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Man Critically Injured in Scooter Crash Outside Rehoboth
(updated story) A 61-year-old Rehoboth Beach man is in a hospital in critical condition after colliding with a car while riding a moped in the bus-and-bike lane of Coastal Highway. According to Delaware State Police, the car made a right turn into the parking lot of Cracker Barrel and Econo Lodge Monday night and struck…
Read MoreDE State Of Emergency Will be Lifted at 12:01am Tuesday; Virtual Covid-19 Town Hall Tuesday Night
Governor John Carney on Monday signed an order that lifts the COVID-19 State of Emergency effective at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, July 13. Governor Carney first issued the State of Emergency on March 13, 2020 to control the spread of COVID-19 in Delaware communities. Click here to read Governor Carney’s order lifting the State of Emergency.…
Read MoreFire Wrecks Corvette, Damages Garage And Home
A fire on Lakeview Drive in Salisbury that heavily damaged a home and destroyed a Corvette is under investigation. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, a resident of the home discovered the fire in a garage late Sunday night. A smoke alarm also activated. No injuries were reported. Damage caused to the structure…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Guidelines Will Remain For Visits To Long-Term Care Facilities
Delaware’s COVID-19 State of Emergency will expire Tuesday, but guidelines that cover visitation to long-term care facilities will stay in place. According to Delaware Health and Social Services, the type of visit that’s allowed at a nursing home or assisted living facility will be determined by COVID-19 case rates in the facility and in the…
Read MoreUpdate: DSP Investigating Fatal Crash East of Delmar
(Updated story) A 46-year-old Bridgeville man who was driving a motorcycle has died following a collision with a pick-up truck east of Delmar. According to Delaware State Police, the driver of the pick-up truck, a 70-year-old Delmar man, started to make a left turn into the path of the motorcyclist on Pepperbox Road near Elliott’s…
Read MoreMagnolia Area Crash Leaves 1 Dead and 6 Injured
Delaware State Police continue to investigate a crash Saturday night near Magnolia that left a 6 year old dead. Police say a 24 year old Millsboro woman was southbound on Route1 near Trap Shooters Road when a vehicle in front of her crossed the line into her lane and then returned to the travel lane. …
Read MoreNew DE Wildland Fire Crew in California
The Delaware Forest Service’s Type 6 engine remains in California, but is now manned by a new three-person crew. DEMA’s Nikki Testa is an engine boss trainee, Erich Burkentine of the Delaware Forest Service is the engine boss and Hunter Melson of Milford is a firefighter type 2. This crew began working Saturday with a…
Read MoreUPDATED: Bicyclist Seriously Injured in Rehoboth Avenue Crash
UPDATED – 7/11/21 8:20am – A Millsboro man has been charged with vehicular assault and other offenses after he struck a bicyclist on Rehoboth Avenue-extended Saturday afternoon. Delaware State Police say a 20 year old Rehoboth woman was riding on the westbound shoulder when 46 year old Derek White failed to stay in his traffic…
Read MoreBerlin Makes Plans For Relief Funds
The Town of Berlin is making plans for its allocation of funds received under the State of Maryland Relief Act. The funding was approved by the Maryland General Assembly and Governor Larry Hogan in February. Included was a $83-million allocation to the Maryland Public Service Commission for forgiveness of delinquent bills. Berlin residential electric customers…
Read MoreQuantico Fire that Damaged Outbuilding & Camper Under Investigation
A fire that damaged an outbuilding and camper in Wicomico County is under investigation by the Maryland State Fire Marshal. The fire was reported just after 6 Friday morning by a passerby on Nanticoke Road in Quantico. Firefighters from the Westside Volunteer Fire company responded. Investigation by the Fire Marshal has determined that the fire…
Read MoreFEMA Amends COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Policy
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on all Americans, especially those who suffered loss due to the virus. FEMA Region 3 remains committed to easing the financial burden on the thousands of families in the mid-Atlantic region who incurred funeral expenses due to the virus. FEMA has amended the agency’s COVID-19 funeral assistance policy…
Read MoreOC Inlet To Be Dredged This Month
The US Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to dredge the Ocean City inlet later this month. According to Congressman Andy Harris, R-Md. 1st, shoaling in the inlet will be addressed, and any obstacles that may have been stirred up by Tropical Storm Elsa would be removed. The dredging is expected to take part between…
Read MoreOrsted Bids For 2nd Offshore Wind Project
