UPDATE: Victim Identified in Fatal Two-Vehicle Crash Near Angola

UPDATE 08/21/25: Delaware State Police have identified 68-year-old Tracey Harden of Lewes as the woman who died in the fatal two-vehicle crash on Tuesday near Angola. The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone who witnessed the crash or has relevant information is asked to contact Master Corporal K. Argo at (302) 703-3264. Information may also be provided…

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Mosquito Spraying Monday Evening – Kent & Sussex

Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Monday, June 23, 2025: Application of Zenivex E4 (Etofenprox) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: In Rehoboth Beach, Milford, and Harrington. Near Lewes, Angola, Long Neck, and South Bowers. For notification purposes, spraying will be done in…

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Mosquito Spraying Tuesday Evening – Central & Eastern Sussex County

Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Tuesday, June 17, 2025: Application of Zenivex E4 (Etofenprox) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: In Rehoboth Beach, Lewes, and Oak Orchard.  Near Millsboro, Angola, and Lewes. For notification purposes, spraying will be done in the following…

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Man Pulled from Rehoboth Bay in Cardiac Arrest, Dies

On June 17, 2024, at approximately 6:11 p.m., troopers responded to the beach area at the end of Camp Arrowhead Road for a death investigation. That is in the Angola Landing area. When troopers arrived, they learned that a 57-year-old man from East Prospect, Pennsylvania, swam from shore to check crab pots and became distressed.…

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Lightning Sparks Attic Fire In Angola

Angola house fire, July 29th (photo courtesy of Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co.)

Lightning struck a home in Middle Creek Preserve in Angola during Thursday afternoon’s storm. According to the Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company, firefighters were dispatched to a home on Caldwell Circle Thursday afternoon, and discovered a working fire in the attic of the home. The fire was quickly put out. No injuries were reported. Members…

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Updated: Boy on Razor Motorcycle Collides with Pickup Truck

A four-year-old boy on a Razor electric motorcycle collided with a 2013 Ford F150 as it was moving on a dirt road. It happened in the Holly Lake Campsites just south of Angola around 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Amazingly, although his bike was reportedly wedged under the truck, he was still conscious and talking when…

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Sussex County Instant Lottery Player Wins $150,000!

A Sussex County Delaware Lottery player has claimed the final $150,000 top prize from the Instant Game $150,000 Fortune!   The ticket was purchased at the Shore Stop across from Peddler’s Village in Angola.  State Lottery officials say this is the second time in a month that a Sussex County Delaware Lottery player has won big…

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Lewes Fire Leaves Man with Critical Injuries

One person was critically injured in a fire Friday evening west of Lewes.  Firefighters were called to a mobile home on Matthew Circle in the Woods Edge development just of Route 24 around 5pm.  They found a mobile home fully involved and a 73 year old man who suffered burns – he has been flown…

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UPDATE – Multiple Agencies Respond to Rehoboth Bay Boating Tragedy

UPDATE 9 p.m. – Sgt. Brooke Mitchell, the Delaware Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police spokeswoman, says the vessel involved was actually a 16-foot fiberglass v-bottom boat.  The man who died had a prior medical history.  The other man is expected to be ok.  The boat likely capsized because of weather, water conditions and wake…

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Woman Rescued from Ice on Burton Pond in Angola

LewesFire-Patch

Emergency crews from Lewes and DNREC were called for a water rescue at Burton Pond in Angola just after 8pm.  Officials on the scene found a woman out on the ice.  Route 24 was closed while officials from the Lewes Fire Company rescued the woman.  Emergency personnel was on the scene for nearly 90 minutes. …

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DSP Arrest 4 on Theft Charges

Four people have been arrested by Delaware State Police in connection with multiple crimes in the Rehoboth and Angola areas.  Police continue to investigate vehicle break-ins over the past two months which led to warrants for the arrest of 28 year old Brian Davis of Rehoboth, 24 year old Brittani Pate of Dover, 27 year…

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