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Delaware Fellowship Awards Arrive at CAMP Rehoboth!
A new exhibition at CAMP Rehoboth celebrates the accomplishments of 17 Delaware artists each with their own unique artistic medium. These include choreograph, painting, writing, blacksmithing, sculpting, among others. Delaware’s Individual Artist Fellowships recognize artists for their outstanding quality of work and provide monetary awards. Individual Artist Fellows are publicly acknowledged and benefit from the…
Read MoreBicycle Injuries Appear to Be Down Compared with This Time Last Year
Rehoboth Officials, Visitors Still Struggle with Tent/Canopy Rules
Now in its second year of enforcement, Rehoboth Beach visitors and often police and lifeguards struggle to explain the city’s tent and canopy rules to visitors. In their first two hours on the beach this past Saturday, Rehoboth Beach Patrol lifeguards directed about 20 visitors to take down their tents/canopies. Omar Jones, the man wearing…
Read MoreUPDATED: DSP Investigating Fatal Crash East of Laurel
UPDATED Monday, 11:10am – The Delaware State Police have identified the driver in the crash Sunday morning east of Laurel as 18 year old Miranda A. Daugherty. She was the driver of a Kia Optima who was killed in a single vehicle crash with a tree that occurred just before 3 Sunday morning on Fire…
Read MoreFLOOD WARNING ISSUED TO KENT & SUSSEX COUNTIES
SATURDAY 9PM: The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning that affects the following WGMD locations: Sussex County,DE ————————————————————— The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for… Sussex County in southern Delaware… * Until midnight EDT. * At 855 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms…
Read MoreRichard Byrne & Pat Coluzzi Win Rehoboth Beach Commissioner Race!
The polls closed at 6 p.m. today in Rehoboth Beach. Richard Byrne and Pat Coluzzi won the two soon-to-be-open commissioner seats. Here are the 2018 election totals: Registered voters for 2018: 1535 Number of voters: 706 Number of absentee voters: 307 Total voters: 1013 Voter turnout: 66% Two seats for commissioner: Richard A. Byrne #…
Read MoreMSP Charge 2 NY Men After Traffic Stop
A traffic stop in Somerset County Saturday led to the arrest of two New York men. Maryland State Police say a K-9 scan of their car showed a positive alert and a search of 27 year old Luke Keough turned up cocaine and drug paraphernalia. A search of 66 year old Marc Schwartz turned up…
Read MoreDSP Collecting School Supply Donations
UPDATED: Police Arrest Millsboro Man who Abandoned Child During Traffic Stop
UPDATED – 8-11-18 – A Millsboro man has been charged with multiple drug and traffic offenses after a July traffic stop when he ran from police – and abandoned his 9 year old child. When police recovered 28 year old Steven Verley’s vehicle – they found not only his child – but an assortment of…
Read MoreOcean City Police Join the #LipSyncBattle
DSP Arrest Georgetown Man on 6th Offense DUI
A Georgetown man has been arrested after he was stopped Friday night just before 11 for a traffic violation on Coverdale Road in Bridgeville. Troopers detected a strong odor of alcohol coming from inside the car and began a DUI investigation. Police found 51 year old Salomon Morales had 5 prior DUI convictions. He was…
Read MoreUPDATED: 45th Annual White Marlin Open A Record Breaker!
UPDATED – 8-11-18 – The 45th White Marlin Open ended with a close finish with two white marlins weighing in at 83 pounds to take first and second place. Pascual Jimenez from Mexico takes home $2.58-million after he brought in his marlin on the last day of the event. (The rules state that if there…
Read MoreDSP Arrest 1 Juvenile – Looking for a Second for Drug Offenses
An argument between two cousins Thursday resulted in a dent kicked in a car. Delaware State Police were looking for a 17 year old Selbyville boy in the Bridgeville area and found him in a car with a 16 year old boy from Bridgeville. As the Trooper contacted the teens – they smelled marijuana and…
Read MoreSelbyville Area Residence Closed by DOJ as Criminal Nuisance
DelDOT Opens South Frederica Overpass at Route 1
It’s been a work in progress since March of 2016, but now the south Frederica Grade-Separated Intersection is a reality. Governor John Carney, state and local officials cut the ribbon on the $26-million project Friday. The project realigns Tub Mill Pond, Milford Neck and Frederica Roads with an overpass over Route 1 and ramps to…
Read MoreSaturday Deadline to Register to Vote in DE Primary
Saturday is the deadline for any unregistered Delawareans who want to register to vote before the Primary Election on September 6th. The Sussex County Election Office is located on Race Street in Georgetown and will be open from 9 to 2pm on Saturday.
Read MoreRehoboth Beach Municipal Election on Saturday
Rehoboth Beach voters go to the polls on Saturday to elect two City Commissioners. Current members Patrick Gossett and Jay Lagree are not running for re-election – leaving two open seats – and three candidates. THE CANDIDATES: Former commissioner Pat Coluzzi has thrown her hat into the race looking to rejoin the commission. A downtown…
Read MoreGov. Carney Signs Pay For Success Legislation
Governor John Carney has signed legislation that will allow state government to enter into Pay for Success contracts that will incentivize private funding of economic development and social impact initiatives. The state would protect taxpayer dollars by reimbursing private funding only if the initiatives reach stated goals and achieve progress for Delawareans. The signing occurred…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Arrested for June Murder
An arrest in a Salisbury murder. Maryland State Police have arrested 27 year old Johnthan Megee of Salisbury in the shooting death of 29 year old Shawn Johnson of Fruitland. Johnson was shot multiple times in early June at a home on Priscilla Street and later died at the hospital. No motive in the shooting…
Read MoreUSCG Rescues Crew Member with Health Issue from “Relentless”
Houston Man Charged with Extortion
Milford Police were called for an extortion investigation after a note was left on the victim’s vehicle demanding an undisclosed amount of money or the subject would kill the victim. Investigation led police to 26 year old Nikolaih Rivera of Houston who was arrested Wednesday and charged with extortion, theft under $1500 and criminal mischief. …
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison
A Salisbury man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the sexual abuse of a10 year old girl and for 2nd degree sexual offense. Officials with the Wicomico County State’s Attorney’s office say 58 year old Alonzo Briddell abused the victim when she stayed at his home for the weekend a year ago. …
Read MoreNew DE Driver’s License & ID’s with Medical Information Available
Essential medical information for Delawareans will now be included on the driver’s license or identification card. The Division of Motor Vehicles will begin to incorporate a medical indicator onto the Delaware driver’s license and ID cards – a medical symbol will be shown on the front – and on the back the individual’s condition will…
Read MoreBVSPCA Aids Georgetown Breeder Overrun with Dogs
A Georgetown dog breeder was aided by the Brandywine Valley SPCA’s Georgetown facility last weekend after a Delaware Office of Animal Welfare visit in July issued corrective notices for unsanitary conditions and medical issues. A team of 15 medical and animal personnel and 2 vets cared for all the dogs with age-appropriate vaccinations, testing and…
Read MoreSussex Man Tests Positive for West Nile Virus
A 60 year old Sussex County man is the first human case of West Nile Virus in Delaware this year. Delaware Public Health officials say he was briefly hospitalized in July – the blood test was confirmed by the CDC. There have been two crows in Sussex County that have tested positive for the illness…
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