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Delaware’s incoming state revenues are starting to rebound. The state’s revenue forecasting panel added $88,200,000 to the state’s revenue estimates Wednesday. The Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council update is the final one for the current fiscal year. It remains to be seen, but some of that money may be used to restore negotiated salary…
High school graduation rates are on the rise in Delaware. According to the Department of Education, rates are at an all-time high for African-American students, Hispanic students and students with disabilities. The rate overall for the Class of 2019 was 88.27 percent, the highest in a decade. “More Delaware students are graduating high school ready…
Ocean City Police have made several arrests in connection with recent assaults and unlawful activity. Police say an AK-47 was seized when they found several people sleeping in a motor vehicle last week – a violation of a town ordinance. Police also found a handgun and some marijuana during that incident. Four people from Harrisburg,…
A visit to the DMV in Georgetown resulted in a man’s arrest, as well as charges against his mother and his girlfriend. Delaware State Police say an employee notified troopers Tuesday that a customer at her counter was the subject of an active capias from New Castle County. An arriving trooper approached 23-year-old Kenneth Leitch…
Laurel High School doesn’t want to take a chance with inclement weather… Tonight’s scheduled high school graduation has been postponed. Laurel High School’s graduation is rescheduled for this Thursday, at 6:30 p.m. Vehicles may start entering the school campus starting at 5:30.
It’s now easier to get into and out of Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. The Maryland State Highway Administration says a new turn lane and sidewalk improvements have been completed along Old Ocean City Boulevard between Healthway Drive and Route 113. Highway officials say the improvements will improve flow especially during peak periods such as…
You may notice more police officers on the Ocean City boardwalk and throughout the town. The Police Department Tuesday announced a plan to increase law enforcement presence by 25 percent through redeployment, and increased presence of “allied agencies.” The action is in response to recent criminal activity on the boardwalk. Police say between last Thursday…
A woman wanted for robbery and who was the subject of three active warrants has been arrested in Milton. Delaware State Police had been looking for 26-year-old Erika Morris in connection with last Saturday’s incident in which a shopper at a Lewes supermarket parking lot was robbed of his wallet during a struggle. Police received…
Indian River High School’s graduation ceremonies are postponed from today until Friday due to the forecast of showers. Session One graduation will start at noon Friday. Session Two is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. For updates please visit www.irsd.net
Plans to return the annual World Championship Punkin’ Chunkin’ to Delaware have fallen apart like a jack o’ lantern in mid-November. Organizers say due to the COVID-19 pandemic and uncertainty surrounding it, they could not commit to holding a traditional championship this year. Punkin’ Chunkin’ announced earlier this year it was looking for a suitable…
A proposed amendment to the Delaware state Constitution that would prohibit discrimination based on race, color or national origin advances in the Delaware General Assembly. The State Senate overwhelmingly approved the bill Tuesday. It’s part of a package of justice-based measures announced last week by the Delaware Legislative Black Caucus. The proposed amendment moves to…
For the second time in less than a week, a Delaware law enforcement memorial has been vandalized. A granite marker outside State Police headquarters in Dover, etched with the names of officers who died in the line of duty, was defaced with what appears to be black spray paint. Several splotches and the words ‘Black…
A man is charged with threatening his parents with a rifle, and threatening to blow up the house. Delaware State Police say an argument outside escalated Monday afternoon in Millsboro, and that 26-year-old Marvel Shockley Junior obtained a rifle from his girlfriend’s vehicle and loaded it. No one was hurt. Shockley was arrested without incident.…
A Selbyville man is charged with leading police on a pursuit in Delmar, after being found passed out at the wheel. State Police say a trooper knocked on the window of the running vehicle early Sunday on Line Road to get the man’s attention. The driver took off at a low rate of speed, and…
Two women are in the hospital after being struck on Fisher Road, just south of Route 9. The women were walking southbound Sunday afternoon. The driver apparently did not see them and struck at least one of the women. It’s unclear if both pedestrians were hit, or if one was struck and thrown into the…
The start of the week brings a risk of rip currents at beaches in Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey. Swimmers are urged to stay near lifeguards on duty. A rip current can sweep away even the strongest of swimmers. The National Weather Service says the rip current risk is high today.
A Lewes woman is facing charges following a domestic incident involving her ex-boyfriend in Millsboro. Delaware State Police say the two had been out with their children on a day trip back on May 29th. The woman and the man got into an argument that became physical, and troopers say 33-year-old Nicole Pezold pulled out…
35 additional coronavirus cases and three more fatalities are being announced by the Delaware Division of Public Health. Of the most recent deaths, one of the patients lived in Kent County and two resided in New Castle County. They ranged in age from 68 to 104, and each had underlying health conditions. Two of them…
A Frankford man is facing numerous charges following a domestic incident in Seaford. State Police say troopers responded to a call last Wednesday. Their investigation determined that 26-year-old Alfred Wescott broke into a home where his ex-girlfriend and her two children were sleeping, as well as another family member. According to police, Wescott smacked the…
UPDATED – Sat, June 13 – 10:15am – Delaware State Police have released the name of the Lincoln man who was struck and killed on Route 113 in Milford early Friday morning. Police say just after 2am 41 year old Eric Dennis stepped out in front of a tractor trailer that was northbound on Route…
UPDATED – Saturday, June 13 – 9am – Arrest made in the vandalism of the Law Enforcement Memorial in Dover. Police arrested 42 year old Kyle Bullock, of Camden, after they found a cell phone at the scene. While police were there Bullock returned looking for his phone – saying he’d lost it during a…
UPDATED – Saturday, June 13 – Delaware State Police have released the name of the driver who died in this crash as 18 year old Ryan Drowsky of Glen Burnie =========================================== A two-vehicle wreck on Redden Road claims the life of one driver. Delaware State Police say an eastbound car crashed into an oncoming vehicle…
Polls are open Saturday for municipal elections in Millsboro and Milford. An at-large position on Millsboro Town Council is being contested. Incumbent Larry Gum is challenged by Denise Blake for the 3 year term. In District 2, Ron O’Neal and Michelle Truitt in District 3 were both unopposed. Voters may cast ballots from 1:00 p.m. until…