Mari Lou
Kindergarten registration for the 2020-2021 school year is underway in the Indian River School District. Registration is for children who will be 5 years old on or before August 31, 2020. Parents can register their child by presenting an original birth certificate, proof of immunization, proof of residency and the required district registration forms to…
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UPDATED – 11/4/19 – 11am – Delaware State Police have identified the driver who died in the crash on Sunday, November 3 at Route 13 and Redden Road in Bridgeville, as 49-year-old Isaias Perez of Bridgeville. The crash remains under investigation. ======================================================== ORIGINAL STORY – 11/3/19 – One lane of southbound Route 13 has reopened…
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Sunday was a bit on the breezy side, but Monday and Tuesday look good. When I stopped by Lewes Harbour Marina none of the charter or head boats were out. Captain Pete Haines was getting the Top Fin ready for a Monday tog charter, but that was the only activity on the dock. I did…
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A Dagsboro couple has been charged with burglary after they were found in a Lewes home. Delaware State Police were called to Derby Drive Saturday evening for a report of a burglary in progress. Police found two people in the garage and another in a van that was parked in the garage. The two adults…
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Firefighters from Dagsboro were called for a structure fire on Gum Tree Road this morning just before 3am. Fire crews found three vehicles on fire next to an abandoned structure. Crews from Frankford and Millsboro assisted – the State Fire Marshal is investigating.  Crews were on the scene for just over an hour.
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Delaware State Police were called after a crash involving a pedestrian on Camp Arrowhead Road just after 9 Saturday night. Police say a pickup truck came out of a sharp curve in a wooded area when a pedestrian on the right edge of the roadway stumbled or fell into the right side of the truck…
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Saturday was chilly, but the wind dropped out and both head, charter and private boats were able to sail. Sunday looks a bit breezy, but Monday and Tuesday look fine. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid came in with a nice catch of tog. A few private boats had limits of sea bass…
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DNREC on Friday announced that the EPA has proposed the Blades Groundwater site to the Superfund National Priorities List. The list is sites that have seen releases of hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants requiring evaluation for possible remediation – financed under the federal Superfund program. The EPA would also use Superfund authority and resources to…
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Delaware State Police were called to a Millsboro area home for an 11 year old in cardiac arrest. When police arrived they found several small bags containing heroin in the victim’s pocket – 30 small bags were found at the scene. Police learned the victim got the heroin from a friend a Laurel Elementary School…
Read MoreAn Antares rocket with a Cygnus module is scheduled for lift-off from Wallops Flight Facility this morning at 9:59. Along with the resupply mission, which includes 8200 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware there are seven student-made CubeSats set to fly to the International Space Station as well. CubeSats are small research satellites and…
Read MoreSummer ended on Friday. The temperature dropped 40 degrees and the wind howled out of the northwest raising small craft advisories on the bay and ocean. To the best of my knowledge, no boats sailed from any Delaware port. The weekend and early week weather look pretty good. Some northwest wind on Sunday with light…
Read MoreLast June Maryland State Police investigated an armed robbery at Dollar General in Westover. A masked gunman demanded cash from the clerk, who was also struck in the head with a handgun. In July, Police arrested 29 year old Anthony Horsey of Westover on a variety of charges and has been held without bond. The…
Read MoreOpen enrollment for 2020 coverage on Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace has begun. DHSS officials say the premiums on the state’s marketplace plans have dropped an average of 19% because of a new reinsurance program that Delaware received state and federal approval to start. Enrollment runs from November 1st through December 15th.
Read MoreUPDATED – 10/28/19 – Funeral services for Christopher Trimper of Ocean City, who died last Thursday from complications from a food allergy will be held on Saturday, November 2 at the Ocean City Performing Arts Center. Visitation is from 10am to 12pm with the funeral service at noon. While everyone wants to help in their…
Read MoreOn Veterans Day, Monday, November 11, DART is offering free rides to Veterans on all Statewide bus services. Veterans displaying a Veteran’s ID card (this would also cover spouses and partners) or DD 214 can ride for free on all DART bus services all day. “The military is such an integral part of the community…
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The operation of several massage parlors throughout Delaware – including Rehoboth Beach – led to the arrest of 55 year old Da Zhong Wang, formerly of Smyrna – on RICO charges. DOJ officials then filed a civil suit against Wang alleging racketeering – the first in Delaware involving human trafficking. This week a Superior Court…
Read MoreTen years in prison for the sexual assault of a child – that’s the sentence for 26 year old Brandon Flood of Laurel. DOJ officials say he pleaded guilty to 1st degree sexual abuse by a person in a position of trust after he initiated inappropriate sexual contact with a minor on more than one…
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Thursday was more trick than treat for fishermen as gale warnings were up for the ocean and small craft advisories were up for the bay. On Wednesday the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted on the proposals to reduce the mortality on striped bass by 18% for recreational and commercial fishermen. Recreational fishermen will have…
Read MoreWednesday saw good fishing weather with light winds and moderate temperatures. Thursday will see gale warnings that could stay around until Friday. Right now, it looks like Saturday will be fishable. We had a report from Captain Monty Hawkins on the Morning Star out of Ocean City that he was able to limit out the…
Read MoreAlaska National Guard Lt Col. Bill Dean – 45, Juneau, Alaska. Died in a mountain climbing accident on 10/12/2019.
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