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UPDATE: Ocean View Post Office to Remain Shut Down For Renovations
UPDATE: 03/12/26: Senate Republican Leader Gerald Hocker is expressing concern over the ongoing closure of the Ocean View Post Office, noting the lack of a timeline for repairs or reopening. He said residents and businesses deserve clear communication and prompt action and stated he is working with USPS and federal partners to find solutions. Senator…
Read MoreDelaware Accelerates Statewide Early Literacy Strategy With More Than $8 Million to Strengthen Classroom Reading Instruction
Delaware is accelerating its statewide Early Literacy Plan with more than $8 million in new investments to strengthen reading instruction. The Delaware Department of Education announced a $1.9 million State Implementation Fund grant and $6.1 million in Bridge to Practice grants to 25 districts and charter schools. Rather than launching new programs, the state…
Read MoreDelaware Senate Passes Bill Granting Subpoena Powers to Counties to Ensure Fair Market Property Values
The Delaware Senate has passed a bill rounding out the first wave of legislation that officials say was aimed at rectifying the recent statewide property reassessment process that caused property taxes to spike for thousands of Delawareans. Senate Bill 230(S), sponsored by Senator Spiros Mantzavinos, grants subpoena power to all three Delaware counties so finance…
Read MoreMaryland Flags to be Lowered to Half-Staff for Former Lt. Gov. Melvin A. Steinberg
Governor Wes Moore has ordered the Maryland Flag lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset, tomorrow, Thursday, March 12th. This is the day of interment for former Lieutenant Governor and State Senator Melvin A. Steinberg, who passed away on Tuesday, March 10th. Melvin A. Steinberg was a member of the State Senate from 1967 to 1987…
Read MoreUPDATE: Fraternal Order of Police Endorses Scott Hamilton for Wicomico County Sheriff; Hamilton Issues Statement
UPDATED– 03/11/26: Statement Regarding Lodge #111 Political Endorsement Following the recent endorsement vote at the regular monthly meeting of Lodge #111 in support of my candidacy for Sheriff, I want to address the process used and how we are moving forward. I have spent today gathering as many facts as possible to issue this statement,…
Read MoreUPDATED: Barge Fire in Delaware River off Woodland Beach–Extinguished
UPDATED: 03-11-26: 4 PM (from U.S. Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay): Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay responders and their partners from local, state, and federal agencies have confirmed with thermal images this morning that the barge fire in Delaware Bay has been extinguished. A marine salvage company has been hired by the barge’s owner and…
Read MoreMaryland State Police to Increase Patrols Over St. Patrick’s Day Weekend
Maryland State Police are urging motorists to avoid aggressive, distracted and impaired driving throughout St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Maryland State Troopers from all 23 barracks, including the State Police Impaired Driving Reduction Effort (SPIDRE) team, will focus on aggressive, distracted and impaired driving while conducting increased saturation patrols along roadways where impaired driving-related crashes often…
Read MoreJoint Drug Investigation by Delaware Agencies Leads to Arrests for Felony Drug Offenses
Delaware State Police, in a joint investigation with Delaware Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement and the DEA, arrested 25-year-old Maddyan Ata and 34-year-old Mohamed Lamar of Magnolia, and 20-year-old Alex Gomez-McDowell of Dover on felony drug charges. The investigation, which began in June 2025, targeted two Dover-area businesses suspected of large-scale drug distribution: Ali Baba Smoke…
Read MoreMaryland State Police Urge Marylanders To Be Cautious of Phone Scam Circulating
Maryland State Police are urging residents to be cautious of a phone scam circulating in which impersonators pretending to be law enforcement officers try to steal personal information. Police are receiving reports from citizens about scammers who are fraudulently identifying themselves as police officers or troopers to gain financial information or money from residents. The…
Read MoreFatal Hit-and-Run Crashes Reach Record High, AAA Foundation Study Finds
Imagine crossing the street and suddenly losing consciousness—only to wake up injured in the roadway as the vehicle that struck you disappears into the night, leaving no driver behind to help or call for assistance. New research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety indicates hit-and-run crashes like that are becoming more common across the…
Read MoreDelaware State Police Arrest Lewes Man for Burglary to an Occupied Residence
Delaware State Police have arrested a 57-year-old Lewes man on charges of burglary and offensive touching following an incident that occurred early yesterday morning in Lewes. According to State Police, On March 10th at about 2:00 a.m., troopers responded to a residence on Plantation Road in Lewes for a report of the burglary in progress.…
Read MoreDNREC Announces 2025-‘26 Deer Harvest Totals, Launches New Interactive Game Harvest Dashboard
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has released statewide deer harvest totals for the 2025–26 season and introduced a new interactive Game Harvest Dashboard that allows hunters and the public to explore deer and turkey harvest data across the state. During the season, hunters harvested 16,746 deer — including antlerless and …
