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DOE NOT Moving Forward with Regulation 225
The Delaware Department of Education will not be moving forward to finalize the current proposed version of Regulation 225. The department received more than 6,000 comments in response to the revised proposed 225 Prohibition of Discrimination Regulation, which was published in the June Register of Regulations. Those comments now are available online for public review at…
Read MoreAtkins Waive Preliminary Hearing
John Atkins, through his Dover Attorney Alexander Funk, waived his preliminary hearing this morning in the Sussex County Court of Common Pleas. The felony case will now move onto Sussex Superior Court. Atkins will face hearings later in August on the misdemeanor charges in the Sussex Court of Common Pleas and Justice of the Peace…
Read MoreRehoboth Beach selected for DNREC Resilient Community Partnership
The City of Rehoboth Beach has been picked as the next partner for a program to plan for the impact of coastal climate hazards.  The Resilient Community program is sponsored by DNREC’s Delaware Coastal Programs Section and uses federal funding to help minimize the risks of those hazards. Rehoboth Beach joins several other communities and groups…
Read MoreSussex County Council Approves CleanBay Renewables & Grant for Delmar Infrastructure
The Sussex County Council began this week’s session with a presentation on the newest winter festival at the beach areas – the Winter Festival in Lewes. The council got a quick overview of the festival and the available attractions and how the festival has grown in its first few years to become an award winning…
Read More5 Points Roadway / Trail Rejected
Over 250 concerned citizens packed in to the Beacon Middle School gymnasium Monday evening to observe the DelDOT and the Five Points Transportation Study Work Group discuss and vote on a number of recommendations for consideration. Item 76 called for DelDOT to “Evaluate the potential transportation benefits, costs, and impacts of a road and trail…
Read MoreTwo Sussex County Men Die in CBBT Crash Friday
The investigation into a crash Friday on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel continues today. CBBT officials tell WGMD that a van and tractor trailer collided in the southbound lanes – with a speed limit of 35mph on the bridge and heavy rain falling. Four people in the van were treated for injuries and released, however…
Read MoreUPDATE: Prominent Bethesda Doctor Killed in Fenwick Island Jet-Ski Accident
UPDATE (6:15 p.m, July 30): DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police today identified the man killed in Saturday’s Jet-Ski accident off Little Assawoman Bay in Sussex County as Dr. Stephen Greenhouse, 53, of Bethesda, Md. Some details of his life have been posted on the Shady Grove Fertility website. Officials say that Dr. Greenhouse…
Read MoreUPDATED: Possible Straight Line Winds Knock down Utility Poles, Wires, Tree Limbs near Dewey
UPDATED 3:30am – Storms rolled across Delmarva Friday afternoon around 2 – but in Dewey Beach there was quite a lot of damage when winds took out a utility pole, trees and left several streets covered in debris. The damage was in the area of Dodd Road from Salisbury Street to Dutch Road. Delmarva Power…
Read MoreWorcester County Sheriff’s Office to Use New Technology to Measure Speed
One of the leading causes of crashes is speed. Last year there were 557 deaths on Maryland roadways due to automobile crashes. In an effort to reduce crashes and fatalities associated with crashes, the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office will be utilizing new technology in measuring speed. The speed detection device can record vehicle speeds and…
Read MoreSen Chris Coons Congratulates President Trump on Return of US Soldiers Remains from North Korea
Sen. Coons’ statement on the remains of U.S. soldiers returning from North Korea U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on reports that North Korea has transferred the remains of 55 American soldiers killed in the Korean War to the U.S. military on Friday. “I’m pleased to hear…
Read MoreSevere Thunderstorm Watch until 10pm / Flood Advisory until 6:15pm
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for all of Delaware until 10pm The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a Flood Advisory for… Southeastern Sussex County in southern Delaware… * Until 615 PM EDT. * At 215 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause minor…
Read MoreChincoteague Pony Penning Week Ends with Record Auction & One Pony Death
A week of fun and horse play ended in tragedy when one of the Chincoteague ponies died in the corral. Chincoteague fire officials reported the death of Butterfly Kisses on their Facebook page and say the pony was being chased by another pony when Butterfly Kisses slipped and slid in the fence, breaking her neck. …
Read MoreLawsuit Filed Against Priority One Air Rescue After Lewes Firefighter’s Death
