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Fire Damages Gull Point Home near Millsboro
Indian River firefighters were called for a fire at a residence on Crepe Myrtle Drive at Gull Point east of Millsboro just after 8pm. Neighbors reported smoke coming from the garage. EMS arrived on the scene and reported to arriving fire personnel that there was heavy smoke and fire coming from the multi-residential building. Crews…
Read MoreUPDATED: Harrington Man Dies in Crash Near Milton
UPDATED SUNDAY WITH NAME OF VICTIM: A crash just before 5:30 this morning in the area of Route 1 and Truitt Road near Milton has taken the life of a Harrington man. Delaware State Police are still investigating but say 66 year old Robert Campbell’s car left Route 1 north of Truitt Road, hit a…
Read MoreUPDATED: Route 1 Crash Leaves 5 Dead, 4 Injured Friday Afternoon Near Townsend
UPDATED – Sun 7:15am – A crash on Route 1 north of Smyrna Friday afternoon left 5 people dead and 4 injured. Delaware State Police say a pickup truck driven by 44 year old Alvin Hubbard of East New Market was southbound when he crossed the center median and struck a car driven by a…
Read MoreUPDATED: Fire Heavily Damages Lewes Area Home
UPDATED – 9:30am – Lewes fire crews have returned to the Ward Road home for a rekindle. They cleared the scene around 10am. ==================================== Firefighters from Lewes, Rehoboth and Milton were called for a fire on Ward Road in Lewes just after 10:45 last (Saturday) night. Crews arriving at the scene found flames shooting through…
Read MoreTeen Nearly Drowns off Rehoboth Beach
A teenager is lucky to be alive after she got caught in rough surf early Saturday evening. A wave crashed over the teen followed by another that pulled her farther into the ocean, says Jillian O’Connor who had been visiting from Ohio. She said she saw the teen struggling and her friend unable to assist…
Read MoreSalisbury Truck Driver Struck, Killed by His Own Tractor-Trailer
Maryland State troopers are investigating the death of a tractor-trailer driver from Salisbury that occurred Friday morning at a weigh station on I-270 in Montgomery County. Police say the driver, James Lee Hobbs, 58, of Salisbury, Maryland, was apparently killed while he “was attempting to make the necessary brake adjustments but had failed to engage…
Read MoreUD Increasing Tuition and Fees, Removing Limit on Credit Hours per Semester
If you’re planning to attend the University of Delaware in the fall – tuition and fees will be going up! Undergraduate tuition and fees will increase $520 for Delawareans and by $1160 for non-residents. There are no increases in the Student Health Service Fee or Student Center Fee. Room and board increases for the coming…
Read MoreMan Drowns off Assateague Island National Seashore
Officials say the man who was pulled from the surf off Assateague Island National Seashore this past Wednesday evening apparently had drowned. Liz Davis, Assateague Island National Seashore spokeswoman, says the call for help was received around 6:40 p.m. after a body was spotted floating face down in the surf off North Ocean Beach. “A…
Read MoreUPDATED: Friday Morning Storms
UPDATED – 12:25pm – Storms are moving south and off the coast – some storms remaining between Bethany Beach and Ocean City. The Delaware Electric Cooperative has restored power to all but all but two members – in the Lewes and Rehoboth Beach area. Delmarva Power also has scattered small outages in the Millsboro, Ocean…
Read MoreUPDATED: Fatal Fire on Fisher Road
UPDATED 12pm – The State Fire Marshal and Delaware State Police are investigating a fire that took the life of one person on Fisher Road south of Milton. The call came in just after 4:45 this morning and crews from Lewes, Milton and Rehoboth found fire showing from the two-story home when they arrived. Officials…
Read MoreDE Firefighters in Colorado
A team of 20 Delaware firefighters is in Colorado after being deployed to help battle wildfires there. Delaware Forest Service says the team will be positioned in the Rocky Mountain area, which has reported five new fires and has six uncontained large fires. Wildfire crews are comprised of men and women of varying ages and…
Read MoreLawsuit Challenging RGGI Dismissed by Sussex Superior Court Judge
A lawsuit that challenged Delaware’s participation in a program aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions and funding renewable energy programs is getting dismissed. The lawsuit was brought in December 2013 by three people who claimed that the state’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative caused an increase in their electric bills. After more than four…
Read MoreIndian River School Board Meeting Rescheduled
The next regular monthly meeting of the Indian River Board of Education has been rescheduled for Monday, July 16. The meeting will be held at Indian River High School at 7:00 p.m. Indian River High School is located at 29772 Armory Road in Dagsboro.
