Mari Lou
Two people have been arrested by Seaford Police after it was learned that the operator of a vehicle traveling on Market Street was wanted out of the J-P Court. Police contacted the driver, 54 year old Howard Wise and passenger, 21 year old Cierra Showell – both of Seaford. Wise was arrested without incident. Showell…
An increase in mosquito-transmitted West Nile Virus (WNV) activity is occurring in many areas in Delaware as indicated in sentinel chickens used by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to monitor for certain mosquito-transmitted diseases. Twenty sentinel chicken stations are sampled weekly throughout the state each summer and fall to help track WNV and…
Thursday was just a bad day to even think about fishing. Wind gusts topped 37 knots and we had copious amounts of rain. I didn’t even call any of my contacts because if anyone went fishing, I don’t want to know their names. Friday will once again see small craft advisories up for north winds…
Wednesday saw small craft advisories up and they will remain up through Friday. Thursday will see winds out of the south at 20 gusting to 30 knots and seas of five to seven feet with rain. Friday the winds go around to the northwest at ten to fifteen with gusts to twenty knots and seas…
WGMD’s Throwback Thursday Picture of the Day going back to 2013 and a Mike Bradley remote broadcast with SchagrinGas at Midway. Click for full view
Tuesday saw more rough seas on the ocean and it is not going to get any better for the remainder of the week. Wednesday will see winds out of the southeast at ten to fifteen increasing to fifteen to twenty with gusts to twenty-five knots and seas building to three to five feet. Thursday the…
County residents turned out on the Circle in Georgetown to protest uncontrolled development and out-of-control growth in Sussex County. As the County Council meeting was getting ready to begin – many moved inside the Council chambers and took advantage of the public comment portion of the meeting to voice their comments to the Council in person. Click for full view
The ocean was pretty rough on Monday and, to the best of my knowledge, no boats went out there from Lewes or Indian River Marina. Tuesday will see east winds of ten to fifteen knots with seas of three to four feet and then on Wednesday the winds will go southeast at ten to fifteen…
Abigail Dion – Sykesville – Early morning at the beach in Ocean City. Click for full view
Sunday saw some bumpy weather and the new week is not going to be very pleasant for small boaters who wish to fish the ocean. Monday will see winds of ten to fifteen out of the east with seas of three to four feet. Tuesday the winds remain easterly at ten to fifteen knots and…
Two people were injured in a single vehicle crash on Mount Joy Road after a chase. Delaware State Police in a marked patrol vehicle were behind a Hyundai traveling above the posted speed on Gravel Hill Road. At a 4-way stop intersection on Gravel Hill Road the driver signaled to turn right onto Morris Mill…
UPDATED – 7:40am – ALL power has been restored ================================================================= UPDATED – 5:52am – Over half of those without power have been restored – mainly in the Angola area. Just over 6300 remain without power. ================================================================= About 12,200 Delaware Electric Cooperative members are without power this morning in the Long Neck and Angola areas. Power…
Saturday saw small craft advisories up for the ocean, but the Delaware Bay was fishable. Sunday will see north winds at ten to fifteen with gusts to 20 and seas of three to four feet. Monday the winds go east at ten to fifteen with seas remaining at three to four feet. Tommy at Lewes…
Maryland State Police are investigating a crash that occurred when a trooper’s vehicle collided with a three-wheel motorcycle Saturday evening in Worcester County. Shortly after 8:35 p.m. on Saturday, Trooper First Class Cody Shubert, a three-year veteran of the Maryland State Police who is assigned to the Berlin Barrack, was driving an unmarked agency-issued 2020…
Phil – 302-228-5471 – 2000 Red Mustang convertible, Rebuilt with receipts & no miles on rebuilt motor, AC, auto trans, tagged, Great shape – $4500 obo – 1967 Mustang – $8500 Toni – 302-539-3487 – Craftsman Leaf blower 220mph 12amps 50ft cord – $100 John – 302-547-7240 – Antique Evinrude outboard ID#1956 – $100 Bill…
UPDATED – 9/18/21 12:30pm – The investigation into a motorcycle crash that left one man dead continues by Maryland State Police. The crash occurred just before 6 Friday night near the intersection of Route 113 and Route 589 near Showell. Police have identified the operator as 45 year old Jeffrey LeBlanc of Laurel, Delaware. Police…
Friday saw small craft advisories up and they will be up again in Saturday. Winds on Saturday will be north at ten to fifteen with gusts to twenty and seas of four to six feet. Sunday will see a slight improvement with winds out of the north at ten to fifteen with seas of three…
Margaret May – Lewes – Buddleia Pugster – Blue Butterfly Bush – waiting for butterflies. Click for full view
Governor John Carney has signed three environmental bills into law. These measures will help to expand the use of renewable energy – and community-based solar systems, reduce carbon emissions by creating more accessible electric vehicle charging infrastructure and protect Delaware’s fragile ecosystems from the harmful effects of plastic waste – specifically to curb balloon releases.…
Delaware’s unemployment picture for August was somewhat better over July and much better than a year ago. The state’s unemployment rate was a 5.4% – 2 tenths of a percent lower than July, but a year ago – it was at 7.9%. The national average in August was at 5.2% – a decrease of 2-tenth…
DNREC has closed the Port Mahon Fishing Pier off Port Mahon Road east of Dover until further notice. Emergency repairs will be made after a broken support piling was found during a routine inspection. This closure is a precautionary safety measure. When the support piling is repaired DNREC will reopen the pier. For information, call…
Fishing was good on Thursday, but not many boats were out. Once school starts and vacations end people get back to work so weekday trips are rare. Small craft advisories are already up for Friday and Saturday. On Friday the wind will be northeast at ten to fifteen with gusts to twenty and seas of…
Greg Ryan – Millsboro – Launch of SpaceX’s Inspiration4 traveling over Delmarva on 9/15/21. Click for full view
The hard south wind on Wednesday kept boats at the dock in Lewes and Indian River Marina. Thursday will see southeast winds of five to ten knots going east in the afternoon with three-foot seas. You don’t want to know about Friday and Saturday. No one has answered the phone for the past few days…
WGMD Throwback Thursday Picture of the Day – revisiting the 2015 Delaware State Fair and host Bob Steele playing ‘man on the midway’ talking to fair-goers. Click for full view