2 Arrested On Drug Charges Behind Local Business
A man and a woman face drug-related charges after being found in back of a business on Old Furnace Road early Wednesday morning. Delaware State Police said a trooper on routine patrol drove behind the business and saw a man standing outside a pick-up truck and a woman sitting inside a sedan. According to police,…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 9-15-21
The hard south wind on Wednesday kept boats at the dock in Lewes and Indian River Marina. Thursday will see southeast winds of five to ten knots going east in the afternoon with three-foot seas. You donāt want to know about Friday and Saturday. No one has answered the phone for the past few days…
Read MoreUpdate: Biden’s Second Rehoboth Visit Could Be This Weekend!
Update: The White House has confirmed that President Biden is expected to visit Rehoboth Beach starting this Friday, September 17th. Mr. Biden is expected to leave Washington, arrive at Dover Air Force Base, then is expected to land at a spot near his North Shores home early Friday afternoon. The FAA has issued a temporary…
Read MoreWGMD Picture of the Day
WGMD Throwback Thursday Picture of the Day – revisiting the 2015 Delaware State Fair and host Bob Steele playing ‘man on the midway’ talking to fair-goers. Click for full view
Read MoreSelbyville Business Cited, Fined For Violating Fair Labor Standards
The operator of a Selbyville combined restaurant, grocery store and butcher shop has been ordered to pay $300,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to 16 workers – some of whom, according to the US Department of Labor, worked 75 or more hours a week for a flat salary. The Wage and Hour Division investigation…
Read MoreOC Councilman Claims He Was Hacked, Insensitive Post Was Not From Him
A member of Ocean City Council said his Facebook account was hacked, and that a racially insensitive post sent to someone was not from him. The matter has come to the attention of the Mayor and Council. Councilman Mark Paddack has asked for an investigation into what he said was a hack that resulted in…
Read MoreAttempted Robbery Investigated At Mariner’s Cove
Delaware State Police are investigating an attempted robbery in the Mariner’s Cove community Tuesday. According to State Police, a 67-year-old woman was unloading items from her car in the driveway of her home in the 35,000-block of Sussex Lane at about 9:27 a.m. when an unknown male approached her. He pointed a gun at her…
Read MoreSeafood Business, Owner Admit To Hiring Undocumented Workers, Visa Fraud
An Eastern Shore company and its owner have pled guilty to unlawful employment of undocumented workers and to visa fraud. According to the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office, 50-year-old Phillip “Jamie” Harrington the Third and Captain Phip’s Seafood Incorporated paid undocumented foreign workers less than they were entitled to in wages by manipulating the H2-B Visa…
Read MoreDriver Dies Following Crash On Cave Neck Road
A 36-year-old man is dead following a single-vehicle crash on Cave Neck Road. According to Delaware State Police, the eastbound driver left the roadway Tuesday evening, struck a sign along a driveway and hit a utility pole. The car began to spin, and it overturned. State Police said the driver was not buckled up. He…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 9-14-21
Tuesday was an absolutely delightful day to be on the water. Hardly a breath of air and a slick calm sea. There was a haze that cut visibility, but it burned off by late morning. My friend Doug Elliott and I left Lewes Boat Ramp in my 16-foot tin boat around 7:30 AM and ran…
Read MoreEaston’s Talbot Boys Confederate Monument To Relocate
The Talbot Boys statue will likely be on the move. The statue at the Talbot County Courthouse has been at the center of much debate. County Council voted 3-2 Tuesday night in favor of a resolution to relocate the statue to a privately-held park in Harrisonburg, Virginia. No county funds would be used under the…
Read MoreMan Charged With Murder In Victim’s 2011 Disappearance
A Georgetown man faces murder charges in connection with the death of a Dagsboro man who was reported missing more than ten years ago. Delaware State Police said Monday that an investigation into the disappearance of 45-year-old John “Doug” Wisniewski has continued over the years. At the time, he lived at a residence along R…
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Holly Meyers – Las Vegas – Friendly gull on the Ocean City beach. Click for full view
Read MoreMaryland State Board of Ed & State Dept of Ed Receive Approval of Statewide Masking for ALL Public Schools
In support of continuing efforts to keep students and school staff safe and ensure schools remain open for in-person learning during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Maryland State Board of Education, together with the Maryland State Department of Education, today received approval of a statewide masking requirement for all public schools. Following public testimony today,…
Read MoreSussex County Council Honors 2 Long-Time Former BOA Members & Announces Reassessment Town Hall Meetings
The Sussex County Council was back in Georgetown after a week off for the Labor Day holiday. The Council began the morning recognizing two former Board of Adjustment members – Jeff Hudson and Brent Workman. Hudson was a member of the BOA from 1998 to 2017 and Workman from 2002 to 2021. Also on hand…
Read MoreMike Bradley with Sussex County Councilman, John Rieley – 09-14-21
Jake Smith Monologue – 09-14-21 – “Acts of War”
Donovan Smith MHP Hit With 2nd Notice of Violation; Plans Confirmed To Connect With Lewes Wastewater System
A mobile home community off Savannah Road will connect with the Lewes Board of Public Works sewer system, according to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources. The Donovan Smith community has been chosen as a pilot project in Delaware’s Clean Water Initiative for Underserved Communities. The community owner’s lender had to sign off on financing…
Read MoreNanticoke Hospital Pauses Non-Emergency, Elective Surgeries That Require Overnight Stay
(Updated) Elective, non-emergency procedures that require an overnight stay are temporarily suspended at TidalHealth Nanticoke Hospital in Seaford for at least two weeks. The pause was announced Monday, the same day it took effect. A previously-announced suspension of elective surgeries at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional Hospital in Salisbury is also in effect. A multi-disciplinary team is…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 9-13-21
Monday was another rough day on the ocean, but it looks like we will get some relief come Tuesday. Right now, NOAA weather calls for south winds of five to ten knots with seas of two feet or less on the ocean. Delaware Bay will see southeast winds of five to ten knots with seas…
Read MoreBeebe Pauses Elective Surgeries That Require Overnight Hospital Stay
Beebe Healthcare plans to suspend elective surgical procedures that require an overnight hospital stay, effective today (Tuesday, September 14th). Hospital officials said Monday that the decision is being made out of an abundance of caution, and due to the influx of patients requiring hospitalization due to COVID-19 and unrelated serious medical issues. Patients who are…
Read MoreUPDATED: Three Teens Injured in Funland on Park’s Last Night of the Season
Updated: Three teenagers are hurt in an accident at Funland on the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk, on the park’s final night of operation this season. According to Rehoboth Beach Police, officers who arrived at the scene Sunday night discovered an injured 16-year-old boy and two girls who were injured, ages 14 and 15. The boy was…
Read MoreMardela Springs Man Dies in Sunday Crash
A Mardela Springs man is dead after a single vehicle crash Sunday night just before 9pm in the area of Sharptown and Scott Bennett Roads in Mardela Springs. Maryland State Police spotted a pickup truck on its roof in a front yard on Sharptown Road. Paramedics and Fire crews Mardela Springs found the driver, 39…
Read MoreDE House Ethics Committee Dismisses Ethics Compliant Against Rep. Gerald Brady
The House Ethics Committee announced Monday that it has dismissed an ethics complaint filed against Rep. Gerald Brady. The complaint, filed last month, called into question an email Rep. Brady sent using his state email that used racist and sexist terms to discuss human trafficking. The email was publicized through the media and condemned by numerous…
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