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WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / October 28, 2019

Barb Moulinier – Rehoboth Beach – Currents at the Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse / Click for full view

Two Hospitalized after Early Morning Crash south of Milford

By Mari Lou / October 27, 2019

Two people are hospitalized after a crash just before 2am Sunday on Route 113 south of Fitzgerald Road.  Delaware State Police say a 43 year old Georgetown man in a minivan was southbound in the northbound lanes on Route 113 when he collided head on with a Jetta driven by a 23 year old Milford…

Sea Witch Festival Cancellations – 7:20am

By Mari Lou / October 27, 2019

WGMD Fishing Report 10-27-19

By Mari Lou / October 27, 2019

Saturday was another good fishing day, but Sunday is not going to be very nice at all.  Small craft advisories are up and may be up for Monday as well. Tom at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid had another boat limit of sea bass plus a few triggerfish for his Saturday party.  Old Inlet…

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / October 27, 2019

Ginny George – Baby Birds / Click for full view

WGMD Radio Flea Market 10-26-19

By Mari Lou / October 26, 2019

Rosa – MOVING SALE:  November 2nd – 9am-1pm – 148 Woodland Ave. Ocean View Jim – 302-222-2777 – FREE:  Assorted shipping palates Devin – 302-236-3659 – 2005 Dodge Dakota with Tow hitch – $1700 Bob – 302-645-2133 – Craftsman Riding mower… doesn’t run – $100 Tom – 302-228-6763 – 2 aluminum Rimowa Suitcases – $650…

WGMD Fishing Report 10-26-19

By Mari Lou / October 26, 2019

Friday was another good fishing day and it looks like Saturday will be as well.  Small craft advisories are already up for Sunday. Captain Cary Evans called to report another boat limit of sea bass on the Grizzly, plus four flounder one of which weighed 7.75 pounds.  Why he couldn’t find those flounder on Thursday…

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / October 26, 2019

Charles Parkhill – Osprey in nest at Long Neck / Click for full view

Lewes Fire Leaves Man with Critical Injuries

By Mari Lou / October 25, 2019

One person was critically injured in a fire Friday evening west of Lewes.  Firefighters were called to a mobile home on Matthew Circle in the Woods Edge development just of Route 24 around 5pm.  They found a mobile home fully involved and a 73 year old man who suffered burns – he has been flown…

30th Annual Sea Witch Festival is Underway in Rehoboth & Dewey Beaches

By Mari Lou / October 25, 2019

The Sea Witch Festival will take over Rehoboth and Dewey Beaches this weekend.  There will be activities throughout the town.  Traffic on Rehoboth Avenue was closed at 2am and other roads used for lineup for the parade will also be closed to traffic.  Parade lineup for the Sea Witch Parade begins at 9am – adjacent…

Grant Funding Awarded to Help Sussex County Seniors

By Mari Lou / October 25, 2019

U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons announced a $750,000 grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to CHEER Senior Services, La Red Health Center and Educational Health Resources International (EHRI), the nonprofit arm of Nationwide Healthcare Services at the Milford Wellness Village. The grant award will help develop a program to help Sussex…

Saturday is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

By Mari Lou / October 25, 2019

Saturday is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.  You have the option to dispose of expired, unwanted or unused medications in a safe and convenient way – and raise awareness of the potential for misuse of medications.  Collection sites are set up throughout Delmarva and you can drop off your prescription medications between 10 and…

Rep Andy Harris Secures Housing Funding for MD’s Lower Shore Counties

By Mari Lou / October 25, 2019

First District Congressman Andy Harris announced a $79,784 federal grant to SHORE UP! Inc in Salisbury.  The funding will be administered through the Housing Preservation Grants program and will specifically be used to repair and rehab homes of low and very-low income residents on the Lower Shore of Maryland. Rep. Andy Harris made the following…

