A WGMD Local News Article
Sussex County Council Approves FY 2020 Budget
The Sussex County Council has approved the $185.8-million FY 2020 budget. A public hearing was held during this morning’s Council meeting. A dozen people spoke on the budget – several of them directors of county public libraries who all thanked the council for the increase spending which includes $20,000 each of the county’s independent libraries.…
Read MoreSevere Thunderstorm WARNING Until 9:45PM
The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the following WGMD locations until 9:45 p.m.: Somerset County, MD Wicomico County, MD Worcester County, MD Dorchester County, MD The National Weather Service warns of 60 mph winds, quarter sized hail, minor damage to vehicles and wind damage to trees and power lines. Stay…
Read MoreDelaware DOJ Secures Student Loan Debt Relief for ITT Tech Students
The Consumer Protection Unit of the Delaware Department of Justice has announced over 23,000 dollars in student loan debt relief for students of ITT Tech, a failed for-profit college. Attorney General Kathy Jennings made the announcement on Monday, that would provide relief for 5 former ITT Tech Students from Delaware, as part of a 43-state…
Read MoreSevere Thunderstorm WATCH for All of Delmarva
The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 11 p.m. for the following counties in the WGMD area: Sussex County, DE Kent County, DE Cape May County, NJ Cumberland County, NJ Queen Anne’s County, MD Talbot County, MD Caroline County, MD Dorchester County, MD Wicomico County, MD Worcester County, MD Somerset County,…
Read MoreDNREC Skeeter Spraying Downstate Monday Evening
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Monday, June 17, 2019: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: Near Georgetown, Millsboro, Lewes, Bridgeville, Laurel, Seaford, and Delmar. For notification purposes, spraying will be done in the following spray zones: 135,…
Read MoreDAFB Main Gate Construction Continues until July 6th
Construction at the Main Gate at Dover Air Force Base continues and is now scheduled to be completed by July 6th. The purpose of the construction is to upgrade the gate infrastructure to sustain the safety and security of the installation. From approximately May 6th to July 6th, the Main Gate will be closed to…
Read MoreSussex County Council Public Hearing on Proposed Budget Tuesday Morning
This week the Sussex County Council will hold a public hearing on the proposed FY 2020 budget which is scheduled to begin at 10:15 Tuesday morning. In other council action – they will hear a presentation on Balloons over Sussex by the Sussex Academy Foundation. Festival will be coming to Georgetown in September. There will…
Read MoreTraffic Help During Firefly Music Festival in Dover
The Firefly Music Festival is this coming weekend in Dover – at The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway. A reminder to drivers in the area – camping load-in will begin on Thursday – the music festival is Friday through Sunday and traffic around Dover will be heavy. Most of the camping Check-In/Processing will be in…
Read MoreWoman Injured Following Lewes Car-Bicycle Crash
The Lewes Police Department says they responded to a car versus a bicycle accident that took place on Saturday morning around 11:45 a.m. in the 300 block of East Savannah Road. The incident happened when a bicycle being ridden by a 61-year-old female from Newark was traveling west on East Savannah Road in the bike…
Read MoreDUI Charges After Wicomico County Crash Friday
A crash just before 8pm at Route 50 and Sixty Foot Road in Wicomico County is under investigation by Maryland State Police. Police say the driver of a Honda failed to slow in time to avoid colliding with the rear of a BMW which was stopped for a red light. No injuries were reported. Police…
Read MoreEllendale Woman Cited After Crash
A crash Friday evening just before 6pm on Beach Highway near Mennonite School Road left an Ellendale woman with minor injuries. Delaware State Police tell WGMD the 31 year old woman’s vehicle went off the side of the road and into a ditch where it overturned, struck a fence and came to rest on its…
Read MoreState & Federal Officials Investigating Crash at Crisfield Regional Airport
Maryland State Police are investigating a plane crash around 4 this morning at the Crisfield Regional Airport. Police were called by the pilot’s wife about the crash – the pilot, Dennis Shaw was leaving for New York when he experienced mechanical problems and his plane went down about 600 yards off the runway. He walked…
Read More2 New Sport Fishing Specialty License Tags Now Available in DE
Two new specialty sport fishing motor vehicle license plates are now available from the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles. The tags were designed by Caitlin Berchtold, who studied fisheries management at DSU in Dover. The plates’ cost is $95 – $80 of which will go towards enhancing recreational fishing in Delaware. Both plates are permitted…
