Jake Smith Monologue – 07-13-21 – “Your New Employer”
Seaford PD Gets Grant Support For Electric Motorcycles
Seaford Police will get electric motorcycles through a State of Delaware grant program. If Seaford City Council goes along, the Police Department can go about acquiring electric motorcycles, made for law enforcement by Zero Motorcycles. $70,000 in the Delaware Grants-in-Aid Budget for Fiscal Year 2022 will allow Seaford PD to purchase two electric motorcycles and…
Read MoreHow To Dodge Those Ticks:
As we spend more time outdoors, we are more at risk to be bitten by a tick. Ticks are present, however, all year long. According to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Delaware Public Health, we need to be extra alert for ticks, which tend to wait on the grass or on plants for…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 7-12-21
Monday saw southwest winds of 15 to 20 knots and seas of three to five feet in the ocean. This kept most trips confined to Delaware Bay or the Back Bays. Tuesday looks a bit better with seas of three to four feet and then things are supposed to settle down on Wednesday through Friday…
Read MoreMan Critically Injured in Scooter Crash Outside Rehoboth
(updated story) A 61-year-old Rehoboth Beach man is in a hospital in critical condition after colliding with a car while riding a moped in the bus-and-bike lane of Coastal Highway. According to Delaware State Police, the car made a right turn into the parking lot of Cracker Barrel and Econo Lodge Monday night and struck…
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Lew & Rachel Messick-Klensch – Milford – Stormy weather passing and a campfire – but not a drop of rain / Click for full view
Read MoreOCPD Locate Stolen Car During Welfare Check
On Monday, July 12 at approximately 5:58 a.m., Ocean City Police were on patrol in the area of South 1stĀ Street and Baltimore Ave when they located two individuals sleeping in a vehicle. Officers observed the individuals sleeping in the vehicle in a parking lot of a downtown business.Ā During the check on the welfare call, officers…
Read MoreDE State Of Emergency Will be Lifted at 12:01am Tuesday; Virtual Covid-19 Town Hall Tuesday Night
Governor John Carney on Monday signed an order that lifts the COVID-19 State of Emergency effective at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, July 13. Governor Carney first issued the State of Emergency on March 13, 2020 to control the spread of COVID-19 in Delaware communities. Click here to read Governor Carneyās order lifting the State of Emergency.…
Read MoreFire Wrecks Corvette, Damages Garage And Home
A fire on Lakeview Drive in Salisbury that heavily damaged a home and destroyed a Corvette is under investigation. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, a resident of the home discovered the fire in a garage late Sunday night. A smoke alarm also activated. No injuries were reported. Damage caused to the structure…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Guidelines Will Remain For Visits To Long-Term Care Facilities
Delaware’s COVID-19 State of Emergency will expire Tuesday, but guidelines that cover visitation to long-term care facilities will stay in place. According to Delaware Health and Social Services, the type of visit that’s allowed at a nursing home or assisted living facility will be determined by COVID-19 case rates in the facility and in the…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 7-11-21
Sunday was a great fishing day and a lot of folks caught fish. The week looks good with south to southwest winds and seas in the ocean running three to four feet dropping off to three feet or less. At Lewes Harbour Marina we learned that the Katydid, Surface Tension, Savannah Lynn and several private…
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Joe Scaturro – Lewes – Sunset at Grain on the Rocks at the Lewes Ferry Terminal / Click for full view
Read MoreUpdate: DSP Investigating Fatal Crash East of Delmar
(Updated story) A 46-year-old Bridgeville man who was driving a motorcycle has died following a collision with a pick-up truck east of Delmar. According to Delaware State Police, the driver of the pick-up truck, a 70-year-old Delmar man, started to make a left turn into the path of the motorcyclist on Pepperbox Road near Elliott’s…
