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Delaware Electric Co-op to issue refunds to over 60,000 members
Delaware Electric Cooperative has voted to return $6.3 million in capital credits to the Cooperative’s member-owners in December. Capital credit refunds are also known as the Co-op’s profits or margins. Because DEC is a not-for-profit utility, margins are returned to the people the Cooperative serves. To receive a billing credit or check from the Cooperative,…
Read MoreChilly start to the week will bring rain, snow mix to Sussex County
A chilly start to the first week of December will bring a rain and snow mix to Sussex County. WGMD Accuweather Meteorologist Joe Lundberg says the area will see light precipitation with minimal snow mixed in overnight Monday into Tuesday. “This evening and overnight there can be some wet snowflakes mixed in,” Lundberg said. As…
Read MoreMilford man struck, killed trying to cross Route 113
A Milford man has died after he was struck by a car while trying to cross Route 113. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the incident occurred around 6 p.m., Friday as a 1994 Chrysler LHS, operated by an 80-year-old Seaford man, was headed southbound on Route 113 in the left lane, just south…
Read MoreUPDATED: DSP Investigating Trooper Involved Fatal Shooting in Lewes Friday Night
UPDATED 11-30-19 12:30pm – Police were called to a Lewes home Friday night for an armed man who was threatening suicide. Delaware State Police arrived to assist Lewes Police at the East Savannah Road home just after 8pm and found the 46 year old man outside the home with a handgun. He placed it on…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Armed Robbery at Lewes Wawa
An armed robbery in the parking lot of the Lewes Wawa is being investigated by Delaware State Police. Police say just after midnight Friday morning a 17 year old was pumping gas when he was approached by three black men who asked for the victim’s wallet. The victim refused and was struck by one man…
Read MoreSalisbury home destroyed by fire on Thanksgiving
Police arrest two on drug, weapons charges in Rehoboth
Two men were arrested on drug and weapons charges after a traffic stop turned up heroin, crack cocaine, knives, and a rifle in Rehoboth. According to the Delaware State Police Department, troopers were dispatched near the Royal Farms on Coastal Highway and John J. Williams Highway for reports of traffic violations committed by a car…
Read MoreUPDATED: Homicide investigation underway in Bridgeville
UPDATED 11/29/19 3:30pm – The investigation into a fatal shooting on Evans Drive near Bridgeville Wednesday morning just before 11:30 continues. Delaware State Police located a blue Honda Civic in a lightly wooded area just off the roadway and 45 year old James Bradt of Bridgeville was found unresponsive in the driver’s seat. He was…
Read MoreSalisbury man sentenced to 3 years in prison for 6th DUI that caused crash
A Salisbury man who was arrested on his 6th DUI will serve three years in prison after he caused a crash while driving impaired in June, 2018. A Wicomico County jury convicted Asie Junior Bell Perkins, 68, of Salisbury, Maryland of driving while impaired by alcohol, failure to yield right of way, negligent driving and…
Read MoreTwo arrested on drug, weapons charges in Bridgeville
Two were arrested on drug and weapons charges following a traffic stop in Bridgeville. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the incident occurred around 8 p.m., Tuesday after troopers spotted a gray Honda Accord traveling above the posted speed limit on Coverdale Road, south of Seashore Highway in Bridgeville. A traffic stop was initatied…
Read MoreNew Mexico man sentenced in connection with bomb threats in Georgetown
A New Mexico man has been sentenced to over two years in prison in connection with bomb threats made to Georgetown Elementary School and a local Walmart. Stephen S. Landes, 29, of Roswell, New Mexico, was sentenced on November 27, 2019, to 27 months in prison by the Honorable Richard G. Andrews, United States District…
Read MoreDover Police arrest NY men for stealing over $70k in Apple products
Thanksgiving, a peak day for fires across the U.S.
