A WGMD Local News Article
Lincoln house fire under investigation
State fire officials are investigating after a fire tore through a home in Lincoln, Delaware. According to the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office, the blaze broke out shortly after 12:30 p.m., Tuesday at a home in the 9000 block of Greentop Road. The Ellendale Fire Company arrived on the scene and found flames coming from…
Read MoreSkeletal Remains Found in Wooded Area East of Selbyville
Delaware State Police are investigating the discovery by an individual of human skeletal remains that were found in a wooded area on Polly Branch Road just north of Route 17 near Selbyville. The remains have been turned over to the Delaware Division of Forensic Science for autopsy and to determine the identity and cause of…
Read MoreUD Cancels Spring Study Abroad in Rome
The University of Delaware is following several other schools and canceling its spring study abroad program at John Cabot University in Rome.  The 22 UD students enrolled there are being advised to book flights to return to the US ASAP. The decision came down last Friday after the travel advisory for Italy was raised to…
Read MoreDNREC to Hold Public Input Meetings this Week on Delaware’s Climate Action Plan
Three public meetings are being held this week on development of Delaware’s climate action plan. The Sussex County meeting is today at the CHEER Community Center on Sand Hill Road in Georgetown from 4:30 to 7:30pm. Delaware has committed to reducing the state’s greenhouse gas emissions 26% to 28% from 2005 levels by 2025. This…
Read MoreDOC Chooses New Healthcare Services
The Department of Correction has selected a new company to provide healthcare services. The current contract with Connections will end three months early – after a thorough review process the DOC has chosen Centurion of Delaware to provide correctional medical care and behavioral health\substance abuse treatment. Centurion provides healthcare services to state, county, municipal and…
Read MoreSeaford Municipal Election Set
Seaford voters will go to the polls in April to vote for a mayor and two members of the city council.  Friday was the last day for candidates to file to run for election. Mayor David Genshaw is challenged by councilman James King. For 3-year terms on the city council, incumbent Dan Henderson is challenged…
Read MoreBody Found after Outside Fire Extinguished in Seaford Sunday Morning
State Fire Marshal investigators and police are looking at a fire Sunday morning on Arbutus Avenue in Seaford that has left one person dead. Seaford Police tell WGMD the fire was outside and firefighters located the body after putting out the fire. Seaford firefighters were called to the outside fire just before 11 Sunday morning. …
Read MoreMillsboro & IRVFC Battle House Fire in Mount Joy
Firefighters were called for a structure fire at a home on Oak Street – off Mount Joy Road near Millsboro. The call came in just before 5pm and responding Millsboro fire crews found heavy smoke coming from the home. Crews from Indian River also responded with engine and tanker support. Crews were on the scene…
Read MoreCrash South of Georgetown Leaves 1 Dead
Delaware State Police are investigating a crash Saturday night just after 9pm in the southbound lanes of Route 113 south of Georgetown in the area of Arrow Safety Road. Police say a 75 year old man from Millsboro in a Chevy was southbound with a Hyundai just behind him in the other southbound lane. A…
Read MoreLong Neck Crash on Indian Mission Road Injures One
Emergency personnel from Indian River and County paramedics were called for a vehicle crash just after 8:30 Saturday night on Indian Mission Road. Officials say a Toyota went off the roadway and through a front yard – colliding with property and trees before ending up in a wooded lot and ending up on its side. …
Read MoreDam & Fishing Access at Records Pond in Laurel to Close Monday till Spring 2021
The dam and fishing access areas at Records Pond in Laurel will close on Monday through spring of 2021 – also Willow Street will be closed during the construction period. DelDOT will begin reconstruction of the dam to improve safety. The dam is ranked #2 out of 41 state regulated dams on the prioritization list. …
Read MoreEmergency Order for Striped Bass Fishing Now in Effect in Delaware Waters
The Atlantic State Fisheries Commission is requiring an 18% reduction in striped bass removals – however these measures are not preferred for Delaware. Two management options were developed and Option 1 is now in effect as of February 15th – for 120 days. This Emergency Order provides a recreational possession limit of one striped bass…
Read MoreFlu Widespread in DE – but NO Coronavirus Reported
Delaware Public Health officials report no confirmed cases of the Coronavirus in the First State and there are no people currently under investigation for the illness. However three people who were previously investigated tested negative. Officials say the immediate health risk to Delawareans from the coronavirus is low.  There are 13 residents who have…
Read MoreGround Broken for New Seaford Montessori School