Read MoreAvailability of DE State Fair Specialty Tags Expanded
A limited-edition special license plate commemorating the Delaware State Fair’s 100th Anniversary became available in April. Now they are available to any individual or business with a car, truck or trailer weighing less than 26,000 pounds. Senate Bill 42 was signed Thursday – expanding the opportunity for Delawareans to display the specialty tag. You can…
Read MoreUPDATED: Thursday Crash on Old Furnace Road Leave Rehoboth Man Dead
UPDATED – 6:30am – A 73 year old Rehoboth Beach man is dead after a head-on crash Thursday afternoon west of Georgetown. Delaware State Police continue to investigate, but say the man was driving a mini-van registered as a taxi was eastbound on Old Furnace Road with two passengers. For an unknown reason, the mini…
Read MoreEarly Morning Fire in Pot Nets Bayside
Indian River emergency personnel were called for a structure fire in Pot Nets Bayside around 1 this morning. Firefighters found smoke throughout the inside of the home on Flipper Road and upgraded the call to a working alarm. Everyone got out of the home safely, but two people were evaluated by EMS. Firefighters from Lewes…
Read MoreRehoboth Beach Introduces Solar-Powered Trash Compactors
The City of Rehoboth Beach is rolling out a new environmentally friendly trash collection system throughout the town. This week, officials installed 14 Bigbelly solar-powered compacting containers that are strategically located at Baltimore Avenue, Wilmington Avenue and First Street, which are locations heavily utilized by pedestrian traffic. Additionally, Grove Park and Stockley Street Park will…
Read MoreSevere Thunderstorm Warning for Wicomico & Dorchester Counties till 8:30pm
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Until 8:30pm for Wicomico County,MD Dorchester County,MD ————————————————————— The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… Northwestern Wicomico County in southeastern Maryland… Central Dorchester County in southeastern Maryland… * Until 830 PM EDT. * At 749 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southeast…
Read MoreSevere Weather Alert for Western Sussex Until 8:30pm
AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WESTERN SUSSEX… SOUTHERN KENT…EAST CENTRAL TALBOT AND SOUTHERN CAROLINE COUNTIES…UNTIL 8:30pm At 741 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were clustered over Federalsburg, or near Hurlock, moving east at 40 mph. Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include… Georgetown, Milford, Seaford, Millsboro, Laurel,…
Read MoreDelaware Officials: Don’t Consume Raw Dairy Products
The Delaware Department of Public Health is urging the state’s residents to be cautious regarding dairy products, and to refrain from consuming raw or unpasteurized dairy products. The warning follows the infection of a 46-year-old Sussex County woman with a confirmed case of brucellosis caused by Brucella melitensis, a bacterial infection typically caused by consuming…
Read MoreBlue Angels, Snowbirds Headline 2019 OC Airshow
The 2019 Ocean City Airshow begins on Saturday with hundreds of thousands of spectators pouring into the resort town to witness the aircrafts flying high above Ocean City. Although the Air Show officially takes place over Saturday, June 15 and Sunday, June 16, some unofficial events are already underway. On Thursday, the U.S. Navy Blue…
Read MoreBill to End Daylight Saving Time Passes in DE Senate
The Delaware State Senate has passed legislation to end the practice of Daylight Saving Time in the first state. Introduced in April, Senate Bill 73 would add Delaware to a growing list of states that are searching for a way out of the process of switching on and off of daylight saving time. Senate President…
Read MoreFlame-of-Hope Starts 3-Day, 160-Mile Journey from Rehoboth to Newark
The 33rd Annual Statewide Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics started its three-day 160-mile journey to Newark from the Rehoboth Beach bandstand this evening. On Thursday, the Torch will start from three locations: Delmar (6 a.m., Rt.13 and Rt.54), Lewes (6:30 a.m., Troop 7), and Georgetown (7:30 a.m., The Circle), and will travel…
Read MoreOne Person Injured After Eden House Fire
The Office of the Maryland Fire Marshal is investigating after a house fire in Somerset County in the early morning hours of Wednesday. The fire happened at a home in the 7000 block of Meadow Bridge Road in Eden, Somerset County. Officials say the fire broke out around 12:25 a.m. on June 12. The Fruitland…
Read MoreDelaware Senate Passes Criminal Justice Reform Bill
Delaware’s Democratic controlled Legislature has announced bills that would reform the state’s criminal justice system. Namely, the bill would make law that those who have served jail time would not be barred from electrician jobs. Currently, state law bars an electrician from being granted a license in Delaware if they have been convicted of a…
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