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A Felton man was arrested on drug and weapons charges after police found a loaded handgun and 308 grams of marijuana during a traffic stop. According to Delaware State Police, the incident occurred around 8:15 p.m., Saturday as troopers spotted a Kia Sedona stopped in the left turn lane with a loud muffler on Dupont…
A Long Neck man was arrested on multiple drug charges after police found over 81 bags of heroin and several other drugs in Millsboro. According to Delaware State Police, the incident occurred shortly before 7 p.m., Friday as troopers were patrolling through the parking lot of the Sea Esta Motel when they noticed an odor…
Sussex County Councilman I.G. Burton said he would like to see Punkin Chunkin return to where it started over 30 years ago after organizers with the event announced they were actively searching for a spot on Delmarva. “I think it should be here, it started here, and I would welcome them back,” Councilman Burton said…
Following calls from elected officials, residents, and others concerned about a proposal to install an offshore wind farm off the coast of Ocean City, the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced that it will hold two separate evidentiary hearings regarding the size of the turbines. The decision to reopen the evidentiary process comes on…
A fire that tore through a trailer early Tuesday morning in Bowers Beach has claimed the life of a person who was found dead inside the home as firefighters fought to extinguish the blaze. According to the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office, the blaze broke out around 12 a.m. in the unit block of GRM…
A Milford man was arrested on assault charges after police say he attacked a man who was trying to deliver a Valentine’s Day card. According to Delaware State Police, the incident occurred around 5:40 p.m., Sunday as troopers were called to the 8000 block of Slaughter Beach Road for reports of an assault. Police arrived…
A Seaford woman has died following a serious crash in Bridgeville. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the crash occurred around 9:30 a.m., Monday as a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta, operated by a 67-year-old Seaford woman, was traveling northbound on Apple Tree Road and was stopped at a stop sign. A 2006 Ford, E250 Econoline…
This story has been updated: A Seaford woman has died following a serious crash in Bridgeville. Delaware State Police are currently on the scene of a serious crash in Bridgeville. Details are limited at this time as police conduct their investigation, but WGMD News has learned that the crash took place around 9:30 a.m. and…
Delaware State Representative Ruth Briggs-King is demanding answers from the University of Delaware (UD) over the low number of in-state enrollment after the institution’s President said they need “better-qualified students” during a Joint Finance Committee meeting. University of Delaware President Dennis Assanis made the controversial remarks during a Joint Finance Committee hearing earlier this month…
Two requests to approve Tourism Advisory Board recommendations turned into a 90 minute discussion primarily on whether to fund a racing event in West Ocean City which is technically in unincorporated Worcester County. The primary issue was how much Ocean City would actually financially benefit with the consensus that the event would fill up hotel…
The World Championship Punkin Chunkin wants to return home to Sussex County, Delaware. After 30 years of chunkin pumpkins in Sussex County, the event was forced to leave Delmarva after a cannon malfunctioned in 2016 and seriously injured a producer from the Discovery Channel who was filming a documentary on the spectacle which took place…
A Cockeysville, Maryland man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison in connection with a deadly crash last summer in Ocean City. The charges stem from a fatal crash that occurred in Ocean City in June, 2019. An SUV driven by 41-year-old Todd Pivec struck the rear of another vehicle in the area of…
Delaware State Police are investigating an industrial accident at Mountaire Farms in Millsboro that seriously injured a Virginia man. According to Delaware State Police, the incident occurred around 2:30 p.m., Sunday as a 58-year-old Melfa, Virginia man was at the location to assist with the renovation of a building on the Mountaire Complex. The man…
Delaware’s Senior U.S. Senator Tom Carper is calling for action in the Senate over climate change, citing sea level rise and the dangers he and others say it poses to the coastline of the country. Earlier this week, Senator Carper introduced the Clean Economy Act with 33 of his Senate colleagues, legislation that would jumpstart…
Wicomico County Sheriff Mike Lewis has expressed strong opposition to legislation that would make Maryland a sanctuary state, a proposal he claimed would protect MS-13 gang members from criminal arrest or prosecution. Sheriff Lewis attended a press conference on Tuesday alongside State Senator Mary Beth Carozza, Somerset County Sheriff Ronnie Howard and Chief Deputy Paul…
The second of two University of Delaware (UD) students that was screened for coronavirus has been cleared after test results came back negative for the disease. Earlier this week, UD officials announced that two students were undergoing testing for potential cases of the coronavirus, now officially referred to as COVID-19, a severe disease that’s killed…
A Milford man has been apprehended on drug charges. The Milford Police Department Drug Unit with the assistance of the patrol division and the U.S. Marshal’s First State Fugitive Task Force apprehended Dylan C. Jones, 24, of Milford DE, for warrants out of the Milford Police Department. The first warrant stemmed from a drug investigation…
A Dover man has been convicted by a Kent County jury for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old child in his care. Tyrone Clark, 63, was found guilty of ten felonies, including Sexual Abuse of a Child by a Person in a Position of Trust, Authority, or Supervision 1st Degree, Rape 2nd Degree, and Rape 4th Degree,…
Following a year of investigation, Delaware State Police have made an arrest in connection with the shooting death of a Cambridge, Maryland man. The ongoing homicide investigation into the shooting death of Jesse Stanford, 30 of Cambridge, Maryland, led detectives to identify and issue warrants for the suspect Cahlil N. Simmons, 25, of Felton, Delaware.…
Governor John Carney announced on Friday that Secretary Robert Coupe – a longtime leader in Delaware law enforcement – will step down from his current role as the head of the Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security next month to join the Office of the Attorney General. “There are few people across our state…
Maryland State Police are investigating an apparent triple shooting that occurred Thursday evening in Wicomico County. According to Maryland State Police, around 8:20 p.m., Thursday, troopers from the Maryland State Police Salisbury Barrack responded to the 700 block of Richmond Avenue in Salisbury to investigate reports of shots fired in the area. According to a…
A fire tore through a rowhome early Friday morning in Salisbury. According to the Salisbury Fire Department, the blaze broke out sometime early this morning at a rowhome in the 600 block of Fitzwater Street. Crews from Salisbury, Delmar, and Hebron Fire Departments arrived and battled the blaze. Five occupants were displaced and no injuries…
One of two University of Delaware (UD) students being screened for coronavirus has been cleared and tested negative for the disease. Earlier this week, UD officials announced that two students were undergoing testing for potential cases of the coronavirus, now officially referred to as COVID-19, a severe disease that’s killed over 1,300 people in China…
A Seaford man has been arrested and charged in connection with a hit and run crash in Seaford. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the incident occurred shortly before 10 p.m., Monday as a pedestrian was walking along the edge of Middleford Road, just west of Old Furnace Road, in Seaford. For unknown reasons,…
One person was killed and another was seriously injured in two separate crashes Thursday morning on Route 24 in Sussex County. According to Delaware State Police, the fatal crash occurred around 6:40 a.m. as a Hyundai Sonata was heading eastbound on Route 24 (John J. Williams Highway), just west of Rosedale Road, when it struck…