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Inmate Dies after Attempted Suicide at SCI
An SCI inmate hospitalized after an attempted suicide has died. Corrections officials say officers found inmate Aron McNatt hanging from a bed sheet in his cell late Friday night. He was taken to Bayhealth’s Sussex campus where he died on Sunday night. McNatt had been held at SCI since May 8th serving a 2 year…
Read MoreArtificial Oyster Reef Installed in Little Assawoman Bay
An artificial oyster reef has been put down by Center for Inland Bays officials in the Little Assawoman Bay. It’s hoped the reef will help bring back the once abundant oyster population in the bay. Oysters do a lot of good for the environment including helping water quality and providing habitat for fish and wildlife.…
Read MoreOC Inlet Dredging on Hold
Dredging work in Ocean City’s inlet stopped almost as soon as it started. The work is on hold for a couple weeks after the Army Corps of Engineers says the vessel used for the project had to return to North Carolina for unexpected maintenance. There is still several more days-worth of work to complete to get…
Read MoreSalisbury Residents Displaced after Fire
An early morning fire in Salisbury heavily damaged a home and left two residents without a place to sleep. The call came in just before 4am on Truitt Street after the occupants were awakened by the smoke alarm – they escaped safely. Maryland Fire Marshal investigators say the fire began in a first floor bedroom…
Read MoreIndian River School District Sets Open Houses
Schools in the Indian River School District will host a series of open houses during the months of August and September. Open houses will allow students and parents to meet teachers and staff, view class lists and tour school buildings. A number of schools will host multiple sessions, with each session catering to a different…
Read MoreUPDATED: Polish Student Struck on Coastal Highway at Route 24
UPDATED -812/19 7am – A 24-year-old Polish female exchange student riding a bike was seriously injured Sunday evening when she was struck by an SUV on Coastal Highway. It happened here in the southbound lanes at the Royal Farms off John J. Williams Highway near Rehoboth. Police say a Tahoe driven by a 48 year…
Read MoreUPDATED: Pedestrian Struck, Killed Outside Rehoboth on Coastal Highway
UPDATED – 9PM – Delaware State Police have identified the pedestrian who died in a crash early Sunday morning at approximately 12:16 on Coastal Highway (Route 1) south of Church Street west of Rehoboth Beach, as 40 year old Martir Santiago of Rehoboth Beach. The crash remains under investigation. ============================================== UPDATED – 9:30am – Route…
Read More4-Vehicle Crash South of Dewey Leaves Lewes Woman Dead
A Lewes woman is dead after a crash just after noon on Route 1 near Key Box Road south of Dewey Beach. Traffic northbound on Route 1 was stop and go and Delaware State Police say 23 year old Logan Anderson of Lewes failed to see traffic in front of her had slowed and she…
Read MoreSusan Gay, Edward Chrzanowski Win Rehoboth Beach Commissioner Race!
The results from today’s annual election in Rehoboth Beach are in! Susan Gay and Edward Chrzanowski have won the two soon-to-be-vacant commissioner seats. Here are the 2019 election totals: Registered voters for 2019: 1501Number of voters: 701Number of absentee voters: 335Total voters: 1036 SEATS FOR COMMISSIONER (TWO): Mark Betchkal: 292 Edward Chrzanowski: 345 Charles Garlow:…
Read MoreUPDATED: MSP Have LOCATED Missing Salisbury Teen
UPDATED – 6:05am – State Police in Salisbury have located 17 year old Ferguson Milford ============================================= Maryland State Police say 17 year old Ferguson Milford left his Shawnee Avenue home at noon on Thursday with two males. He has not been seen since – he is black, with shoulder-length dreadlocks and facial hair and was…
Read MoreNew Delaware Record for False Albacore
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife has confirmed a new state record in the Delaware Sport Fishing Tournament: a 22-pound, 9.6-ounce false albacore that was caught July 13 in the Atlantic Ocean by Jason Conrad of Fleetwood, Pa. The fish was 35 inches long and had a girth of 22.5 inches. Conrad was aboard the…
Read MoreDelaware National Guard Adjutant General to Promote to Major General Saturday
Delaware National Guard Adjutant General, Brigadier General Michael Berry will be promoted to the rank of Major General Saturday morning. The ceremony will take place on the steps outside of Legislative Hall at 9am. Berry took the role as Adjutant General in March. He is responsible for the mission readiness of all Delaware National Guard…
Read MoreRehoboth Kmart NOT on Latest Round of Sears/Kmart Closings
The company that now owns what was Sears Holdings has announced yet another round of closings of some of the remaining Sears and Kmart stores. TransformCo, in a release this week says they have faced challenges returning stores to sustainable levels of productivity as well as having some differences with Sears Holdings over the purchase…
