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WGMD Throwback Thursday Picture of the Day – Back to 2005 a WGMD remote from the Delaware State Fair with -Host Ron Letterman and the Pres / Click for full view
Tuesday was just a typical summer day and that’s what we are going to have for the rest of the week. The wind will be out of the south southwest and the high temperatures in the afternoon will be in the low 90s. This is a good reason to get out early and fish during…
The State of Delaware and E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, The Chemours Company, DuPont de Nemours, Inc. and Corteva, Inc, (the “Companies”), businesses with a long history of operations within the State, today announced a settlement agreement designed to benefit Delaware’s natural resources and the people of the State of Delaware now,…
Beginning Thursday, July 15, Delaware’s largest COVID-19 testing partner, Curative, Inc., will shift completely from using a self-administered saliva-based test to a self-administered shallow nasal test. The new PCR testing method is expected to have the same turnaround time for results, usually within 24 to 48 hours of the test specimen being received at Curative’s…
Monday saw southwest winds of 15 to 20 knots and seas of three to five feet in the ocean. This kept most trips confined to Delaware Bay or the Back Bays. Tuesday looks a bit better with seas of three to four feet and then things are supposed to settle down on Wednesday through Friday…
Lew & Rachel Messick-Klensch – Milford – Stormy weather passing and a campfire – but not a drop of rain / Click for full view
On Monday, July 12 at approximately 5:58 a.m., Ocean City Police were on patrol in the area of South 1st Street and Baltimore Ave when they located two individuals sleeping in a vehicle. Officers observed the individuals sleeping in the vehicle in a parking lot of a downtown business. During the check on the welfare call, officers…
Governor John Carney on Monday signed an order that lifts the COVID-19 State of Emergency effective at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, July 13. Governor Carney first issued the State of Emergency on March 13, 2020 to control the spread of COVID-19 in Delaware communities. Click here to read Governor Carney’s order lifting the State of Emergency.…
Sunday was a great fishing day and a lot of folks caught fish. The week looks good with south to southwest winds and seas in the ocean running three to four feet dropping off to three feet or less. At Lewes Harbour Marina we learned that the Katydid, Surface Tension, Savannah Lynn and several private…
Joe Scaturro – Lewes – Sunset at Grain on the Rocks at the Lewes Ferry Terminal / Click for full view
(Updated story) A 46-year-old Bridgeville man who was driving a motorcycle has died following a collision with a pick-up truck east of Delmar. According to Delaware State Police, the driver of the pick-up truck, a 70-year-old Delmar man, started to make a left turn into the path of the motorcyclist on Pepperbox Road near Elliott’s…
Delaware State Police continue to investigate a crash Saturday night near Magnolia that left a 6 year old dead. Police say a 24 year old Millsboro woman was southbound on Route1 near Trap Shooters Road when a vehicle in front of her crossed the line into her lane and then returned to the travel lane. …
UPDATED – 7/11/21 4pm – Delaware State Police have identified the individual who died in the fatal motor vehicle crash on Friday July 9, 2021 on SR1 near Odessa, as 92-year-old Shantaben Patel of Camden-Wyoming. =========================== An Ocean Pines, Maryland man is charged after he left the scene of a crash resulting in death and…
The Delaware Forest Service’s Type 6 engine remains in California, but is now manned by a new three-person crew. DEMA’s Nikki Testa is an engine boss trainee, Erich Burkentine of the Delaware Forest Service is the engine boss and Hunter Melson of Milford is a firefighter type 2. This crew began working Saturday with a…
A three vehicle crash on southbound Route 1 just north of Milford Saturday morning had early morning traffic at a near standstill. Delaware State Police tell WGMD that an SUV, driven by a 38 year old Dover woman was southbound on Route 1 in the right lane. A BMW driven by a Connecticut man was…
Saturday was a refreshing day with a northwest wind and lower humidity. Sunday will seas in the ocean building to four feet while the bay remains at two feet or less. Steve, at Smith Bait in Leipsic, checked in a 4-pound, 1-ounce trout for Lawrence Voss. The fish was caught on a Bass Assassin at…
Dover Police were called for a shooting on Cecil Street just before 10 Friday night. Police located a 44 year old man with a gunshot wound to the lower leg. The victim refused to provide information to police and became disorderly with police and medics and also caused a disturbance at Kent General Hospital. He…
Ray in West OC – 443-859-3330 – 300 sq ft. Berber carpet (brand new still in plastic) TANNISH W/ A LITTLE GRAY – $275 – 4 corvette wheels for a 2001 C5 chrome – $200 – New in box paint sprayer – $50 Richie in Reho – 302-542-3800 – Contractor’s construction trailer 14′ long w/4…
Friday saw small craft warnings up for the ocean and it looks like Saturday will still have seas of three to four feet as the wind drops out to northwest at five to ten knots. The Delaware Bay will see better conditions with seas of less than two feet. Elsa came through so fast I…
A fire that damaged an outbuilding and camper in Wicomico County is under investigation by the Maryland State Fire Marshal. The fire was reported just after 6 Friday morning by a passerby on Nanticoke Road in Quantico. Firefighters from the Westside Volunteer Fire company responded. Investigation by the Fire Marshal has determined that the fire…
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on all Americans, especially those who suffered loss due to the virus. FEMA Region 3 remains committed to easing the financial burden on the thousands of families in the mid-Atlantic region who incurred funeral expenses due to the virus. FEMA has amended the agency’s COVID-19 funeral assistance policy…
Two man have been arrested on gun charges after a traffic stop by Delaware State Police near Magnolia. Police spotted a Corolla with an expired tag in the area of Peachtree Run and Irish Hill Road and smelled marijuana as they contacted the driver, 22 year old Xavier Daniels of Milford and 21 year old…
Thursday morning was miserable at the beach with high humidity and a sticky south wind. By afternoon the humidity was still high, but the wind had shifted to the southeast and increased as Elsa came calling. Friday will be a no fishing day. I want to thank the gentleman who helped me get my boat…
Public Comment Focuses on Manufactured Home Parks at Sussex County Council
After a week off for the Fourth of July, the Sussex County Council returned to the Circle in Georgetown with an agenda chock full of items. However it was Public Comment that took center stage to begin the meeting. William Kinnick, President of the Delaware Manufactured Home Owners Association, spoke for the second time about…
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