Read MoreAccidental Fire Caused by Unattended Burning of Tree Limbs
Unattended burning of tree limbs led to an accidental fire yesterday afternoon on Union Church Road in Salisbury. The fire occurred at a 24′ x 24′ detached two-story garage. According to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal, the occupant of the home had been burning tree limbs and brush behind the garage. He stepped away…
Read MoreUPDATED: Sussex County Council to Meet Tuesday – Hear More on Land Use Code Ordinance Amendments
UPDATED – 03/10/26 – The Sussex County Council met Tuesday afternoon in the Council Chambers in Georgetown. During public comment the Council heard from Beth DeFrancis, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Frankford Public Library. She is asking support for a modest adjustment to the library tax – an increase of about a…
Read MoreNew Security Protocols Being Implemented at All Delaware DMV Locations
The Division of Motor Vehicles is implementing new security screening protocols at all Delaware DMV locations this week. Customers will now be required to pass through weapons detector systems that are staffed by private security when entering a DMV facility. Changes to entering and exiting the facilities is also being made and law enforcement will…
Read MoreSpeed Limit Change for Section of Route 50 in Salisbury
Beginning on Friday, the Maryland State Highway Administration will lower the speed limit on Route 50 business to improve safety in Wicomico County. The 55 mph speed limit will be lowered to 45 mph in the area between Civic Avenue and Hobbs Road in Salisbury. New signs will be installed to alert drivers of the…
Read MoreTuesday Morning Crash on Harbeson Road Sent Two to an Area Hospital
A crash just after 9:30 Tuesday morning sent two people to an area hospital. Delaware State Police tell the Talk of Delmarva that a Kia Soul was stopped at the stop sign on Cool Spring Road but failed to remain stopped and began to enter Harbeson Road and collided with the driver’s side fuel tank…
Read MoreCORRECTION: Two Seats Up for Election on the Georgetown Town Council – Filing Deadline – April 17th
CORRECTION: Two seats on the Georgetown Town Council will be up for election on Saturday, May 9th. Candidates interested in running for the 3rd and 4th Ward seats have until Friday, April 17th at 5pm to file as a candidate. You must be at least 21 years old, a citizen of the United States and…
Read MoreInmate Death at ECI in Westover Under Investigation by MSP
Maryland State Police are investigating the death of an inmate at Eastern Correctional Institution in Westover. Police say 31 year old Quaran Middleton, an inmate at the prison, was declared dead Tuesday by EMS personnel and transported to the Chief Medical Examiner for autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death. Preliminary investigation indicates…
Read MoreVice President Vance at DAFB for Dignified Transfer for Sgt. Benjamin Pennington Monday Evening
Vice President JD Vance arrived at Dover Air Force Base Monday night around 7 to attend the dignified transfer of 26 year old Sgt. Benjamin Pennington of Glendale, Kentucky. Pennington is a US Army Space and Missile Defense Command Soldier with the 1st Space Battalion, 1st Space Brigade out of Fort Carson, Colorado. Sgt. Pennington…
Read MoreSussex County Emergency Management Partners with Rehoboth Beach Hotel to Host Amateur Radio Equipment
The Boardwalk Plaza Hotel in Rehoboth Beach is lending space – free of charge – to Sussex AuxCom to place a radio repeater. This will be used to increase signal range and enhance emergency communications capability along the Delaware coast. Sussex AuxComm’s volunteer amateur radio group supports the Emergency Operations Center during activations – like…
Read MoreParsonsburg Convenience Center Brush Pile & Three Bridges Road Closures
The Parsonsburg Convenience Center brush pile has had to be closed for the lack of space. Space is available at the Brick Kiln Road brush pile. The amount of brush and limbs is unprecedented and we are asking for your tolerance during this time. For more information call 410-548-4935 ================= Three Bridges Road has been closed…
Read MoreCAMP Rehoboth Names Dr. Robin Brennan as New Executive Director
CAMP Rehoboth will have a new Executive Director later this month. Dr. Robin Brennan will take the helm on March 23. Dr. Brennan has been a visitor to Rehoboth Beach since the late 1990’s and will be moving to the beach as a full-time resident this summer with her wife and teenage daughter. In a…
Read MoreDSP Arrest Dover Man for Robbery
A 19 year old Dover man has been arrested for a robbery at the Dover Redner’s on Sunday evening just after 5:30. Police were called for a report of a carjacking and learned from the 20 year old male victim that a black male, wearing black clothes and a mask, approached him while he was…
Read MoreVehicle Crash Knocks Out Power to Nearly 1000 DEC Members near Milton
Delaware State Police were called for a vehicle crash just after midnight Monday in the area of Gravel Hill and Neptune Roads near Milton. Police found that a Dodge Journey was traveling southbound on Gravel Hill Road and went off the side of the road colliding with a utility pole. The 41 year old male…
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