Read MoreUPDATED: Milton Man Dies in Crash on Route 9 Tuesday Morning
UPDATED – Delaware State Police have identified the driver who was killed in a crash on Tuesday, August 6 on Route 9 just east of Josephs Road near Harbeson as 50-year-old David Pierson, Jr. of Milton. The crash remains under investigation. ================================================= A crash on Route 9 at Josephs Road west of Lewes just before 8…
Read MoreCoast Guard Rescue Woman from Assawoman Bay – Boat Operator Cited for OUI
A 20 year old woman was pulled from the Assawoman Bay by US Coast Guard officials after she was reported missing from a vessel early this morning. She was one of 11 other passengers on a 22-foot Carolina Skiff that was heading north in the bay from the Route 90 bridge area. A Coast Guard…
Read MoreHarrington Woman Dies from Injuries after Route 14 Crash in July
A woman involved in a crash on Route 14 in Houston on July 29th  has died from her injuries. Delaware State Police say a Jeep driven by 30 year old Chelsea Wooters of Harrington was westbound on Route 14 near Bloomfield Drive when she missed a curve and went off the road and struck a…
Read MoreVehicle Not in Park Runs over Seaford Woman
A Seaford area woman is dead after an accident that occurred on private property off Fire Tower Road. Delaware State Police say a 77 year old Seaford woman stopped her vehicle in front of a private dumpster, got out and walked to the rear to get out trash she intended to put in the dumpster. …
Read MoreDredging of OC Inlet to Begin Wednesday
Congressman Andy Harris has announced the start of dredging of the Ocean City Inlet. The United States Army Corps of Engineers was able to secure a corps dredge vessel from their sister district, Wilmington, for the project. That vessel arrived today and will conduct five days’ worth of dredging over the coming week beginning on…
Read MoreMosquito Spraying Downstate Tonight
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Tuesday, August 06, 2019: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: In and near Millsboro, Bridgeville, and Seaford and near Delmar, Selbyville, Frankford, Ocean View, Lewes, Milton, Ellendale, Frederica, and Felton. For…
Read MoreCaesar Rodney School District to Break Ground on New Elementary School
The Caesar Rodney School District will break ground for its newest elementary school at 10am on Wednesday, August 7. The school will be located on Briarbush Road in Magnolia and is expected to open in 2020 – serving 600 students in grades 1 through 5. The $26 million-dollar project was part of the 2016 capital…
Read MoreUPDATED: Fenwick Island Voters Elect 4 to Town Council
UPDATED – 8/5/19 – The Fenwick Island Board of Elections has certified Saturday’s municipal election results. The organizational meeting, including the swearing in of the council members and the election of officers, will be held next Monday, August 12th at 1:30pm. =================================================== Fenwick Island voters have elected two new members to the town council and…
Read MoreUPDATED: Boating Accident on Wicomico River Leaves 2 Dead
UPDATED – 8:15am Natural Resources Police tell WGMD that there were a total of 6 people on board a 20-foot Bayliner that struck an unlit pier. No names have been released – officials are still in the process of notifying next of kin. ================================================== Maryland Natural Resources Police confirm that two people are dead after…
Read MoreEarly Morning Fire at Mad Fish in West Ocean City
Video Credit Campos Media UPDATED 8/3/19 – Nine fire companies from Worcester and Sussex Counties responded to the fire. It took firefighters over an hour to bring the fire under control. The building was not occupied at the time of the fire. No injuries were reported. The investigation is continuing. ============================================== UPDATED – 6pm – Ocean…
Read MoreEEE Detected in Sentinel Chickens in Each County
Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), a potentially serious illness, has been detected in sentinel chickens monitored for mosquito-transmitted diseases in Delaware. The Delaware Division of Public Health Laboratory reported to DNREC’s Mosquito Section that four chickens recently tested positive for EEE from three of the 20 sentinel chicken stations monitored by Mosquito Control. The three stations…
Read MoreFour K9 Teams Graduate DOC Training
The 2019 Basic Patrol K-9 Class graduated Thursday after fourteen weeks of intense and challenging training. The training consists of obedience, agility course, tracking, contraband, evidence and suspect search, criminal apprehension and handler protection. The K-9 handlers also received training on basic K-9 health and first aid. Two K-9 teams will be on duty at…
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