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In-Person Visits With Offenders Will Be Suspended at Del. Correctional Facilities
In-person visits with offenders at Delaware correctional facilities will be suspended temporarily at the end of the day Friday. The Department of Correction is taking the action in response to community transmission of COVID-19 to protect inmates and staff from exposure. After Friday, in-person visits will not be allowed at prisons and work-release and violation-of-probation…
Read MoreAccidental Fire Heavily Damages Salisbury Home
An accidental fire, caused by discarded smoking materials, heavily damaged a home in Salisbury this week. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, a pet cat perished in the blaze Wednesday afternoon on Pine Way. The fire broke out in a first floor living room. Smoke alarms were present and activated. No injuries were…
Read MoreMasks Will Be Required At Worcester Co. Government Public Meetings
Worcester County Commissioners will reimplement COVID-19 protocols for sessions in the meeting room and board room at the Government Center in Snow Hill. People who attend meetings will be required to wear face coverings and maintain social distance. County officials said the actions are being taken to protect public health in response to the recent…
Read More2 Arrested For Attempted Burglary, Other Offenses
Two Dagsboro men have been arrested for attempted burglary and other related charges. According to Delaware State Police, troopers who investigated an attempted burglary report at a home on Vines Creek Road Tuesday morning discovered that two people were removing three window air conditioning units. Police obtained a vehicle tag number and went to a…
Read MoreDel. Flags At Half-Staff In Honor Of Sen. Robert Venables, Winnie Spence
Delaware flags at state facilities are flying at half-staff through Sunday January 2nd in honor of the late State Senator Robert Venables and Winifred Theodora “Winnie Spence, a former Representative and Senator. Governor John Carney issued the order regarding state flags Wednesday. The Delaware flag is to be returned to full staff Monday, January 3rd.…
Read MoreDelaware State Police Investigate Millville Bank Robbery
Delaware State Police are searching for a suspect in the Wednesday morning robbery of Artisans Bank at 35,696 Atlantic Avenue. At about 10:40 a.m., troopers responded to the reported robbery and determined that a male suspect entered the bank, approached a teller behind the counter and displayed a note demanding money. The teller complied and…
Read MoreOcean City Manager Resigns After Nearly 6 Years On The Job
The Town of Ocean City is looking for a new City Manager. Doug Miller has submitted his resignation, which becomes effective January 31st. Miller was hired by Ocean City Council in February 2016. He has previously served as a city manager in Snow Hill, La Plata and Aberdeen, Maryland. Miller said he is resigning to…
Read MoreDel. State Parks Invite You To Take A Hike Jan. 1st
Delaware State Parks will offer a total of 17 First Day Hikes on New Year’s Day, as part of a national movement sponsored by America’s State Parks to encourage people to ring in the new year with some activity while enjoying the great outdoors. Hikes are self-guided and there is no need to register in…
Read MoreMore Than 2,000 People Now Hospitalized In Md. With COVID-19 Complications
Maryland has now surpassed 2,000 hospitalizations for COVID-19 complications. According to Governor Larry Hogan, a surge operations center that was established earlier this month continues to monitor statewide bed capacity while looking to fully utilize alternate care sites. Under a state health directive, hospitals are required to implement pandemic plans to suspend elective surgeries and…
Read MoreSome Eastern Shore Counties Outpace Md. Average Property Value Increases
Maryland property values have risen by 12-percent over the past three years for what are classified as Group One residential and commercial properties. The Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation Tuesday announced results of its 2022 reassessment of more than 704-thousand properties. Maryland’s more than two-million property accounts are divided into three groups, each of…
Read MoreDel. Adopts CDC Guidance Regarding Quarantine Following A Positive COVID-19 Test
Delaware Public Health said Tuesday that it will implement updated guidance that was issued by the CDC Monday that reduces the recommended time that people should quarantine or isolate from ten days to five days, based on certain conditions and vaccination status, following a positive test for COVID-19 but not showing symptoms. DPS also plans…
Read MoreRehoboth Beach Suspends In-Person Public Attendance At Meetings
Rehoboth Beach city meetings will be open to the public only virtually for the time being. City officials are taking the step in response to the surge in COVID-19 cases and out of what Mayor Stan Mills calls an “abundance of extreme extra caution.” In-person attendance will not be permitted for city commission, committee, task…
Read MoreMan Arrested In Seaford On Drugs / Weapons Related Charges
