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Neil – This was spotted over the water in Bethany Beach in 2005. Believe it to be a shelf cloud that dropped. It’s way too large to be a waterspout according to Accuweather. Click for full view
Read MoreSUV Collides with Sussex Paramedic Unit at Long Neck
A Sussex County paramedic is OK after the unit was struck by an SUV at the intersection of Route 24 and Indian Mission Road at Long Neck just after 9:30 Tuesday morning. Delaware State Police tell the Talk of Delmarva that the County Paramedic was southbound on Indian Mission Road with emergency equipment activated. They…
Read MoreOne Person Injured Sunday in Crash on Route 13 near Seaford
A Felton man was flown to an area hospital Sunday after a crash on Route 13 in the area of O’Neals Road. Delaware State Police were called just after 5pm – and investigation showed an Altima was northbound in the left lane but for unknown reasons went off the road and into the median where…
Read MoreSussex County Council District 1 Candidates Debate – 08-27-24
Dover PD Working to Deter Prostitution
Dover Police and the Department of Justice are working to deter prostitution in Dover. In July four people were arrested who were patronizing prostitutes. Last week Dover Police and the State Department of Justice’s Human Trafficking Unit conducted an operation aimed at identifying individuals who were engaged in prostitution. Police contacted 6 females engaged in…
Read MoreChoptank Electric Cooperative Issues a Beat the Peak Alert for this Afternoon
Due to the high temperatures, a Beat the Peak Alert has been issued for 3 to 6pm today for Choptank Electric Cooperative customers. Choptank asks members to conserve energy. Collectively, this program has saved our members millions over the years. Saving Energy Tips:
Read MoreGreenwood Man Arrested in Copper Wire Theft Investigation
A Greenwood man has been arrested for theft of copper wire from irrigation systems in Kent and Sussex Counties. Multiple thefts were investigated in the Bridgeville, Greenwood and Houston areas between April and August 16th by State Police from Troop 3 and Troop 4. Police say the suspects trespassed onto private properties, and cut and…
Read MoreMD US Senator Van Hollen & BOEM Looking at More Offshore Wind Options
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is now looking at a possible second regional offshore wind energy sale in the Central Atlantic Ocean – with a potential second auction next year. Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen says the first sale was completed earlier this month. BOEM’s action comes after a December 2023 agreement that Senator…
Read MoreOcean City Firefighters Called to Early Morning Blaze in West Ocean City
Firefighters from Ocean City and surrounding companies were called to a house fire on Townsend Lane in West Ocean City. The call came in around 4:30 this morning. Fire officials report on their Facebook page that there were no injuries – no other information has been made available.
Read MoreUPDATED: Oceanside Beach at the Point at Cape Henlopen State Park Reopens September 1st
UPDATED – 08/27/24Â – Katherine “Cat” Christie, DNREC Coastal Waterbird Biologist, tells the Talk of Delmarva that, “The Point hosted around seven breeding pairs of piping plovers this year, as well as two pairs of American oystercatchers, and a small colony of least terns. All three species had nests successfully hatch, and we confirmed the…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/27/24
User 284190339 · 08 – 27 – 24 Fishing Report Monday saw even better weather and better fishing. I stopped by Lewes Harbour Marina around 2:00 p.m. and there were fish already on the cleaning table. The Surface Tension had brought in a fine catch of black sea bass and flounder from ocean structure. The…
Read MoreSussex County Council Approves Perimeter Buffer Ordinance
UPDATED – 08/27/24 –Â Sussex County Council revisited the Perimeter Buffers Around Residential Development ordinance in Old Business. Assistant County Attorney, Vince Robertson went through 27 separate motions for changes to the the introduced ordinance. Several motions just tweaked wording, however other amendments included a new definitions of “Forest Assessment Report” and to better define the…
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Janet Wheeler – Long Neck – Deer crossing Herring Creek from Long Neck to Angola. Click for full view
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced to 105 Years in Prison
A Salisbury man has been sentenced after his conviction in June for assault, weapons and other offenses. Wicomico County Circuit Court Judge S. James Sarbanes has sentenced 36 year old Antonio Jarmon of Salisbury to 105 years in prison. Court officials say Jarmon has an extensive criminal history and was previously convicted of two separate 1st…
Read MoreLewes Man Charged with Felony Theft
A Lewes man has been arrested on charges of felony theft after a joint investigation by Delaware State Police and Rehoboth Beach Police. Police arrested 55 year old Francis Lutz after receiving complaints for non-delivery of purchased furniture from Oceanside Casual Furniture in Rehoboth Beach. The joint investigation began in July and detectives learned that…
Read MoreDSP Arrest Lincoln Man after Drug Investigation
A Lincoln man was arrested Friday by Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team, Sussex County Drug Unit, and Sussex County Governor’s Task Force after a search warrant was executed at a residence on Greentop Road following a month-long investigation into drug distribution. Investigation identified 26 year old William Dunning as a key figure in…
Read MoreSussex County Council District 2 Candidates Debate – 08-26-24
Salisbury Police Investigating Assault with a Machete
Salisbury Police are investigating an assault with a machete. Police say that a 30 year old male victim went to a residence on Virginia Avenue to have a discussion with the 33 year old male suspect when during the discussion the suspect obtained a machete and began swinging it at the victim. Another person was…
Read MoreJuvenile Hospitalized after Struck by Vehicle near Easton
The Talbot County Sheriff’s office is investigating a juvenile that was struck by a vehicle on Saturday evening. Officials were called to a Royal Farms in Easton for a pedestrian struck by a vehicle – then learned that the incident occurred on Dover Neck Road near Easton and that the juvenile was taken by family…
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Eric Reifsnyder -Milton – Indian River Inlet Bridge with patriotic colors. Click for full view
Read MoreTeen Bicyclist Seriously Injured on Coastal Highway
A 14-year-old boy riding a bike was injured in a collision with an auto just before 4:45 p.m. this past Friday on Coastal Highway at the Ocean Village Development north of Bethany. Lt. India Sturgis, state police spokesperson, says a man was driving south in a Ford Explorer in the left lane of Coastal Highway…
Read MoreCapt. Arbin in his 52nd Season Still Going Strong!
Delmarva’s best-known and longest-serving beach patrol captain is Ocean City’s Capt. Butch Arbin who joined the patrol in 1973 and became its captain in 1997. He is the only city employee on a contract with the mayor and city council and they could dismiss him at any time. “I hope they don’t do that. I…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/26/24
User 284190339 · 08 – 26 – 24 Fishing Report Sunday saw another nice beach day and fishing improved in the ocean. Lewes Harbour Marina reported the Sea Jay II caught close to a boat limit of sea bass. Breakwater Tackle on the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park told us croaker fishing was…
Read MoreLifesaving AEDs Now on Rehoboth Boardwalk!
Rehoboth’s local Rotary Club is leading efforts to make lifesaving automated external defibrillators (AEDs) available along the boardwalk in Rehoboth Beach. This coming Wednesday at 9 a.m., Rotary Club members and other officials will unveil the initiative at the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand. So far, four AEDs, which are used to resuscitate people suffering a sudden cardiac arrest,…
Read MoreBidens Return for More Beach Time!
Marine One landed around 7:43 p.m. at Gordon’s Pond carrying President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden and Hunter Biden. Also landing at Gordon’s was the traditional decoy. About four minutes later, the First Family boarded this motorcade headed for the Biden beach house on Far View Road. Biden fans joined the motorcade route. Here is Paulette Rappa, Sussex…
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