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DEC, Choptank Issue Beat the Peak Alert
A sweltering forecast has led Delaware Electric Cooperative and Choptank Electric Cooperative to issue a Beat the Peak Alert. Between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. today (Wednesday), The Co-ops are asking members to conserve electricity usage. During periods of high demand, electricity becomes more expensive to purchase. Possible steps members could take include postponing the…
Read MoreHead-on Crash on Route 1 near Dover AFB kills one driver
One person is dead following a head-on wreck on Route 1 near Dover Air Force Base. Delaware State Police say a driver was traveling northbound in the southbound lane and struck another vehicle head-on. The driver of the northbound vehicle, a 35-year-old Perryville, Maryland woman, died at the scene. The other driver, a woman from…
Read MoreGreat White Shark Thrills Boaters Off Ocean City
A Great White Shark does not seem to be camera-shy. Reportedly, a group that was fishing and people on another boat captured video of a Great White Shark off Ocean City this week. The shark at one point breached the water FishinOC.com said one up close and personal video came from Steven White, Captain Mark…
Read MoreGeneral Assembly Committee Starts Meetings on FY ’21 Bond Bill
The Delaware General Assembly’s Capital Improvement Committee begins its drafting of the Fiscal Year 2021 Bond Bill. The panel will meet this morning and tomorrow morning, starting at ten. The Bond Bill funds capital projects including state portions of school construction projects that are approved in referenda. The co-chairs of the committee will be at…
Read MoreVehicle Crash into Long Neck Area House – Both Catch Fire
Indian River Vol Fire Co was called for a vehicle crash on Route 24 near Long Neck around 1:45 Tuesday afternoon. After the initial call, it was upgraded to a structure fire. EMS units arriving at the scene found the vehicle and structure fully involved – personnel from Lewes and Millsboro helped to battle the…
Read MoreDPH Update 6-9-20: 48 Additional Positive Cases; 12 New Deaths; 97 Additional Recovered
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing 12 additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals. As of 6:00 p.m., Monday, June 8, 2020, there have been more than 10,000 positive cases of COVID-19 reported among Delaware residents. In…
Read MoreBeach-goer’s Citation For Violating Boardwalk Mask Requirement Goes Viral
A Lancaster, Pennsylvania man has received the first citation for violating a requirement that visitors on the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk wear a mask. The Monday incident was capture on cellphone video and was widely shared and viewed. Tuesday, Rehoboth Beach Police provided context: A seasonal cadet spotted the maskless man coming up to the boardwalk…
Read MoreBody Found In Dover Shed
Dover Police are investigating the discovery of a body in a shed on Maple Parkway. Officers were called to the scene late Sunday morning by an employee who noticed an odor. The body was that of a female. Police learned that a homeless woman may have been living in the shed for some time. The…
Read MoreMaryland Restaurants, Non-Essential Businesses Push Back Against Continuing Restrictions
Some Maryland businesses that were deemed non-essential during the pandemic say they’ve waited long enough. Several of them gathered with Eastern Shore lawmakers in Grasonville Monday to call for a wide reopening of establishments to allow for indoor dining at restaurants, and to put people back to work at fitness centers and attractions on the…
Read MoreDover Curfew Likely To Continue For A While
A curfew and state of emergency continue in Dover, nine days after stores were looted following a march and protest. Demonstrations have continued nearly daily in Dover since then, and they have been peaceful but have caused traffic disruptions. Mayor Robin Christiansen tells WBOC says he and the police chief communicate regularly about the situation,…
Read MoreBJA Grants Awarded to Help Public Safety Agencies Respond During Pandemic
The Bureau of Justice Assistance in the Department of Justice has awarded supplemental funding to help public safety agencies respond to the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic. The finding is part of the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) program. This grant funding can be used to hire personnel, pay overtime, cover protective equipment and…
Read MoreUPDATED: 3 File for Mayor and 4 File for 2 Commissioner Seats in R.B.