Orsted is bidding to build a second offshore wind farm off the Maryland Coast that would be capable of creating 760 Megawatts of power, which would be enough to meet the needs of 250,000 homes on the Eastern Shore. Orsted is already planning its Skipjack Wind farm project, which would start operating in 2026. The…
Read MoreElsa’s Impact On Delmarva
(update, Friday morning) Rough surf and rip currents can be expected at the Delaware and Ocean City beaches following Tropical Storm Elsa. As of 9:30 a.m., Delaware Electric Cooperative, Choptank Electric Cooperative and Delmarva Power were not reporting significant numbers of outages. (original story) Tropical storm Elsa makes an impact on Delmarva. The fast-moving but…
Read MoreLewes Mobile Home Park Hit With Notice-of-Violation
The Donovan Smith Mobile Home Park LLC of Lewes received a Notice of Violation from the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Thursday for continuing violations of state laws that govern wastewater treatment and disposal systems. According to DNREC, the community’s onsite wastewater treatment system was found to be out of compliance, posing…
Read MoreUpdate: Preparing For Elsa
An updated track for Tropical Storm Elsa from NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center places it slightly further west, which could mean a more significant impact regionally. According to the Delaware Emergency Management Agency, the main threats are expected to include rain, flooding, and increased rip currents starting late Thursday. The experience with Tropical Storm Isaias…
Read MoreWild Horse At Assateague Struck, Killed By Vehicle
One of the wild horses that roam Assateague Island National Seashore has been discovered dead of apparent injuries suffered in a hit-and-run collision with a vehicle. A park employee discovered the four-year-old mare known as Moonshadow in the Oceanside Campground Tuesday.The mare’s foal was also apparently struck last week but has been seen with other…
Read MoreMd. Launches Vax Scholarship Contest
Maryland is offering a scholarship incentive for young people age 12-to-17 to get vaccinated for COVID-19. Governor Larry Hogan said Wednesday that the Maryland Higher Education Commission and the Department of Health will jointly oversee the VaxU Scholarship program. Drawings will be held regularly through Labor Day. “Promotions like this are just one more way…
Read MoreDel. Air Quality Alert Wed.
Delaware is under a code orange air quality alert today (Wednesday) for unhealthy levels of ozone. Humid air, plenty of sunlight, pollutants and lingering smoke from Canadian wildfires will all enhance ozone development. Levels may become unhealthy for people in the sensitive groups category such as young children, the elderly, and those with heart and/or…
Read MoreMan Seriously Injured in Rehoboth Surf, Flown to Trauma Center
Just as Rehoboth Beach lifeguards gave the orders to clear the water, the guards found a man who had just been tossed in the surf and struck his head. It was reported around 4:57 p.m. at the jetty off Rehoboth Avenue. He was suffering from paralysis and had to be removed from the surf by…
Read MoreGirl with Bike Critically Injured on Coastal Highway in Dewey Beach
Updated story, news release from Delaware State Police: Delaware State Police continue to investigate a collision between a vehicle and two juveniles on bicycles that occurred Tuesday night in Dewey Beach. On July 6, 2021, at approximately 9:43 p.m., Delaware State Police responded to Coastal Highway southbound in the area of St. Louis Street for…
Read MoreUpdate: Girl Injured In Hit-and-Run Crash Near Harbeson
(updated story Wednesday morning) Delaware State Police have located the driver of a flatbed truck who was involved in a hit-and-run accident with an ATV Monday. The truck driver tried to avoid hitting an ATV that was being ridden by three girls as they pulled onto Shingle Point Road from a driveway. A 12-year-old girl…
Read MoreUPDATED: Ocean City Reopens Downtown Beach & Boardwalk Tram Service; Remaining Fireworks Destroyed
UPDATED – 7/6/21 – 5pm – Yesterday, July 6, 2021, Ocean City Bomb Squad personnel, assisted by the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office-Bomb Squad and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) safely destroyed the remaining fireworks on the beach after the unintended fireworks discharge on Sunday. Destruction of the remaining fireworks occurred…
Read MoreUPDATED: Young Dolphin Rescued At New Castle Dies
UPDATED – 7/6/21 – The MERR Institute responded to a stranded bottlenose dolphin calf on the 4th of July. This baby dolphin was a good distance from its typical range, stranding up in the City of New Castle along the Delaware River. The combined elements of distance and holiday traffic made a speedy response challenging…
Read MoreGreen Tickets Return to Funland!
Funland will be closed this Wednesday for transition Funland is returning to its traditional open-door ticket model this week. Because of Covid, when the park opened last July, all guests were required to wear a wristband that allowed them to access the park and ride only for a specific time block. The number of guests was limited…
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