Md. Republicans Outline Bills To Address Violent Crime, Provide More Support To Police
Maryland Republican House members are backing a set of bills they said would address violent crime and reverse some of the consequences of what they call anti-police laws that were passed last year. “Ensuring the safety of our citizens, children, communities, and businesses is a fundamental role of government,” said Delegate Jesse Pippy, R-Carroll /…
Read MoreFerry Upgrades Detailed In DRBA Capital Improvement Plan
Several infrastructure-related projects at the Cape May – Lewes Ferry are addressed in the Delaware River and Bay Authority’s 2022 Capital Improvement Program and Five-Year Strategic Plan. The program would fund annual vessel maintenance and dry-docking as well as the periodic replacement of motors. Also, a master plan would be updated to start the process…
Read MoreFormer Del. Candidate Receives 12 Months In Prison For Threatening Messages
A man who ran for office in several Delaware Republican primaries is going to prison for 12 months for mailing a series of threatening communications to his ex-wife’s attorney. 64-year-old Michael Protack received the sentence this week, according to U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware David Weiss. Court documents indicated that there was a…
Read MoreBeebe Healthcare Revises Patient Visitation Policies
Beebe Healthcare is revising its visitation guidelines, with extended hours available for one “well visitor” at the Margaret H. Rollins Campus in Lewes. Visits will be permitted between 10 a.m. and 9 p.m. “We are glad to extend the hours that a visitor can spend with their loved one at Beebe Healthcare,” Beebe Healthcare President…
Read MoreWGMD Picture of the Day
WGMD’s Throwback Thursday Picture of the Day takes you back to the summer of 2007. WGMD was in the process of erecting a new tower behind the studios – but it was a process that took quite a long time – and at least 3 different crews before the new tower was up and carrying our signal to Delmarva. After centering the base of the tower on the cement platform, the crews began to raise portions of the tower – nearly pulling the crane forward! The old tower was found to be very brittle and was dismantled.
Read MoreLetter From Concerned Parent / Response From Smyrna Superintendent
To whom it may concern, This is the third time within one school year that I am reaching out regarding over sexualized and explicit material that has been deemed appropriate by Smyrna High School and the Smyrna School District. The first time was regarding a history lesson that had a video assignment. In that …
Read MoreRehoboth Beach Makes Minor Changes In City COVID-19 Protocols
The end of Delaware’s universal indoor mask mandate means some minor changes for COVID-19 protocols for the City of Rehoboth Beach. Members of the public will still be required to wear a mask when entering a city facility. Starting Friday, vaccinated city employees will not be required to wear a mask at work. Employees who…
Read MoreMd. House GOP Members Press For End To School Mask Mandate
Maryland State House Republicans want to accelerate the lifting of a mask requirement in schools. The state Board of Education is allowing local school systems to consider what are termed off-ramps, taking into account local rates of COVID-19 rates and vaccination. The House GOP has written a letter to the State Superintendent stating that current…
Read MoreVIDEO | Del., Md. COVID-19 Updates
Delaware Governor John Carney and Delaware Public Health Director Dr. Karyl Rattay Tuesday discussed the decision-making behind ending the universal mask mandate and school mask mandate during a virtual COVID-19 update: Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and health officials Tuesday updated the state’s COVID-19 response and status, and announced a special booster promotion involving the Maryland…
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Tasha Sterner – Salisbury – Sun’s reflection over retention pond in Georgetown. Click for full view
Read MoreDel. Legislation Would Ensure Health Insurance For All Children, Sponsors Say
All children in Delaware would be ensured of health insurance coverage under legislation introduced Tuesday as the Cover All Delaware Children Act. Sponsors of the bill said the Department of Health and Social Services would be directed to develop and operate a medical coverage program for children who are nototherwise covered, including children who are…
Read MoreVIDEO | Md. Gov. Hogan Declines To Run For U.S. Senate
Maryland Republican Governor Larry Hogan said Tuesday he would not run for election to the US Senate in the fall of 2022, during the final year of his second term. Hogan said during a news conference at the State House Tuesday that he wanted to put the question to rest: Hogan’s office released a transcript…
Read MoreJake Smith Monologue – 02-08-22 – “Cry Havok and Let Slip The Dogs of War”
