Posts Tagged ‘laurel’
School Board Election Results in Sussex County & Milford; Turnout Very Low
Turnout was very low in Tuesday’s Delaware School Board elections. In all but one race, the winners will serve a 4-year term. Two incumbents were voted out of office – in Delmar and Seaford. Indian River and Milford will see new faces on the school board after members opted not to run for re-election or…
Read MoreShots Fired at House in Laurel on Two Separate Nights
Delaware State Police are investigating two shooting incidents that occurred at the same location earlier this week in Laurel. The incidents happened on the mornings of March 19th and March 23rd. Police say someone fired several shots into the side of a house on Shiloh Church Road at about 3 a.m. The same home was…
Read MoreTwo Philadelphia Men Arrested for Robbery in Laurel
Two Pennsylvania men have been arrested by Delaware State Police for an armed robbery early this morning in Laurel. Police were called to the Lakeside Motel just before 1am for a robbery. They contacted a 34 year old man who works for a ride-share and had given two men a ride to Laurel from the…
Read MoreLaurel Area Intersection to be Converted into All-Way Stop
An All-Way Stop Control will be installed at the intersection of Camp Road and Bethel Road in the Laurel area. According to DelDOT, the plans are currently in the design phase. The intersection will likely be converted to an All-Way Stop by this summer. As more information becomes available on the timing of the conversion,…
Read MoreUPDATE: Victim Identified in Laurel Area Fatal Crash
UPDATED–1/25/23 9:35 am–Delaware State Police have released the name of the 21-year-old who died in a crash involving a school bus Monday afternoon. In their news release, they mistakenly identified this person as a woman. The driver of the Honda Civic–Taylor Maurer of Millsboro–was pronounced dead at the scene. UPDATED – 1/24/23 12:10pm – A crash between…
Read MoreFormer Pro Wrestler’s Daughters Recovering After Fatal Crash in Laurel
The Laurel community is grieving following a major fire and a fatal two-vehicle collision that occurred this week. One of the drivers who passed away in the crash was a former pro wrestler known as Jay Briscoe–38-year-old Jamin Pugh of Laurel. His daughters– ages 12 and 9- were passengers in Pugh’s pickup truck. They are…
Read MoreFatal Head-On Collision Between Two Pickup Trucks in Laurel
Two adult drivers are dead and two girls–ages 12 and 9 are in critical condition following a two-vehicle crash that happened just after 5 p.m. yesterday in the area of Laurel Road west of Goose Nest Road. Police say the driver of one vehicle was headed westbound on Laurel Road while another was going east…
Read MoreUPDATE: Commercial Building Fire in Laurel Under Investigation
Fire investigators are still trying to determine the cause and origin of a massive fire that occurred in downtown Laurel overnight. Shortly before 1 a.m., The Laurel Fire Department received a report of the blaze on East Market Street. Firefighters arrived and found heavy smoke and fire coming from the commercial structure, which ended up…
Read MoreLaurel Man Arrested After Chase Through Laurel
A Laurel man has been arrested after a traffic stop just before 3 Monday afternoon. Delaware State Police ran a computer check on a tan Mercury Montego that was eastbound on Laurel Road, but learned that the tag belonged to a gray Chrysler Sebring. The Trooper contacted the driver, 29 year old Keivon Quailes, who…
Read MoreDNREC Announces Closure of Fishing Pier in Laurel
The Records Pond fishing pier in Laurel is now closed for public safety. In order to address the warping of the pier’s decking, DNREC’s Division of Fish and Wildlife will manage a new public boat ramp project. Construction is expected to start in the summer of 2023. The fishing pier will remain closed until the…
Read MoreUpdate on Delaware State Police Investigation of Fatal Collision in Laurel Area
A 29-year-old Salisbury man is dead and a 48-year-old man–also from Salisbury–is in the hospital following a collision between a car and a dump truck early yesterday morning. The crash happened on Horsey Church Road east of Chandler Road. Police say the Ford Crown Victoria did not stay in the proper lane, and as a…
Read MoreRoad Closure Starting Monday in Laurel, Delaware
Branch School Road between Route 24/Sharptown Road and Susan Beach Road will be closed startingMonday, November 21st and continuing through Monday, December 12th. If you drive north or southon Branch School Road, you’ll be detoured. Road work will involve removing and replacingunderground pipes. Detour Information from the DelDOT traffic alert: Detour: Motorists traveling south on…
Read MoreUPDATED: Laurel Pedestrian Killed in Crash on Route 13 near Laurel
UPDATED – 10/13/22 – Delaware State Police have identified the victim who died during a fatal pedestrian collision on October 11, 2022, in the Laurel area as 36 year old Terrence Deshields of Laurel. ================================================================ A Laurel man is dead after he was struck by a car just before 10 Tuesday night on Route 13…
Read MoreUpdate: Seaford Police Identify Suspect in Wed. Night Shooting
Seaford Police have identified a suspect in connection with a shooting at the Chandler Heights – Two apartments. The victim was found with a single gunshot wound to the head Wednesday night at about 10:05 p.m. The victim was flown to Christiana Hospital and was admitted in critical condition. 30-year-old Rihem Frisby of Laurel has…
Read MoreMan Found Unconscious at Wheel of Running Car Charged With 3rd DUI, Drug Offenses
A Laurel man has been arrested for felony DUI and drug-related offenses after being found unconscious at the wheel of a running vehicle at a gas pump.According to Delaware State Police, troopers responded to the Oasis Travel Plaza on Sussex Highway early Tuesday, and learned that the car had been idling for about 45 minutes.…
Read MoreCrash Closes Portion of Shiloh Church Rd.