Thanksgiving is a great time to gather with family and friends but it’s also a peak day for fires across the U.S. as the holiday is the leading day of the year for home fires involving cooking equipment. Safety in the kitchen is important, especially on Thanksgiving Day when there is a lot of activity…
Read MoreGovernor Hogan remembers victims of drunk driving crashes
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan joined state officials and over a hundred family members and friends of victims of impaired driving crashes for the 16th annual Maryland Remembers ceremony. Maryland Remembers honors the lives and legacies of Marylanders who have been killed in impaired driving crashes. During the ceremony, Governor Hogan presented the Kevin Quinlan Award…
Read MoreBlessings for Badges to feed EVERY first responder in Sussex County on Thanksgiving
For the second consecutive year, a group of volunteers are making sure that every first responder in Sussex County who must work on Thanksgiving has a hot delicious meal to know that they are appreciated. Blessings for Badges was founded last year to provide Thanksgiving meals for police officers, paramedics, firefighters, dispatchers, and correctional officers…
Read More234th CEIT Class Graduates from Newly Renamed “Steven R. Floyd, Sr. Training Academy”
21 Correctional Officer cadets graduated Friday, November 22 from the 234th Correctional Employee Initial Training (CEIT) Academy and took their oaths of office as Delaware’s newest law enforcement officers. The cadets completed an intensive 12-week program of classroom and hands-on instruction in multiple subject areas. Governor John Carney, Department of Correction leadership and staff, family…
Read More4 Arrested Drug Investigation in Ocean View Area
Ocean View Police – along with the DEA and officers from several local police agencies have arrested 4 people after a lengthy investigation into drug sales in the Ocean View area. The investigation focused on two homes – one on Meadow Lane in Ocean View and one on Yacht Basin Road outside of Ocean View. …
Read MoreChain Reaction Crash in Camden Leaves 1 Dead
Traffic Stop in Milton Leads to Drug Arrest
A Hartly woman has been arrested after a traffic stop in Milton led to the discovery of drugs. Delaware State Police stopped a car driven by 52 year old Sanetta Felton after she was spotted drifting out her travel lane. When the Trooper contacted her – he spotted a baggie with possible powder cocaine and…
Read MoreCONSUMER ALERT: New Medicare Prescription Plan Finder Causes Confusion, Increased Out-of-Pocket Costs
Delaware Insurance Commissioner, Trinidad Navarro, has released a rare consumer alert regarding Medicare’s newly-updated Prescription Plan Finder. Throughout this year’s Medicare open enrollment period, which ends on December 7, the Department of Insurance has received numerous complaints about the tool and anticipated prescription drug costs. The Prescription Plan Finder is used to identify and compare…
Read MoreNearly 149,000 Delawareans to travel for Thanksgiving, highest since 2005
AAA Mid-Atlantic estimates nearly 149,000 Delawareans will travel 50 miles or more away from home for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, a three-percent increase over 2018 and the highest Thanksgiving travel volume since 2005. The Thanksgiving holiday travel period is defined as Wednesday, November 27 to Sunday, December 1. “Americans carving time out to visit family…
Read MoreFelton man arrested on drug charges in Milford
A foot patrol led to the arrest of a Felton man on drug charges in Milford. According to the Milford Police Department, around 12:30 a.m., Saturday officers made contact with 32-year-old James Brown, of Felton, after they spotted him hiding behind a tree in the yard of a home on Northwest 4th Street during a…
Read MoreSalisbury man sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for stealing firearms
A Salisbury man was sentenced to five years in federal prison for possession of stolen firearms in connection with a burglary in Federalsburg, Maryland. According to his guilty plea, on June 10, 2017, Sanabria burglarized a firearms store in Federalsburg, Maryland. Surveillance video shows that Sanabria entered the store by cutting a hole into an…
Read MoreMaryland man convicted in fatal crash over the summer in Ocean City
DOC Officials Looking for SCCC Walk Away
Corrections officials are looking for an offender who failed to return to the SCCC from an approved work pass on Friday. An escape after conviction warrant has been issued for 35 year old Kirk Holroyd from the Millsboro area. Holroyd is white, 5′ 8″ and 150 pounds with hazel eyes and brown hair and his…
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