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Bills That Passed Delaware House Would Increase Leave and Eliminate Healthcare Waiting Period for State Workers
The House has passed three bills aimed at recruiting and retaining state workers by providing them with leave in the unfortunate event they suffer a miscarriage or lose a family member and offering healthcare upon hire rather than after a waiting period. House Bill 65 would provide state employees who suffer a miscarriage, stillbirth or…
Read MoreRoute 90 Work in Worcester County on Hold Until July 10
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will resume an overnight milling and patching project on Monday, July 10, along MD 90 (Ocean City Expressway) from US 50 (Ocean Gateway)​ to MD 589 in Worcester County. Work is expected to be completed by 6 a.m. on Friday July 14, 2023. The work previously stopped due to…
Read MoreUPDATED: DE Proposed FY 2024 Budget Passes in Senate – Waits for Governor’s Signature
Delaware is ready to begin the FY 2024 on Saturday now that the State Senate has passed the proposed $5.6-billion budget and a $194.5-million supplemental spending plan of one-time expenditures and contingency funds. The budget provides full-time state workers with raises, increases mental heath support in elementary and middle schools as well as other education…
Read MoreSmokers BBQ Pit Fire Under Investigation by Worcester County Fire Marshal
Ocean City Firefighters were called for a structure fire just after 4 Tuesday morning at Smokers BBQ Pit on Stephen Decatur Highway. Crews arriving at the scene found fire on the outside of the building and were able to bring the fire quickly under control however there was fire and smoke damage extending through the…
Read Morelegislation Introduced in US Senate to Increase Reimbursement During HPAI Disease Outbreaks
A bipartisan measure introduced by US Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) and Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) would expand the US Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service compensation program to all poultry growers and layer operations within a highly pathogenic avian influenza control area – rather than only those whose flocks are infected. This…
Read MoreEight Candidates for Four Town Council Seats in Fenwick Island August 5th Election
Fenwick Island voters will be going to the polls on Saturday, August 5 to elect four people to the town council. There are eight candidates running for those four seats. Incumbents Natalie Magdeburger, Jacqueline Napolitano and Janice Bortner are challenged by John Burch, Kristina Clark, Bernie Merritt, James Simpson and Kurt Zanelotti. Each seat is…
Read MoreSelbyville Man Arrested of Drug & Weapons Charges
A Selbyville man has been arrested for drug dealing and possession of illegal firearms. About two months ago, the Sussex Drug Unit began an investigation of 47 year old William McQueeney who was suspected of dealing drugs in both Maryland and Delaware. Detectives entered his Hosier Street home with a search warrant last week and…
Read MoreAG Jennings Investigating Cabela’s Over Half-million Rounds of Stolen Ammo
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings is looking into the shoplifting of over 500,000 rounds of ammunition from Cabela’s Christiana location. Cabela’s has failed to substantively respond to a subpoena and the AG’s Office of Impact Litigation is asking the Superior Court to enforce the subpoena. The DOJ is investigating whether Cabela’s has violated various laws…
Read MoreGovernor Carney & Lt. Governor Hall-Long Announce $107-Million in Federal Funding for Broadband
Governor Carney’s goal of every Delaware home and business connecting to high-speed internet is another step close to reality after the First State received $107-million in federal funding trough the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment or BEAD supports partnerships between states or territories, communities and stakeholders to build infrastructure where needed and…
Read MoreSussex County Council Meets Tuesday at 12:30pm
The Sussex County Council will meet on Tuesday – however the meeting will begin at 12:30pm. The Council will revisit and possible vote on two nominees to the Planning & Zoning Commission who were interviewed during last week’s meeting and P&Z Director Jamie Whitehouse will give the Council his annual report on the Comprehensive Land…
Read MoreCONSUMER ALERT: Data Breach of Third-Party Vendor Used by Genworth
A third party vendor for Genworth Financial has disclosed a data breach that impacts the personal information of an estimated 2.7-million individuals – including about 8000 Delawareans. The compromised information may include agents, policyholders and beneficiaries’ data – including names, contact information , dates of birth, social security numbers and policy numbers. Consumers should be…
Read MoreUPDATED: Vehicle Collision in Camden-Wyoming Area Leaves One Dead
UPDATED: 06/26/23 – The Delaware State Police have identified 29 year old Joseph Parkinson of Queen Anne, MD, as the man who died in a fatal crash that occurred in Camden-Wyoming on June 14, 2023. ================================================================ ORIGINAL STORY – 06/15/23 – Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal collision that occurred in the Camden-Wyoming area last…