Read MoreMagnolia Area Crash Leaves 1 Dead and 6 Injured
Delaware State Police continue to investigate a crash Saturday night near Magnolia that left a 6 year old dead.Ā Police say a 24 year old Millsboro woman was southbound on Route1 near Trap Shooters Road when a vehicle in front of her crossed the line into her lane and then returned to the travel lane.Ā …
Read MoreUPDATED: Ocean Pines Man Charged after Fatal Crash Near Odessa
UPDATED – 7/11/21 4pm – Delaware State Police have identified the individual who died in the fatal motor vehicle crash on Friday July 9, 2021 on SR1 near Odessa, as 92-year-old Shantaben Patel of Camden-Wyoming. =========================== An Ocean Pines, Maryland man is charged after he left the scene of a crash resulting in death and…
Read MoreNew DE Wildland Fire Crew in California
The Delaware Forest Service’s Type 6 engine remains in California, but is now manned by a new three-person crew. DEMA’s Nikki Testa is an engine boss trainee, Erich Burkentine of the Delaware Forest Service is the engine boss and Hunter Melson of Milford is a firefighter type 2. This crew began working Saturday with a…
Read MoreUPDATED: Bicyclist Seriously Injured in Rehoboth Avenue Crash
UPDATED – 7/11/21 8:20am – A Millsboro man has been charged with vehicular assault and other offenses after he struck a bicyclist on Rehoboth Avenue-extended Saturday afternoon. Delaware State Police say a 20 year old Rehoboth woman was riding on the westbound shoulder when 46 year old Derek White failed to stay in his traffic…
Read MoreDover Woman Cited after 3 Vehicle Crash North of Milford Saturday
A three vehicle crash on southbound Route 1 just north of Milford Saturday morning had early morning traffic at a near standstill. Delaware State Police tell WGMD that an SUV, driven by a 38 year old Dover woman was southbound on Route 1 in the right lane. A BMW driven by a Connecticut man was…
Read MoreCecil Co. Deputy Shot, Man Killed In Gunfire Exchange
A Cecil County Sheriff’s deputy has been shot and a 24-year-old man has been shot dead after an exchange of gunfire at an apartment. Maryland State Police said troopers from the North East Barrack responded to an apartment Sunday afternoon for a reported domestic disturbance. They heard a struggle inside an apartment and as it…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 7-10-21
Saturday was a refreshing day with a northwest wind and lower humidity. Sunday will seas in the ocean building to four feet while the bay remains at two feet or less. Steve, at Smith Bait in Leipsic, checked in a 4-pound, 1-ounce trout for Lawrence Voss. The fish was caught on a Bass Assassin at…
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Dover PD Respond to Shooting – Charge Victim with Being Disorderly
Dover Police were called for a shooting on Cecil Street just before 10 Friday night. Police located a 44 year old man with a gunshot wound to the lower leg. The victim refused to provide information to police and became disorderly with police and medics and also caused a disturbance at Kent General Hospital. He…
Read MoreWGMD Radio Flea Market 7-10-21
Ray in West OC – 443-859-3330 – 300 sq ft. Berber carpet (brand new still in plastic) TANNISH W/ A LITTLE GRAY – $275 – 4 corvette wheels for a 2001 C5 chrome – $200 – New in box paint sprayer – $50 Richie in Reho – 302-542-3800 – Contractor’s construction trailer 14′ long w/4…
Read MoreBerlin Makes Plans For Relief Funds
The Town of Berlin is making plans for its allocation of funds received under the State of Maryland Relief Act. The funding was approved by the Maryland General Assembly and Governor Larry Hogan in February. Included was a $83-million allocation to the Maryland Public Service Commission for forgiveness of delinquent bills. Berlin residential electric customers…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 7-9-21
Friday saw small craft warnings up for the ocean and it looks like Saturday will still have seas of three to four feet as the wind drops out to northwest at five to ten knots. The Delaware Bay will see better conditions with seas of less than two feet. Elsa came through so fast I…
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