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Traffic Alert: Road Closed Through Much of August in the Millsboro-Georgetown Area
Patriots Way between Avenue of Honor and Zoar Road is closed starting today and will continue through Wednesday, August 23rd (weather permitting) for the replacement of a cross road pipe. Detour Information from DelDOT: Detour Information: Motorists travelling southbound on Patriots Way: turn right onto Zoar Road, then left onto Governor Stockley Road, then left onto…
Read MoreUPDATED: ISS Resupply Mission Launches from Wallops Tonight
UPDATED – 9pm – It was a picture perfect launch from the Mid-Atlantic Spaceport at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia tonight. The Antares rocket carrying the Cygnus cargo craft lifted off just after 8:30pm ============================================================== Northrop Grumman’s 19th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station is expected to lift off from the…
Read MoreCamden-Wyoming Man Charged with Assault
A Camden-Wyoming man has been arrested after Delaware State Police were called for a fight on Allabands Mill Road in Camden-Wyoming Monday evening just before 5:30. Police contacted a 19 year old victim near the home and learned that he and his roommate, identified as 35 year old Justin Watson, were fighting about internet access.…
Read MoreRehoboth Beach VFC Respond to Chipotle Hazmat Incident
Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire personnel were called for a hazmat incident at the Chipotle Restaurant in the Tanger Outlets just after 11 this morning. Arriving crews found a leaking CO2 tank inside the business and secured it. Five employees were taken to Beebe Medical Center in Lewes with non-life threatening injuries. DNREC and Delaware State…
Read MoreUPDATED: Three Car Crash Leaves 1 Dead and 3 Injured
UPDATED – 08/01/23 – Delaware State Police have identified 51-year-old Angela Daniels of Delmar, Maryland as the woman who died in a fatal collision that occurred in Delmar on July 31 =========================================================== ORIGINAL STORY – 07/31/23 – A crash just after 6 this morning north of Delmar has left a Delmar woman dead. Delaware State…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced to 40 Years for Sexual Abuse of Minor
A 52 year old Salisbury man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor and other offenses. Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County, S. James Sarbanes, sentenced Eric Paden last week after the completion of a pre-sentence investigation and mental health assessment. Court records show that from…
Read MorePresident Biden & First Lady Biking at the Beach
Yesterday President Biden and the First Lady went riding on the Gordons Pond bike path with a handful of security also on bikes and a few golf carts bringing up the rear. This morning the two were again out on their bikes just after 11 o’clock. So far while the President has been in town,…
Read More9 Worcester County Public Schools to Offer Free Meals for All Students
Nine schools in the Worcester County public school system will offer free meals to all students beginning with the upcoming school year. Worcester County Public Schools will operate the Community Eligibility Provision, which will give all students at these nine eligible schools access to nutritious meals at no cost. Schools not currently certified in the…
Read MoreSevere Weather Likely Contributed to 2 Worcester County Fires Saturday Night
Saturday night’s severe weather contributed to at least two fires in Worcester County Saturday night. Multiple fire companies responded to a barn fire just after 8:30 on Whiton Road in Show Hill. Crews battled that blaze for about 3 hours before it was brought under control. And a house fire in Pocomoke was called in…
Read MoreUPDATED: DE Wildland Fire Crew & Truck Headed to Southern California
UPDATED – 07/31/23 – A 3-person wildland fire engine crew from Delaware was mobilized Friday for an assignment in Southern California in the area of Wawona. The crew will be working on patrolling and isolating new fire starts due to human activity and lightning strikes. Predicted fire danger in Yosemite National Park is extreme/high for…
Read MoreTuesday Sussex County Council Meeting – 1pm Start
The Sussex County Council has a light agenda on Tuesday and will begin the meeting at 1pm. There are four land use public hearings that will begin at 1:30. Three are conditional use applications and one is a change of zone application. The Sussex County Council meets at the County Administration building on The Circle…
Read More2023 NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENTS
2023 NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENTS Tuesday, August 1st (for most)
Read MoreTraffic Stop Leads to DUI & Weapons Charges for Cheswold Man
