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Delaware State Police were called to McDonald’s on Plaza Drive near Long Neck Sunday night for a disorderly person . Police say 53 year old Jacob Burke was being disorderly in the drive-thru when two patrons contacted him about his behavior. He followed them to their vehicle carrying a large knife. The man got out…
Governor John Carney has signed House Joint Resolution 4 which directs the Criminal Justice Council to establish and publish integrity reports concerning complaints made against police officers in each police agency in the state – as well as create and publish a list of de-certified police officers in the state. The resolution is sponsored by…
Monday was back to hot and humid weather at the beach with a bit of a south breeze. The rest of the week will see wind of five to fifteen knots and seas on the ocean running three to four feet. At Lewes Harbour Marina, Tommy reported that the Katydid came in with 37 flounder…
Carol Joyce – Ocean View – Beach roses along the Bethany Beach Boardwalk. Click for full view
Delaware State Police were called to McDonald’s on Plaza Drive near Long Neck Sunday night for a disorderly person . Police say 53 year old Jacob Burke was being disorderly in the drive-thru when two patrons contacted him about his behavior. He followed them to their vehicle carrying a large knife. The man got out…
Delaware State Police are looking for a 25 year old Millsboro man on felony criminal charges. Police say Tyler Burrows was in possession of a firearm during a neighborhood dispute and when troopers tried to contact him during a traffic stop – Burrows ran from the vehicle. Later that night Burrows stole a motorcycle. As…
At this time, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amendment of the emergency use authorizations (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to allow specific individuals with compromised immune systems to receive a third additional vaccine dose (booster). Patients should talk to their…
Dover Police are investigating a shooting Sunday night in the parking lot of the White Oak Apartment on White Oak Road. Police were called just after 10:30 and found a 28 year old man with a gunshot wound to the side of his head. A female witness said she was driving away when a suspect…
Sunday saw small craft advisories up for seas with some boats still going out in the ocean. Those that fished in Delaware Bay had smother sailing and caught croaker, spot, blues and a few flounder. The rest of the week will have winds of five to ten knots and seas running three to four feet…
During his keynote address today at the Maryland Association of Counties summer conference, Governor Larry Hogan announced that the State of Maryland’s new Consolidated Transportation Program (CTP)—to be released in early September—will include funding for the project planning phase for Route 90 improvements, advancing a long-held priority for Ocean City and Worcester County. The upcoming…
Saturday morning just before 9, Delaware State Police were called to a corn field on Dyke Branch Road east of Dover for a deceased body. Police found a 30 year old woman with apparent gunshot wounds to the upper body. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene and her body was taken to the…
A Salisbury area woman is dead after she was struck by a car just after midnight Sunday morning. Maryland State Police continue to investigate, but say 30 year old Zora Vetra was in the middle of the roadway at Whitehaven and Senkbeil Roads in Quantico due to a verbal argument when she was struck. Vetra…
Millsboro Police arrested 55-year-old Terence Wise of Millsboro on felony Driving Under the Influence after a concerned citizen called 911 and Millsboro officers conducted a traffic stop on Wise’s vehicle. On August 21 at approximately 3:40 p.m., officers were dispatched to the Arby’s restaurant in Millsboro for a possible intoxicated driver. Upon officers’ arrival they found the…
Hurricane Henri passed Delmarva just before midnight but was downgraded to tropical storm status Sunday morning as the storm neared Long Island and southern New England. WGMD asked Meteorologist John Wetherbee why the storm never really strengthened. He adds that even our high tide in Rehoboth Beach, just after 8am, was affected more by the…
Saturday saw small craft advisories up, but a few boats did test the ocean for flounder and sea bass. Sunday will see seas to seven feet on the ocean so I hope no one ventures out. The big money winners at the Mid-Atlantic Tournament were: Heaviest White Marlin at 82 pounds caught on the Sea…
Lew & Rachel Messick-Klensch – Milford – Stormy weather campfire – but no rain – click for full view
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Officers from the Division of Public Health’s Office of Animal Welfare (OAW) announced the arrest today of two Middletown women on charges of animal cruelty. Cheryl Joseph, 53, was arraigned in JP Court 11 in New Castle on 50 charges, including 48 counts of cruel neglect, and two counts of felony animal cruelty. Amy Wood, 60, was arraigned on five counts of cruel neglect. Both were released on their own recognizance and are…
Friday was a nasty day with rain and seas of three to four feet on the ocean. Rain and seas up to seven feet are forecast over Saturday and Sunday. As nasty as the weather was it was a good fishing day for the Billfisher out of Ocean City, Maryland. Captain Jon Duffie put angler…
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is providing an update on the most recent statistics related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Delaware, as of 6 p.m. Thursday, August 19, 2021. As of Tuesday, August 17, the seven-day average for the percentage of total tests that were positive was 7.9% – an increase from 6.2% as of Tuesday, August 10. There…
The Worcester County Health Department received notification from the State of Maryland that a mosquito pool in the Whaleyville area of Worcester County recently tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). The mosquito species that tested positive feeds primarily on birds. This is the first positive test for EEE in Worcester in 2021. Arboviruses, such…
Brooke-Ocean City – Sunrise In Ocean City. Click for full view
Governor Larry Hogan today announced the launch of Connect Maryland, a transformative new initiative to supercharge the State of Maryland’s broadband investment with a total new investment of $400 million to fully address the digital divide. The governor made the announcement in Snow Hill, where he was joined by Senate President Bill Ferguson, House Speaker…
Ocean City Emergency Personnel responded to a report of a stabbing in the area of 14th Street and Philadelphia Avenue on Thursday just before 7pm. Police learned that four people on mopeds and two people in a vehicle began arguing in the area of Baltimore Avenue and 7th Street and continued until the female driver…
The City of Milford and the Milford Police Department wish to warn utility customers of the City about an ongoing scam. Billing personnel with the City of Milford learned that several customers have been contacted saying Delmarva Power and the City have teamed up and customers need to pay a fee to keep their electric…