Police Investigate Magnolia Shooting Incident
Delaware State Police are investigating a shooting incident in Magnolia. Tuesday just before 1 p.m., a 17-year-old boy was on the front porch of a home on Cherry Drive West in Paris Villa when someone came up with a handgun and opened fire toward him. The teen was not struck and was uninjured. The home…
Read MoreMan Sent To Prison For Assault At Homeless Encampment
A man is going to prison for 12 years for his guilty plea to assault charges. The Wicomico County Stateās Attorneyās Office says 30-year-old Christopher Wolcott of Salisbury attacked a person in a homeless encampment in Salisbury following a fight last November. Prosecutors say Wolcott slashed the victim in the face several times with a…
Read MoreMan Gets 25 Years In Prison In Carjacking Case
A Parsonburg man has been sentenced to 25 years incarceration for his guilty plea to one count ofĀ carjacking and two counts of attempted carjacking. The Wicomico County Stateās Attorneyās Office says 32-year-old Derrick Richardson tried to carjack two vehicles near his residence last September. During a third carjack attempt, prosecutors say Richardson forced a…
Read MoreLewes Woman Charged With Reckless Endangering
A Lewes woman is charged with trying to strike several people with her car. Delaware State Police say troopers responded to a home on South Old State Road in Ellendale Wednesday morning. An investigation, according to police, determined that 37-year-old Tyshia Coursey got into an argument with a woman and her adult daughters, then drove…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 8-14-20
Thursday was a bit damp around Lewes, but boats ran to the ocean and bay to catch fish between the rain drops. DNREC sank the menhaden fishing boat Reedville at Reef Site 11 on Thursday. This ship began life as a World War II and Korea War Era coastal freighter and supply ship before being…
Read MoreConstruction Worker Dies in Tragic Accident at Beebe’s New Surgical Hospital Construction Site
A worker at the construction site on Warrington Road for the new Beebe surgical center died after he was struck by a fully-extended boom last Thursday morning, August 6. The 41-year-old was taken by ambulance to Beebe Hospital after the boom fell on him around 8 a.m. He later died at the hospital. “We are…
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Jody Hudson – Fall at Cape Henlopen State Park – from 2007 / Click for full view
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Sunfest Or Sunlite? OC Officials Discuss Shoulder Season Events
The pandemic presents challenges to holding Sunfest in Ocean City in early fall. Current guidelines do not allow for concert performances. There could be difficulties with pulling off tented events. And, safety concerns especially among the more mature clientele may hold down attendance. City officials this week discussed the possibility of holding Sunfest or a…
Read MoreOC Jellyfish Festival Canceled
The Ocean City Jellyfish Festival is postponed in 2020. The Jellyfish Festival was scheduled to bring two days of surf events, cornhole and other games, fat tire bikes, live music and craft beer to Ocean City the weekend after Labor Day. Organizers say the current state of the recovery plan in Worcester County and Ocean…
Read More#StillFarming Reminders Pop Up Around Delmarva
During your travels around Delmarva, you may spot a sign, #StillFarming. The Delaware Farm Bureau is joining its neighbors in Maryland, The Sussex and Kent Farm Bureaus, Delmarva Poultry Industry as well as Maryland Grain Producers in demonstrating that during the COVID-19 pandemic, farmers are still farming. Itās an effort to show their tenacity and…
Read MoreSeveral Candidates Interested In Becoming Wicomico Co. Executive
At least four people are interested in becoming the next Wicomico County Executive to replace Bob Culver, who died last month after a battle with cancer. Wicomico County Council President Larry Dodd released a list Wednesday of applicants for the position. WBOC-TV reports the list includes a current member of Wicomico County Council Joseph Holloway,…
Read MoreIn-Person Inmate Visits At Del. Prisons To Resume Sept 1st
A month after a coronavirus outbreak at Sussex Correctional Institution, the Department of Correction says normal operations are resuming, with 98-percent of inmates considered to be recovered. The DOC says four inmates across the prison system have active COVID-19 infection. All of those inmates areĀ from SCI. Correction Commissioner Claire DeMatteis says inmates now can…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 8-13-20
Wednesday saw some pretty impressive thunderstorms around in the afternoon, but boats caught fish in the ocean and bay.Ā Right now, Saturday and Sunday look a tad rough with northeast winds and seas to five or six feet. At Lewes Harbour Marina the report was Dave and John fished on the Shock Therapy at A…
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WGMD is celebrating 40 years on the air – this takes us back to 2006 with WGMD hosts Ron Letterman and Randy Nelson broadcasting live from CASA San Francisco.
