Mari Lou

The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park to Close for Season Tuesday

By Mari Lou / February 25, 2022

DNREC will close The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park – including a stretch of ocean and bay beach beginning on Tuesday, March 1st for beach-nesting season. This is for the safety of multiple threatened and endangered beach-nesters and migratory shorebirds. The ocean-side beach will reopen to the public on September 1st. The bayside beach…

UPDATED: DSP Investigating Fatal Rehoboth Crash Friday Morning

By Mari Lou / February 25, 2022

UPDATED: Emergency personnel from Rehoboth Beach were called for a vehicle crash around 7:30 Friday morning on Oyster House Road. Fire and EMS found a car up against a fence in the parking lot of a business just off Coastal Highway – the victim was deceased. Delaware State Police say the driver, a 68 year…

Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / February 25, 2022

Larry Kaplan-Ocean View – Sunrise at Whites Creek

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / February 24, 2022

Throwback Thursday Picture of the Day – the 2011 Delaware State Fair – Chicken Picking Contest. WGMD news anchor Andrew Koch showing his skills / Click for full view

UPDATED: Sussex County Council Defers Vote on Buffer Ordinance

By Mari Lou / February 22, 2022

Today’s public hearing was a continuation of the public hearing the Council suspended on January 11th. P&Z Director Jamie Whitehouse told the Council that 209 written responses had been received and that the majority seemed to be in support of the ordinance. Planning & Zoning has recommended that the council approve the ordinance. The buffer…

Wicomico Public Schools Address MD State Dept of Education Mask Vote

By Mari Lou / February 22, 2022

Earlier Tuesday, the Maryland State Board of Education voted to rescind its emergency regulation requiring masks in school facilities effective March 1st. The masking regulation remains in effect for now, however, because the next step at the state level would be a vote by the General Assembly’s joint committee on Administrative, Executive & Legislative Review to…

Maryland Man Charged in Murder of Missing Felton Woman

By Mari Lou / February 22, 2022

Delaware State Police have confirmed the human remains recovered from the backyard of a residence in the 25000 block of Schuyler Road, Henderson, MD, on February 16, 2022, were positively identified through the Maryland Division of Forensic Science as Jennifer Leyanna, 41, of Felton. On November 1, 2020, Delaware State Police Troop 3 handled the initial…

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / February 22, 2022

Abigail Dion – Sykesville – Sun attempting to come out in Ocean City. Click for full view

Three Arrested for Theft of Porch Packages & Lawn Ornaments in Kent County

By Mari Lou / February 21, 2022

Three people Magnolia residents have been arrested for thefts of porch packages and lawn ornaments during the past several months. Delaware State Police say the thefts have occurred in the Houston, Felton, Harrington and Magnolia areas and thanks to tips from the community – police have arrested 45 year old Russell Griffin, 43 year old…

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Delaware Wild Birds

By Mari Lou / February 21, 2022

Cases of Eurasian H5 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) were detected in wild birds in Delaware in recent days, as the bird flu continues to spread in the United States. The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the Eurasian H5 strain of HPAI in eight wild ducks and a…

Sussex County Council to Continue Public Hearing on Buffer Ordinance

By Mari Lou / February 21, 2022

The Sussex County Council will meet Tuesday morning. County Administrator Todd Lawson will discuss the possible disposition of County property – with possible action taken by the Council. At 10:30 there is a scheduled continuance of a public hearing to amend the County’s buffer ordinance, which was suspended at the January 11, 2022 meeting of…

Millsboro Area Home & Garage Damaged by Fire

By Mari Lou / February 20, 2022

Firefighters from Indian River and Millsboro were called for a garage fire on Guinea Hollow Road just after 8 Saturday night. Firefighters learned the fire spread from the garage to the house. Crews from multiple other companies responded or provided cover as well as paramedics and Mid-Sussex Rescue. No injuries were reported and the State…

Fire Damages Dewey Beach Home

By Mari Lou / February 20, 2022

Rehoboth Beach firefighters were called to a residential fire on Bayard Avenue in Dewey Beach around 7:30 Saturday nights. Crews arriving at the scene found fire showing from three floors of the home – and according to the Rehoboth Beach Fire Company website, a sprinkler system confined the fire to one unit with moderate damage…

