Cape May – Lewes Ferry allows bicycle riders to come aboard again
Bicyclists are now able to travel on the Cape May – Lewes Ferry once again. The Delaware River and Bay Authority is revising some travel restrictions imposed earlier during the coronavirus pandemic. Cyclists are able to check in at the toll booth and have full access to the outer decks, as do vehicle passengers. However,…
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Driver Assaulted During Road-Rage incident in Selbyville
Delaware State Police are looking for two suspects in a road rage – related assault in Selbyville. A 22-year-old man tells troopers he was being tailgated on Lighthouse Road west of Bayville Road Saturday at about 11:10 p.m. The man pulled over and stepped out of his vehicle. Two people got out of the following…
Read MoreSome Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration Branches Reopen
Maryland drivers can now make appointments at select Motor Vehicle Administration branches. The Wicomico County Branch in Salisbury is among MVA offices that are reopening today. As part of Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s COVID-19 executive order, driver’s and business licenses, permits and registrations that expired during the closure actually become expired 30 days after the…
Read MoreSalisbury Seeks Members for Justice Reform Task Force
The City of Salisbury is looking for members of its Criminal Justice Reform Task Force. The panel was first announced in early May. Members would examine current and previous issues in the city’s criminal justice system and give feedback to Salisbury elected officials and the police department. The goal is to work toward transparency, open…
Read More-WGMD Fishing Report 6-8-20
Sunday saw the temperature and the humidity go down with the wind moving to the northwest. Monday and Tuesday look like excellent fishing days. Steve at Smith Bait in Leipsic told us that John Danks caught a 51-pound black drum, Matthew Garrison had a 68 pounder and William Garlick had one that weighed 52 pounds. …
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Margaret May – Lewes – Storm front moving Into Dewey Beach / Click for full view
Read MoreTwo suspects sought in Ocean City boardwalk stabbing
Ocean City Police are searching for two suspects in connection with a stabbing incident on the boardwalk over the weekend. According to police, a fight broke out involving several people early Sunday morning between 6th Street and 7th Street. One person was stabbed at about 4:34 a.m. Police released surveillance photos of two possible suspects.…
Read MoreDPH Update: 97 Additional Positive Cases; 8 New Deaths; 96 Additional Recovered
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing eight additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals. All data reported through the daily updates are based on data received as of 6:00 p.m. the previous day. In total, 398 Delawareans…
Read MoreLewes Man Charged with Attempted 1st Degree Murder after Road Rage Incident
A Lewes man has been arrested on charges of attempted murder after a road rage incident Saturday evening just before 6:30. Delaware State Police were called to a home on Sandy Bay Drive at the Villages of Herring Creek in Lewes for reports of a man being shot. Police learned that the 38 year old…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 6-7-20
Saturday saw good fishing conditions with light winds on the ocean and bay. On Friday morning I fished at Indian River Inlet and had a good time catching shad at the top of the incoming current. I used a shad dart behind a two-ounce Stingsilver and had a steady pick of hickory shad to two…
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Red Moulinier – Rehoboth Beach – Rehoboth Bay horseshoe crab Invasion / Click for full view
Read MoreGov Carney Formally Extends State of Emergency
Governor John Carney on Saturday formally extended the State of Emergency declaration in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Under Delaware law, State of Emergency declarations must be renewed every 30 days. Click here for Governor Carney’s State of Emergency extension. “As more people interact with one another in Delaware and across the country, we need…
Read MoreDPH Update: 72 Additional Positive Cases; 2 New Deaths; 65 Additional Recovered
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing two additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals. All data reported through the daily updates are based on data received as of 6:00 p.m. the previous day. In total, 390 Delawareans…
Read MoreHundreds Attend Coastal Highway Rally
For the second time this past week, a protest that had been canceled by the organizer because of looting fears managed to draw a significant following. It is not uncommon for protesters to line Coastal Highway outside of Rehoboth at least once each summer. But what is unusual about Friday’s protest was that it managed…
Read MoreWGMD Radio Flea Market 6-6-20
Matthew – 302-841-1424 – 7 x 16 enclosed Trailer – $4500 – 7 x 14 Enclosed Trailer – $3800 – 6 x 12 Enclosed Trailer – $2900 Jody – 410-340-0008 – Stairlift Chair lift – $500 to buy and you must remove it Bud – 302-321-9280 – Roper washing machine – $100 – Kenmore Refrigerator…
Read MoreEllendale PD Looking for Wanted Man & Stolen Generator
Ellendale Police are looking for a man wanted for breaking into a business under renovation and taking a generator. Police have warrants for the arrest of 54 year old Ronald Singletary of Ellendale for burglary, criminal mischief and other offenses. They say Singletary was seen pushing a generator on South Old State Road early Friday…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 6-6-20
Friday was pretty windy and I don’t think too many boats ventured out into the ocean. The Joe Morris Memorial Canal Flounder Tournament saw 425 anglers entered and when the final tally was completed at 4:00 PM Price Lindsay was the winner with a 5.98-pound beauty that he caught on a shiner fished on a…
Read MoreVIDEO: Explosion on Cargo Ship Injures Crewman & Disables Vessel Off Coast of Ocean City
A crew member who suffered burns after an explosion in the engine room of the cargo ship Laura Maersk was medevaced by the US Coast Guard to Norfolk. The cargo ship, which was disabled after the explosion, was about 275 miles off the coast of Ocean City Friday morning. Coast Guard officials say they were…
Read MoreChanges to Parking in Bethany Beach Beginning June 12
Bethany Beach is amending the parking modifications that were made last month. With Phase 2 of the Governor’s reopening of Delaware going into effect on June 15, beginning on June 12 at 4pm, all parking spaces on Atlantic Avenue and all ocean-front street ends and parking lots will be available as both residential parking permit…
Read MoreDPH Update: 27 Additional Positive Cases; 2 New Deaths; 69 Additional Recovered
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing two additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals. All data reported through the daily updates are based on data received as of 6:00 p.m. the previous day. In total, 388 Delawareans…
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Coastal Highway Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Arrest
A Lewes man faces drug-related charges and other offenses following a traffic stop on Coastal Highway. Delaware State Police say 41-year-old Dewayne Hopkins was pulled over Thursday and was found to be driving with a suspended license. Police say troopers were already “familiar” with Hopkins. A search dog led investigators to 298 bags of heroin…
Read MoreDelaware reports 11 additional coronavirus-related deaths
Eleven more people have died in Delaware of coronavirus-related complications. That brings the death toll since mid-March to 386 statewide. The most recent fatalities involved people between 66 and 92 years old, all with underlying health conditions. Eight were residents of Sussex County, three were from Kent County and nine of them lived in long-term…
Read MoreUpdate: hearing continues on offshore wind project
The Maryland Public Service Commission opens an evidentiary hearing into a revised proposal to build towering wind turbines off the coast of Ocean City. The developers of the Skipjack project want to move forward with a larger turbine than originally sought. At Thursday’s opening session, The Coast Dispatch reports, Joseph Curran III, an attorney for…
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