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Tree Service Worker Dies In On-The-Job Accident
A 59-year-old Laurel man has died following an accident on the job. According to Delaware State Police, the man was working for a tree company clearing a lot along Huff Road in the Milton area Monday afternoon. A chainsaw apparently become stuck as he was cutting a tree on the ground, and another employee used…
Read MoreDART Adjusts Services For Holidays
DelDOT and DART have released schedule updates for the Christmas and New Year’s Day weekend: Reduced “Holiday” Service would be offered in New Castle County on Routes 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 25, 28, 31, 33, 40, 44, 46, 47, 54, 55, 64 and 301 operating its Saturday schedule, on…
Read MoreCrash Investigation Leads To Selbyville Man’s Arrest In Dewey Beach
A Selbyville man is facing a lengthy list of charges after being pulled over in Dewey Beach while driving an SUV with heavy front end damage. Dewey Beach police said the driver was also passing vehicles on the shoulder. An investigation determined that the vehicle had been involved in a personal injury accident a few…
Read MoreUpdate: Lawsuit Alleges Incidents Of Abuse, Lack Of Action At SCI
Two men have filed a federal lawsuit against Sussex Correctional Institution, alleging incidents of violent abuse by Department of Correction employees and a lack of action taken by leadership at SCI. The lawsuit filed by William Davis and Isaac Montague alleges that several SCI officers attack Montague, ‘completely unprovoked’ in September of this year. The…
Read More2 Employees Treated For Smoke Inhalation Following Fire At SU
A fire at Salisbury University has caused heavy damage to a three-story library building. Two employees needed hospital treatment for minor smoke inhalation. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, the fire broke out in the Blackwell Library on Camden Avenue late Monday morning in a basement electrical room. It took about one hour…
Read More3G Replacement May Affect Ability To Reach 911 – What Consumers Should Know:
Mobile phone customers might not be able to complete a call to 911 in 2022 if they don’t keep up with some changes. The nation’s three leading wireless carriers are phasing out 3G service and are moving on to 4G or 5G. Some are doing it as early as February, while some others are waiting…
Read MoreMd. Gov. Hogan Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Feels “Fine”
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has tested positive for coronavirus. Hogan said on social media Monday that as part of his regular testing routine, he received a positive rapid test result Monday morning. Hogan added that he has been vaccinated and boosted, and feels fine at the moment. “As the Omicron variant becomes dominant, I want…
Read MoreFirefighters, Retirees Step Up To Help Displaced Family
A Talbot County family of five that lost everything in a recent house fire – including Christmas gifts – is being helped in a big way. The Maryland State Fire Alumni Association and staff with the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office Upper Eastern Region raised donations of gift cards and gifts for Barbara Gray, who…
Read MoreRehoboth Beach Recognized Nationally For Budget Accomplishments
Rehoboth Beach has won national recognition for the work that went into its fiscal year 2021-22 budget. The city is a first-time recipient of the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association. The award is said to represent an organization’s commitment to meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting. “Transparency is the…
Read MoreHarrington Woman Charged With 6th DUI Offense
A Harrington woman is facing her sixth DUI offense following a crash over the weekend on Route 1 in the Milton area. According to Delaware State Police, a car ran off the roadway near Broadkill Road and struck a sign early Saturday morning. The vehicle kept going. Troopers found the damaged vehicle parked at a…
Read MoreFire, Sprinkler Activation Impact Some Operations At Talbot Co. Courthouse
Talbot County government has issued this announcement: “The Talbot County Finance Office, Talbot County Circuit Court, Clerk of Court and Register of Wills Offices will be closed on Monday, December 20, 2021. All Circuit Court cases for Monday, December 20, 2021 will be postponed. Problem Solving Court cases for Monday, December 20, 2021 will be…
Read MoreFormer State Sen. Robert Venables Has Passed Away
Former longtime Delaware State Senator Robert Venables, who represented the Laurel area, has died at age 88. Venables spent 26 years in public service, and most recently ran for reelection in 2014. During part of his tenure, he chaired the powerful bond bill committee. A Democrat but a conservative, he lost to Republican Bryant Richardson…
Read MoreDSP Arrest Teen for Little Creek Shooting Incidents After Arrest for Bringing Gun to School
A 16 year old has been arrested in connection with shootings in Little Creek in October. Residents of Main Street were awakened just after midnight on October 15 to gunfire – with one resident finding multiple bullet holes in their home. Two days later the same house was again damaged by more gunfire. After the…
Read MoreUPDATED & Breaking: Crash West Of Bridgeville Closes Atlanta Rd.
