Talk of Delmarva Picture of the Day
Carol Joyce – Ocean View – Beach roses a long the Bethany Beach Boardwalk. Click for full view
Read MoreUPDATED: Day 1 at 51st Annual White Marlin Open Underway
UPDATED – 9:25pm –Â It was a day for tuna at the White Marlin Open! That was all that was brought in to the scales at Harbor Island. However WMO Tournament coordinator Andy Motsko said there were white marlin release flags flying and at least two blue marlin that were not boated. A 178.5 pound…
Read MoreUPDATED: Georgetown PD Find Missing 13 Year Old Girl
UPDATED:Â UPDATE: last night at approximately 9:45pm Helen was located. Thank you all for your efforts in locating her. ================================== Georgetown Police are looking for a 13 year old runaway. Police say Helen Avila Cahuec was last seen Sunday around 8pm on North Race Street in the area of the Smart Laundromat. Helen is 5′…
Read MorePublic Meeting on Millsboro Bypass Project Wednesday
On Wednesday DelDOT will hold a public meeting to update community members on the Millsboro Bypass Project. DelDOT Civil Engineer George Pierce will talk about the status of the bypass project, about what’s coming up and he’ll also answer your questions. The meeting is Wednesday at Millsboro Town Center on Wilson Highway from 6:30 to…
Read MoreIRSD To Implement New Weapons Detection System for Some Home HS Sporting Events
A new weapons detection system will be implemented for certain high school athletic events for the new school year in the Indian River School District. This includes football and basketball games at Indian River and Sussex Central High Schools. This system will help staff identify firearms, knives and other weapons already prohibited and remove them…
Read MoreLaurel PD Attempt to Locate Suspect in July Vehicle Pursuit
Laurel Police continue to look for 23 year old Angieliah Whaley of Laurel in connection to a vehicle pursuit that occurred on July 6th of this year. Police attempted a traffic stop for a Jetta with a flagged registration. The driver failed to stop and led officers on a high=sped pursuit through residential streets in…
Read MoreTuesday is National Night Out
Tuesday is National Night Out and many police departments are celebrating with a chance to meet your local police and first responders and strengthen bonds between law enforcement and the communities they serve – and protect. Most National Night Out festivities include a variety of vehicles and apparatus along with food, games and entertainment. If…
Read MoreDSP Investigating NCCo Homicide & Officer-Involved Shooting
Delaware State Police were called to a Stanton home for a report of a man with a firearm at a nearby residence. Troopers – along with fire and EMS responded to to a home on Limestone Road for a report of a house fire – they found a 22 year old Wilmington woman with a…
Read MoreBoaters and Rehoboth Firefighters Rescue Dog in Tree over Canal
It’s an odd story with a happy ending. Tammy, Emily and George Hart were instrumental in rescuing this adorable dog found clinging to a tree over the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal. The Harts were out boating around 11:20 a.m. this past Sunday and called for help. “My daughter, Emily,” Tammy writes, “has an interest in birds and…
Read More350+ Dedicated Cyclists “Bike to The Beach” During Heat Wave
Ambulances and paramedics responded to the Dewey Beach Lion’s Club this past Friday as Bike to the Beach riders started arriving in the smothering heat around 3 p.m. Ambulances from Georgetown and Lewes came to assist Rehoboth Beach EMS and several Sussex County medics after multiple riders arrived suffering heat-related medical troubles. Glenn Marshall, Sussex County EMS…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/05/24
User 284190339 · 08 – 05 – 24 Fishing Report Sunday was cooler, but still windy at the beach. Top Fin with Captain Pete ran a half-day shark trip on Saturday with Kory Fite and his friends. They went 16 for 17 sharks hooked and released. The monsters of the deep varied in size from…
Read MoreBaby Harbor Seals Found in Delaware Bay!
