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OC St Patrick’s Day Parade Returns Sat, March 11
Fire Destroys Salisbury Pole Barn on Goddard Parkway
Fire destroyed a 30’ x 60’ wood frame pole barn on Goddard Parkway in Salisbury Sunday night just after 10:30. Salisbury firefighters had the blaze under control in about an hour. The Maryland State Fire Marshal says the cause was accidental and started inside the shed after an electrical circuit failure. The fire was discovered by…
Read MoreDSP Looking for Suspect in Connection with Ellendale Stabbing
Delaware State Police need your help to locate 54 year old Terrance Branch of Ellendale. He is wanted in connection with the stabbing of two victims and assaulting a third during a fight in the Ellendale area on February 15th. Branch is black, 5′ 8” and 200 pounds with brown eyes. He is bald. Branch…
Read MoreOcean City Travel Advisory – NB Left Turn Lane Closed at Route 90 Bridge
OCEAN CITY TRAVEL ADVISORY: Starting Monday, February 27th, 2023 the northbound left turn lanes at 62nd Street, for traffic accessing RT 90, will be closed as part of the ongoing Raw Water Main Pipeline project. Detoured traffic will need to make U-Turns at 65th and/or 67th Streets during this closure to access RT 90. The…
Read MoreMaryland Man Arrested After Crashing Stolen Vehicle
Delaware State Police were called for a single vehicle crash on Seaford Road south of Blades around 8:30 Sunday morning. Police say an Equinox driven by 26 year old Damiean Turner of East New Market, MD was northbound on Seaford Road when the vehicle left the roadway and struck a guardrail. Police say Turner showed…
Read MoreWicomico County Judge Sentences Noe Meja-Domingo for Attempted Kidnapping
A man has been sentenced for an attempted kidnapping of a 2 year old child during a family celebration last May. Administrative Judge of the Circuit Court of Wicomico County, the Honorable S. James Sarbanes sentenced 32 year old Noe Meja-Domingo to 25 years in prison, imposing a 10-year active term and suspending the balance…
Read MoreGreat Delaware Kite Festival at Cape Henlopen State Park – Canceled
America Saves Week – Feb 27 – March 3
This week is America Saves Week and Delaware State Treasurer Colleen Davis is urging Delawareans to use this week as an incentive to save money, reduce debt and build wealth over time. Each day this coming week has a saving theme – saving automatically, saving for the unexpected, saving for major milestones, paying down debt…
Read MoreDelaware to Issue Final Monthly Emergency Benefits on Feb. 28 to All SNAP Households
The Delaware Division of Social Services will issue emergency benefits for February to eligible households as part of the State’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Due to a recent change in federal law passed in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, this will be the final emergency benefits payment as part of…
Read MoreDSP Spring Citizens Police Academy in Sussex County
Delaware State Police will hold their 2023 Citizens police academy beginning March 29th. The nine week academy will meet on Wednesday nights from 6 to 8pm and participants will get an up close look at how Delaware State Police operate. Applications are due by March 15th – and class size is limited. Most of the…
Read MoreSeaford Man Arrested for Attempted Robbery
Seaford Police have arrested a suspicious subject who sat in the lobby of the M&T Bank on Stein Highway in dark clothing, sunglasses and blue surgical mask. When an employee contacted him – he saw what looked like a demand note. The employee tripped the silent alarm as the subject left. A short time later…
Read MoreMaryland Congressional Democrats Announce Public Housing Funding
Lewes BPW Explains Power Cost Adjustment
Over the past year, the wholesale power supply costs charged to the Lewes Board of Public Works have increased by nearly 13% and there has been an adjustment to the Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) on monthly bills. One of the primary factors of the increase is due to the regulations requiring the Indian River Power…
Read MoreVA Woman Charged in Pocomoke Stabbing Incident
A Virginia woman has been charged after a stabbing in Pocomoke Thursday night. Worcester County Sheriff’s office was called to Stockton Road for a stabbing victim who was treated at Tidal Health in Salisbury and released later Thursday night. Officials with the Worcester Bureau of Investigation located the suspect – 40 year old Chacarra Townsend…
Read MoreSalisbury City Administrator Tapped for State Appointment
Salisbury City Administrator Julia Glanz will resign her post effective March 3rd. She has been appointed as an Assistant Secretary of the Department of Housing and Community Development for the State of Maryland. She will join former boss – Jake Day who was appointed Secretary of the Department of Housing and Community Development by Governor…
Read MoreBrennan Named Deputy Warden at Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution
A promotion for the Security Superintendent at the Vaughn Correctional Facility. DOC officials have announced that John Brennan will fill the vacancy as deputy warden at the Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution – beginning on Monday. The office has been vacant since Baylor’s Deputy Warden was promoted to Warden at the women’s facility last December. Brennan…
Read MoreFood Bank of Delaware’s Topping Out Ceremony at Future Milford Site
The topping out ceremony of the Food Bank of Delaware’s new 67,000 square-foot facility in Milford took place today. This construction tradition marked the completion of the structural frame of the building. The new facility on Delaware Veterans Boulevard is scheduled to be completed by Fall 2023. Food Bank of Delaware President Cathy Kanefsky tells…
Read MoreVIDEO: US Senator Chris Coons on 1 Year Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
DSU Bowling Team Charter Bus Crashes in Virginia
Virginia State Police report 11 people were injured near Dinwiddie, Virginia when a charter bus carrying the Delaware State University bowling team to a weekend tournament in North Carolina crashed on I-85. Two team members were flown to Chippenham Medical Center in Richmond with serious but non-life threatening injuries. The others were treated at nearby…
Read MoreMissing Maritime Museum Cannonball Found Outside Zwaanendael Museum
The missing Cannonball from the Cannonball House Maritime Museum has been returned. The missing artifact was placed outside of the Zwaanendael Museum and turned in to the Lewes Police Department this morning. The cannonball had been missing since February 17th. According to Lewes Police, there have been no leads in how the cannonball went missing.…
Read MoreDover Man Arrested for Drug and Felony Weapons Offenses
A 48-year-old Dover man faces numerous drug and felony weapons charges after troopers stopped him on East Street South of East Camden Wyoming Avenue yesterday evening. A drug-certified canine then conducted a free-air sniff of the outside of the Camaro and the dog alerted to the presence of an odor of narcotics. A search led…
Read MoreSenators Coons Joins 33 Colleagues Urging Biden administration to Limit Availability of Junk Health Care Plans
U.S. lawmakers including Senator Chris Coons have sent a letter urging the Department of Health and Human Services to take immediate action to address short-term limited duration insurance (STLDI) plans, commonly known as junk plans, which fail to provide adequate, comprehensive health insurance coverage. Junk plans can deny coverage to people with preexisting conditions and…
Read MoreSalisbury Zoo Welcomes New Animal
If you visit the Salisbury Zoo, you may spot a new animal hanging out in the trees – a black-tufted marmoset named Timmy. Native to South America, mainly Brazil, Black-tufted marmosets are social animals that live in trees. Zoo Director Leonora Dillon says Timmy is a great addition to the Zoo, and they are excited…
Read MoreArrest Made in Connection with Open-Air Drug Market on Property in Salisbury
House Fire in Crisfield, Maryland; No Working Smoke Alarm
A fire that occurred in Crisfield has been ruled accidental. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, the smoke alarms did not activate when the fire broke out at the two story wood frame single family house on Potomac Street yesterday evening. The blaze caused an estimated $100,000 in damage but no injuries or…
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