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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…
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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…
Wayne Myers – Up on the roof / Click for full view
Wednesday began with a stiff north wind that laid down by 10:00 AM. Thursday and Friday will see the effects of Tropical Storm Elsa. The Falgowski family is at it again. Evan had a big porgy weighing 2.57 pounds at Fenwick Shoal along with some flounder and tog while father and son Corky and Cory…
WGMD Throwback Thursday Picture of the Day – July of 2013 and Mike Bradley’s show on the road at Atlantic Cellular. Then-Governor Jack Markell was in town for an interview. l-r – WGMD’s Mike Bradley, Governor Jack Markell, WGMD’s Nick Larusso / Click for full view
Tuesday started off OK, but then the wind and seas came up and small craft advisories flew by afternoon. Right now, Wednesday looks iffy, but Thursday and Friday are a no go. Stopped by Lewes Harbour Marina where Tommy was finishing up a pile of flounder for the Independence Fishing Club who had been out…
ML – At the Bethany Beach Regional Training Institute / Click for full view
UPDATED – 7/6/21 – 5pm – Yesterday, July 6, 2021, Ocean City Bomb Squad personnel, assisted by the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office-Bomb Squad and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) safely destroyed the remaining fireworks on the beach after the unintended fireworks discharge on Sunday. Destruction of the remaining fireworks occurred…
The 4th of July was a beautiful summer day and it looks like the weather will be good until Thursday when we start to see the remnants of the tropical storm. Lewes Harbour Marina reported Michael Steffy weighed in a 5.95-pound trout. He caught this citation fish at the Outer Wall on a sand flea.…
Saturday was the beginning of the 4th 0f July weekend and we had a series of passing rain showers at the beach. The seas in the ocean were a bit rough, but the rest of the weekend looks dry and the winds will be out of the southwest at 10 to 15 knots with seas…
Danielle Myers – Milford – At Rust & Calhoun Roads near Milford / Click for full view
Friday saw the weather at the beach go from hot and humid to cool and wet. We had rain for most of the day and only a few boats went out, but those that did caught some fish. The weekend looks to be unsettled with more rain on Saturday and better conditions on Sunday. At…
NWS Damage Survey for July 1st 2021 confirms two Tornadoes… Farmington DE to Houston DE Tornado… Rating: EF-1Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mphPath Length /statute/: 3.9 milesPath Width /maximum/: 50 yardsFatalities: 0Injuries: 0 Start Date: Jul 01 2021Start Time: 4:52 PM EDTStart Location: 1 North of Farmington DEStart Lat/Lon: 38.8892 / -75.5826 End Date: Jul 01…
The Delaware State Police are honored to recognize Miss Constance “Connie” Dick as she recently completed 70 years with the Division. Miss Connie has been a fixture of Troop 4 in Georgetown since June 15, 1951 and has no intentions of leaving anytime soon. When she first started, there were only 25 troopers in the…