Drug Investigation Leads To Georgetown Man’s Arrest
A Georgetown man faces charges following an investigation conducted by Delaware State Police. Troopers visited a residence on Kruger Road this week and located a man outside. Police say 24-year-old Tevon Norwood was taken into custody. A search of the home, according to police, turned up some cocaine, more than $16,000 in suspected drug proceeds,…
Read MoreMan Charged With Stabbing Woman To Death At Dover Motel
A 57-year-old woman has died of stab wounds, and a 21-year-old Dover man is charged with murder at the Super 8 Motel on Route 13. Dover Police said the victim herself called 911 Tuesday night to say she had been attacked. She was found with a stab wound to the neck, and died after being…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 9-1-12
Wednesday saw gale warnings up and it looks like no one will be doing much fishing until Saturday. Once the storm passes, it may take a tide or two for the seas to settle down. Hopefully, the water will not push up into the marsh and bring all that grass into the bay and ocean.…
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WGMD Throwback Thursday picture of the day. While the picture dates back to 2014 – that’s a few days of news script on the counter in the news studio! So much for a paperless office! Click for full view
Read MoreUpdate: Millsboro Teenager Dies In Crash On Route 113
(Updated Thursday morning) The victim of a fatal crash on Route 113 in Millsboro has been identified. According to Delaware State Police, 16-year-old Jesse Verdugo-Navarro of Millsboro was a front-seat passenger in a vehicle that went out of control late Tuesday night. The car crashed into fence posts, went airborne, started to overturn and slammed…
Read MoreResurfacing Of Bishopville Rd. To Begin Sept. 7th
Bishopville Road – Maryland 367 – will be resurfaced starting next week. According to the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration, a two-and-a-half mile stretch of the roadway between Route 113 and the Delaware state line will be improved. Work will take place during nighttime and overnight hours, and a flagging operation will be…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 8-31-21
Tuesday was the last fishable day until Saturday. There is a gale warning up for Wednesday and Thursday. Captain Aaron Hurd from the Gale Force took a busman’s holiday and fished on the Katydid on Monday catching a 6.12-pound flounder as part of their boat limit plus several dolphin. At Rick’s Bait and Tackle we…
Read MoreGeorgetown Honors Officer Chad Spicer On 12th Anniversary Of His Murder
A wreath will be laid this afternoon (Wednesday) on The Circle in Georgetown at the memorial that honors Patrolman Chad Spicer on the 12th anniversary of his death. Spicer was shot to death in the line of duty September 1st, 2009. The ceremony is scheduled for 5:00 p.m., and the public is invited to honor…
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Greg Biener – Millsboro – Deal Island, MD. Click for full view
Read MorePolice Arrest Man with Gun on Indian River Inlet Bridge
Police received a complaint early Sunday evening of three men hanging over the railing of the Indian River Inlet bridge pedestrian walkway. A female state park officer was first to arrive to check on the three men. Capt. John McDerby, spokesman for State Parks Enforcement, says the officer smelled an odor of marijuana and proceeded…
Read MoreBVSPCA, DHA Shelter Endangered Pets From South
Pets who were in endangered shelters in Louisiana before Hurricane Ida and in flood-ravaged portions of Tennessee are out of harm’s way, thanks to two Delaware animal welfare organizations. Over the weekend, the Brandywine Valley SPCA accepted an emergency evacuation airlift of 110 dogs and cats sheltered in the south. People have already been lining…
Read MoreThe Point At Cape Henlopen Reopens Wed.
DNREC provided this update Tuesday about reopening The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park: The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will reopen The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park, including a stretch of ocean beach and dunes, and a half-mile along the bay shoreline, Wednesday, Sept. 1. The bayside beach will remain closed…
Read MoreDel. Trooper Indicted In Warning Fraud Scheme
A suspended Delaware State Trooper has been indicted on charges related to a fraudulent warning scheme that Attorney General Kathy Jennings said victims dozens of people. The full extent of the misconduct case surrounding Corporal Edwin R. Ramirez has yet to be determined, according to Jennings. The Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust was…
Read MoreMobile Home Park With Failing Septic Has Unwanted Visitors: Rats
Rats are adding to the misery of residents at the Donovan Smith Mobile Home Park in the Lewes area. The neighborhood has been plagued with septic system failures that have resulted in sewage bubbling to the surface and bad smells. Many residents are drinking bottled water. Now, it appears vermin that apparently nested in septic…
Read MoreJake Smith Monologue – 08-31-21 – “Taking Matters into Our Own Hands”
Mike Bradley with Congressman Andy Harris – 08-31-21
Tropical Weather Moves In On Delmarva Wed.
The effects of Ida, now a tropical depression, may be felt across our region starting late Wednesday. According to AccuWeather, skies will be mostly cloudy Wednesday, and a shower or thunderstorm may develop especially in the afternoon. Wednesday night, showers and a thunderstorm associated with Ida could lead to flooding. There also could be a…
Read MoreWrong-Way Driver Arrested, Charged With DUI And Other Offenses
A pursuit with police has resulted in several charges against a Lincoln man. According to Delaware State Police, a trooper responded to Bay Road in the area of Kitts Hummock Road Sunday night for a report of a vehicle going northbound in the southbound lane. The driver ignored the officer’s attempts to get him to…
Read MoreUpdate: Motorcyclist Killed In Pittsville Crash
(Update) A Salisbury man has died of injuries suffered in a motorcycle crash. According to Maryland State Police at the Salisbury Barrack, 29-year-old Brandon Bello was operating a motorcycle westbound on Ocean Gateway Monday night as a Seaford man was attempting to cross at Main Street Extended in Pittsville. Bello’s motorcycle struck the vehicle on…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 8-30-21
Monday was a beautiful fishing day and lots of fish were caught. Tuesday looks like more of the same, then everything goes downhill right into the weekend. At Rick’s Bait and Tackle we learned that Jason Laux and Jaxen Edwards both caught identical 10.8-pound dolphin while fishing with their dads over ocean structure. Alen Rosenberger…
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Jean Messick – Millsboro – Here comes the sun over the Indian River Bay. Click for full view
Read MoreBeebe Healthcare Updates Visitor Restrictions
Starting Monday, August 30, Beebe Healthcare is updating its visitor restrictions to allow inpatients to have one well visitor during visitor hours. This visitor is not permitted to rotate during the day. This includes patients at the Lewes and South Coastal Emergency Departments and Beebe Medical Group offices. As a continuation of Beebe’s existing policy,…
Read MoreMilford Police Investigating Shooting in Brookstone Trace
Milford Police are investigating an early Sunday morning shooting that occurred in the 6000 block of Pebblebrook Drive in Brookstone Trace. Police were called around 12:45am to the home and learned that two male victims had been taken by private vehicle to the Bayhealth Sussex Campus in Milford after suffering non-life threatening gunshots wounds to…
Read MoreGeorgetown Man Arrested after Assaulting Trooper During Traffic Stop
Delaware State Police arrested 27 year old Deandre Mapp of Georgetown, on multiple criminal and traffic charges after he assaulted a trooper and ran off on foot while being taken into custody during a traffic stop. On Saturday, August 28 around 9:15pm, a trooper traveling northbound on Hollyville Road spotted a black Chevrolet Malibu traveling…
Read MoreDelmarva Power Crews to Aid in Hurricane Ida Recovery
Delmarva Power is sending crews, equipment and expertise to Louisiana to repair utility infrastructure damage and help restore energy service for customers impacted by Hurricane Ida. More than 100 Delmarva Power employees and contractors are heading south as part of mutual assistance networks coordinating recovery efforts. “Energy companies from across the country have supported our…
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