are being told that a warrant for their arrest has been issued…
Delaware US Senator Tom Carper has signed on as a co-sponsor to legislation that would reform the Electoral Count Act of 1887. This measure would reform and modernize the act – and support an orderly transfer of power. Senator Carper released this statement following his co-sponsorship of the measure: “On January 6, 2021, insurrectionists attacked police…
UPDATED – 09/31/22: A suspect wanted in the fatal shooting of a Salisbury man earlier this month in Cambridge has been arrested by Maryland State Police. Cambridge Police were called to the area of Wood Street and Fairmount Avenue just after 3pm on September 20 – a body was found in a wooded area on…
Thursday morning, I thought I could get in one more tide before the storm hit, I was wrong. I headed for Indian River Inlet around 7:30 AM and by the time I got there the jetty was already covered with two to three feet of water and the tide was four hours from the flood.…
The Food Bank of Delaware officially broke ground this morning on a new 67,000-square-foot facility in Milford. The facility will replace the current 16,000-square-foot Milford branch on Mattlind Way. Construction of the new facility is anticipated to cost approximately $34-million and take 14 months. The organization also announced this morning that it has to raise…
A Salisbury man has been found guilty by a Wicomico County jury of attempted 1st degree murder and weapons offenses after a shooting in Salisbury in October of 2021. Officials say sentencing for 24 year old Markell Purnell of Salisbury has been deferred pending a pre-sentence investigation. Purnell will remain in custody pending sentencing. Purnell…
Ground was broken on a new 15,000 square foot, $10-million Agriculture Building at Delaware State University Thursday. During the ceremony, it was announced that Agilent Technologies Inc. is launching a partnership with the University to increase the share of under-represented students entering STEM fields. In a release from DSU: “Agilent is creating an opportunity for…
Heavy rains and high winds expected beginning Friday and lasting through the weekend have led organizers of the Oceans Calling Festival to cancel their inaugural event. “Due to unsafe weather conditions on the Oceans Calling Festival grounds caused by Hurricane Ian and additional severe weather conditions forecasted for the rest of the weekend, we have…
Wednesday saw beautiful fishing weather and I went fishing. I wanted to try the beach at the Old Coast Guard Station during the last of the incoming and the first of the outgoing and that’s what I did. The water was clear and I had beautiful mullet from Butch at Old Inlet, but I all…
A damaged traffic light in front of James M. Bennett High School in Salisbury has finally be repaired. Upgrades to the light – including a new camera, controller and programming system were installed earlier this week. It’s taken months due to supply chain issues to repair the damaged light that has had drivers dealing with…