Walt Palmer
Effective Tuesday, March 24, 2020, Governor Carney has ordered all non-essential businesses to close until further noticed. For a list of the types of businesses that are allowed to be…
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Delaware Governor John Carney Governor Carney Issues Stay-at-Home Order for Delawareans Governor orders non-essential businesses to close at 8 a.m. Tuesday morning  WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Sunday…
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Governor John Carney on Friday directed all Delaware public schools close from March 16-27, to allow schools to prepare for potential spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). The following is an excerpt…
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Rush Limbaugh finished his show Monday with startling news: the talk radio giant is being treated for advanced lung cancer.Limbaugh prefaced the bombshell announcement by saying, “This day has been…
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The daily Fishing Report returns to WGMD Friday, March 1.  Veteran local fisherman and old salt Eric Burnley will tell you what’s biting and where to find them, following the…
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Preparation is Key Ahead of Winter One-Two Punch AAA urges motorists to use the “calm before the storm(s)” to prepare their vehicles for winter weather driving. Old Man Winter returns…
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The draft options for the next Chesapeake Bay crossing have been released by the Maryland Transportation Authority and the Federal Highway Administration. Currently, more than 70,000 vehicles per day take…
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A 4.7 magnitude earthquake was detected 136 miles SSE of the Ocean City, MD coastline about 6:30pm Tuesday 1/15/19. The US Geological Survey reports the quake occurred about 6.2 miles…
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Early Monday morning (01/07/19) Rehoboth Beach Police were called to the 100 block of Rehoboth Avenue to check the welfare of a suicidal subject located inside an apartment building which…
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A Lewes man, Shawn Armstrong, has pleaded no contest to a charge of inattentive driving in the September 2017 crash that resulted in the death of Delmarva media magnate Thomas Draper.…
Read MoreAfter only 2 years in business on Coastal Highway, Jimmy’s Grille will close its doors December 29. In a letter to employees owner Highway One’s Alex Pires said the business…
Read MoreDemocratic Delaware treasurer-elect Colleen Davis, who was charged with driving on a suspended license and other offenses following a traffic stop, has pleaded guilty to speeding. The remaining charges were…
Read MoreThe Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce has announced the 2018 Sea Witch Parade is cancelled due to high winds predicted with a coastal nor’easter for Saturday, Oct. 27. All other…
Read MoreTonight (Wednesday), candidates for Delaware’s US House and Senate will hold the one and only debate of this mid-term election season. WGMD will air both debates LIVE! Congresswoman Lisa Blunt-Rochester…
Read MoreWGMD is pleased to make the following changes to our weekend schedule. Saturday NEW SHOW 12n – 2pm Tipping the Scale of Justice. Legal Council John Brady will discuss legal…
Read MoreIn an interview heard this morning on Delmarva LIVE! With Jake Smith, Republican candidate for US Senate Rob Arlett called current Delaware Senator Tom Carper unfit and should step down…
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IPAWS National Test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) The test scheduled for September 20 has been postponed to October 3. The Federal Emergency Management…
Read MoreReports of a suspicious person in the Dogfish Head Brewery this morning caused a response several local and state police departments. The Milton Police Department responded to a report of…
Read MoreUPDATE: Verizon FiOS reports the damaged section of fiber has been replaced and all services restored by 3am Saturday. ============================ A pole fire in the vicinity of Banks Road and…
Read MoreFollowing is a statement from Delaware Gun Rights: The Executive Board of Delaware Gun Rights (DGR) has stated in the past we would not be making an endorsement in a…
Read MoreThe National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning that affects the following WGMD locations: Sussex County,DE ————————————————————– The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a…
Read More109 PM EDT FRI AUG 31 2018 The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… Central Sussex County in southern Delaware… *…
Read MoreUPDATED – 8/30/18 – Roland E.”Fish” Powell 89 of Ocean City passed away peacefully on August 29, 2018 at his home surrounded by family. He was born in Ocean City…
Read MoreUpdate (Thur., August 30): State police have announced that three women have been charged the following day after a towing dispute involving Coastal Towing last Saturday night outside of Rehoboth.…
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