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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…
Nominations are being accepted for the Governor’s Youth Volunteer Service Awards – which recognize the contributions of Delaware’s volunteers aged 17 and younger in their communities during 2019. Nominations will be accepted by the State Office of Volunteerism through Sunday, March 1st and award recipients will be honored at a special ceremony in May. Nomination…
A recommendation by the Salisbury Human Rights Advisory Committee to establish a Lynching Memorial Task Force has been accepted by Mayor Jake Day. The task force will look at the creation of a permanent monument to honor and remember the three American citizens who lost their lives over a 30 year period at the hands…
The Delaware Memorial Bridge shattered traffic records last year. The bridge saw over 18-million vehicles through the southbound toll plaza – beating a record of over 17.8-million that was set in 2016. Last year’s traffic totals represent a healthy 2.9% year-over-year increase. Other records – highest traffic volume for a weekend period was set the…
Bridgeville residents are invited to a Town Hall Meeting tonight beginning at 6pm at Woodbridge Middle School. Woodbridge School District Superintendent, Heath Chasanov will have a district overview and discuss the status of the budget, Town officials will also update residents on issues and State Senator Brian Pettyjohn and Representative Jesse Vanderwende will discuss pending…
Barb Moulinier – Rehoboth Beach – Great Day of Fall Fishing At the Harbor of Refuge Light at Lewes / Click for full view
The Fenwick Inn in north Ocean City has been sold. According to OC Today, the Carousel Group and developer Jack Burbage closed the deal December 20th. Expect the hotel to close for a couple of weeks this month and February for some minor renovation work. The hotel at 138th Street will be open for the…
A Milford man has been arrested after leading Delaware State Police on a chase in a stolen car. Police tried to stop a vehicle around 1:20 Saturday morning on Route 36 for a burned out headlight. However the driver, 30 year old Andree Mansfield, refused to stop – blowing through red lights and driving in…
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced the winter portion of the firearm deer hunting season opens Jan. 10, 2020, in Deer Management Region B, which includes all of the state except the westernmost counties. Hunters with a valid hunting license may use firearms to harvest sika and white-tailed deer during this season. The season…
A crash at Route 1 in the area of Pine Haven Road near Lincoln is under investigation by Delaware State Police. Police say just before 1:30 a car was stopped on Pine Haven Road for the stop sign – then pulled out into the path of a pickup truck that was southbound on Coastal Highway. …
Henry Hensel – Ocean View – Lightship Overfalls in Lewes / Click for full view
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After four shooting complaints in the Capital Park neighborhood in Dover in the past two weeks, Delaware State Police coordinated a multi-agency pro-active criminal operation to target violent crime. The two-day operation focused on seizing firearms and through investigation police learned that weapons, drugs and more were being hidden at the back of homes on…
Anthony Manuel – Bethany Beach – Bethany Sunrise / Click for full view