A lawsuit has been filed against an air rescue company by the family of a Lewes firefighter who died during a 2016 training exercise over Georgetown. DelawareOnline reports the suit, which was filed in New Castle County Superior Court, seeks compensation from Priority One Air Rescue for the children of Timothy McClanahan. The 46 year…
Read MoreSBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Available for Sussex County from May Flooding
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and private nonprofit organizations located in Sussex County, Delaware as a result of the rain and flooding on May 12-23, 2018. “This county is eligible because it is contiguous to…
Read MoreSBA Announces Economic Injury Disaster Loans Available for DE
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and private nonprofit organizations located in Kent, New Castle and Sussex counties in Delaware as a result of the rain and flooding on April 25 through June 21 , 2018.…
Read MoreGov John Carney in Seaford Announces Program to Eliminate Internet Dead Spots in Rural Delaware
Delaware Governor John Carney is urging internet service providers to work with the state to eliminate what he calls “broadband deserts” in rural sections of the state. Visiting Seaford Tuesday afternoon Gov. Carney detailed a program that he hopes will virtually wipe out those dead spots by 2020.  While high-speed broadband service is widely available…
Read MoreUPDATED: DPH LIFTS Boil Water Order for Customers of Broadkiln Beach & PrimeHook Water Companies
UPDATED – 7/24/18 2:35pm – The Division of Public Health is lifting the boil water notice for customers of the Broadkiln and PrimeHook Water Companies. DPH officials sayThe second set of sample results came in today and those samples also tested negative for Total Coliform and E. Coli. Residents can resume drinking their water immediately. ================================================== UPDATED…
Read MoreMerger Agreement Announced between Dover Downs & Twin River Worldwide Holdings
A merger agreement was announced Sunday between Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment and Twin River Worldwide Holdings. Twin River is privately held with no current public market for its stock shares, but as a condition of the closing they will register its shares with the SEC and list the shares publicly on the NYSE or…
Read MoreMilford Man Critical after Struck by Van Near Georgetown
A Milford man is in critical condition at Christiana Hospital after he was struck by a vehicle on Route 9 in the area of Tyndall Road just after 9pm. Delaware State Police say the 30 year old man was walking in the westbound lane when he was struck by a work van – which did…
Read MoreUPDATED: Crash West of Georgetown Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Injured
UPDATED – 7/22/18 5pm – Delaware State Police have identified the man who was killed in a crash Saturday afternoon. Police say 63 year old Thomas Clarke of Georgetown was driving the pickup truck that went off West Piney Grove Road just before 3pm and then crossed the roadway and the center line colliding with…
Read MoreBreaking & Updated: Woman Impaled by Beach Umbrella in Ocean City
Update (5 p.m.): Ocean City Beach Patrol Capt. Butch Arbin says an unattended rental umbrella with a wooden pole struck the woman. The pole could not be taken apart so rescuers had to cut it to remove the post and canvas. Luckily, it appears the injury only pierced the skin and is non-life threatening, he…
Read MorePhillies Double Header Sunday on WGMD
Due to rain in Philadelphia Saturday night causing the postponement of the Padres v. Phillies game, WGMD will air a DOUBLE HEADER today! Game 1 begins with the pregame show at 11:30am and first pitch at 12:05pm Game 2 begins with the pregame show at 5:30pm and first pitch at 6:05pm Only on WGMD 92.7FM,…
Read MoreUPDATED: Ocean View Officer Involved in Crash Saturday Morning
UPDATED – 7/22/18 6:30am – Delaware State Police are investigating a crash involving an on-duty Ocean View Police officer Saturday morning. The crash occurred on Central Avenue – and according to WGMD Traffic, the police car and another vehicle collided and a utility pole was damaged just north of Route 26. Both drivers were treated…
Read MoreFLASH FLOOD WATCH SAT AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT
The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch that affects the following WGMD locations: Cape May County,NJ Cumberland County,NJ Sussex County,DE Kent County,DE Caroline County,MD Talbot County,MD Queen Anne’s County,MD ————————————————————— URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 244 PM EDT Fri Jul 20 2018 …FLASH FLOOD…
Read MoreDE Unemployment Drops Below National Level
In June, Delaware’s unemployment rate dropped below 4% for the first time since February of 2008 – and the first time since February of last year that the state’s rate – now at 3.9% is below the national unemployment rate of 4.0%. There were 3100 fewer unemployed Delawareans last month than a year ago. In…
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