UPDATE (Monday, 5 p.m.): In addition to the candidates listed below, Commissioner Edward Chrzanowski has filed to run for mayor and Hugh Fuller has filed to run for commissioner. The deadline to file to run for Rehoboth Beach mayor or commissioner is today at 4:30 p.m. Please be sure to check back later. Former Rehoboth…
Read MoreSussex County Council Meets at 1pm – 4 Public Hearings Scheduled
Tuesday’s Sussex County Council meeting will begin at 1pm. The Council will get an update on the coronavirus situation from County Administrator Todd Lawson. There will also be a request to post notices for an expansion of Sussex County Unified Sanitary Sewer District – for the Angola Neck area – for Camp Arrowhead III –…
Read MoreDPH Update: 30 Additional Positive Cases; No New Deaths
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing 30 additional positive cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among Delawareans as of 6:00 p.m., Sunday, June 7, 2020. No additional COVID-19 related deaths were reported Sunday. In total, 398 Delawareans have passed away due to complications from COVID-19. Individuals who have died from COVID-19 ranged…
Read MoreCape May – Lewes Ferry allows bicycle riders to come aboard again
Bicyclists are now able to travel on the Cape May – Lewes Ferry once again. The Delaware River and Bay Authority is revising some travel restrictions imposed earlier during the coronavirus pandemic. Cyclists are able to check in at the toll booth and have full access to the outer decks, as do vehicle passengers. However,…
Read MoreSome Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration Branches Reopen
Maryland drivers can now make appointments at select Motor Vehicle Administration branches. The Wicomico County Branch in Salisbury is among MVA offices that are reopening today. As part of Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s COVID-19 executive order, driver’s and business licenses, permits and registrations that expired during the closure actually become expired 30 days after the…
Read MoreSalisbury Seeks Members for Justice Reform Task Force
The City of Salisbury is looking for members of its Criminal Justice Reform Task Force. The panel was first announced in early May. Members would examine current and previous issues in the city’s criminal justice system and give feedback to Salisbury elected officials and the police department. The goal is to work toward transparency, open…
Read MoreDPH Update: 97 Additional Positive Cases; 8 New Deaths; 96 Additional Recovered
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing eight additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals. All data reported through the daily updates are based on data received as of 6:00 p.m. the previous day. In total, 398 Delawareans…
Read MoreGov Carney Formally Extends State of Emergency
Governor John Carney on Saturday formally extended the State of Emergency declaration in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Under Delaware law, State of Emergency declarations must be renewed every 30 days. Click here for Governor Carney’s State of Emergency extension. “As more people interact with one another in Delaware and across the country, we need…
Read MoreDPH Update: 72 Additional Positive Cases; 2 New Deaths; 65 Additional Recovered
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing two additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals. All data reported through the daily updates are based on data received as of 6:00 p.m. the previous day. In total, 390 Delawareans…
Read MoreHundreds Attend Coastal Highway Rally
For the second time this past week, a protest that had been canceled by the organizer because of looting fears managed to draw a significant following. It is not uncommon for protesters to line Coastal Highway outside of Rehoboth at least once each summer. But what is unusual about Friday’s protest was that it managed…
Read MoreVIDEO: Explosion on Cargo Ship Injures Crewman & Disables Vessel Off Coast of Ocean City
A crew member who suffered burns after an explosion in the engine room of the cargo ship Laura Maersk was medevaced by the US Coast Guard to Norfolk. The cargo ship, which was disabled after the explosion, was about 275 miles off the coast of Ocean City Friday morning. Coast Guard officials say they were…
Read MoreChanges to Parking in Bethany Beach Beginning June 12
Bethany Beach is amending the parking modifications that were made last month. With Phase 2 of the Governor’s reopening of Delaware going into effect on June 15, beginning on June 12 at 4pm, all parking spaces on Atlantic Avenue and all ocean-front street ends and parking lots will be available as both residential parking permit…
Read MoreDPH Update: 27 Additional Positive Cases; 2 New Deaths; 69 Additional Recovered
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing two additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals. All data reported through the daily updates are based on data received as of 6:00 p.m. the previous day. In total, 388 Delawareans…
Read MoreDelaware reports 11 additional coronavirus-related deaths
Eleven more people have died in Delaware of coronavirus-related complications. That brings the death toll since mid-March to 386 statewide. The most recent fatalities involved people between 66 and 92 years old, all with underlying health conditions. Eight were residents of Sussex County, three were from Kent County and nine of them lived in long-term…
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