Mari Lou
There was a small craft advisory up on Sunday and a gale warning is expected on Monday. I hope everyone enjoyed their Easter, Passover and Ramadan holiday. Every reporting station I called on Sunday was closed. There will be a major change in the black sea bass regulations beginning on May 15. The minimum size…
A Lincoln man has been arrested after a pursuit in a stolen car Saturday night. Delaware State Police were called to Rehoboth Beach for a theft in progress when a white man was seen going through vehicles and was confronted by a witness. The suspect ran towards the Loft Apartments and jumped into an Infiniti…
Fire crews from Bethany Beach and multiple other area companies battled a large marsh fire in the Black Gum Drive area. Bethany firefighters were called around 11:30 Saturday night. Firefighters from Frankford, Indian River, Millville, Roxana, DNREC and Ocean City helped to battle the blaze both on land and by boat. County Paramedics were also…
Eight people were taken to area hospitals after a crash Saturday morning just before 8 east of Millsboro. Millsboro Fire officials say the crash occurred in the area of Route 24 and Washington Street, Extended. Delaware State Police tell WGMD that a 25 year old man driving a Arcadia fell asleep at the wheel and…
UPDATED – 4/17/22 – Fire officials report that it was a Dewey Beach Police officer, John Kane, who discovered the fire around 3am and entered the burning home to get 6 people out of the homes safely before the fire department arrived on the scene. The State Fire Marshal continues to investigate to determine the…
Fishing was outstanding on Saturday! Mrs. Taylor at Taylored Tackle said Colt Williamson caught a 9.60-pound snakehead on a spinnerbait out of the Nanticoke River on Saturday. She also reported good white perch fishing at the Laurel spillway and at Phillips Landing. Bloodworms have been the best bait for the perch. At Lewes Harbour Marina…
Cheryl – NJ – Ocean City sunset from the Bayside Skillet. Click for full view
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UPDATED: 4/17/22 11am – Delaware State Police have identified the victim who died in a Friday afternoon crash on Lewes-Georgetown Highway (Route 9) west of EbbTide Drive, Lewes, as Dakhyi Floyd, 17, of Middletown, DE.聽 This collision remains under investigation by the Delaware State Police Troop 7 Collision Reconstruction Unit. Anyone who may have witnessed…
Fishing was good on Friday. Captain Brent on the Katydid welcomed Tucker Warren Wiest at 7 pounds, 7 ounces to his crew. Congratulations to the Weist family. At Henlopen Bait and Tackle, Jordan had one customer take his kayak out to the Ice Breakers and the Outer Wall where he caught 11 tog on sand…
Walt – Lewes – During the kids competitions at the Great Delaware Kite Festival on Good Friday. Click for full view
Thursday was the filing deadline for candidates to run for the Mayor and Council in Georgetown. Georgetown residents will go to the polls on Saturday, May 14 to elect a mayor. Incumbent Bill West is challenged by Ruth Ann Spicer for the 2-year seat. Races for the 3rd and 4th Wards were uncontested, so Angela…
Comptroller Peter Franchot today reminds Marylanders that the 30-day state gas tax holiday ends at 11:59 p.m., on Saturday, April 16. At midnight on Sunday, April 17, all retail motor fuel purchases, whether gas or diesel, will be subject to state taxation. Motorists are encouraged to fill up in advance of Saturday evening to avoid…
Small craft advisories were up on Thursday keeping boats close to shore. At Henlopen Bait and Tackle, Jordan said one customer was trolling a Stretch 25 down the beach between Fenwick Island and Rehoboth when he caught a nice rockfish that he thought might have passed the 28-inch mark, but he released it anyway. Jordan…
Walt – Lewes – At the 2017 Great Delaware Kite Festival. The Kite Festival is back this year – taking place at Cape Henlopen State Park. This year, the festival is celebrating its 51st Anniversary and WGMD’s Walt Palmer and MJ Powell are judges. Find more information at the WGMD Community Calendar. Click for full view.
Governor John Carney on Thursday signed House Bill 360 that will send $300 in direct payments to Delaware taxpayers and adults. The bipartisan tax rebate legislation, which will provide a total of $600 for married couples, is intended to help counter the impact of inflation on Delaware families. Checks will be issued by the end…
Another beautiful day and even more fish were caught. Captain Aaron Herd on the Gale Force had Logan out to the ocean for tog and while he had to hit a couple of locations, he did find a spot where they were chewing. He ended the trip with a two-man limit released 10 or 12…
WGMD’s Throwback Thursday Picture of the Day. In 2008 WGMD put up a new broadcast tower. This picture was taken by a member of the crew looking down from the top of the tower the day they finished the work. You can see the old tower just to the right of the building. The final step in the build was to dismantle the old tower. We put together a video of the build – which took months and at least 3 full crews – the first was from Tennessee – and they couldn’t figure out how to deal with our low water table – and that digging 2 feet down – they hit water. They quit. Second crew fared better, but lost several members to the beach life! Click for full view
We finally had a beautiful spring day and the fish cooperated, sort of. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid ran on Tuesday and brought back a few tog. The big news was the big white perch caught out of the Broadkill River on bloodworms. The fish ran from 11 to 13 inches and…
Carol Tabor – Flowers at Hammerheads. Click for full view
The Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV)鈥檚 DMV on the Go trailer is officially open for business. The new trailer features updated stations, ADA accessible capabilities and performs all transactions as a traditional DMV except for inspections, road exams, driver improvement and uninsured motorist. This alternative to brick-and-mortar DMV locations allows customers who may not…
The 4th Representative District was relocated from New Castle County after redistricting was completed last fall. The new 4th Representative District follows the Indian River & Indian River Bay from Millsboro North & East along Route 24, The John J. Williams Highway to Love Creek and encompasses the communities of Oak Orchard, Long Neck, Angola.…
The homeless in Georgetown are a step closer to temporary shelter. The Springboard Collaborative and First State Community Action Agency have an agreement the the Collaborative will lease a one-acre site behind First State’s North Railroad Avenue location to construct 44 pallet shelters and accompanying service buildings to house up to 60 homeless individuals. First…
I am happy to report the weather did improve, but sad to say the fishing has remained about the same. We did have one good report from Lewes Harbour Marina. Captain Aaron Herd on the Gale Force had a two-man limit of tog on Monday. I suspect he was fishing the Outer Wall and the…
Margaret May – Lewes – Wild ponies at Assateague. Click for full view