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / February 20, 2022

Greg Ryan – Millsboro – Just before Saturday’s launch of the Antares Rocket. Click for full view

Final Phase of Roland E. Powell Convention Center Expansion Finished in Ocean City

By Mari Lou / February 19, 2022

Governor Larry Hogan today participated in a ribbon cutting for the third and final expansion of the Roland E. Powell Ocean City Convention Center. The $38 million expansion—a partnership between the State of Maryland and the Town of Ocean City—includes a new 30,000-square foot exhibition hall, and a 15,000-square foot bayside gallery.  “The entire mission…

Rehoboth Beach Patrol Tryouts Scheduled

By Mari Lou / February 19, 2022

Have you got what it takes to be part of Rehoboth Beach Patrol? The Rehoboth Beach Patrol has a question for young people who are looking for meaningful and fun summer employment: Have you got what it takes to rise to the challenge? For more than 100 years, the Rehoboth Beach Patrol (RBP) has provided…

Georgetown Traffic Stop Ends in Arrests for DUI, Drugs & a Weapon

By Mari Lou / February 19, 2022

A Delaware State Trooper on patrol in Georgetown early Saturday morning spotted a red Toyota with expired registration. The trooper stopped the car and contacted the 21 year old driver and 17 year old passenger and smelled alcohol coming from inside the car. A DUI investigation was started when the trooper spotted the passenger discarding…

WGMD Radio Flea Market 2-19-22

By Mari Lou / February 19, 2022

Bill – 302-684-3882 / Joe – 302-339-1146 – Heavy duty automobile tow dolly with accessories – $650 John – 302-212-5413 – Airguide Model 76 Marine compass (1960s) New in box – $60 – Wilson Hyper Speed Driver & 8 other left hand clubs – $40 – 15 pairs of size six women’s shoes, sneakers and…

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / February 19, 2022

Walt – Lewes – Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse from The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park. Click for full view

Applications Being Taken for Laurel PD Citizen Police Academy

By Mari Lou / February 18, 2022

The Laurel Police Department is taking applications for its Citizen Police Academy being held this spring. The “Go Behind the Badge” event is an eight-week program that provides residents with a behind-the-scenes look at law enforcement. Classes will be held once-a-week. The three hour sessions will focus on the following topic: K9 demonstrations, simulated car…

Proposed Amendment Seeks to Protect Parental Rights in Delaware

By Mari Lou / February 18, 2022

Two Delaware lawmakers are proposing to amend the state constitution to confirm that parents have a fundamental right to the “care, custody and control of their child.” State Rep. Charles Postles (R-Milford North) and State Sen. Bryant Richardson (R-Seaford) maintain that the Parental Rights Protection Amendment is needed to safeguard parental authority against government encroachment. Rep. Postles said one high-profile…

MD House Leadership Announces “Family Budget Boosters” Tax Relief Package

By Mari Lou / February 18, 2022

Today, Speaker Adrienne A. Jones, Majority Leader Eric Luedtke and Ways and Means Committee Chair Vanessa Atterbeary held a press conference to announce a tax relief package to help working and middle-class families afford basic necessities and put chronically unemployed Marylanders back to work. “We promised that this session would be about supporting working families and helping…

Dover Man Sentenced for Enticing a Minor to Produce Child Pornography

By Mari Lou / February 18, 2022

A Dover man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to one count of enticement of a minor to produce child pornography. Officials say 42 year old Scott Foster posed as teen boys on Facebook and used aggressive and manipulative tactics to coerce and entice three minor females into producing…

MSP Make Arrest in Preston Stabbing

By Mari Lou / February 18, 2022

Maryland State Police have made an arrest in a stabbing that occurred Thursday afternoon in Preston. State Police were assisted by the Caroline County Sheriff’s Office and Natural Resources Police and located a female victim with an apparent stab wound. The suspect tried to evade arrest while cutting himself with a knife. A trooper was…

Caroline County BOE Supports Gov Hogan’s Call to Rescind State BOE’s School Masking Policy

By Mari Lou / February 18, 2022

At their February 15 work session, the Caroline County Board of Education unanimously voted to write the Maryland State Board of Education (MSBE) to express their support for Governor Hogan’s recent call to rescind the MSBE mask policy for local school systems. Subsequently, the following letter was sent to MSBE President Clarence C. Crawford: Dear Mr. Crawford: On…