UPDATED 12/18/21 – 3pm – Delaware State Police have identified the man who died in a head-on crash with a cement truck Friday morning on Atlanta Road near Bridgeville as 20 year old Cameron Gray of Federalsburg. According to the Federalsburg Volunteer Fire Company’s Facebook page, Gray was a firefighter and was commuting to work…
Read MoreOmicron Variant Found in 4 in NCCo but Delta Still Dominant; DPH says Winter Surge Underway
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) today announced that it has confirmed the first four cases of the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) among Delaware residents. The variant was detected today through routine sequencing of test specimens by the Delaware Public Health Laboratory. The four cases involve two adults in their 30s, a teenager and a…
Read More3 Arrested in November Home Invasion in Bridgeville
Three men have been arrested by Delaware State Police for a home invasion and other charges on November 10 on Sussex Highway in Bridgeville. Police say three men entered the residence and confronted the 34 year old male victim in his bedroom – one suspect struck him in the head with a hand gun and…
Read MoreSussex County Food Distribution on Monday, Dec 20 at Crossroad Community Church
On Monday, December 20, the Food Bank of Delaware will hold another drive thru food distribution at Crossroad Community Church west of Georgetown. One of the truck deliveries did not make it to last week’s food distribution event – there will be another tomorrow beginning at 11am. If you are in need of assistance –…
Read MoreDonovan Smith Community in Lewes Closer to Municipal Water & Sewer
Delaware state agencies today officially moved to connect the Donovan Smith community in Lewes to municipal water and sewer, which is the pilot project of the Clean Water Initiative for Underserved Communities established by Gov. John Carney. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed today by the secretaries of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC)…
Read MoreDover PD Detective Receives 2021 Delaware Crime Stoppers Law Enforcement Officer of the Year
Dover Police Detective Logan Spicer received the Robert J. Seinsoth Memorial Award as the 2021 Delaware Crime Stoppers Law Enforcement Officer of the Year, at a Chiefs of Police Council ceremony held on Tuesday, December 14th. Detective Spicer is a five year veteran of the Dover Police Department, currently serving as a task force officer with the…
Read MoreSeveral Area Small Businesses Receive EDGE Grants
15 small businesses are receiving EDGE grants through the Delaware Division of Small Business. The Encouraging Development, Growth and Expansion program considers grants for businesses that are less than five years old and employ no more than ten people. Grants are considered and awarded in the STEM and non-STEM categories. “The EDGE Grant program is…
Read MoreMountaire Farms Employees in Selbyville Show Union the Door
Mountaire Farms employees at the Selbyville processing plant have fired their Union, the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 27. The mail-in ballots were counted Thursday at the National Labor Relations board regional office in Baltimore with 356 voting against the union and 80 voting for the union. The Selbyville plant has had union representation…
Read MoreState & Sussex County Unemployment Decreases in November
Delaware’s unemployment for November is nearly a point above the national average of 4.2%. Delaware’s average did drop by 2-tenths of a point to 5.1% for November – with 6500 fewer Delawareans unemployed from October to November. In Sussex County the rate is much lower – at 3.8% – down from 4.1% in October. While…
Read MoreSalisbury University Donates Thousands Of COVID-19 Rapid Test Kits
Salisbury University has donated about 4,000 COVID-19 rapid antigen tests to local organizations that serve the area’s homeless population. The Lower Shore Vulnerable Populations Task Force will make the tests available. Organizations that may offer these kits include HOPE Center, Hands and Hearts Ending Homelessness, Fenix Youth Project, Salisbury Christian Shelter, Salisbury Housing First, Rebirth…
Read MoreMan Arrested For Robbery In Felton
A man is charged with robbing another man after driving him from Milford to Felton. According to Felton Police, the victim did not know the suspect, who had agreed to take him home earlier this week.The victim had agreed to pay the other man for gas, but was punched, then robbed of $750. Felton Police…
Read MoreSuspect Arrested For Aug. Homicide In Kent Co.
A Smyrna man has been arrested in connection with a homicide in August. According to Delaware State Police, 37-year-old Christopher Porter was developed as a suspect in connection with the August 20th murder of 65-year-old Richard George Junior of Clayton. George was found dead in the living room of his home. An autopsy determined that…
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