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The original Talk of Delmarva/WGMD Picture of the Day! This video was created from Pictures of the Day that were submitted by listeners for several years. The starting picture was sent in by listener Brad from Bethany Beach and the Pic of the Day was born! The Pic of the Day took a few years off – but was resurrected about 10 years ago. The Talk of Delmarva is always looking for your Pictures of the Day. They can be older or new – but must be taken somewhere on Delmarva! Send your pictures to media@wgmd.com – tell us who you are, where you’re from and where on Delmarva your picture was taken! Click for full version
A Magnolia woman has been arrested by Delaware State Police after a road rage incident last Thursday in Dover. Police were called to the area of North Dupont Highway and West Denney’s Road just before 4pm where 24 year old Zoey Hickman had been arrested by Cheswold Police. Troopers learned that a Jetta, operated by…
Preliminary testing shows that Avian influenza has been found in a commercial broiler farm in Worcester County. This is the 5th case of highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza on the Eastern Shore – and the 6th in the state of Maryland after a case was confirmed in a backyard flock in Montgomery County. State officials…
UPDATED – 02/02/25 – Delaware State Police have identified 93-year-old David Baird of Camden, Delaware, as the man who died in the fatal pedestrian hit-and-run crash in Camden on Friday morning. =========================================================== ORIGINAL STORY – 01/31/25 – Delaware State Police are investigating a pedestrian hit and run around 6:30 Friday morning that left a 93…
Laurel Police spotted a car traveling at a high rate of speed on Georgetown Road and conducted a traffic stop. While talking with the driver, 18 year old Marcus Lockwood of Bridgeville, police learned one passenger, 18 year old Isaiah Lecates of Dagsboro, was wanted on an active warrant. All three occupants were ordered out…
Delaware State Police and Indian River VFC were called for a vehicle crash on Oak Orchard Road in the area on Caravel Drive just after 8:30 Saturday night. Police learned that a pickup truck was stopped on Oak Orchard Road to make a left turn onto Caravel Drive when an SUV failed to stop or…
Today is Groundhog Day and Punxsutawney Phil was rudely awakened by the Inner Circle at Gobbler’s Knob near Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania – and made his prediction on if we’ll have an early spring or 6 more weeks of winter.. Punxsutawney Phil actually has a pretty rotten track record for predicting and over a period of about…
ML – Lewes – The Talk of Delmarva’s resident groundhog out for a stroll in the back 40 – but NOT on Groundhog Day. Here’s hoping Phil doesn’t predict another 6 weeks of winter! Happy Groundhog Day! Click for full view
UPDATED – 02/01/25 – Delaware State Police have identified 63-year-old Deborah Priddy of Milton, Delaware, as the woman who died in the fatal pedestrian crash in Lewes on Thursday afternoon. ====================================================== ORIGINAL STORY – 01/31/25 – A Milton woman is dead after she was struck Thursday afternoon in the Weis Market parking lot in Lewes. Delaware State…
UPDATED – 02/01/25 – Voters in Frankford have sent incumbents John Wright and Gregory Welch back to the Town Council. Town Manager Sheldon Hudson tells the Talk of Delmarva that Wright was the top vote-getter with 27 and Welch had 17. Challenger Edmond Ferencie won 7 votes. Wright and Welch will be sworn in during…
Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company Auxiliary’s upcoming winter bingo! giving away $2,600 in cold hard cash again on Thursday, February 6th! 5pm – doors open, 6:30pm games begin at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center. Find tickets and more info at the New domain name RehobothBeachBingo.com Bob – 302-519-7805 – LOOKING FOR: Old Jon Boat that…
Legislation (HB 140) to allow terminally ill individuals living in Delaware to request and self-administer medication to end their life in a humane and dignified manner has been released from the House Health and Human Development Committee. Nearly identical legislation was vetoed last September by Governor Carney who morally opposed physician-assisted suicide. This new bill…
Margaret May – Lewes – Lewes VFD practicing ice rescue. Click for full view
The price at the pump dropped 2 cents nationally this past week to $3.11. In Delaware the average price for a gallon of gas dropped 8 cents to $3.13. The cost of a barrel of crude oil also fell by just over $2 per barrel. Officials at AAA Mid-Atlantic say with winter about half over…
A Denton woman has been sentenced after pleading guilty to 1 count of Medicaid Fraud stemming from allegations that she was practicing nursing without a license. Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown says that 38 year old Nicole Vanhorn was sentenced to five years suspended in favor of five years of probation by Circuit court for…
The Delaware Senate and House have approved Senate Concurrent Resolution 16 which requests an advisory opinion of the Delaware Supreme Court regarding the validity of Gubernatorial nominations before the State Senate and whether a Delaware Governor can withdraw nominations submitted by the preceding Governor that otherwise are properly before the State Senate.
Chessie, the tunnel boring machine, has completed her over 6300-foot journey under Thimble Shoal Channel – at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. Chessie reached her end destination Monday evening when mining was paused to allow the design-build contractor to remove the temporary bracing struts and steel beams that were in place. Wednesday morning Chessie then tunneled…
The plane crash Wednesday night in Washington, DC, has hit the Ocean City fishing community. The White Marlin Open announced on their Facebook page Thursday that Steve Johnson, the owner and captain of the Ctrl-Alt-Del, was among those who died in the crash. Johnson’s boat took part in last summer’s White Marlin Open. President of…
Barry Clark – Salisbury – Wicomico River at Salisbury City Park. Click for full view
Governor Matt Meyer has signed an executive order that addresses food insecurity and improving the efficiency of Delaware’s food distribution systems. The Food Resiliency Executive Order reestablishes the Delaware Council on Farm and Food Policy to develop and manage a cross-agency statewide food access strategy that addresses system gaps, optimizes food security and improves nutrition…
The Delaware State Senate have confirmed the first six nominees for Governor Matt Meyer’s cabinet. LIST OF CONFIRMED CABINET MEMBERS: Charuni Patibanda-Sanchez – Secretary of State Michael Smith – Secretary of the Department of Finance Brian Maxwell – Director of the Office of Management and Budget Yvonne Anders Gordon – Secretary of the Department of…
The Sussex County Council was tasked to submit to the County Administrator 5 priorities they’d like the Council to focus on in the immediate future. Land Development received the most responses – with six from Councilmen Matt Lloyd and Steve McCarron. Land Development was revisited during the discussion and Council President Doug Hudson proposed the…
Two men have been arrested for theft and related charges by Delaware State Police. Police began investigating 49 year old Jason Griffith of Selbyville and 81 year old Robert Griffith of Bridgeville last November for the fraudulent sale of vehicles at Geared Up Trucks and More, LLC and Wicked Wrench on Route 113 in Frankford.…
Sammy Barnes – Ocean City – Ocean City boardwalk snowman. Click for full view
Willards VFD firefighters were called for a chicken house fire on Cobbs Hill Road just after 12:30 Monday afternoon. The owner of the farm was notified of the fire by an agricultural temperature alarm. The State Fire Marshal investigation shows the fire began inside the chicken house at the ceiling level and was accidental –…