Read MoreMan Arrested On Drug Charges After Traffic Stop
A Millsboro man faces drug-related charges following a traffic stop on Coastal Highway near Caveneck Road. Delaware State Police say the vehicle was pulled over for speeding, and it was discovered that the driver had a suspended license. According to police, a search turned up about 2.55-grams of crack cocaine as well as drug paraphernalia.…
Read MoreSuspect Arrested In Connection With Deadly Shooting In Worcester Co.
A suspect is in custody for a fatal shooting in Worcester County. Maryland State Police say 28-year-old Deavon Davis of Norolk Virginia was gunned down Tuesday afternoon in the 500-block of Bonneville Avenue in Pocomoke City. 18-year-old Marion Maddox of Pocomoke was identified as a suspect. He was arrested early Wednesday morning and charged with…
Read MoreWorcester Co. COVID-19 Positivity Spike A False Positive?
The recently reported surge of positive COVID-19 test results in Worcester County may not have really happened at all.Ā Worcester County Health Officials have reached out to the State of Maryland about the discrepancies in early August. It turns out Worcester County was incorrectly counted as a hot spot, in that only positive results were…
Read MoreOC Delays Boardwalk Redecking Due To Rising Wood Prices
Ocean City will not move forward with a plan to replace a portion of the boardwalk during the coming fall. Ocean City Engineer Terry McGean told Council members that he was about to get supplies in order for the project this off season. “What I discovered was if we can get the wood at all,…
Read MoreSCI Inmate Dies Of Underlying Health Issus, COVID-19 Complications
An inmate at Sussex Correctional Institution with underlying health conditions and affected by COVID-19 complications has died. 61-year-old Fred Clanton, originally from Bridgeville, died Tuesday at Kent General Hospital according to the Delaware Department of Correction. Clanton tested negative for coronavirus July 4th. He was part of a group of 36 inmates with chronic conditions…
Read MoreTwo Injured In Milton Crash
A two-vehicle wreck sent two people to the hospital Tuesday. Delaware State Police say a vehicle heading westbound on Route 9 turned left at Harbeson Road into the path of an eastbound pick-up truck. A passenger in the car, a 20-year-old woman from New Providence Pennsylvania, was taken first to Beebe Medical Center, then transferred…
Read MoreNational Weather Service Details Aug. 4th Tornado In Milford
The National Weather Service documents another tornado in Delaware associated with Tropical Storm Isaias on August 4th. In a preliminary damage survey, the Weather Service says the tornado touched down at about 8:25 that morning in Milford, reached a peak wind of 100 miles per hour, and traveled 2.7 miles. It was 400 yards wide.…
Read MoreSelbyville Man Arrested On Drug Charges
A Selbyville man faces drug related charges after being pulled over in Ocean View and found to have a suspended license. Ocean View Police say the officer smell marijuana coming from the vehicle. A search, according to police, turned up 115 ounces of marijuana, 126 baggies of heroin, and drug paraphernalia. 22-year-old Joseph Phelan was…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 8-12-20
Tuesday was a bit cooler with some downpours around Lewes in the early afternoon.Ā The rest of the week is still looking good with light winds and small seas. At Lewes Harbour Marina, Robbie told us that Captain Brent on the Katydid has been showing off again. This time he caught an 8.12-pound flounder during…
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Barb Moulinier – Rehoboth Beach – Star-gazing at the Rehoboth Bay Sailing Club / Click for full view
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