A WGMD Local News Article
Crash Near Berlin Leaves 1 Dead
A Berlin man is dead after a single vehicle crash on Route 589/Racetrack Road at Taylorville Road Saturday afternoon. Witnesses told Maryland State Police that a truck driven by 63 year old Mark Teeters of Berlin was southbound on Racetrack Road when the truck left the roadway and struck a tree. Teeters was taken to…
Read MoreAce is Still Missing – but Tips are Still Coming In to Ace’s Facebook Page
Ace is still missing from Ocean View – since September 22. A new tip came in yesterday to the Race for Ace Facebook page that a dog fitting Ace’s description was seen in Ridgley, Maryland in the area of Holly Road and Ridgley Road near the Dunkin’ Donuts off Route 404. The caller said he…
Read MoreDE Sportsmen Against Hunger Looking for Donations of Deer Meat
Hunters are encouraged to share their harvest by donating venison to the Delaware Sportsmen Against Hunger program. The donated venison will be distributed by DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife to more than 30 charitable organizations throughout the state. Over the past 20-plus years, the program has provided about 2-million meals for needy Delawareans. Monetary…
Read MoreUnemployment Rising in Delaware
The unemployment rate in Delaware rose two-tenths of a point to 3.7% in October – and in Sussex County – the trend mirrored the state – increasing from 3.4% in September to 3.6% in October. Unemployment data from the Delaware Current Population Survey shows the share of job losers has increased to 75% of the…
Read MoreUPDATED: MSP LOCATE Missing Salisbury Man
Maryland State Police need your help to find a missing 22 year old man from Salisbury. Police learned that Gavin Hancock left his Lakeview Drive home around 4:30 on Thursday, November 14 and has not returned home since. Police say Hancock bought gas at a local Royal Farms. If you have information on Hancock’s whereabouts…
Read MoreMaryland U.S. Senator wants to make airplanes quieter
Maryland U.S. Senator Ben Cardin wants to make airplanes quieter. Senator Cardin (D-MD) introduced legislation earlier this week, the Cleaner, Quieter Airplanes Act, that would make it a priority of the U.S. Government to boost research into electric aircraft technology. Such an authority would transform America’s aviation industry to develop airplanes that produce less greenhouse…
Read MoreDelaware Young Republicans launch ‘Support the 2nd Amendment Campaign’
Delaware Young Republicans have launched a “Support the 2nd Amendment Campaign” to grow support and reach a younger generation on the heels of renewed talks of gun control from Democrats in Dover. Utilizing social media, the group has been able to grow its membership greatly through innovative means of outreach, including a controversial video showing…
Read MoreChina lifts ban on U.S. poultry imports, exciting Delmarva producers
China has made the decision to lift its ban on poultry imports, providing welcomed news for Delmarva’s poultry industry. “The opening of Chinese markets has been something that we have been looking forward to for a number of years,” said Delaware Secretary of Agriculture Michael T. Scuse. “The ability to export poultry to China will…
Read MoreChristians outraged after City of Rehoboth refuses to allow nativity scene at Bandstand
The City of Rehoboth Beach will not allow the nativity scene at the Bandstand for the second consecutive year, prompting a backlash from Christians who are speaking out, including Father Coco of St. Edmond Catholic Church who was forced to remove the nativity last year from the Bandstand. Despite Mayor Paul Kuhns assertion that he…
Read MorePerdue Presents New Refrigerated Truck to Food Bank of Delaware
Perdue Farms, along with the Harry K Foundation, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Acme, presented a brand-new refrigerated truck to the Food Bank of Delaware yesterday as part of the “Drive Out Hunger” truck challenge grant. The Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Perdue Farms, presented…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE | Rehoboth Mayor refuses to allow nativity scene at Bandstand
The City of Rehoboth Beach will not allow the nativity scene at the Bandstand for the second consecutive year. This of course comes on the heels of controversy last year after officials forced a local Catholic Church to remove the nativity scene. Rehoboth Mayor Paul Kuhns appeared LIVE this morning in an exclusive interview with…
Read MoreRoute 113 Southbound – Millsboro is OPEN
The Delaware Department of Transportation would like to thank everyone for their patience and a special thanks for the assistance provided by the Town of Millsboro Police Department. US 113 southbound is now OPEN to traffic between Route 24/Millsboro Highway and Radish Road. The contractor has replaced the existing southbound portion of the bridge over…
Read MoreUPDATED: Sussex County Council Votes to Approve 3% Lodging Tax
The Sussex County Council held a public hearing this morning on the 3% lodging tax proposal. Several people spoke during the public hearing – on both sides, however the prominent question from the public was for better definitions of how the money raised from the 3% tax on unincorporated motels, hotels and tourist homes would…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE | DSSA sues DNREC over ban on semi-auto rifles for hunting
The Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association (DSSA) has filed a lawsuit against the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) after the agency banned the use of semi-auto straight walled pistol rifles for hunting. DSSA President Jeff Hague appeared LIVE on WGMD Tuesday morning and confirmed to our Rob Petree that the association has…
Read MoreDelaware fire service facing shortage of volunteers statewide
Over the course of the past decade fire companies across the State of Delaware have faced a steady decline in volunteers, creating increased challenges for firefighters who risk it all when duty calls. Jay Jones, President of the Delaware Volunteer Firefighters Association, tells WGMD’s Rob Petree that recruitment and retention has become increasingly more difficult…
Read MoreGovernor Hogan honors veterans at World War II Memorial
Today, on the 100th anniversary of the first recognized Armistice Day, Governor Larry Hogan delivered remarks honoring and celebrating Maryland’s veterans at the Maryland World War II Memorial in Annapolis. Governor Hogan was joined by representatives from the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs and the American Legion. “Our veterans serve as a reminder—not just today,…
Read MoreState House Minority Leader speaks out, calls Delaware’s legislative system “broken”
Delaware House Minority Leader Danny Short is speaking out, calling the system in which bills are passed broken, citing the “unprofessional” way Democrats annually push through countless pieces of legislation in the final hours of session. The recent controversy over a Kent County lodging tax law – which was approved by the General Assembly in…
Read MoreCrash on Route 13 North of Greenwood Leaves 1 Dead
Emergency personnel was called for a two vehicle crash on Route 13 in the area of Woodyard Road north of Greenwood around 6 Saturday evening. Delaware State Police say a Kia was in the crossover waiting to turn north on Route 13 when the driver, a 70 year old woman from Greenwood, pulled into the…
Read MoreUPDATED: Body of Missing Fisherman Found by MD DNR Police
UPDATED 11/10/19 9:45am – The body of a 65 year old man whose boat ran aground at the southern end of Kent Island Thursday has been found. US Coast Guard officials tell WGMD that Maryland Natural Resources Police located the man’s body Saturday. Officials were called after a witness spotted the boat coming aground with…
Read MoreCar into Salisbury House Leaves 3 Injured and 1 Dead
Salisbury Police and EMS were called for a vehicle crash just before 1 this morning on West College Avenue. Captain Rich Kaiser of the Salisbury Police tells WGMD that there were 4 people in a car that crashed into a house – the 18 year old driver from Delmar and two rear passengers – 18…
Read MoreMaryland Governor announces $6 million grant to fight opioid crisis
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced that more than $6 million from the Department of Justice will go to the State of Maryland to support a coordinated, statewide response to the opioid crisis. “For five years, our administration has been committed to shining a spotlight on the heroin and opioid epidemic, which has torn apart communities…
Read MoreKmart in Rehoboth to close
The Kmart in Rehoboth will close along with 95 other stores across the country after parent company Sears secured a $250 million lifeline following mounting losses of sales from department stores nationwide. “Since purchasing substantially all the assets of Sears Holdings Corporation in February 2019, Transformco has faced a difficult retail environment and other challenges,”…
Read MoreDelaware Senate confirms new Chief Justice, Associate Justice to State Supreme Court
The Delaware Senate has confirmed a new Chief Justice to the State Supreme Court and made history with the first African American Associate Justice. Gathering for a special session to consider the nominees, Senators voted 21-0 to confirm Justice Collins J. Seitz as Delaware’s newest Chief Justice and Vice-Chancellor Tamika Montgomery-Reeves as Delaware’s newest associate…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE | Medical marijuana restrictions outrage veteran advocating for anxiety, opioid abuse treatment
The Office of Medical Marijuana has refused to add anxiety or opioid substance abuse disorder to the list of qualifying conditions, decisions that have outraged a veteran who argues that doing so would significantly reduce the rate of suicide amongst veterans and help bring an end to the opioid crisis in Delaware. Kim Petters, a…
Read MoreFeral kitten tests positive for rabies in Ocean View
Delaware public health officials are warning of a feral kitten that tested positive for rabies in Ocean View. Delaware’s Division of Public Health (DPH) is advising Ocean View residents who reside in the Plantation Park community of a positive case of rabies in a feral kitten that came into contact with a human. The individual…
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