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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…
The Indian River School District capital expense referendum has passed. Unofficial vote totals Wednesday night showed the referendum passed by a wide margin with 7,536 in favor and 4,535 opposed. “I want to offer to my heartfelt thanks to our public for supporting this important initiative,” Superintendent Mark Steele said. “We are grateful that IRSD…
A Seaford man is behind bars after police say he stabbed and assaulted a family member in the parking lot of Nanticoke Memorial Hospital. According to the Seaford Police Department, the incident occurred shortly before 2 p.m., Wednesday as officers were called to the parking lot of Nanticoke Memorial Hospital for reports of an assault.…
A wanted Georgetown man was arrested on drug charges after led police on a chase that ended in a crash. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the incident occurred just after 4 p.m., Wednesday when members of the Sussex Governor’s Task Force (GTF) were on patrol in the Coverdale area and observed a 2010…
Delaware State Police are currently on scene of a serious crash involving a pedestrian in Oak Orchard. According to Delaware State Police, the crash occurred around 6:42 a.m., Thursday on John J. Williams Highway (Route 24) in Oak Orchard near the Indian Summer Villiage. As a result of the crash, Route 24 between Gull Point…
Voters in the Indian River School District will hit the polls today for a capital expense referendum. If passed, the funding would be used to build a new Sussex Central High School and manage growth in the district, which Indian River Superintendent Mark Steele told WGMD’s Mike Bradley shows no signs of changing anytime soon.…
Police are searching for the suspect who robbed a woman in the Weis parking lot in Lewes. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the incident took place shortly before 6 p.m., Thursday as troopers were called to the Weis Market parking lot in Lewes. Troopers arrived and made contact with a 23-year-old woman who…
Delaware State Police are investigating a shooting in Seaford. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the incident occurred shortly before 12 a.m., Tuesday when troopers responded to the 24000 block of Middlecord Circle in Seaford, for reports of shots fired. Troopers arrived and observed an unoccupied silver Chevrolet Impala parked on the street with…
In celebration of Valentine’s Day, the Brandywine Valley SPCA (BVSPCA) received a surprise grant of $90,000 from the Petco Foundation, providing crucial funding to help local pets in need. A surprise celebration was held on Tuesday at BVSPCA’s location in West Chester as part of the more than $10 million in grant investments that the…
Delaware GOP Chairwoman Jane Brady is calling on State Senator Bryan Townsend to resign, calling his tweet likening Rush Limbaugh to the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), “disgusting and offensive.” “I was shocked and found the post disgusting and offensive,” Chairwoman Brady said in an interview with WGMD’s Rob Petree. “I believe that he should resign.”…
The University of Delaware has been notified by the Delaware Division of Public Health that two students are being screened by health officials for possible cases of coronavirus. The risk to the UD community remains low, according to officials with the University of Delaware. The students, who live off campus, are currently in isolation at…
Two Sussex Technical High School students planning careers in medicine are setting their sights on combating the rare disease known as moyamoya, which can trigger strokes, seizures, and other medical problems, and primarily affects children. Students Molly Dopler and Abby Fowler, both sophomores from Seaford, are participating in Rare Disease Day at Nemours Alfred I.…
Delaware State Police are investigating a serious hit and run crash in Seaford. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the incident occurred just before 10 p.m., Monday when a pedestrian was walking along the edge of Middleford Road, west of Old Furnace Road, in Seaford. For unknown reasons, the pedestrian entered into the travel…
Milford school board members are considering a new policy that would protect undocumented students and establish new protocols if U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents show up. The proposal falls under the district’s attempts to protect the privacy of its students, citing the FederalFamily Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) which gives parents certain…
Delaware State Police have arrested a Maryland man on multiple counts of stalking for threatening and harassing former co-workers in Milford, Ellendale, and Rehoboth. The incidents began over the weekend when police say 34-year-old John Dyes, of East New Market, Maryland, sent threatening text messages to two people, both of whom were former co-workers of…
Following last night’s rally in New Hampshire, President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence traveled to Dover Air Force Base to pay their respects to two U.S. soldiers killed Saturday in Afghanistan. Sgt. 1 Class Javier Gutierrez, 28, of San Antonio, Texas, and Sgt. 1st Class Antonio Rodriguez, 28, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, were…
Delaware State Police have arrested three suspects after a traffic stop led to the discovery of drugs and a weapon in Laurel. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the incident occurred around p.m., Sunday as troopers observed a gray Nissan Altima traveling on Sussex Highway just north of Delaware Avenue, Laurel, with five young…