Read MoreUS & State Flags to Fly at Half-Staff Till Sunset
Presidential Proclamation Honoring the Victims of the Capital Gazette Shooting in Annapolis US Flags are ordered to half-staff immediately – and will remain until sunset tonight, July 3.
Read MoreBethany Beach Reconstruction Update
Bethany beach reconstruction continues and town officials say that’s making it difficult to place the mats on the crossovers. The completed project calls for a hard, walkable surface to be constructed for each beach crossover – and mats will be placed as needed when the new surface becomes problematic through the rest of the summer. …
Read MoreUPDATED: Bond Bill, Grants-in-Aid Passed in State House & Senate
UPDATED – 8:30am – On the last day of the 149th General Assembly, state lawmakers were busy. While the FY 2019 budget was already passed, the Grant-in-Aid and Bond Bills still had to be worked in both chambers. After a contentious first vote on the Bond Bill the House did approve the measure just before…
Read MoreGov Carney Signs Executive Order 21 Leaving HB 460 Undebated
Governor John Carney signed Executive Order 21 Saturday afternoon, which will create a benchmark budgeting mechanism, and a Budget Stabilization Fund for budget planning, to help the State of Delaware take a more sustainable, long-term approach to annual budgeting. House Minority leaders say this measure has prevented House Bill 460 from being debated in either…
Read MoreGovernor Carney Signs HB 3 – Paid Parental Leave
Legislation that offers state workers – including school district employees – 12 weeks of paid parental leave – has been signed into law by Governor John Carney. This makes Delaware the 6th state in the nation to offer paid parental leave to public workers. The legislation pertains to the birth of a child or the…
Read MoreFinal Day of 149th General Assembly Session in Dover
Today is the final day of the 149th General Assembly session. The State House reconvenes at 2pm with a full agenda of items to tackle – including senior property tax, offshore drilling and direct purchase and shipment of wine – and the Bond Bill, which is still in the House Capital Infrastructure Committee. There is…
Read MoreNationwide Comcast Outage
A major outage has been affecting Comcast customers nationwide this afternoon – on all platforms – cable, phone and internet. In a tweet to customers, Comcast says they’re aware of the outage and working to restore services as quickly as possible. They do say that 1 or 2 cut fibers is what is causing the…
Read MoreRabid Fox in Angola Bites Human & Dog
Public Health officials warn Angola residents in the area of Camp Arrowhead Road between Marsh Island Golf Club and Angola road that a rabid fox bit a human and a dog earlier this week. The fox was captured and tested positive for rabies. The person has begun treatment for rabies – the dog is up…
Read MoreDOC Completes Staffing Analysis for Vaughn
A staffing study for the James T. Vaughan Correctional Facility in Smyrna has been completed. The Staffing Analysis Team report recommends funding for an additional 137 positions in various classifications in the Correctional Officer series. There are currently 224 CO vacancies however the DOC is continuing to strengthen officer recruitment and retention efforts and will…
Read MoreDE’s FY 2019 Budget Approved and Signed
No race for the midnight deadline this year in approving and signing the FY 2019 Delaware Budget. Governor John Carney signed Senate Bill 235 on Thursday after it received final passage in the State House. The measure is a balanced $4.2-billion plan that makes investment in Delaware’s economy, workforce and public schools. It also appropriates…
Read MoreMaryland Flag is at Half-Staff
Governor Larry Hogan today ordered Maryland flags to be lowered to half-staff to honor the victims of the shooting at the offices of the Capital Gazette in Annapolis on June 28: “With the lowering of the Maryland flag, we honor the dedicated journalists of our hometown newspaper in our state’s capital. To the family, friends,…
Read MoreBREAKING & UPDATED: Plane Crash Near Ocean City Airport Injures 2
UPDATE: 11:30pm – A small plane crashed Friday morning just before 9:30 near the Assateague Greens Golf Center off Stephen Decatur Highway in Berlin. Maryland State Police say the plane had just taken off from the Ocean City Airport with two people on board. Both Guerrino and Mary Mascelli of Berlin – both 60 –…
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