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A domestic incident on Pot of Gold Circle in Millsboro led to the arrest of a Millsboro woman. Delaware State Police say they contacted a 54 year old man who was outside the home after he was assaulted by his girlfriend who then threatened him with a knife. Troopers found 42 year old Michelle Corbitt…
A six month investigation into the distribution of illegal drugs ended with the arrest of two people at a home on Woodcrest Drive in Harbeson on Thursday. Delaware State Police with help from SORT, the Sussex Drug Unit and Governors Task Force went into the home with a search and seizure warrant where they arrested…
Greg Ryan – Millsboro – Gulls feeding in the wake of the Cape May Lewes Ferry / Click for full view
A Milford man has been charged after violating a no contact order. Delaware State Police say 29 year old Tyler Melvin went to a home on Sussex Pines Road in Georgetown where he argued with a 65 year old man who advised Melvin of the no contact order and asked him to leave. Melvin refused…
Delmar Police with help from Delaware State Police are investigating a shooing Wednesday night just after 8:30 on Buckingham Drive. Police say a 56 year old female victim was standing at the front door of her home ready to enter when she was struck by gunfire. She was taken to an area hospital with non-life…
Friday is the deadline for comments on a proposed name change or honorific naming for West Fourth Street to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Boulevard in Lewes. Comments must be in writing and received by 4pm Friday to the email below. The city council will possibly take action during Monday’s regular council meeting which begins…
A 68 year old woman from Rehoboth Beach is dead after she was struck by a vehicle Wednesday night just after 8pm on Coastal Highway in the area of Munchy Branch Road. Delaware State Police believe the woman was crossing Coastal Highway and stepped from the median into the path of an SUV, operated by…
This morning’s Mutual Assistance Agreement Workshop at Fenwick Town Hall has been postponed until Friday at 11am. The agreement is between Fenwick Island, Ocean View and South Bethany to provide police service assistance to South Bethany while the town recruits certified officers for the South Bethany police department.
After multiple complaints to the State Auditor’s hotline regarding the Capital School District’s Building and Grounds Department an investigation was made. The State Auditor’s office was told of a variety of allegations – including violations of union contract overtime provisions and work requirements, inappropriate purchases, misuse of fleet vehicles and misuse of bid authority. The…
One New Castle County lawmaker wants more transparency in the General Assembly and is introducing legislation that will call for audio and live video streaming of ALL General Assembly proceedings – House and Senate floor action and committee meetings. And that all content be archived and accessible on the internet. Representative Mike Smith says most…
Senator Tom Carper’s statement following Trump Administration Briefing on Iran Intelligence Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), a senior member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement after the Trump Administration briefed senators on the airstrike that killed Iranian Quds Force General Qassem Suleimani. Last year, Senator Carper…
WGMD’s Throwback Thursday Picture of the Day circa 2009 – Participants in WGMD’s Great Debate at the CHEER Center in Georgetown.
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EST THIS EVENING… WHAT…West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE…Portions of central, northern, northwest and southern New Jersey, east central and southeast Pennsylvania, northeast Maryland and central, northern and southern Delaware. WHEN…From 10 AM this…
Sussex County EMS has earned its first-ever national accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services. Sussex County EMS is only the second advanced life support system in the state to earn this distinction – which means they meet or exceed nationally-accepted high standards for patient care in the industry. CAAS, based in Glenview,…
Beginning this week, as the number of flu cases rise in the First State, Bayhealth is enacting a temporary flu visitation policy. Guests under the age of 16 are restricted from visiting anyone at Bayhealth Hospital, Kent and Sussex Campuses. This is only for visitors – not people going to the hospital to receive medical…
Two Sussex County residents have died from complications of the flu. Public Health officials report a 68 year old woman with influenza A and a 65 year old man infected with influenza B died this week – both also had underlying heath conditions. So far this flu season, there have been 1083 laboratory-confirmed cases of…
Maryland State lawmakers are back on the job this afternoon at noon. They’ll have plenty of work to do to get right down to business with about 200 bills that have been pre-filed. Yesterday the Maryland House Minority Caucus re-elected Delegate Nic Kipke as Minority Leader and Delegate Kathy Szeliga as Minority Whip. They say…
A Baltimore County man fishing off Ocean City in the Atlantic Ocean canyons on December 28th caught a big-scale pomfret – weighing in at 22.1 pounds. Maryland DNR officials say this is the first official state fishing record for big-scale pomfret. Both the species and weight have been verified and it’s possible that 33 year…
For the first time in 46 years, Ocean City’s signature event – Sunfest – will move to October! City officials say that with the leap year this year, Sunfest and the unsanctioned motor event will coincide. To preserve Sunfest – and to keep residents and visitors safe – Sunfest will move to the week of…
UPDATED: The Sussex County Council has said no to a convenience store with gas at the intersection of Route 24 and Angola Road. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the application in spite of the many area residents who spoke out against the application before both P&Z and the County Council during public…
A short drug investigation in the North Street area by Milford Police resulted in charges against several men. An officer approached the suspect vehicle and smelled marijuana. Further investigation led to the arrest of three men and the seizure of marijuana, heroin, crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia. Police charged 32 year old James D. Brown…
Debra Swartzlander – Holly Lakes Campground, east of Millsboro / Click for full view
The Indian River School District will ask district voters to approve a capital expense referendum on February 13th that will provide funding to build a new Sussex Central High School. This is the district’s third attempt to pass a referendum – and they are asking for just the one building, which Superintendent Mark Steele says…
Dover Police are investigating the death of a 15 year old from Milford. Police responded to an alley in the area of Paul Street and Davis Circle just before 10pm after the victim called 9-1-1 to report he’d been shot. Police found the victim had been shot multiple times and was taken to Kent General…
New legislation is now in effect in Worcester County that requires people who rent or offer to rent property for sleeping accommodations to obtain a rental license from the county government. A copy of Bill 19-4 and the adopted rental license fee schedule are available at www.co.worcester.md.us . Applications for a rental license will be available…