A Millsboro man is facing charges related to weapons and drugs following a traffic stop in Seaford. According to Seaford Police, an officer tried to stop 20-year-old Dajuan Sheppard on Pine Street Extended Friday for driving with a suspended license. Police said Sheppard fled but was taken into custody without further incident. Police said Sheppard…
Read MoreMd. Pauses New Jury Trials As COVID-19 Cases Rise
The Maryland Judiciary plans to suspend new jury trials Wednesday through February 8th, as courts revert to Phase-Three of reopening in response to the current surge of COVID-19 cases. Clerks’ offices will remain open. Courts of appeals are also open and fully operational, but the chief judge may determine whether to hold proceedings in person…
Read MoreUntreated Wastewater Spills Into Rehoboth Bay Waterway; Shellfish Harvesting Suspended
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources has issued an emergency closure of commercial and recreational harvest of oysters, clams and mussels in Rehoboth Bay after a spill from a residential sewer line in the Long Neck area. According to DNREC, thousands of gallons of untreated wastewater were discharged into a waterway of Rehoboth Bay. The…
Read MoreRecent Md., Del. Scams Harass By Test, Phone
Scams take no break during the holidays… The Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division said Tuesday that a phone scam has been recently reported. Some citizens are getting calls from a number that looks to be from the Sheriff’s Office. The recipient is told that he or she missed a court date, and is…
Read MoreVIDEO | Rehoboth Beach Museum Granted Variance To Display Dolle’s Sign
(WGMD’s Mari Lou contributed to this story) The Rehoboth Beach Historical Society has been granted a variance to display the giant, orange-lettered Dolle’s candy sign on the side of its Rehoboth Avenue building. The Board of Adjustment voted 4-0 Monday to approve the proposal. One member, Barry Brandt, recused himself because he is a board…
Read MoreWoman Shot In Salisbury; Police Search For Suspect
Salisbury Police are looking for the person who shot a 35-year-old woman Monday at Dollar General on North Salisbury Boulevard. Officers responded to the store Monday at about 10:45 a.m. The woman was shot during an altercation with a man. She was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Police at one point believed that…
Read MoreFire In Whaleyville Leaves 1 Person Dead
One person is dead following a house fire in Whaleyville. According to the Worcester County Fire Marshal’s Office, a neighbor reported that a fire had broken out in the 11,500-block of Sheppard’s Crossing Road Monday afternoon at 2:38 p.m. The neighbor went inside and rescued the occupant, but members of the Berlin Volunteer Fire Company…
Read MoreFire Scorches Home In Cambridge, Md.
A fire left a single-family home in Cambridge with heavy damage Monday. No one was injured in Monday evening’s fire along School House Lane, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. The fire apparently began in a second-floor bedroom. Smoke alarms were present and activated. Damage is estimated at $100,000 to the home and…
Read MoreActing Wicomico Co. Exec. Psota Tests Positive For COVID-19
Acting Wicomico County Executive John Psota said Monday that he has tested positive for coronavirus. In a statement, Psota indicated that he was experiencing minor symptoms and got tested. He is fully vaccinated and said he was following CDC guidelines. “As we deal with the sharp rise in COVID cases in Wicomico County and across…
Read MoreMan, Woman Assaulted Outside Rehoboth Restaurant; 2 Suspects Arrested
Joshua Daniels A fight at an establishment on Coastal Highway has led to the arrests of two men. Delaware State Police said troopers were called to Big Chill Surf Cantina early Christmas morning about reports that two people were struck in the face by man with a pistol and that one suspect fired a weapon.…
Read MoreUpdate: President Biden Returns To Rehoboth Beach
Update- Marine One landed Monday at 1:22 p.m. near Gordons Pond at the south end of Cape Henlopen State Park. President Biden emerged walking with Commander, who was described as “very lively” by a member of the traveling White House press corps. The President joined First Lady Dr. Jill Biden who was in a waiting…
Read MoreNew COVID-19 Cases Spike In Del. – Weekly Update
Delaware has now detected more than three dozen cases of coronavirus linked to the Omicron variant. Delaware Public Health also reports that new records for daily new cases of COVID-19 were set on consecutive days, with more than 1,500 new cases counted Friday. Nearly 1,300 new cases were reported Sunday. Hospitalizations are now below 400,…
Read MoreTalbot Co. Woman’s Shooting Death Under Investigation
An investigation continues into a fatal shooting in Talbot County. Early Friday morning, 33-year-old Marta Merina was found dead outside her home on Howell Point Road in Trappe.She had been shot. Maryland State Police troopers and Talbot County Sheriff’s Office deputies have been investigating the incident. Police have said there is not believed to be…
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