UPDATED: Two Dead & 3 Injured after Crash Near Felton
UPDATED – 2/8/22 – 11:30am – Delaware State Police have identified the two victims who died during a Sunday night fatal motor-vehicle crash on Irish Hill Road as Cheryl Hagens-Brandl, 36, of Magnolia who was driving the Hyundai and Christopher A. Tunis, 18, of Milford who was driving the Toyota. ========================================================================== Delaware State Police are…
Read MoreMan Gets 35 Years For Drug Distribution Conviction
A man has been sentenced to 35 years of incarceration for a drug distribution conviction. According to the Wicomico County State’s Attorney’s Office, 38-year-old Dwight Woods was arrested in August 2019 at a residence that prosecutors say was being used by Woods and a drug trafficking organization. An undercover officer was able to buy heroin…
Read MoreDel. Dept. of Agriculture Invites Applicants For Special Crop Block Grant Program
Growers and people involved with specialty crops in Delaware are invited to submit a proposal with the Delaware Department of Agriculture for the 2022 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program The federal farm bill is alloting about $320,000 through competitive grants to fund innovative projects that support specialty crops and create new and better markets for…
Read MoreSuspect In Double-Homicide Found Dead In Jail Cell
A suspect in a recent double-homicide in Cambridge has been found dead in his cell at the Dorchester County Detention Center. According to the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the facility over the weekend to reports that 35-year-old Charles William Jones III was found unresponsive in his cell. Staff and EMS tried to…
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Jean Messick – Millsboro – Squirrel posing for the picture in Long Neck. Click for full view
Read MoreRehoboth Commissioners Adjust Parking Season & Meter Rates
The Rehoboth Beach Board of Commissioners voted today to change Rehoboth Beach’s annual parking season to May 15 through September 15. Previously the parking season in Rehoboth Beach, the period during which visitors must purchase a parking pass or pay at meters, was defined as the Friday before Memorial Day through the second Sunday after…
Read MoreUPDATED: DSP Identify Victim of Apparent Homicide In Wyoming, Kent Co.
UPDATED – 3:50pm – Delaware State Police have identified 37 year old Keyshawn Narcisse, of Wyoming, DE, as the individual who died during an early Sunday morning homicide on South Caesar Rodney Avenue in Woming. ================================================================== Delaware State Police are investigating the shooting death of a man who was found lying in front of a residence…
Read MoreDOC to Restart Inmate Visitation Feb 14
The Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) announced today that in-person inmate visitation will restart on Monday, February 14. “Thanks to the success of our comprehensive COVID-19 screening, testing, and mitigation measures along with the significant reduction in community spread of the virus we are able to restart in-person inmate visitation on Monday, February 14,” said Department…
Read MoreCenter for Inland Bays Offers 2nd Virtual Public Education Session on Sussex County Buffer Ordinance
For those who may have missed the Center for Inland Bays public education session last month regarding the proposed Sussex County buffer ordinance or recently learned about the ordinance since then, we are happy to offer a second virtual education session this month! On January 11, Sussex County Council held a public hearing on an…
Read MoreDover PD Investigating Church Burglary
Dover Police were called to the Dover Church of Christ on South Governors Avenue Sunday afternoon and learned someone broke the front glass door and entered the church. Police say the suspect rummaged through several items, but say that it did not appear anything was taken. Video surveillance shows a black male suspected wearing a…
Read MoreCellphones Permitted Inside Some Del. Court Facilities – With Restrictions
The Delaware Judiciary is allowing people to carry their cell phones into some Family Court and Justice of the Peace Court facilities, under a pilot project. Effective today (Monday), phones are permitted at Family Court of Sussex and Kent Counties, JP Court 3 and 17 in Georgetown and at JP Court 11 in New Castle…
Read MoreDel. Universal Mask Mandate Will End Fri., School Mask Mandate Expires Mar. 31st
Delaware’s indoor mask mandate under Governor John Carney’s COVID-19 State of Emergency order will expire this Friday morning, February 11th effective at 8:00 a.m. Also, Carney Monday announced that the school mask requirement will end March 31st. That date was selected to allow districts and schools to consider local mask requirements. The Division of Public…
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