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Maryland Governor Larry Hogan Tuesday announced that the state’s COVID-19 State of Emergency will end July 1st. All emergency mandates and restrictions will be terminated that day. There will be no more statewide mask order for any settings, including schools, camps and child care facilities. “Thanks in large part to the hard work, the sacrifices,…
Weather conditions are improving for a launch this morning (Tuesday) from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility on the Virginia Eastern Shore. The Northrop Grumman Corporation Minotaur Rocket will be carrying payloads for the National Reconnaissance Office. Weather permitting, the launch may be seen across a wide portion of Delmarva. Currently the hope is to launch…
Ocean City Police have made two arrests in connection with a shooting investigation. Sunday morning shortly before 3:00 a.m., officers responded to a downtown hotel for a reported shooting. A 21-year-old Reisterstown, Maryland man was later located at the 15th Street firehouse. He was shot twice, and was taken to an area hospital.Police said the…
Delaware’s system of volunteer firefighting companies would be strengthened under a plan produced Monday by a legislative task force. The panel has come out with a ten-point plan focused on recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters. Recommendations include enhanced tax credits and tuition reimbursement for volunteers. Also, a coordinated marketing campaign is being proposed that…
UPDATED 6/14/21 – Detectives are releasing the following surveillance images captured the night of the shooting of the alleged subjects involved. Anyone with information regarding this incident or the identity of the suspects is asked to contact Detective T. Ford with Delaware State Police Troop 3 Criminal Investigative Unit by calling 302-698-8569. Information may also…
Sussex Tech will be spruced up over the summer. The Board of Education has approved more than $500,000 allocated to replacing a roof, making drainage improvements under the main bus parking lot at the high school, and resurfacing the outdoor track. The track has not undergone a major improvement in its several decades of existence.…
Maryland State Police are investigating the apparent murder of a 24-year-old Princess Anne man. Troopers from the Princess Anne Barrack responded to an apartment in the 11,000-block of Bratten Avenue Sunday evening, and found a man outside his apartment shot and wounded. The victim, 24-year-old Michael Cooper Junior, died at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional Hospital in…
A Kent County man was struck and killed by a vehicle over the weekend while operating a push lawnmower at a ditch in front of his home. According to Delaware State Police, the 74-year-old man was about six feet from Westville Road in Camden-Wyoming Saturday evening when an SUV left the road, traveled onto the…
Ocean City Police made several arrests over the weekend as they tried to enforce a ban on smoking and vaping outside of designated spots on the boardwalk. Cellphone video of the arrests is also under review and being widely circulated on social media. Police said officers saw one 19-year-old man vaping in the area of…
Cheswick the Crab is on the move, spreading an important message about pedestrian, vehicular and bicycle safety as the summer season gets underway. The mascot and safety ambassadors from the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration are distributing free copies of Cheswick the Crab and the Smart Summer today (Friday) near the Boardwalk Tram…
An Ocean View woman has been indicted on charges that she embezzled more than one-million dollars from her employer over a seven-year period, taking advantage of her access to the company’s financial information… and the condition of its elderly owner. According to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware David Weiss, a federal grand…
Delaware’s first ‘objective use of force’ standard for police officers is a step closer to becoming law. The State Senate Thursday voted 14-7 to approve a bill (SB 147) that would stipulate that the use of deadly and non-lethal force would be legally justifiable only if its use is determined to be reasonable. The word…
A house fire in Snow Hill was caused by a juvenile who lit fireworks inside the home, according to the Worcester County Fire Marshal’s Office. The fire was reported on Purnell Street Wednesday at 5:31 p.m. The fire started in a second-floor bedroom. No injuries were reported. Members of the Snow Hill, Newark, Girdletree, Stockton…
A vote of 25 yes, 14 no was not enough in the Delaware House of Representatives to pass the second leg of a Constitutional Amendment that would have eliminated limitation as to when a person could vote by absentee ballot. The same bill passed 38-3 in the previous Delaware General Assembly. A two-thirds majority in…
A bill that would permit adult recreational use of marijuana in Delaware and regulate production and sale of marijuana has been pulled from Thursday’s House agenda. The lead sponsor, Representative Ed Osienski, D-Newark, said just hours before the session that he and other lawmakers have filed several amendments in recent days that would make significant…
Funds from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 are making their way into the accounts of local governments in Delaware. State Treasurer Colleen Davis said Wednesday that her office has been developing a process to make delivery of rescue plan funds as fast and efficient as possible. Government officials submitted their budget information through…
A man who was wanted in Sussex County has been apprehended in Virginia and has been brought back to Delaware. Ellendale Police said 55-year-old Rodney Singletary was facing felony charges of failure to register as a sex offender and burglary, third-degree. The alleged burglary occurred in June 2020 in Ellendale. Singletary has since been released…
Delaware State Police are investigating the firing of gunshots toward a home in Oak Orchard. A man and a woman were inside a home on Circle Drive Tuesday at 12:27 a.m. when someone opened fire on the home. Troopers discovered multiple casings on the roadway, and two fragments were found on the porch. No one…
A Selbyville woman faces several charges in connection with an incident at the Royal Farms store on Lighthouse Road during which she is accused of identifying herself as a police officer, disorderly conduct and shoplifting. According to Delaware State Police, troopers responded to the store early June 8th in response to a reported argument and…
Update as of Thursday morning: A Felton woman is facing charges of murder and other offenses in connection with the shooting death of a man in Dover. Dover Police said 20-year-old Nyasia Smith was developed as a suspect in connection with the shooting early Wednesday in the area of West North Street and Simon Circle.…
The Ocean Pines Association hosts a forum tonight (Wed. June 9th) with four candidates in this year’s Board of Directors Election. Tonight’s candidates’ forum is being held at the Ocean Pines Community Center on Ocean Parkway, beginning at 7:00 p.m. It will be recorded and be made available for replay later. The seven-member volunteer board…
An Ellendale man is charged with firing a BB-gun at an eleven-year-old girl who was riding his bicycle. According to Delaware State Police, 18-year-old James Adkins retrieved the weapon during an argument with the girl. She was shot in the ‘lower torso’ with a BB, but she was not taken anywhere for medical attention. Troopers…
The City of Lewes invites the public to take part in two additional environmental listening sessions. Lewes is working with the Resilient Community Partnership, established and administered by DNREC Delaware Coastal Programs, to identify environmental challenges that may impact the future of the coastal community. The second of three sessions is tonight (Wednesday June 9th)…
Delaware tenants who face financial hardship and possible eviction would get access to legal help and other services under a bill approved in the State Senate Tuesday. The measure, Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 101, also would create a diversion program that would resolve most landlord-tenant disputes before they go to court. Tenants would…
Improved mental health services in Delaware elementary schools is the goal of legislation approved in the House of Representatives. House Bill 100 would provide resources to allow elementary schools to hire a full time school counselor, social worker or licensed clinical worker for every 250 students. They would also be able to hire a full-time…