A Cheswold man has been charged with DUI and weapons offenses after a traffic stop early Sunday morning by Dover Police. Police were investigating a call for a shooting just after 2am when they spotted a car leaving a private parking lot and collide with a legally parked car. Police made a traffic stop and…
Read MoreDenton Garage Fire Accidental
A three-car garage was heavily damaged by fire Friday morning in Denton. Denton firefighters were called to Greenwood Road just after 11am and investigation by the Maryland State Fire Marshal showed the blaze was accidental and caused by a extension cord creating a spark which came in contact with an unintentional gasoline spill by the…
Read MoreBerlin to Replace Water Meters to All Within Town Limits
The Town of Berlin water Resources Department will be replacing all water meters in town limits in the next four to six weeks. These new meters will be radio-read smart meters – and the project is funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The new meter will send a radio signal to the Town’s…
Read MoreBidens Return to Beach House for Summer Vacation
On Friday, the President joined the First Lady at the Biden beach house around 8 p.m. via a motorcade that departed from Dover Air Force Base. According to USAF VIP LOGISTICS, this is the President’s 17th visit to his beach house since taking office and the third since Memorial Day. This could potentially be his longest stay…
Read MoreRehoboth Lifeguards Drag Dead Shark to Shore
Lifeguards in Rehoboth Beach spotted this dead shark floating in the ocean off Rehoboth Avenue around 10:45 a.m. on Sunday. Using a rope and the kayak, they towed it to the far south edge of town where they pulled it onto the beach and buried it near the dunes. Rich King from Delaware-Surf-Fishing.com says this is a sand tiger…
Read MoreMERR Rescues Sea Turtle Snagged by Fishing Hook
Suzanne Thurman from the MERR Institute says her organization helped save this Kemp’s ridley sea turtle in Slaughter Beach who got caught by a fishing hook last week. The fisherman took the turtle to the Dupont Nature Center which got in touch with MERR. The turtle actually ingested the hook, so it required surgery for removal which was performed…
Read MoreCrash Near Frankford Ends in Charges for Both Drivers
A crash on Route 113 at Lazy Lagoon Road south of Frankford led to charges for both drivers. Delaware State Police tell the Talk of Delmarva that a Nissan Rogue was northbound on Route 113 when a Tahoe turning onto the highway failed to yield and the vehicles collided. The driver of the Tahoe –…
Read MoreUPDATED: Dover Motorcycle Operator Dies in Crash Near Middletown
UPDATED – 07/29/23 – The Delaware State Police have identified 47-year-old Luis Lopez of Dover, Delaware as the man who died in a fatal motorcycle collision that occurred in Middletown on July 28. =========================================================== ORIGINAL STORY – 07/28/23 – A Dover man is dead after a motorcycle crash Friday morning near Middletown. Delaware State Police…
Read MoreDelmar Teen Charged with Hate Crimes & Weapons Offenses
Laurel Police have charged a Delmar teen after a 13 year old reported that someone pointed a gun at him during a 9-1-1 call a week ago. Police contacted the victim, who was accompanied by a guardian, and learned the suspect was gone from the area. Police investigation determined the juvenile was playing basketball in…
Read MoreNJ Man Charged with Shoplifting from Nike Factory Store in Rehoboth Beach
A New Jersey man has been extradited to Delaware after he was identified as a suspect in a felony shoplifting at the Nike Factory store in the Bayside Outlet in Rehoboth Beach on May 31st. Delaware State Police say two men entered the store and hid 28 pairs of shoes inside two shopping bags –…
Read MoreUPDATED: 6th Arrest in July 2nd Shooting Incident in Dover
UPDATED – 07/28/23 – A Dover teen has been arrested on gun charges. On July 2nd Delaware State Police were called to a shooting at a large party at the soccer field on Lewis Drive in Dover. Troopers found a 30 year old woman with a gunshot wound and two vehicles that also were struck…
Read MorePresident Biden Arriving Friday Evening – for the Week!
President Biden will spend part of the day in Maine – but tonight he will fly into Dover and because of a ‘bad weather’ call will travel by motorcade to his North Shores beach house in Rehoboth Beach – arriving around 7:30pm. The President is expected to be in town for the week – leaving…
Read More72 Foals Sold at Chincoteague Pony Auction; Gov. Youngkin Signs Bill Naming Chincoteague Pony the Official Virginia Pony
The Chincoteague ponies that swam the channel Wednesday were auctioned off Thursday at the Carnival Grounds. The Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Department reports a total of 72 foals – including the Queen Neptune – were sold bringing in a total of $489,000. The average per foal was about $6792. One buy back foal went for a…
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