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Revelation Craft Brewing to Purchase Georgetown’s Vacant 16 Mile Brewery
Revelation Craft Brewing plans to purchase the former 16 Mile Brewing facility in Georgetown which shut down a few months ago. Revelation President and Brewmaster Patrick Staggs says his company is growing quickly and needs more capacity to meet the demand for its product – and the former 16 Mile brewery is – in his…
Read MoreHarbeson Bus Crash Injures 5
Five people received minor injuries after an SUV failed to remain stopped at a stop sign on Hurdle Ditch Road and pulled into the path of a school bus that was southbound on Harbeson Road. The crash occurred just after 3pm – the school bus went off the road and struck a ditch. Delaware State…
Read MoreUPDATED: Fire Marshal Says Blaze that Destroyed Long Neck Apartment Complex was Arson
UPDATED 11/29/18 – An investigation into a fire at a Long Neck apartment complex that is under construction was arson. The State Fire Marshal has been investigating the fire since it broke out at Carillon Woods after 9pm on November 8th. They ask anyone who may have witnessed any activity at the complex to contact…
Read MoreFuneral for Salisbury Officer Aaron “Bull” Hudson Set for Tuesday
Funeral services for 46 year old Aaron “Bull” Hudson of Salisbury will be held on Tuesday, November 27 at noon at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center. There will be a visitation from 10am to noon and following the funeral service, the public is invited to the downtown plaza for a moment of silence and…
Read MoreHartly Man Dies After Crash South of Camden-Wyoming
A Hartly man has died after a crash early Saturday morning on Willow Grove Road south of Camden-Wyoming. Delaware State Police say a Trailblazer driven by 35 year old William Clough was speeding westbound on Willow Grove Road when he lost control in a curve and his vehicle spun off the road and overturned –…
Read MoreUPDATED: Rehoboth Commissioners Meet with County Engineer on Sewer Treatment Plant
Two Morning Public Hearings Tuesday for the Sussex County Council
There’s just a month left in 2018, there are only three more Sussex County Council meetings left to finish business this year – with the current council. There will be two public hearings in the morning session – one to authorize the sale of over $16.6-million of general obligation bonds in connection with the Western…
Read MoreEarly Morning Crash Closes Market Street in Blades
Market Street in the area of 10th Street in Blades was closed for hours this morning as utility crews worked to replace a damaged utility pole. Delaware State Police say around 3:15 this morning an SUV driven by 24 year old Christianna Griffin of Seaford drove off the side of the road hitting a road…
Read MoreHartly Man Dies in Crash West of Dover
A Hartly man was killed last week when his motorcycle collided with a car on Forrest Avenue west of Dover. Delaware State Police continue to investigate, but say 27 year old Davon Johnson tried to avoid the crash after a car that stopped for a stop sign at Artis Drive pulled into the path of the…
Read MoreCrash on Salisbury Bypass Leaves 1 Dead
A 6 year old is dead after a crash on the Route 13 bypass Thursday night. Maryland State Police say witnesses saw three vehicles speeding southbound north of the Snow Hill Road exit when a pickup truck lost control and collided with a tree on the passenger side. The driver, 55 year old Kenneth Chatmon…
Read MoreCDC Warns of Multi-State E. Coli Infections Linked to Romaine Lettuce
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is advising Delawareans of a multi-state outbreak of E. coli infections linked to romaine lettuce. The lettuce could be contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 and could make people sick. To date, there have been no confirmed cases reported in Delaware, but DPH urges consumers to take precautions to…
Read MoreHome of Hope Opens in Bridgeville for Women Battling Addiction
Rehoboth Commissioners Change Regular Meeting Time & Approve Steve Elkins Way
The City of Rehoboth Beach approved two items of Old Business during Friday’s City Commissioners meeting. After quite a lot of discussion and seeing the option to change the meeting time for the Friday regular meeting from 7pm to 3pm. There was also discussion to move the meeting to Monday morning, but as it had…
Read MoreCooking Your Thanksgiving Turkey – Tips from the USDA
Turkey Basics: Safe Cooking (If you still need help – USDA Meat & Poultry hotline at 1-888-MPHotline /1-888-674-6854 – open year round 10am to 6pm – or online at askkaren.gov ) A food thermometer should be used to ensure a safe minimum internal temperature of 165 °F has been reached to destroy bacteria and prevent…
Read MorePocomoke Driver Seriously Injured in Crash at Delmar Speedway
A crash at the Delmar Speedway has left a 34 year old Pocomoke man with serious injuries. Delaware State Police continue to investigate but say the driver was making a timed pass by himself when he lost control of his drag car, hit a guard rail, the finish line post and then went into a…
Read MoreLincoln Man Struck by Jeep Near Ellendale
A Lincoln man was hospitalized after he was struck by a Jeep Patriot Friday night on Route 113 in the area of Staytonville Road near Ellendale. Police say the 33 year old Lincoln man was walking on the white dotted line on Route 113 when the driver honked his horn. The pedestrian moved into the…
Read MoreDHA Rescue Goes Home Forever with the Bidens
There’s a new member in the Biden family. For some time the former Vice President and Dr. Jill have been fostering Major – a German shepherd pup – this weekend they made it official giving Major his forever home. Major was one of 6 puppies that were taken to the Delaware Humane Association after they…
Read MoreCommunity Helping Pot Nets Bayside Family Who Lost Home & Cat in Fire
Wallops Launched Spacecraft Now Headed to the ISS
After 2 days of weather delays, the resupply mission to the International Space Station left the Wallops Flight Facility just after 4 this morning. The Cygnus spacecraft is carrying 7,400 pounds of crew supplies, hardware and science to the International Space Station. Included in the 2300 pounds of science and research – a test of the…
Read MoreRaw Ground Turkey Recall
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2018 – Jennie-O Turkey Store Sales, LLC, a Barron, Wis. establishment, is recalling approximately 91,388 pounds of raw ground turkey products that may be associated with an illness outbreak of Salmonella Reading, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The raw ground turkey products items were produced on September…
Read MoreUPDATED: Delayed Again – ISS Resupply Launch from Wallops Postponed to Saturday AM
UPDATED 11-15-18 – Delayed again. The launch of Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket with Cygnus cargo spacecraft is now targeted for 4:01am Saturday, NovEMBER 17, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. NASA TV will provide launch coverage with commentary online beginning at 3:30 a.m. ================================================= Thursday morning’s launch of the Antares rocket from the…
Read MoreUPDATED: Dover Woman & Boyfriend found Dead in Camden Apartment
UPDATED 11-15-18 – Dover Police are now looking into what appears to be a murder-suicide in Camden. Police located the vehicle belonging to Dishiem Johnson Thursday in a parking lot on South West Street in Camden. Detectives learned that Johnson was possibly residing in an apartment in that area. Inside the apartment, detectives found both…
Read MoreTeams & Schedule Announced for 2018 Slam Dunk to the Beach
The Delaware Sports Commission is proud to announce the full schedule and participating teams for the 2018 Slam Dunk to the Beach basketball tournament. The lineup includes two of the Top 25 teams in the country and many of the nation’s top players. The elite squads will hit the hardwood at Cape Henlopen High School…
Read More2018 Comprehensive Plan Could See a Vote by Sussex County Council Tuesday
Millsboro Teen Cited after Harbeson Crash
A woman from Lewes was injured in a crash last night at Routes 5 and 9. Delaware State Police tell WGMD that just after 7pm Sunday an SUV and Taurus were approaching the intersection on Route 9 when the 17 year old from Millsboro driving the Taurus accelerated to make a left turn and collided…
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