Lincoln Man Sentenced for Assault

By Mari Lou / October 25, 2019

A Lincoln man faced 3 years in prison for assaulting a woman who was staying with him and his wife.  DOJ officials say 44 year old Toussaint Jones began arguing with the woman but then struck her in the face – causing a fracture.  Jones pleaded guilty to 2nd degree assault in August and was…

Seaford Man Sentenced After Dragging Trooper During Traffic Stop

By Mari Lou / October 25, 2019

A Seaford man who tried to avoid arrest by driving off from a traffic stop in June of 2018 with the trooper hanging onto his vehicle has been sentenced to 4 years in prison.  A trooper stopped 30 year old Brandon Showell for running a stop sign, but as the officer approached Showell’s SUV, Showell…

Bridgeville Man Arrested on Drug Charges in Laurel

By Mari Lou / October 25, 2019

A two-week investigation into drug dealing in the Laurel area ended Thursday with the arrest of 21 year old Dwayne Dashiell of Bridgeville.  Dashiell was wanted through Sussex County Superior Court after he’d previously been indicted by the Sussex County Grand Jury.  He had been seen at the Hollybrook Apartment complex in Laurel where he…

Millsboro Man Who Robbed & Kidnapped Rehoboth Couple Sentenced to 20 Years

By Mari Lou / October 25, 2019

In July of 2018, 30 year old Steven Snell of Millsboro kidnapped an elderly Rehoboth couple from the Cornwall Road home and forced them to drive to an ATM to get money for him.  The husband was tied up in the trunk and Snell forced the wife to withdraw money from their bank ATM –…

Columbia Care Opens Sussex County Medical Marijuana Dispensary in Rehoboth Beach

By Mari Lou / October 25, 2019

As of Friday, there are two medical marijuana dispensaries at the beach in Sussex County.  Columbia Care has opened a dispensary at the Bayside Outlet in Rehoboth Beach – giving the company three dispensaries in Delaware.  The other Columbia Care dispensaries are in Wilmington and Smyrna.  The First State Compassion Center was the first dispensary…

Milford PD Proactive Patrol Arrests 6

By Mari Lou / October 25, 2019

A proactive patrol by Milford Police in the downtown area, Academy apartments and Brightway Commons led to several arrests and fugitives being located.  Police made a traffic stop and found all three occupants in the vehicle were wanted.  Another wanted man was found in Bicentennial Park.  Police also arrested a man at Brightway Commons who…

WGMD Fishing Report 10-25-19

By Mari Lou / October 25, 2019

Thursday was a perfect day to go fishing and that’s exactly what I did. Seven of us left the Fisherman’s Wharf Dock by 6:50 AM and headed out into the ocean on Captain Cary Evan’s boat Grizzly.  The target species of the day was black sea bass and we started catching them at out first…

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / October 25, 2019

Carol Tabor – Rabbit making a nest at Bayshore Campground / Click for full view

UPDATED: Now the Official Numbers – DSU Breaks 2 Guinness World Records Saturday!

By Mari Lou / October 24, 2019

UPDATED – 10/24/19 – WGMD contacted Guinness World Records for the numbers for Delaware State University’s record breaking attempts last weekend. It has been confirmed that both records were set – one broken and one set for the first time! Rachel Gluck at Guinness World Records North America tells WGMD: “The most people waving foam…

WGMD Fishing Report 10-24-19

By Mari Lou / October 24, 2019

Small craft advisories were up again on Wednesday, but Thursday looks good.  I hope this forecast holds up because I am scheduled to go sea bass fishing with Captain Cary Evans on the Grizzly out of Fisherman’s Wharf.  This will be my first ocean trip out of Delaware in 2019. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina…

WGMD Fishing Report 10-23-19

By Mari Lou / October 23, 2019

The weather was bad on Tuesday and it won’t be much better on Wednesday as small craft advisories are already up for today.  Thursday looks promising. I have to begin this report with some news that is good for the fish, but kinda sad for me.  Captain John Nedelka has sold the Karen Sue.  I…

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / October 23, 2019

Steve Hopkins – Long Neck – Spotted just off the deck at Pot Nets Creekside / Click for full view