Mari Lou
Delaware State Police need your help to find 31 year old Mark Morris of Dover. Police say on Friday just after 9pm Morris threatened a 20 year old victim with a handgun. The victim told police he had recently attempted to repossess a vehicle from Morris and while the victim was at Morris’ residence, he…
The runners and walkers are making their way across the Bay Bridge in the annual Bay Bridge Run and Walk. The eastbound span of the bridge was closed at midnight and is expected to reopen around 2pm. There are 2-way traffic operations on the westbound span. Drivers should expect significant delays throughout the day.
Saturday saw very warm temperatures, but there were small craft advisories on the ocean and bay. No boats left Indian River Marina or out of Lewes. Sunday will continue with small craft advisories and Monday looks pretty nrough as well. Tuesday may be fishable. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that Captain Brent Wiest from the Katydid…
The Food Bank of Delaware will hold a drive thru food pantry beginning at 10am on Monday, November 14 at Crossroad Community Church west of Georgetown. Be sure to clear your trunk or back seat so volunteers can load food. Pre-registration is requested, but on-site registration will be available. Service is first-come, first-served. You must…
A Millsboro area man was injured during a shooting on Oak Street in the Mount Joy area. Delaware State Police met with a 30 year old man who was shot in the thigh by an unknown man during a fight. The victim was taken to an area hospital – there were no other injuries. Police…
Three people are hospitalized after a crash on Beaver Dam Road near the Ridings west of Lewes Friday evening. Delaware State Police are still investigating but believe a 59 year old woman from Lewes driving a Wrangler was traveling westbound on Beaver Dam – in the eastbound lane. Two other vehicles were involved in the…
With small craft advisories and gale warnings with winds to 40 knots and seas to 10 feet, if anyone went fishing on Friday, I hope they survived. It looks like Tuesday before we get a break in the weather conditions. Then it will be right back in the washing machine towards the end of the…
Karen Hearn – Seaford – Delaware Tech – Owens Campus pond in Georgetown. Click for full view
Milton firefighters were called for a fire Thursday morning on Broadkill Road. Crews arriving at the scene found heavy fire in a two story home. Additional units from Lewes, Ellendale, Memorial and Indian River assisted. Sussex County Paramedics and other local EMS were on the scene as well. There are reports that one person was…
Governor John Carney has again extended the Public Health Emergency for another 30 days to allow the State and medical providers to continue COVID-19 vaccination and testing programs. Governor Carney says that with the start of the holiday season it’s important to do what we know works – stay home if you’re sick, get vaccinated…
DelDOT announces the Woodland Ferry near Seaford will be closed Monday, November 14th and Tuesday, November 15th. Drivers will need to take the long way around. DelDOT officials say normal operations will resume at 7:00am on Wednesday, November 16th.
UPDATED 11/11/22 12pm – Delaware State Police have identified 45 year old Antonio Dejesus of Bear, Delaware, as the victim who died in a fatal motor vehicle collision on November 10 in the Dover area. ============================================================== A tractor trailer went off the right side of the Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway southbound lanes just after…
UPDATED 11/11/22 – 10am – Delaware State Police have identified the victim who died in a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred on November 8 at the Nanticoke Crossing parking lot as 82 year old James Crowl of Lewes. ================================================================ A Lewes man is dead after he was struck in the parking lot at Nanticoke Crossing in…
Thursday saw the beginning of a stormy period that will last into next week. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em did say they cleaned one tog from Indian River Inlet. I must admit I get a kick out of people who try to cut down on the number of menhaden the Omega Company takes out of…
A fire at a Pittsville home sent one man to the hospital. Pittsville firefighters were called to a home on Old Ocean City Road just before 10:30 where they found fire in a single story home. Investigators say the fire was accidental – from a pellet stove chimney being too close to combustible furniture on…
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced the award of $6,848,992 in grants to state employment insurance systems in Delaware, Montana and Wyoming to enhance awareness and improve delivery of unemployment insurance benefits to people who face obstacles to access. These grants will support states’ projects that seek to ensure age, race, ethnicity, language proficiency,…
The US Coast Guard were called for smoke aboard the 56-foot vessel, Adelaide, Wednesday night south of Cape May. Two people aboard reported heavy smoke and were able to secure the engine and use a fire extinguisher. The Coast Guard crew responding confirmed there was no fire and the vessel was not taking on water.…
Small craft advisories flew on Wednesday and Thursday ain’t lookin’ to good. No boats sailed and the surf was too rough to fish. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said they didn’t hear of anything caught out of Indian River Inlet. Delaware State Parks is looking at a proposal to build a restaurant at Cape Henlopen…
Matt Trucks – Cape May-Lewes Ferry. Click for full view
A shooting on Mill Park Drive in the Bridgeville area has left one man hospitalized with serious injuries. Delaware State Police were called just before 2pm Monday and learned that an 18 year old male victim was shot multiple times by an unknown male. The victim was taken to an area hospital by an acquaintance…
The first phase of the Delaware Memorial Bridge deck project is nearly finished. DRBA officials say that demobilization efforts on the New Jersey span will begin on Thursday and all lanes are expected to reopen prior to the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend. This work will include the removal of construction equipment and the Jersey barriers. The…
Officials in US Senator Tom Carper’s office announce that he has tested positive for Covid-19. In a release from the Senator’s office: WASHINGTON, D.C. — On the morning before his planned travel to Egypt for the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, Senator Carper…
The Delaware Division of Public Health has launched a My Healthy Community Influenza Dashboard. This will share weekly and seasonal data on positive cases, hospitalizations, deaths and vaccinations in the state in an effort to provide an accurate picture of flu activity in Delaware. The number of flu cases in Delaware has increased since the…