Ground was broken last week for the new Seaford Montessori Public Charter School. Start-up funding for the school came through grants, donations and other private financing. State lawmakers are also contributing a portion of the Community Transportation Funds to improve the roads around the complex just off Stein Highway. The new school is scheduled to…
Read MoreMD State Senate Approves Increased STAR Funding for MD National Guard
The Maryland State Senate has approved legislation that will provide in-state tuition for members of the Maryland National Guard. With a unanimous vote the State Senate approved SB 282 – modifications to the Maryland National Guard State Tuition Assistance Reimbursement (STAR) program. This measure will reimburse up to 100% of the cost of in-state tuition…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE | Homeless are dying on the streets of Sussex County
Homeless advocates are calling for additional resources and increased support after two homeless people died on the same night last week in Sussex County, a woman found dead in a tent in Georgetown and a disabled man headed to a shelter who was hit and killed crossing Route 1 in Lewes. While for some the…
Read MoreDelmarva Power customers in Delaware pay 19% extra on electric bills for renewable energy
Delmarva Power customers in Delaware have been paying 19% more on their electric bills due to legislation that was passed in 2010 that mandated utility companies purchase a greater percentage of their power from renewable sources such as wind and solar. Over the course of the span of the utility contracts since the law was…
Read MoreDelaware bill seeks to end partisan gerrymandering
A bill that will be soon be circulated for sponsorship in the House of Representatives seeks to end the biased, one-party system Delaware uses to redraw the boundaries of legislative districts each decade. As required by the U.S. Constitution, every ten years a national census counts every American citizen. Following the count, the district lines…
Read MoreDNREC to close The Point at Cape Henlopen for 2020 beachnesting season
DNREC will close The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park for the 2020 beachnesting season. The closure will occur on Sunday, March 1, and includes a stretch of ocean beach and dunes, and a half-mile along the bay shoreline, for the benefit of threatened and endangered beachnesters and migratory shorebirds, including red knot, piping plovers,…
Read MoreDelaware joins multi-state investigation into JUUL vaping
Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced that Delaware has joined a bipartisan, multistate investigation of JUUL Labs. The 39-state coalition is investigating JUUL’s marketing and sales practices, including targeting of youth. The investigation also concerns claims regarding nicotine content, statements regarding the risks and safety of e-cigarettes, and the effectiveness of e-cigarettes as smoking cessation devices.…
Read MoreBeebe nursing school named best in Delaware
The Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing at Beebe Healthcare has been named the best nursing school in the state of Delaware by RegisteredNursing.org. The nursing advocacy organization ranked nursing schools based on methodology that analyzes each school’s pass rate for students on the NCLEX-RN exam over a five-year window. The 2019 graduating class for…
Read MoreDNREC launches refrigerant incentive program
DNREC’s Division of Climate, Coastal, & Energy has launched a program to provide incentives to businesses to install refrigeration systems that are less harmful to the environment. The “Cool Switch – Low Impact Refrigerant Program” aims to reduce the amount of hydroflourocarbons (HFCs) released into the atmosphere. Some refrigerants contain potent greenhouse gases that have…
Read MoreDelaware State Police accepting applications for Citizens Police Academy in Sussex County
Delaware State Police are now accepting applications for the Spring 2020 Citizens Police Academy to be held in Sussex County. The deadline for registration is March 19, 2020. The Spring 2020 Delaware State Police Citizen’s Police Academy will begin on Thursday, April 2, 2020, and will conclude on Thursday, June 18, 2020. The academy will…
Read MoreMountaire settles one of two lawsuits over wastewater violations in Millsboro
Mountaire Farms has reached a settlement with one of two class-action lawsuits over complaints that the company’s plant contaminated local drinking water in Millsboro. Over a hundred people connected to the lawsuit were able to reach a settlement, officials from Jacobs & Crumplar, P.A. and Nidel & Nace, PLLC announced on Thursday. Residents wells and…
Read MorePedestrian killed crossing Route 1 in Lewes
A pedestrian was struck and killed Thursday evening while crossing Route 1 in Lewes. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the crash occurred shortly after 6 p.m., Thursday as a Chevrolet Tahoe was traveling northbound on Route 1 in the left lane just south of Route 9. A pedestrian was crossing the highway and…
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