A stretch of Shiloh Church Road east of Laurel has been closed because of a serious personal injury crash. According to Delaware State Police, the crash occurred at about 7:00 a.m. Shiloh Church Road was closed between Johnson Road and East Trap Pond Road for emergency response vehicles at the scene. State Police said the…
Read MoreBody Found in Woods near Laurel
State troopers are investigating after a decomposed male body was discovered in the woods. The discovery was made around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday behind some chicken houses in the 12900 block of Trussum Pond Road which is southeast of Laurel.
Read MoreLaurel Man Arrested For 8th DUI
A Laurel man has been arrested for DUI for an 8th time following an investigation into a crash Wednesday afternoon. According to Delaware State Police, troopers responded to the intersection of northbound Sussex Highway and Concord Road regarding a hit-and-run collision. An investigation determined that one vehicle struck another at a red light and that…
Read MoreLaurel Man Gets 2 Years In Prison For Hate Crime, Other Charges
A Laurel man faces a two-year prison sentence following his guilty plea to felony hate crime and other charges.According to the Delaware Attorney General’s Office, 38-year-old James Raab also admitted to charges of possession of a deadly weapon during commission of a felony, aggravated menacing and resisting arrest.Prosecutors said Raab threatened a neighbor with a…
Read MoreWoodland Ferry Temporarily Ceases Weekend Service
The Woodland Ferry, which crosses the Nanticoke River in the Seaford area, will temporarily suspend weekend operations effective this Saturday, April 30th. New weekday hours will be from 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. According to DelDOT, the changes are being made due to staffing issues. DelDOT recently posted openings for captain positions at the ferry.
Read MoreSussex Co. Habitat for Humanity Celebrates $500,000 Appropriation In Omnibus Spending Plan
Sussex County Habitat for Humanity is getting half-a-million dollars in federal funding, to support completion of ten more affordable homes throughout the area.Senator Tom Carper and Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) visited the Laurel area Monday to announce the presentation at Hope Hill, part of a larger revitalization strategy. Ten homes have been completed and ten…
Read MoreTraffic Stop Leads To Man’s Arrest on Drugs / Weapons Charges
A Dover man has been arrested for weapons and drug-related offenses following a traffic stop on Sussex Highway south of Gordy Road in the Laurel area. According to Delaware State Police, a trooper on patrol saw a vehicle speeding and changing lanes without signaling. State Police said the driver showed signs of impairment and open…
Read MoreSeaford Traffic Stop Leads To Laurel Man’s Arrest On Weapons / Drug Charges
A man who was pulled over by Seaford Police during a traffic stop for a window tint violation is facing drugs-and-weapons charges.Seaford Police said 44-year-old Carlo Munoz-Barreto of Laurel was found to be wanted for arrest by Delaware State Police when he was stopped on South Market Street. At the time, Police saw a handgun…
Read MoreTraffic Stop Leads To Discovery Of Marijuana, Stolen Gun
A traffic stop in the Laurel area has led to the arrests of two people for drugs-and-weapons charges.According to Delaware State Police, a driver was pulled over for speeding on Laurel Road near Shiloh Church Road. The smell of marijuana coming from the vehicle led to an investigation.State Police said a 15-year-old juvenile passenger was…
Read MoreGeorgetown, Laurel Projects Included In Del. Transportation Program
Delaware hits the road with big plans to spend more money from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.Governor John Carney and DelDOT Secretary Nicole Majeski, speaking in South Bowers Beach Wednesday, said a variety of projects over the next five years will improve the transportation network, ‘make road systems more resilient to climate change,’ and serve…
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