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UPDATED: Route 50 REOPENS at Riddle Lane East of Berlin after Crash
UPDATED – Maryland State Police have identified the driver in the vehicle crash this morning on Route 50 in Berlin. He is 19 year old Tyler Birch of Ocean Pines. He was the only person in the vehicle. The investigation is continuing. ======================================================== UPDATED – 8:30AM – Route 50 has reopened at Riddle Lane near…
Read MoreWilmington 6th Grader Among President’s Special Guests at Tonight’s State of the Union Address
President Donald Trump will deliver his second State of the Union address tonight, which will be heard live on WGMD. As always there will be special guests of the President and First Lady who will be present – and mentioned during the address. Included this year is 6th grader Joshua Trump from Wilmington who has…
Read MoreFamily’s 13-Year-Old Dog Returns After Being Missing for Three Weeks
A Delaware family’s 13-year-old dog has returned after being missing for three weeks. Reports indicate the dog named “Spanky” went missing several weeks ago. He remained missing in the midst of the frigid temperatures, some nights in the single digits with wind chills below zero. WGMD has learned two people found the dog beneath the…
Read MoreThree Sentenced For Wicomico County Robbery Spree
Authorities in Wicomico County say three people have been sentenced for a robbery spree during the summer of 2018. Wicomico County State’s Attorney Jamie Dykes says two men and one woman pled guilty to three counts of robbery. 18-year-old Jerome Garrett and 18-year-old Bradford Carter, as well as 19-year-old Julie Murphy were found guilty, with…
Read MoreFirst Ever Delmarva Farmers Union Convention Held Over the Weekend
Almost 50 Snakes Recovered from Bridgeville House Fire
Dozens of pet snakes were rescued from a Sussex County house fire. The blaze broke out Sunday afternoon at a home on Walnut Street in Bridgeville. Fire officials tell WGMD say they saved nearly 50 snakes successfully, with no reported injures. There’s no word on what caused the fire. UPDATE: An earlier version of this…
Read MoreVirginia Governor Defies Calls for His Resignation Following Photo Controversy
Governor Ralph Northam, a Democrat of Virginia continues to face calls from both parties for his resignation, following a controversial photo that emerged on Friday. On Friday, several national and local media outlets released images purporting to show Ralph Northam’s 1984 yearbook photo from Eastern Virginia Medical School in which his photo appears alongside an…
Read MoreDAFB North Gate Hours Changing Beginning Feb 11
The Dover Air Force Base north gate hours are scheduled to change starting Feb. 11, 2019. From Feb. 11, 2019 until further notice, North Gate hours will be as follows: * Morning hours: 6:30-8 a.m., Monday – Friday * The North Gate will now be closed during the midday (lunch) hours * Evening hours will…
Read MoreMaryland General Assembly Bill Targets Oyster Population
A proposed bill in the Maryland General Assembly is aiming to help the oyster population in the Chesapeake Bay. Speaker of the House Michael Busch, a Democrat of Anne Arundel County is pushing for the legislation, which would convert five waterways that feed into the Chesapeake Bay into permanent oyster sanctuaries. Area waterman have voiced…
Read MoreIndian River Referendum Tuesday – Polls Open 7am to 8pm
Tuesday is the Indian River School District’s major capital improvement and current expense referendum – there will be 2 questions on the ballot. The district is looking to build a new Sussex Central High School, an 8-classroom addition at Indian River High School and a 4-classroom addition at Selbyville Middle School. Residents are also being…
Read MorePennsylvania Man Arrested for Selling Counterfeit Special Olympics Gear in Rehoboth
UPDATED: CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY DAY for Delaware on Sunday & Monday
UPDATED 2/3/19 – 4:45pm – Monday is an Air Quality Action Day for the State of Delaware for Code Orange (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) fine particles! The state is in the midst of an uncommon, but not unprecedented, wintertime poor air quality event. High pressure over the Mid-Atlantic region and warm air arriving aloft has…
Read MoreMaryland to Sample Air Quality on Lower Eastern Shore
