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Dewey Beach officials will again consider several residential zoning proposals that have to do with home size, setbacks, roof decks and and other home features. The revisions have been under consideration for several months. They would apply in what’s known as the NR district. The maximum size of a home there is two-and-a-half stories. One…
Police in Denton, Caroline County are investigating several acts of vandalism at their own police headquarters. A patrol officer found a JT-M8 paint grenade in the grass near the officer entrance to the building Wednesday. A review of security video indicates that the paintball was fired from a passing SUV late Monday night, apparently aimed…
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has announced expanded COVID-19 testing supplies for schools, resumption of limited visitation at hospitals and nursing homes, and expansion of the state’s vaccination network – once supply issues are resolved. “The basic problem is pretty simple – we need more damn vaccines,” Hogan said Thursday. Hogan said the state would make…
UPDATE: Approximately 3,800 available appointments for second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were booked in about three hours Thursday after registration opened, according to the Delaware Division of Public Health. People who were not able to get an appointment through Curative next week as well as Delawareans who were vaccinated at the January 22nd-24th clinics…
A house fire in Talbot County Wednesday is still under investigation. Someone who was passing by discovered the fire on Deep Neck Road in Royal Oak Wednesday night. No injuries were reported.Damage is estimated at $4-million to the structure and half-a-million dollars to the contents. The cause is still being investigated. Anyone with information is…
UPDATE: A crash on Route 1 northbound was cleared at Five Points shortly before 7:00 a.m. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— A crash is causing delays on Route 1 northbound at Route 9, the Five Points intersection. The crash occurred after 5:30 a.m. Northbound traffic was being detoured onto Route 9 and Minos Conaway Road. Several vehicles were left…
40-percent of Delaware’s energy supply would come from renewable sources by 2035 under legislation signed by Governor John Carney. “Delaware is the country’s lowest-lying state, and climate change is already having a very real impact,” Carney said during a virtual bill-signing event Wednesday for Senate Bill 33. “This legislation will help accelerate Delaware’s transition to…
An Easton man is charged with murder, home invasion and other crimes in connection with the death of a 91-year-old man. According to Easton Police, officers who were conducting a welfare check found the back door of a home open Tuesday night.Richard Brunkhorst was found dead inside, with injuries that showed signs of an altercation.…
A stove that was left on for heat caused a house fire in Easton Tuesday. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, nearby combustibles in the kitchen caught fire at a home on Black Dog Alley Tuesday evening. Smoke alarms activated, and no one was hurt. It took firefighters about 40 minutes to bring…
A man is going to prison for a killing on the Eastern Shore. According to the Somerset County State’s Attorney’s Office, Bobby Tenner Junior received a 45-year prison sentence this week, several months after he was convicted for voluntary manslaughter and other related charges. Prosecutors said Tenner got into an argument with members of Darryl…
Two people from Bridgeville are facing charges in connection with the theft of irrigation wire in Dorchester County. According to the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the area of Bethel Road Saturday about a vehicle that was stuck in a field. Authorities say an investigation determined that 32-year-old Jamie Reed and 35-year-old Matthew…
Five policy recommendations are contained in the Delaware Drug Overdose Fatality Review Commission’s second annual report. The panel reviewed a sample of 130 overdose fatalities that occurred in 2019. The report was released Tuesday. The recommendations to Governor John Carney focus upon safe and security housing, continuing education of clinicians, and improving outreach and follow-up…
The Delaware General Assembly’s Joint Finance Committee is in the second week of hearings on Governor John Carney’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget proposal. Carney presented the spending plan almost two weeks ago. The JFC spends several weeks conducting hearings during which department heads and officers make presentations and answer questions. To watch JFC hearings live,…
A Milford Police Senior Corporal who was shot and wounded in the line of duty during a task force operation along Coastal Highway has been recognized as Milford Police Officer of the Year. Senior Corporal Timothy T.J. Webb received the honor from Police Chief Kenneth Brown. City Council members also expressed their appreciation. Webb continues…
Maryland House lawmakers voted Monday to override Governor Larry Hogan’s veto of a comprehensive education measure that would increase school funding by billions of dollars over several years and raise taxes to fund the program. The House of Delegates passed the veto override Monday with the required three-fifths ratio. The veto override goes to the…
Governor John Carney Monday signed legislation that will save Delawareans who were left unemployed in 2020 from having their unemployment benefits subject to state income tax. The General Assembly quickly passed the measure, House Bill 65, in the early days of the session. “Thousands of hard-working Delawareans have lost their jobs during the past year…
If your travel plans involve crossing the Lewes Drawbridge Monday night or early Tuesday, you may counter a delay. DelDOT’s contractor plans to perform nighttime testing of the drawbridge, which will be periodically opened and closed. Weather permitting, the Lewes Drawbridge over the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal will be tested between 8:00 p.m. Monday and 6:00 a.m.…
The cause of a house fire in the Long Neck area is under investigation. Sunday night’s fire started in the chimney of a home on Woodside Road in Winding Creek Village Sunday night, but was upgraded to a working alarm. Fire extension into the interior of the home was described as limited by the Indian…
A fast-moving Sunday storm brought snow, rain, or a mix depending on where you are. Seaford, Bridgeville and Ellendale got one inch to 1.5-inches of snow. Harrington and Dover got about 2.5- inches. Greenville, near Wilmington, received officially 3.4 inches of snow. Henderson, in Caroline County, got four inches of snow. Road conditions were mainly…
UPDATE: Route 113 southbound lanes have reopened at West Robbins Road following an earlier accident. ——————————————————————————————————————————————– Route 113 southbound was closed this morning at West Robbins Road due to an accident involving a truck and a spill. Traffic was being detoured at West Robbins Road. Motorists could use West Robbins Road and Redden Road to…
A fast-moving but potent storm could bring several inches of snow to our region this weekend. According to AccuWeather meteorologist Joe Lundberg, the snow will likely hold off until close to midnight Saturday or the early hours of Sunday. The latest forecast calls for the possibility of three to six inches of snow, with lower…
The Delaware General Assembly will hold several special session days in the fall to deal with redistricting, which happens every ten years after the U.S. Census. House Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf, D- Rehoboth Beach and Senate President Pro Tempore David Sokola, D- Newark said Thursday that reports indicate Delaware might not receive its 2020 census data…
An attempted scam is targeting Marylanders by falsely sending out an “urgent text” pretending to be from MDOT. The MDOT Motor Vehicle Administration said the text is not being sent by any agency associated with the state, and that people who receive it should not respond to the link. The message has been addressed to…