18-Year-Old Charged With DUI Among Other Offenses After Single-Vehicle Crash in Frankford
An 18-year-old from Selbyville has been arrested after a hit and run crash that happened in the area of Old Mill Bridge Road, north of Millers Neck Road in Frankford early Saturday morning. Aidan Cooper faces DUI, drug, and gun charges. Police say he was driving a gray Dodge Charger which was found disabled with the…
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Eliot Howell – Scrub Pine at Cape Henlopen State Park. Click for full view
Read MoreDover Woman Arrested for Aggravated Menacing
A conflict between neighbors ended with a Dover woman charged with aggravated menacing and terroristic threatening. Delaware State Police were called to Diemidio Drive in Dover just after 1 Saturday morning and learned from the victim that 43 year old Jennifer Neil unplugged a power cord he was using and began taking the cord into…
Read MoreTwo Dover Teens Charged with Attempted Vehicle Theft
Delaware State Police were called to a home on Nobles Pond Crossing in Dover for a report of two suspicious males dressed in black attempting to break into vehicles. Police searched the neighborhood and spotted a Kia with a shattered window parked in a driveway. Troopers found the rear window was shattered and the ignition…
Read MoreSeaford Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Charges
A traffic stop in Seaford Saturday morning led to an arrest for drug offenses and resisting arrest. Delaware State Police saw a Crown Victoria with an equipment violation and conducted a traffic stop. When the car stopped the driver, identified as 33 year old William Matthews of Seaford, got out and ran off holding a…
Read MoreUPDATED: MSP Investigating a Fatal Shooting in Salisbury
UPDATED – 02/18/24 3:20am – Maryland State Police have identified the victim as 49 year old Richard Darlington Smith of Salisbury. Police ask anyone with surveillance cameras in the North Division Corridor – including New Town, Johnson Lake and Emmerson Avenue to contact State Police in Salisbury. An investigator will review the footage – looking…
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Carol Tabor – Flowers reflected in a puddle. Click for full view
Read MoreDover Police Investigate Shooting at Wyndham Garden Hotel
A Pennsylvania woman was injured in a shooting Friday evening at the Wyndham Garden Hotel on North DuPont Highway. Dover Police were called just before 11pm for shots fired and found the 20 year old victim with gunshot wounds to her body. Police provided aid until EMS arrived on the scene. The victim was taken…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Radio Flea Market 2/17/24
Bill – 302-278-1802 – 4 Uniroyal Liberator HE 265 75 16R inflated to 45lbs – ask for price Paul – 302-236-0739 – LOOKING FOR: Any parts or part car for ’85 Mustang Dean – 302-278-8816 – LOOKING FOR: 8 foot Trailer prefers covered Don – 302-663-0343 – 5 digit regular license plate – $800 +…
Read MoreUPDATED: Saturday’s Snow – Mostly an Upstate Issue
UPDATED 8:30am – The speed limit on 495 in New Castle County has been increased to 55 mph. ====================== Winter weather advisory in effect till 10am Saturday Accuweather says we could see 1-3” of snow, however most of the snow is moving off-shore. We could still see flurries this morning. DelDOT crews were out yesterday…
Read MoreGas Prices Jump Higher – Nationally & in Delaware
For some time gas prices have been steadily not moving – but this week they surged 12 cents higher to a national average of $3.28. In Delaware the price at the pump increased 14 cents to $3.25. AAA Mid-Atlantic officials say a significant contribution to the increase is a shutdown at a large refinery in…
Read MoreUPDATED: Downstate Trout Stocking Ahead of Pond Trout Season
UPDATED – 02/17/24 – Both Tidbury Pond near Dover and Newton Pond near Greenwood are now closed through March 1st. This closure is to accommodate the stocking of over 300 pounds of 12- to 13-inch rainbow trout. This also allows the elimination of incidental hooking for freshly-stocked trout and gives the trout time to adjust…
Read More3 Injured in Oak Orchard Crash Friday
Indian River emergency personnel responded to a vehicle crash just after noon on Friday at Legion Road and Route 24. Delaware State Police say a Hyundai driven by a 23 year old Millsboro woman was northbound on Legion Road and failed to stop for the stop sign and collided with a Ford driven by an…
