A WGMD Local News Article
Indian River School Board Meeting Rescheduled
The next regular monthly meeting of the Indian River Board of Education has been rescheduled for Monday, July 16. The meeting will be held at Indian River High School at 7:00 p.m. Indian River High School is located at 29772 Armory Road in Dagsboro.
Read MoreUS & State Flags to Fly at Half-Staff Till Sunset
Presidential Proclamation Honoring the Victims of the Capital Gazette Shooting in Annapolis US Flags are ordered to half-staff immediately – and will remain until sunset tonight, July 3.
Read MoreBethany Beach Reconstruction Update
Bethany beach reconstruction continues and town officials say that’s making it difficult to place the mats on the crossovers. The completed project calls for a hard, walkable surface to be constructed for each beach crossover – and mats will be placed as needed when the new surface becomes problematic through the rest of the summer. …
Read MoreUPDATED: Bond Bill, Grants-in-Aid Passed in State House & Senate
UPDATED – 8:30am – On the last day of the 149th General Assembly, state lawmakers were busy. While the FY 2019 budget was already passed, the Grant-in-Aid and Bond Bills still had to be worked in both chambers. After a contentious first vote on the Bond Bill the House did approve the measure just before…
Read MoreGov Carney Signs Executive Order 21 Leaving HB 460 Undebated
Governor John Carney signed Executive Order 21 Saturday afternoon, which will create a benchmark budgeting mechanism, and a Budget Stabilization Fund for budget planning, to help the State of Delaware take a more sustainable, long-term approach to annual budgeting. House Minority leaders say this measure has prevented House Bill 460 from being debated in either…
Read MoreGovernor Carney Signs HB 3 – Paid Parental Leave
Legislation that offers state workers – including school district employees – 12 weeks of paid parental leave – has been signed into law by Governor John Carney. This makes Delaware the 6th state in the nation to offer paid parental leave to public workers. The legislation pertains to the birth of a child or the…
Read MoreFinal Day of 149th General Assembly Session in Dover
Today is the final day of the 149th General Assembly session. The State House reconvenes at 2pm with a full agenda of items to tackle – including senior property tax, offshore drilling and direct purchase and shipment of wine – and the Bond Bill, which is still in the House Capital Infrastructure Committee.  There is…
Read MoreNationwide Comcast Outage
A major outage has been affecting Comcast customers nationwide this afternoon – on all platforms – cable, phone and internet. In a tweet to customers, Comcast says they’re aware of the outage and working to restore services as quickly as possible. They do say that 1 or 2 cut fibers is what is causing the…
Read MoreRabid Fox in Angola Bites Human & Dog
Public Health officials warn Angola residents in the area of Camp Arrowhead Road between Marsh Island Golf Club and Angola road that a rabid fox bit a human and a dog earlier this week. The fox was captured and tested positive for rabies. The person has begun treatment for rabies – the dog is up…
Read MoreDOC Completes Staffing Analysis for Vaughn
A staffing study for the James T. Vaughan Correctional Facility in Smyrna has been completed. The Staffing Analysis Team report recommends funding for an additional 137 positions in various classifications in the Correctional Officer series. There are currently 224 CO vacancies however the DOC is continuing to strengthen officer recruitment and retention efforts and will…
Read MoreDE’s FY 2019 Budget Approved and Signed
No race for the midnight deadline this year in approving and signing the FY 2019 Delaware Budget. Governor John Carney signed Senate Bill 235 on Thursday after it received final passage in the State House. The measure is a balanced $4.2-billion plan that makes investment in Delaware’s economy, workforce and public schools. It also appropriates…
Read MoreMaryland Flag is at Half-Staff
Governor Larry Hogan today ordered Maryland flags to be lowered to half-staff to honor the victims of the shooting at the offices of the Capital Gazette in Annapolis on June 28: “With the lowering of the Maryland flag, we honor the dedicated journalists of our hometown newspaper in our state’s capital. To the family, friends,…
Read MoreBREAKING & UPDATED: Plane Crash Near Ocean City Airport Injures 2
UPDATE: 11:30pm – A small plane crashed Friday morning just before 9:30 near the Assateague Greens Golf Center off Stephen Decatur Highway in Berlin. Maryland State Police say the plane had just taken off from the Ocean City Airport with two people on board. Both Guerrino and Mary Mascelli of Berlin – both 60 –…
Read MoreCrash Near Harbeson Leaves Seaford Man Dead
