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Route 113 Southbound – Millsboro is OPEN
The Delaware Department of Transportation would like to thank everyone for their patience and a special thanks for the assistance provided by the Town of Millsboro Police Department. US 113 southbound is now OPEN to traffic between Route 24/Millsboro Highway and Radish Road. The contractor has replaced the existing southbound portion of the bridge over…
Read MoreUPDATED: Sussex County Council Votes to Approve 3% Lodging Tax
The Sussex County Council held a public hearing this morning on the 3% lodging tax proposal. Several people spoke during the public hearing – on both sides, however the prominent question from the public was for better definitions of how the money raised from the 3% tax on unincorporated motels, hotels and tourist homes would…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE | DSSA sues DNREC over ban on semi-auto rifles for hunting
The Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association (DSSA) has filed a lawsuit against the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) after the agency banned the use of semi-auto straight walled pistol rifles for hunting. DSSA President Jeff Hague appeared LIVE on WGMD Tuesday morning and confirmed to our Rob Petree that the association has…
Read MoreDelaware fire service facing shortage of volunteers statewide
Over the course of the past decade fire companies across the State of Delaware have faced a steady decline in volunteers, creating increased challenges for firefighters who risk it all when duty calls. Jay Jones, President of the Delaware Volunteer Firefighters Association, tells WGMD’s Rob Petree that recruitment and retention has become increasingly more difficult…
Read MoreGovernor Hogan honors veterans at World War II Memorial
Today, on the 100th anniversary of the first recognized Armistice Day, Governor Larry Hogan delivered remarks honoring and celebrating Maryland’s veterans at the Maryland World War II Memorial in Annapolis. Governor Hogan was joined by representatives from the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs and the American Legion. “Our veterans serve as a reminder—not just today,…
Read MoreState House Minority Leader speaks out, calls Delaware’s legislative system “broken”
Delaware House Minority Leader Danny Short is speaking out, calling the system in which bills are passed broken, citing the “unprofessional” way Democrats annually push through countless pieces of legislation in the final hours of session. The recent controversy over a Kent County lodging tax law – which was approved by the General Assembly in…
Read MorePolice investigating after Seaford home is hit with gunfire
Crash on Route 13 North of Greenwood Leaves 1 Dead
Emergency personnel was called for a two vehicle crash on Route 13 in the area of Woodyard Road north of Greenwood around 6 Saturday evening. Delaware State Police say a Kia was in the crossover waiting to turn north on Route 13 when the driver, a 70 year old woman from Greenwood, pulled into the…
Read MoreUPDATED: Body of Missing Fisherman Found by MD DNR Police
UPDATED 11/10/19 9:45am – The body of a 65 year old man whose boat ran aground at the southern end of Kent Island Thursday has been found. US Coast Guard officials tell WGMD that Maryland Natural Resources Police located the man’s body Saturday. Officials were called after a witness spotted the boat coming aground with…
Read MorePittsville Man Cited for DUI after Crash in Salisbury
Maryland State Police were called for a two vehicle crash on Snow Hill Road in Salisbury just after 6 Saturday evening. Police contacted the driver of the Jeep, 42 year old Marshal Daniels of Pittsville and believe he was at fault for the crash and was driving under the influence. Daniels complained of head and…
Read MoreCar into Salisbury House Leaves 3 Injured and 1 Dead
Salisbury Police and EMS were called for a vehicle crash just before 1 this morning on West College Avenue. Captain Rich Kaiser of the Salisbury Police tells WGMD that there were 4 people in a car that crashed into a house – the 18 year old driver from Delmar and two rear passengers – 18…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Cited for DUI after Willards Crash
A Salisbury man has been arrested after a single vehicle collision on East Line Road in Willards. Maryland State Police say the driver, Juan Gabriel Perez reported no injuries and refused medical treatment at the scene, but during their investigation, police believed Perez was driving under the influence of alcohol. Perez performed poorly on field…
Read MoreDSP & Other Police Agencies Conduct 2-Day Kent County Crime Blitz
Lewes Woman Charged with 6th Offense DUI
A Lewes woman was arrested after she was found driving under the influence Thursday night. Police were called for an accident on Conley Chapel Road just after 9:30pm where they found a GMC Sierra went off the roadway and overturned. Police smelled alcohol coming from the driver, 56 year old Cheryl Surber of Lewes. She…
Read MoreMaryland Governor announces $6 million grant to fight opioid crisis
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced that more than $6 million from the Department of Justice will go to the State of Maryland to support a coordinated, statewide response to the opioid crisis. “For five years, our administration has been committed to shining a spotlight on the heroin and opioid epidemic, which has torn apart communities…
Read MoreKmart in Rehoboth to close
The Kmart in Rehoboth will close along with 95 other stores across the country after parent company Sears secured a $250 million lifeline following mounting losses of sales from department stores nationwide. “Since purchasing substantially all the assets of Sears Holdings Corporation in February 2019, Transformco has faced a difficult retail environment and other challenges,”…
Read MoreFelton woman in jail following assault on State Trooper
Milton man charged with DUI, arrested on drug charges in Lewes
A Milton man was arrested on drug charges after police say he was caught driving high with heroin, meth, and several other drugs in Lewes. According to the Delaware State Police Department, around 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, troopers conducted a traffic stop on a silver Landrover SUV on Beaver Dam Road in Lewes after the driver…
Read MoreDelaware Senate confirms new Chief Justice, Associate Justice to State Supreme Court
The Delaware Senate has confirmed a new Chief Justice to the State Supreme Court and made history with the first African American Associate Justice. Gathering for a special session to consider the nominees, Senators voted 21-0 to confirm Justice Collins J. Seitz as Delaware’s newest Chief Justice and Vice-Chancellor Tamika Montgomery-Reeves as Delaware’s newest associate…
Read MoreTask force created in Worcester County to protect seniors
The Office of the State’s Attorney and law enforcement agencies in Worcester County have joined with the Department of Social Services and the Worcester County Health Department to create a multi-disciplinary team dedicated to the swift and thorough investigation of criminal complaints involving vulnerable adult victims, specifically senior citizens. Working collaboratively on the range of…
Read MoreNeedles, drug paraphernalia found in car with 4-year-old in Harrington
A Harrington man was arrested after police found needles and drug paraphernalia inside a car with a 4-year-old child. According to the Harrington Police Department, officers on patrol Tuesday were called to a home in the 500 Block of Shaw Avenue for reports of a suspicious person inside a vehicle. Police arrived and made contact…
Read MoreMilton man charged with stealing tools from vehicles in Seaford
A Milton man was arrested after police say he was caught stealing tools from vehicles in the parking lot of Lowes in Seaford. The thefts took place over the course of the past two weeks in which a suspect was removing tools from various work trucks and vans. On Wednesday, detectives witnessed 38-year-old Kristofer Watson,…
Read MoreLewes man cut girlfriend with a knife during assault, police say
EXCLUSIVE | Medical marijuana restrictions outrage veteran advocating for anxiety, opioid abuse treatment
The Office of Medical Marijuana has refused to add anxiety or opioid substance abuse disorder to the list of qualifying conditions, decisions that have outraged a veteran who argues that doing so would significantly reduce the rate of suicide amongst veterans and help bring an end to the opioid crisis in Delaware. Kim Petters, a…
Read MoreFeral kitten tests positive for rabies in Ocean View
Delaware public health officials are warning of a feral kitten that tested positive for rabies in Ocean View. Delaware’s Division of Public Health (DPH) is advising Ocean View residents who reside in the Plantation Park community of a positive case of rabies in a feral kitten that came into contact with a human. The individual…
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