Read MoreDE State Senator Sarah McBride Announces Run for US Congress
State Senator Sarah McBride has announced that she will run for Delaware’s lone Congressional seat – to succeed Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester, who has filed to run for the US Senate seat being vacated by Tom Carper. McBride says that government should do more to make it easier for people to raise a family. In…
Read MoreFood Bank of Delaware to Host Mass Drive-Thru Mobile Pantries
In partnership with the State of Delaware, the Food Bank of Delaware will hold three mass drive-thru distributions in each county next week. This will be the last round of mass distributions until September. The first one is scheduled for Monday, June 26 starting at 10:00 a.m. at Crossroad Community Church in Georgetown. The second…
Read MoreUPDATED: Crash West of Greenwood Leaves 1 Dead and 2 Injured
UPDATED – 06/25/23 – The Delaware State Police have identified 20 year old Glenn E. Porter of Charleroi, PA, as the man who died in a fatal crash that occurred on Seashore Highway/Route 404 west of Greenwood on Friday night. ========================= A crash involving three vehicles west of Greenwood has left on man dead and 2…
Read MoreCrash Near Long Neck Injures Two
Two people were injured after a crash Friday afternoon on Indian Mission Road. Delaware State Police say an SUV driven by a 20 year old Millsboro woman was stopped on Indian Mission Road waiting to turn left onto Dania Drive when a pickup truck driven by a 73 year old man from Georgetown failed to…
Read MoreA Measure Passed in the State House Redefines a Firearm
Legislation passed with a unanimous vote in the Delaware State House redefines a firearm in the First State. Republican Jeff Spiegelman is the prime sponsor of House Substitute 1 for House Bill 224 and says that Delaware is the only state where a firearm is broadly defined. Under the current definition – a parent who…
Read MoreProposed FY 2024 Delaware Budget Passes in State House
With just over a week left of the General Assembly session, state lawmakers introduced House Bill 195 on Tuesday – that is the state’s proposed $5.606-billion FY 2024 operating budget. The measure was passed in the State House Thursday by a 32 to 8 vote. The 8 who voted against the spending plan said in…
Read MoreLaurel PD Looking for Suspect in Wednesday Shooting
Laurel Police are looking for a Wilmington man in connection with a shooting Wednesday at the Townes of Laurel Court. Police say the 16 year old victim and 31 year old Tykeme Robinson of Wilmington were arguing at a residence. When the two separated, Robinson followed the victim, pulled a firearm and shot the victim…
Read MoreLaurel PD Looking for SUV Involved in Hit & Run Friday
Your help is needed to locate a vehicle involved in a hit and run crash just after 2pm Friday. Laurel Police were called to northbound Route 13 at Camp Road for a crash. Investigation determined a red Nissan Altima was northbound when a silver Nissan SUV traveling eastbound on Camp Road failed to stop for…
Read MoreUPDATED: Tractor Trailer & Driver Recovered after CBBT Crash Thursday
UPDATED – 5pm – A tractor trailer that went off the side of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Thursday afternoon just before 2pm has been recovered – as well as the body of the driver. CBBT Police say the driver of the rig was 36 year old Christopher Scott of Henrico, Virginia. A single lane…
Read MoreAvelo Airlines Adds 8 New Destinations from Wilmington Airport
They’ve only been at the Wilmington Airport since February, but Avelo Airlines has added 8 new non-stop destinations – and not all to Florida! This week the airline added additional destinations in North and South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee – as well as the five Florida destinations.
Read MorePiping Plover Nest Found at Gordons Pond – Portion of Beach to Close Beginning Monday
A portion of the beach at Gordons Pond at Cape Henlopen State Park will be closed beginning on Monday, June 26, after a piping plover nest was discovered there. This is a temporary closure of 800 feet of beach to protect the nest and any plover chicks that may hatch and fledge from it. Fencing…
Read MoreMaryland Department of Natural Resources Announces Increase in Hunting License Prices, Some Associated Stamps For 2023-2024 Season
In Maryland, legislation passed during the 2023 General Assembly that will increase the price of hunting licenses and some associated stamps beginning with the 2023-24 hunting season. Under the new legislation, the price of a resident regular hunting license will increase from $24.50 to $35 while the cost of a non-resident hunting license will increase…
Read MoreGovernor Carney Announces Appointment of Student to State Board of Education
Governor John Carney has appointed a high school senior from Lewes to serve on the Delaware State Board of Education. Augustine “Gus” Musika, a Cape Henlopen High School student, will join the board for its July meeting and serve through the 2023-2024 school year. Governor Carney says they need students like Gus to offer their perspective…
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