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Update | Teen Girl Killed In Utility Vehicle Accident
Updated information released Wednesday afternoon regarding a Tuesday evening crash of a John Deere Gator utility vehicle in the Lewes area: A 16-year-old female of Delaware was pronounced deceased at the scene. Identification is pending notification to next of kin. A 16-year-old female of Delaware was transported by helicopter to an area hospital with serious…
Read MoreMd. Faith Leaders Honored For Vaccine Outreach
Maryland’s faith leaders got a show of appreciation Tuesday for their efforts to get people vaccinated for COVID-19 in their communities. Governor Larry Hogan and other leaders of the state’s coronavirus programs honored about 50 faith leaders during an event at M & T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. The stadium serves as one of Maryland’s…
Read MoreSeaford Library Gets Grant To Fund Community Health Nurse
New health services are coming to the Seaford District Library. An on-site community health nurse will be working at the library and will be available for walk-in consultation and care and by appointment. A $152,000 grant from Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield will fund the position and services for one year. “The realities of Covid-19…
Read MoreDE Vaccinations Reach 500,000 Doses as Delawareans 16 and Older are Now Eligible to Register for Coronavirus Vaccine
Delaware’s coronavirus numbers are starting to even out again as the 7-day average of total positive test has dropped from 5.7% on Saturday to 5.5% on Monday. While there were 30 more new positive tests over Sunday – the number of people hospitalized decreased by 27. Delaware Public Health reports one death – a Sussex…
Read MoreDSU Partners with United Airlines to Train New Pilots – 50% Women & People of Color
United Airlines has set a new diversity goal – that 50% of students at its new pilot training academy will be women and people of color. In a release today, United will begin accepting applications as it works to train 5000 new pilots by 2030 – with at least half women and people of color.…
Read MoreBlades Voters Elect 2 To Council; 1 Incumbent Out
One member of Blades Town Council has been ousted following Monday’s election. The top two vote-getters were incumbent Russell Joseph with 50 and Michael Smith with 45 votes. Incumbent Lee Benningfield finished out of the running, as did another challenger Joseph Donahue. Benningfield received 33 votes, and 16 citizens of Blades voted for Donahue. The…
Read MoreMariner Rescued After Small Boat Capsizes
A mariner was safely rescued Monday after a small aluminum boat capsized in Indian River Bay off Gull Point. According to the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company, responding crews found the person still in the water early Monday evening, before sundown. The mariner was removed from the water and evaluated at the scene for hypothermia…
Read MoreDel., Md. Make Vaccine Available To All 16+
Delaware and Maryland are expanding their coronavirus vaccination programs to make the shot available to people as young as 16 years old. Any Delawarean 16 or older is now eligible to sign up to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. People who are interested in getting the shot may register for the state waitlist at vaccinerequest.delaware.gov, or…
Read MoreGov Carney to Hold Virtual Coronavirus Town Hall Tuesday Evening
Instead of the weekly press briefing, Governor John Carney will hold a COVID-19 Update and Virtual Town Hall on Delaware’s response to COVID-19 on Tuesday, April 6 at 6:00pm. He will be joined by Delaware Public Health Medical Director, Dr. Rick Hong and Community Intervention Team Program Director, Darryl Chambers. Delawareans can submit questions to townhall@delaware.gov.…
Read More3 Eastern Shore House Fires Investigated
Local fire departments responded to at least three residential fires on the Eastern Shore since Friday. A family was displaced by a fire that spread from an outbuilding to a home in Wicomico County Sunday night. Members of the Fruitland Volunteer Fire Company responded to the blaze on Ellendale Circle. No one was hurt. The…
Read MoreElevated Wildfire Risk Today, Says NWS
A wide portion of Delmarva is under an enhanced risk of wildfire spread early this week, according to the National Weather Service. Winds today (Monday) may gust up to 30 miles-per-hour. Humidity is also expected to be low. People are urged to use caution handling any potential ignition sources including machinery, cigarettes and matches. Any…
Read MoreDel. Exceeds Healthcare Spending Benchmarks, According To Report
Health care spending overall in Delaware topped $8.2-Billion dollars in 2019 and was up $0.6-Billion from the previous year according to Delaware’s first Benchmark Trend Report presented by Health and Social Services Secretary Molly Magarik to the Delaware Health Care Commission. Spending in 2019 was up across all categories: hospital inpatient, outpatient, physician, pharmacy and…
Read MoreVIDEO | Del. Delegation Highlights Relief Available For Small Businesses