Is the Delaware Bay their next birthing ground? “We had an interesting week with a couple more seals,” says Suzanne Thurman from the MERR Institute. “They turned out to be harbor seal pups that had just been weaned, which means they must have been born somewhere here or nearby,” she explains. Photo courtesy Suzanne Thurman, MERR Institute…
Read MoreDewey Officer Renders Aid in Rudder Lot to Bleeding Man
The first week in August is peak season and that was certainly the case for the Dewey Beach bar scene this past weekend. Just after 1:10 a.m. Sunday, police found a man severely bleeding from his thigh in the Rusty Rudder parking lot. Fortunately, a Dewey officer was equipped with QuikClot and a tourniquet and…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Picture of the Day
Eric Reifsnyder – Milton – The night before opening day of the White Marlin Open. Click for full view
Read MoreStorms Leave a Path of Downed Power Lines and Trees on Delmarva
Much of Delmarva was under storm watches and warnings until about 9 Saturday night. During last night’s storm, Milford Police reported a city-wide power outage – power there has been restored. There has been quite a bit of damage reported – mainly trees and wires down in Bridgeville, Houston, the Denton and Preston areas of…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/04/24
User 284190339 · 08 – 04 – 24 Fishing Report Saturday was hot and windy at the beach. Fishing the White Marlin Open is going to be interesting. The marine weather calls for seas of 5 to 9 feet in the canyons all of next week. We had small craft advisories up on Saturday in…
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Chick Bradford – Harbeson – Assateague ponies. Click for full view
Read MoreDSP Investigating Shots Fired at Dover Home
One person is safe after their home was struck by gunfire in Dover. Delaware State Police were called to Clear Stream Drive around 8pm on Thursday where they learned the home was struck by gunfire – the one adult in the home was not injured. Police have no suspects at this time and the investigation…
Read MoreUPDATED: Fenwick Island Voters Return Incumbents and Elect Brennan to Town Council
UPDATED – 7pm – Voters in Fenwick Island have returned incumbents Richard Benn and Bill Rymer to the Town Council and elected Susan Brennan to the third open seat. Rymer was the top vote-getter with 289 tallies. Richard Benn received 269 votes and Brennan won 266 votes. James Simpson garnered 211 votes. Mayor Natalie Magdeburger…
Read MoreUPDATED: DSP Investigating Deadly Motorcycle Crash East of Laurel
UPDATED – 08/03/24 – Delaware State Police have identified 19 year old Gabriel Hearn of Georgetown, as the man who died in the fatal motorcycle crash yesterday east of Laurel. Â ==================================================================== ORIGINAL STORY – 08/02/24 – A Georgetown man is dead after a crash just after 8:30 Friday morning east of Laurel. Delaware State…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Radio Flea Market 08/03/24
Vicky – 302-645-2790 – Scotts Spreader SPEEDY 1000 – $20 obo – Rolling Stones Beach Towel, classic red tongue design, unused – $15 obo – LaZboy leather stressless recliner, light brown – $350 obo Dean – 302-644-4472 – 10-inch Craftsman table saw – $10 – Corner cabinet, needs to be redone – $25 – Granite…
Read MoreHurlock Fire Under Investigation by Maryland State Fire Marshal
Maryland State Fire Marshal is investigating a fire in a vacant single wide trailer on Russell Road in Hurlock Friday night just after 9. Officials say the fire was discovered by a neighbor and Hurlock firefighters found the home in flames when they arrived. The State Fire Marshal is continuing to investigate and says the…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/03/24
User 284190339 · 08 – 03 – 24 Fishing Report Friday was another hot one, but it’s August and it’s supposed to be hot. It you listen to some of the national weather people you would think we are experiencing something terrible. They should have been with me at the Laurel-Bethel Camp Meetings in August…
Read MoreWetland License for US Wind Pier & Bulkhead in West Ocean City Waiting on Approval; Comments Still Accepted
A conditional use application from a subsidiary of US Wind is pending in the Sussex County Council – now another application submitted by US Wind – in Maryland is another step closer to final approval. The Maryland Department of the Environment has decided to send a favorable report recommending the authorization for the issuance of…
Read MoreTwo Pastors Who Sued Gov Carney to Restore Religious Freedom Declare Victory
Delaware’s Supreme Court has unanimously concluded that Governor John Carney repeatedly violated the religious freedoms of two pastors and their congregations during the Covid-19 pandemic – from March to June of 2020. The two pastors, Rev. Alan Hines of Townsend Free Will Baptist Church and Rev. David Landow of Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Wilmington,…
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