Maryland officials are set to sample the air quality on the lower Eastern Shore, specifically the effects from large poultry houses. The Maryland Department of the Environment announced Tuesday that monitoring stations will collect preliminary data on ammonia and particulate matter levels near poultry houses for comparison with air quality elsewhere in the state. The…
Read MoreWoman Rescued from Ice on Burton Pond in Angola
Emergency crews from Lewes and DNREC were called for a water rescue at Burton Pond in Angola just after 8pm. Officials on the scene found a woman out on the ice. Route 24 was closed while officials from the Lewes Fire Company rescued the woman. Emergency personnel was on the scene for nearly 90 minutes. …
Read MoreADVISORY: Freezing Fog Possible for Inland Sussex County till 9am
Locally dense freezing fog early this morning until 9am… A couple of surface observations, including at Georgetown in Sussex County, have indicated occasional freezing fog during the past hour or so. With temperatures below freezing, dense fog will have the ability to produce a glaze of ice on exposed surfaces. If traveling this morning, be…
Read MoreBayhealth Hospital Sussex Campus to Open February 5th in Milford
The Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus located at 100 Wellness Way in Milford will open on Tuesday, Feb. 5. The patient move from Bayhealth Milford Memorial to Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus will begin the morning of Feb. 5 and will take one day to complete. The Emergency and Trauma Center at Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus will…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Arrested for Disorderly Conduct
One Hospitalized after Crash in Dagsboro
A crash involving three vehicles shut down southbound Route 113 in Dagsboro for some time Saturday morning. Delaware State Police say a pickup truck was stopped for a red light on Clayton Avenue at Route 113, but for unknown reasons the driver accelerated and crossed both lanes of traffic – colliding with a car stopped…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Charged After Traffic Stop
A traffic stop on Route 13 in Salisbury led to the arrest of a Salisbury man on drug charges. Maryland State Police approached the driver – and questioned the identity the driver provided. He did not have a driver’s license and the photograph on the name provided was not the driver of the car. Troopers…
Read MoreSalisbury Police Investigate Shooting
The Salisbury Police Department is investigating a shooting that left a man injured earlier in the week. The incident, which happened Tuesday occurred at a home on Light Street. A 25-year-old man and 24-year-old woman were reportedly confronted at the home by two armed men. As the suspects were leaving, one of them fired multiple…
Read MoreUPDATED: Snow Emergency Plan has been LIFTED for Talbot, Dorchester, and Caroline Counties
UPDATED – 9AM – Snow Emergency Plan Discontinued for Talbot, Dorchester & Caroline Counties =============================================== The Maryland State Police, Easton Barrack is reporting that due to current weather conditions, the Snow Emergency Plan is currently in effect. The Snow Emergency Plan was implemented at 1:00 p.m. on February 1, 2019. Once the Snow Emergency Plan…
Read MoreBerlin Woman Sentenced for Embezzlement, Theft and Forgery
A Berlin woman has been sentenced for embezzlement and other offenses. On Friday 51 year old Theresa Kolacz was sentenced to serve 10 years in prison. She was convicted of theft over $100,000, embezzlement and forgery in December. Police were notified last May by officials at the St George’s Greek Orthodox Church in Ocean City…
Read MoreEarly Friday Morning Mardela Springs Blaze Under Investigation by MD State Fire Marshal
Delaware Lawmakers Consider Abortion Limiting Bill
State lawmakers in Dover are considering proposed legislation regarding the state’s abortion laws. A newly introduced bill would protect unborn children after 20 weeks into a pregnancy. Proponents of the bill say later term abortions would only be allowed if there’s a severe health risk to the mother. The bill is primarily backed by Republican…
Read MoreSNOW EMERGENCY LIFTED IN SOMERSET COUNTY
The snow emergency plan in Somerset County was lifted at 10pm Friday ====================================================== The Maryland State Police at the Princess Anne Barrack in Somerset County in conjunction with local agencies and the State Highway Administration have implemented the Snow Emergency Plan. This plan is to assist the State Highway Administration in snow clearing operations throughout…
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