The recently-passed American Rescue Plan contains numerous elements that could help small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic – including some that might not have been able to get into previous programs, such as payroll protection. There is also a specific allocation for the restaurant industry, according to Senator Chris Coons, D-Del. Coons spoke during…
Read MoreOcean View PD Receives Honor For Training, Policy
The Ocean View Police Department has won gold. The Lexipol Law Enforcement Advisory Council evaluates agencies for their policy development, maintenance and personnel training programs. Police Chief Kenneth McLaughlin said recently that the department has been recognized as a 2020 Gold Level Law Enforcement agency. Lexipol helps police departments focus on protecting and serving their…
Read MoreFire Damages Salisbury Home Thursday Night
Fire crews from Salisbury were called for a blaze on South Curlew Drive in Salisbury. The call came in just after 11:30 on Thursday night after a passerby spotted the fire. Firefighters found fire through the roof and had the blaze under control in about 40 minutes. Fire officials say the fire was accidental and…
Read MoreGov Hogan Pushes Federal Officials for Change in H-2B Nonimmigrant Temporary Worker Program Visas
With Maryland’s blue crab harvest season underway, Governor Larry Hogan today urged federal officials to make more H-2B Nonimmigrant Temporary Worker Program visas available to help protect Maryland’s $355 million seafood industry and supply chain. In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, the governor also called for a…
Read MoreMD Senate Confirms Dennis R. Schrader as Secretary of Health
Governor Larry Hogan today issued the following statement on the confirmation of Dennis R. Schrader as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Health by the Maryland Senate: “Secretary Schrader has served the citizens of Maryland well and faithfully during the biggest public health challenge we have ever faced, and I am very proud of the work he…
Read MoreBerlin Will Close Town Offices To Public Due To COVID Positivity
Berlin will again close its town offices to the public effective Monday April 5th in response to an increase in COVID-19 positivity in Worcester County and elsewhere in Maryland. “The increase in COVID-19 cases in our area has caused town buildings to once again close to the public to keep our staff safe and ensure…
Read MoreDel. Accelerates Vaccination Of Prison Population
Half of Delaware’s prison inmates will have access to a COVID-19 vaccination within the next week. Inmates who are over 60 years old have been prioritized so far, according to the Department of Correction. About 18 percent of the older inmate population declined to get the shot. The number of inmates with active infection is…
Read MoreVIDEO | No Appointment Needed At Eastern Shore Vax Site
All Marylanders who are 16 or older can now pre-register for an appointment to get a COVID-19 vaccination at a mass vaccination site. Also, as of Friday, the site serving the Eastern Shore at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center in Salisbury will dedicate a walk-up line for eligible people to receive the vaccine without…
Read MoreOpponents Of Gun Bills Criticize Process
Two gun-related bills have passed in the Delaware State Senate, but opponents and critics Thursday continued to question their constitutionality. They have also spoken out about the process that led to their passage. One bill would a permit and training to purchase a handgun. The other would outlaw sale of large-capacity magazines capable of holding…
Read MoreGov Carney Updates Coronavirus Emergency Order for Youth & Amateur Sports
Governor John Carney on Thursday signed the ninth revision to his COVID-19 emergency order, updating public health requirements for youth and amateur sports. Under the ninth revision to the COVID-19 order: Athletes participating in high-risk sports must wear a face covering at all times. High-risk sports include ice hockey, basketball, tackle football, boys’/men’s lacrosse, wrestling, boxing, rugby,…
Read MoreUpdate : 3 Dead In Cambridge Fire
Three people have died in a apartment home fire in Cambridge. Two other people were also injured in the blaze early Thursday in the 400-block of High Street. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, the Cambridge Rescue Fire Company responded to the structure fire at about 12:22 a.m. after a neighbor called 911.…
Read MoreVideo | Md. Outlines Plans To Spend $3.9-Billion In Rescue Funds
Leaders of the Maryland General Assembly and Governor Larry Hogan announced a bipartisan budget agreement Wednesday for spending of $3.9-billion coming to the state from the American Rescue Plan. Priorities include shoring up Maryland’s unemployment insurance system, expanding broadband, helping schools reopen and putting Marylanders to work on transportation improvements and other infrastructure projects. “I…
Read MoreHarris Takes Part In Mass Vax Clinic
Congressman Andy Harris, MD, helped to get Marylanders vaccinated for coronavirus Wednesday Harris, R-Md. 1st, joined the team Wednesday at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center, the location for the Eastern Shore’s mass vaccination clinic. “It was great to join the hard-working and dedicated staff administering COVID vaccines at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center…
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