Read MorePresident’s Day Closings in Wicomico County
WICOMICO COUNTY GOVERNMENT OFFICES Wicomico County Government Offices will be closed Monday, February 19, 2024, inobservance of President’s Day. CONVENIENCE CENTERS, LANDFILL, BRUSH PILE, FERRIES On Monday, February 19, 2024, the Newland Park Landfill, Convenience Center andBrush Pile, will be open. All external Convenience Centers and Upper Ferry will alsobe closed.For more information, please contact…
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Bambi Whiteley – Farmington – Early morning at Lewes Beach. Click for full view
Read MoreDE Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock Announces Intent to Retire
The Honorable Sam Glasscock III informed Governor John Carney this month of his intent to retire from the position of Vice Chancellor of the Court of Chancery effective January 7 of next year. Vice Chancellor Glasscock was first appointed by Governor Jack Markell and took his first oath of office in June of 2011. He…
Read MoreTerra Taylor Sworn In as Commissioner of DOC
Terra Taylor Friday took the oath of office to become the 11th Commissioner of the Delaware Department of Correction. Governor John Carney appointed Taylor as Acting Commissioner in July and the nominated her as Commissioner in January – she was unanimously confirmed by the State Senate on January 24th. Taylor has been in the DOC…
Read MoreNearly $1 Million to Support Agriculture on the Eastern Shore
Maryland Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin announce nearly $1 million in federal funding to support agricultural producers on the Eastern Shore. The funding is from the USDA’s Agriculture Innovation Center program and will further enable the Eastern Shore Entrepreneurship Center to operate the Chesapeake Agriculture Innovation Center – and provide resources and services…
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LEGAL NOTICE: Notice for Public Hearings – Updating Maryland’s Annual Action Plan
The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development will hold a series of public hearings to develop its FY 2025 Annual Plan in conformity with the State’s Consolidated Plan (ConPlan). The State’s ConPlan is a 5-year planning document required by HUD which sets statewide goals and priorities for housing, community development and economic development activities.…
Read MoreMillsboro Man Charged with DUI & Weapons Offenses
A Delaware State Trooper on patrol in the Oak Orchard area noticed a Toyota Tacoma parked at a gas pump at the Royal Farms on Route 24 and checked on the driver who appeared to be asleep in the driver’s seat with the engine running. The trooper contacted the driver, 34 year old Michael Marciano…
Read MoreUPDATED: President to Spend President’s Weekend at the Beach
President Biden will spend the weekend at his North Shores beach house this weekend – President’s weekend. He’ll spend Friday in East Palestine, Ohio, the scene of a Norfolk Southern train derailment last year and then head to Rehoboth Beach by way of Dover Air Force Base. The President is expected to arrive in Rehoboth…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced to Life in Prison Plus Sixty Years for Attempted Murder, Armed Robbery, Among Other Crimes
A Salisbury man has been sentenced to life in prison plus an additional 60 years of incarceration for kidnapping, robbing, raping, and pushing an 80-year-old victim into the frigid water of the Wicomico River with her hands bound. The Honorable Kathleen L. Beckstead–Chief Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County– Sentenced Harmon. On November…
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Dave Nelson – Ocean View – Sun on the salt marsh and rain on Indian River Bay. Click for full view
Read MorePole Barn Fire in Salisbury; Cause Under Investigation
A fire that occurred at a 50×80 pole barn on Riverside Drive Ext, in Salisbury this morning before 10:00 caused an estimated $80,000 in structural damage, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. The blaze started in the Pole Barn Interior. The cause is under investigation. No injuries were reported. 65 firefighters battled…
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