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Two Hospitalized after Early Morning Crash south of Milford
Two people are hospitalized after a crash just before 2am Sunday on Route 113 south of Fitzgerald Road. Delaware State Police say a 43 year old Georgetown man in a minivan was southbound in the northbound lanes on Route 113 when he collided head on with a Jetta driven by a 23 year old Milford…
Read MoreSea Witch Festival Cancellations – 7:20am
Lewes Fire Leaves Man with Critical Injuries
30th Annual Sea Witch Festival is Underway in Rehoboth & Dewey Beaches
The Sea Witch Festival will take over Rehoboth and Dewey Beaches this weekend. There will be activities throughout the town. Traffic on Rehoboth Avenue was closed at 2am and other roads used for lineup for the parade will also be closed to traffic. Parade lineup for the Sea Witch Parade begins at 9am – adjacent…
Read MoreGrant Funding Awarded to Help Sussex County Seniors
U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons announced a $750,000 grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to CHEER Senior Services, La Red Health Center and Educational Health Resources International (EHRI), the nonprofit arm of Nationwide Healthcare Services at the Milford Wellness Village. The grant award will help develop a program to help Sussex…
Read MoreSaturday is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Saturday is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. You have the option to dispose of expired, unwanted or unused medications in a safe and convenient way – and raise awareness of the potential for misuse of medications. Collection sites are set up throughout Delmarva and you can drop off your prescription medications between 10 and…
Read MoreRep Andy Harris Secures Housing Funding for MD’s Lower Shore Counties
First District Congressman Andy Harris announced a $79,784 federal grant to SHORE UP! Inc in Salisbury. The funding will be administered through the Housing Preservation Grants program and will specifically be used to repair and rehab homes of low and very-low income residents on the Lower Shore of Maryland. Rep. Andy Harris made the following…
Read MoreLincoln Man Sentenced for Assault
A Lincoln man faced 3 years in prison for assaulting a woman who was staying with him and his wife. DOJ officials say 44 year old Toussaint Jones began arguing with the woman but then struck her in the face – causing a fracture. Jones pleaded guilty to 2nd degree assault in August and was…
Read MoreSeaford Man Sentenced After Dragging Trooper During Traffic Stop
Bridgeville Man Arrested on Drug Charges in Laurel
A two-week investigation into drug dealing in the Laurel area ended Thursday with the arrest of 21 year old Dwayne Dashiell of Bridgeville. Dashiell was wanted through Sussex County Superior Court after he’d previously been indicted by the Sussex County Grand Jury.  He had been seen at the Hollybrook Apartment complex in Laurel where he…
Read MoreMillsboro Man Who Robbed & Kidnapped Rehoboth Couple Sentenced to 20 Years
In July of 2018, 30 year old Steven Snell of Millsboro kidnapped an elderly Rehoboth couple from the Cornwall Road home and forced them to drive to an ATM to get money for him. The husband was tied up in the trunk and Snell forced the wife to withdraw money from their bank ATM –…
Read MoreColumbia Care Opens Sussex County Medical Marijuana Dispensary in Rehoboth Beach
As of Friday, there are two medical marijuana dispensaries at the beach in Sussex County. Columbia Care has opened a dispensary at the Bayside Outlet in Rehoboth Beach – giving the company three dispensaries in Delaware. The other Columbia Care dispensaries are in Wilmington and Smyrna. The First State Compassion Center was the first dispensary…
Read MoreUPDATED: MD & US flags Return to Full-staff at Sunset Friday, Oct 25 with Internment of US Rep. Elijah Cummings
UPDATED 10/25/19 – 1pm – Maryland and US flags will return to full-staff at sunset tonight with today’s funeral and internment of US Rep. Elijah Cummings in Baltimore. ============================================= UPDATED 10/18/19 – 5:30pm – The body of U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, the Baltimore Democrat and committee chairman who died Thursday, will lie in state in…
Read MoreMilford PD Proactive Patrol Arrests 6
A proactive patrol by Milford Police in the downtown area, Academy apartments and Brightway Commons led to several arrests and fugitives being located. Police made a traffic stop and found all three occupants in the vehicle were wanted. Another wanted man was found in Bicentennial Park. Police also arrested a man at Brightway Commons who…
Read MoreGreenwood man released on 3rd DUI
Delaware to receive $1.3 million in settlement with Suboxone pharma distributor
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced that Delaware and other states have reached an agreement with pharmaceutical distributor Reckitt Benckiser Group (“Reckitt”) to settle allegations that the company, either directly or through a subsidiary, improperly marketed and otherwise promoted the drug Suboxone, resulting in improper expenditures of state Medicaid funds. Suboxone is a drug product…
Read MoreMaryland Senate President Mike Miller stepping down
Maryland Senate President Thomas V. “Mike” Miller Jr.’s announced that he is stepping down and will not seek the Democratic nomination to serve as Senate President in the 2020 Legislative Session. Miller made the announcement at a press conference Thursday where explained his decision was largely due to his fight against an aggressive form of…
Read MoreLaurel man tried to shoot girlfriend, bullet traveled through the floor of apartment, police say
A Laurel man was arrested after police say an argument with his girlfriend led to shots fired at an apartment complex. According to the Laurel Police Department, officers were called to investigate a late-reported shots fired complaint that occurred Saturday in the 1000 building of Hollybrook Apartments. During the course of the investigation, officers learned…
Read MoreDelaware Governor announces Supreme Court picks
Governor John Carney has announced his intention to nominate Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr. to serve as the next Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court. Justice Seitz – who since 2015 has served as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court – would replace Chief Justice Leo E. Strine, Jr., who announced his retirement…
Read MoreSalisbury Zoo welcomes two baby sloths
Two baby sloths have been born at the Salisbury Zoo! In July, Salisbury Zoo keepers suspected one or perhaps two of the female sloths might be pregnant. Unsure of exactly when either would give birth, staff kept a close eye on both of them. Eight year old Buttercup had successfully given birth twice in the…
Read MoreVerizon store burglar arrested, charged in Harrington
UPDATED: Now the Official Numbers – DSU Breaks 2 Guinness World Records Saturday!
UPDATED – 10/24/19 – WGMD contacted Guinness World Records for the numbers for Delaware State University’s record breaking attempts last weekend. It has been confirmed that both records were set – one broken and one set for the first time! Rachel Gluck at Guinness World Records North America tells WGMD: “The most people waving foam…
Read MoreOffshore wind farms could “destroy” Delaware’s coastal tourism, Caesar Rodney Institute claims
The Caesar Rodney Institute’s Center for Energy Competitiveness has petitioned Governor John Carney to take action, arguing that a wind farm off the coast of Delaware would “destroy” the state’s coastal tourism. “In a few years the world’s largest industrial wind turbines will fill the horizon from Rehoboth Beach to Fenwick Island at six times…
Read MoreLewes man arrested on over 40 counts of falsifying business records in Rehoboth Beach
A Lewes man was arrested on over 40 counts of falsifying business records in Rehoboth Beach. Michael J. Maricle, 48 of Lewes, DE, was arrested on Monday, October 14th for multiple counts of falsifying business records at his place of employment on North First Street in Rehoboth Beach. According to the Rehoboth Beach Police Department,…
Read MoreOver 1,400 bags of heroin, cocaine, meth, firearms seized in Seaford drug bust
Delaware State Police arrested one suspect and are searching for another after a drug investigation turned up over 1,400 bags of heroin, cocaine, meth, and other drugs and several firearms in Seaford. According to the Delaware State Police Department, members of the Sussex Drug Unit (SDU) concluded a three month investigation into the distribution of…
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