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Dover Police are investigating the shooting death of a 20-year-old university student in a park during a large party. Officers responded to reports of gunfire at Schutte Park on Electric Avenue Sunday night. Devin Wright was discovered with a gunshot wound to the head. He later died at Bayhealth Kent General Hospital. A second victim,…
You will not be able to reach the Worcester County State’s Attorney’s Office or the Worcester County Jail by phone for about one hour each on Monday. A phone upgrade is planned at both facilities. Worcester County officials say the project is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. at the State’s Attorney’s Office, and at…
Outbreaks of COVID-19 in several Delaware long-term care facilities are being investigated by public health officials. One facility affected is Country Rest Home in Greenwood, where 18 residents and 14 staff members tested positive. Staff members may include health care and non-health-care personnel such as vendors and others who may not work there full time.…
Supersonic flights may create sonic booms that may be heard – or felt – in southern Delaware and on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.One single loud booming noise per flight may be heard today (Monday) between ten a.m. and noon.Naval Air Station Patuxent River says it takes precautions to lessen the impact of its testing activities on…
The Woodland Ferry, which crosses the Nanticoke River near Seaford and Laurel, is scheduled to be suspended this week for the U.S. Coast Guard’s annual inspection.The Coast Guard inspection’s goal is to ensure that the vessel complies with regulations and is safe.According to DelDOT, the Woodland Ferry is scheduled to resume operations Saturday morning at…
A Delaware Chancery Court Vice Chancellor is expected to issue a decision by Monday after hearing arguments in the Delaware Republican Party’s challenge to the state’s new mail-in voting procedure.The GOP filed a lawsuit last month contending that mail-in voting violates the state constitution and that it opens the potential for fraud, uncounted votes and…
Applications for a second round of Delaware small business relief grants will be accepted starting Thursday October 1st, at ten a.m. $30-million dollars is still available through the DE Relief Grant program. Applicants who applied for the first round of funding will be notified of the status of their applications by September 30th. The state…
Sussex County libraries are offering more services that were suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting Monday, the three County-owned libraries at Greenwood, Milton and South Coastal will make computers available, by appointment only with a one-hour time limit. Computers will be sanitized after each use. Visitors will have their temperature checked, and masks will be…
A driver escaped injury Thursday evening when a car ended up wedged under a tractor trailer. The incident occurred on Garfield Parkway, according to the Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Company. The driver’s side rear door was removed so the occupant could get out. The driver declined any medical treatment. The Sussex / Kent Rescue Team…
Three Delaware schools are being recognized as National Blue Ribbon Schools based on their academic performance, or progress in narrowing the achievement gap. Frederick Douglass Elementary School in Seaford, Allen Frear Elementary in the Caesar Rodney School District, and Etta Wilson Elementary School in New Castle County join more than 300 public schools and 50…
Delaware State Police have identified a suspect in connection with several thefts at produce stands in the Millsboro and Laurel area.Police say the suspect entered the stands and sometimes found a cash box. When he did, police say the suspect cut the lock and stole the money inside. The thefts occurred in August21-year-old Khalil Reid…
Sports will return to Maryland schools starting Wednesday, October 7th. Governor Larry Hogan and state Superintendent of Schools Dr. Karen Salmon made the announcement Thursday in Frederick. They say discussions involving the State Board of Education, the 24 school jurisdictions, parents and the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association led to a plan to resume…
A man who was shot in Milford September 16th has died.Milford Police say the man was shot at about 9:40 p.m. last Wednesday at the Brightway Commons Apartments.The death of 38-year-old Mario Satirin makes it a homicide investigation.Police are still searching for a suspect in the shooting death, and any information that could help can…
The Food Bank of Delaware brings another drive-thru mobile pantry to Sussex County today (Friday).Identification and proof of Delaware residency are required.The mobile food pantry will start at 11 a.m. at Crossroad Community Church on State Forest Road in Georgetown.Visitors are asked to clear space in the trunk or back seat of the vehicle to…
It was a productive summer at the Delaware beaches for nesting shorebirds. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources Thursday reported that 21 nesting pairs of piping plovers were monitored, and they produced about 51 fledglings. The small beach nesting birds are on Delaware’s state endangered list. The rate of fledglings, at 2.4 per pair of…
The University of Delaware is cutting costs as it anticipates a heavy budget hit due to factors related to the COVID-19 pandemic. UD President Dennis Assanis said Thursday the University had no choice but to turn to personnel actions, which include voluntary retirement incentives, voluntary schedule reductions, periods of unpaid leave and other measures. These…
The Red Cross is assisting a Salisbury family which was displaced by a fire that investigators say was started by a child with a lighter. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, the blaze broke out late Wednesday afternoon on Price Road. Salisbury firefighters responded to the blaze, which was controlled in less than…
A Delmar, Maryland man has been arrested for attempted murder and other charges. According to the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office, deputies investigated a report earlier this month about a July 2019 incident in which a woman was shot in the hand. The victim’s husband was implicated, and Marion Marvin Gladden Junior, also known as Tinker,…
A plan to build a complex of two medical office buildings in Milton has been pulled by the developer. The Cape Gazette reports Phoenix Holdings LLC withdrew its application for rezoning of an eight-acre parcel on Mulberry Street from residential to commercial. Milton Town Council had been scheduled to consider the application next Monday. Beebe…
Citizens of Maryland’s Smith Island will be able to vote in person on Election Day after all. The Maryland Board of Elections has decided to provide an in-person polling location, which was very much in doubt over the summer. Congressman Andy Harris and State Senator Mary Beth Carozza say they’re pleased Smith Islanders will be…
New signs have gone up in Delaware to mark the boundaries of the Delaware River Watershed. Six of them have been placed on major roads throughout the state to indicate the importance of the watershed, and its importance to residents, the economy and wildlife. One sign was posted in the Lewes area. The Delaware River…
Bethany Beach and South Bethany will be getting an infusion of more than 732,000 cubic yards of sand. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District announced the awarding of an $11.1-millon contract to Weeks Marine, Inc. for the Bethany and South Bethany Coastal Storm Risk Management Project, which was first built in 2008 and…
Ocean City has been preparing for months for the arrival of an unsanctioned pop-up motor vehicle rally. Now that the time is here, the town is hoping all of that preparation pays off. Frequent activity in the past has included speeding, burnouts and vehicles doing “donuts,” often with rowdy crowds close by cheering them on.…