A crash on Harbeson Road near the intersection with Rust Road has left one person dead. Delaware State Police continue to investigate, but say that just after 6:30 this morning a pickup truck, driven by an 18 year old Milton man, was northbound on Harbeson Road and crossed the center line and struck a Ford…
Read MoreBicyclists Get Free Lights, Helmets at 2018 Safety Checkpoints
Serious accidents involving bicycles at the Delaware shore are down this summer and officials would like to keep it that way. The DelDOT Bicycle Program, Delaware Bicycle Council and the Sussex Cyclists have teamed up to help bicyclists with minor repairs and get them helmets and lights. The checkpoints will take place at these locations.…
Read MoreSecond Lawsuit Filed Against Mountaire Farms
A second complaint has been filed on behalf of multiple plaintiffs against Moutaire Farms in Millsboro. Similar to the class action suit filed earlier this month, residents in the vicinity of the poultry processing plant have been living with air and water pollution issues since 2000, when Mountaire bought the company. Residents wells and water…
Read MoreRaffle Donors Announced for St. Peter’s Art Show, July 7
St. Peter’s Art Show Committee has announced this year’s generous donors to the show’s Featured Artists Raffle: painter Nina Mickelsen, woodworker Mary Costa, and jewelry artisan Hannah Ehlman have each contributed unique pieces for the show, which will be held on Saturday, July 7, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The three will be among…
Read MoreLyft to Provide $15 Vouchers to Discourage Drunk Driving
Officials and local businesses are partnering with ridesharing company Lyft to offer free $15 vouchers to keep impaired drivers off the roads this coming holiday week. The Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS), police and members of the business community kicked off the event at the Starboard in Dewey Beach on Thursday. The program begins…
Read MoreMilford Doctor Indicted in National Healthcare Fraud Investigation
A national healthcare fraud investigation results in charged against 601 individuals responsible for over $2-billion in fraud losses – including a Milford doctor. US Attorneys for the District of Delaware say Patrick Titus, a doctor and owner of Lighthouse Internal Medicine was indicted on 14 counts of unlawful distribution and dispensing of controlled substances and…
Read MoreDeadline Friday, July 6 for Public Comment on Revised Regulation 225
The Delaware Department of Education is seeking public comment on a revised proposed 225 Prohibition of Discrimination Regulation, which is published in the June Register of Regulations. The department received more than 11,000 comments on a previous version of the proposed regulation. After careful review of that feedback, Secretary of Education Susan Bunting made responsive…
Read MoreLegalization of Recreational Marijuana Falls Short in DE House Vote
A vote to legalize recreational marijuana in Delaware came up short 4 votes in the State House. Needing a three-fifths majority – 25 votes, House Bill 110 received 21 votes of 41. The measure needed a super-majority because it would have created new fees and a new tax. Proponents claimed the majority of the public…
Read MoreDelmarva Power DE Customers to see Rate Reduction
Customers of Delmarva Power will see a reduction in their rates. This comes after a settlement Wednesday between the Delaware Public Service Commission and Division of the Public Advocate and Delmarva Power. The electric utility initially requested a rate increase that included $31-million in distribution costs that would be passed on to customers. A petition…
Read MoreDelaware’s FY 2019 Budget Passed in State House – Waits for Governor’s Signature
The end of the Delaware General Assembly session now has the Bond Bill to decide. On Tuesday the State House approved the FY 2019 budget with a vote of 40 to 0 with one member absent. The measure now waits for Governor John Carney’s signature. House Bill 475, the Bond and Capital Improvements Act was…
Read MoreMaryland Primary Results
Maryland voters have been casting ballots in the state primary election since last week. Early voting saw more people going to the polls before the primary for one reason or another, but still only comprised a little over 6% of eligible voters. Results were late coming in Tuesday night after the Baltimore City Circuit Court…
Read MoreHogan Administration Funds Chesapeake & Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund
The Hogan Administration has awarded $22-million in funding to 18 recipients through the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund to improve the health of Maryland’s waterways. The grants will fund stream and wetland restoration, innovative stormwater management practices, tree buffer plantings in multiple counties across the Chesapeake Bay watershed. This is the third consecutive…
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