Mari Lou
During a visit to the Eastern Shore Monday for Veterans Day, Maryland Governor Wes Moore posthumously commissioned Harriet Tubman as Brigadier General of the Maryland National Guard for her military service to both the country and Maryland. That ceremony took place at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park and Visitor Center with Tubman’s great-great-great…
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A Smyrna man has been arrested on multiple charges. The Kent County Governor’s Task Force began an investigation of 25 year old Nasir Wayman for distribution of illegal drugs. Police learned there was also a warrant for his arrest. Monday evening around 7:30 police spotted a Kia driven by Wayman in the parking lot of…
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User 284190339 · 11 – 12 – 24 Fishing Report Small craft advisories were up on Monday and no boats sailed out of Lewes or Indian River. Burt at Hook âem and Cook âem cleared up the report from Sunday. It seems private boats that fished for bluefin tuna brought in five fish, four of…
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A Felton man has been arrested on several gun offenses following an investigation by Delaware State Police and Dover Police into a stolen gun which began in September. Police began an investigation into the theft of a firearm on West Loockerman Street in Dover and identified 18 year old Sahir Samuels as the person responsible…
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A Smyrna Gold Star Family has been aided by the Tunnel to Towers Foundation with the mortgage on their home now paid in full. Army Sgt Kent Montgomery died a year ago, on Thanksgiving Day, from service-related cancer â he is survived by his wife, Jennifer and their two children. Montgomery joined the US Army…
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Two people were injured in a crash just after 5:30 this morning at the intersection of Route 13 and Airport Road south of Seaford. Delaware State Police say a pickup truck was stopped for a stop sign on Airport Road but pulled away from the stop and into the path of a Jetta that was…
Read MoreFirefighters from Lewes were called to a residential fire on Juniper Drive in the Sandy Brae development early this morning. Fire crews were called just after 1:45 â multiple area crews were called to assist or provide cover-up. Firefighters were on the scene for nearly three hours. The State Fire Marshal is investigating.Â
Read MoreUser 284190339 · 11 – 11 – 24 Fishing Report n spite of small craft advisories on Sunday, several boats fished the ocean and found good action on sea bass, tog and bluefin tuna. Lewes Harbour Marina reported the Katydid brought in 25 tog from ocean structure. Itâs hard enough catching tog when itâs calm,…
Read MorePart of Harbeson Road near Milton was closed while crews from Delmarva Power repair downed power lines south of Shingle Point Road. Delaware State Police say a Toyota Camry was southbound on Harbeson Road around 2:30 Sunday morning when for unknown reasons left the roadway and went into a ditch â and struck a mailbox,…
Read MoreUPDATED – 11/10/24 – President Biden ventured out Saturday afternoon heading to St Edmund Roman Catholic Church in Rehoboth Beach. White House Press poolers say no family members were with the President but as he left church he was questioned about President-elect Trump. He said that he would be seeing the President-elect on Wednesday. President…
Read MoreDelDOT will hold a public workshop on Tuesday to get your input on proposed roadway improvements for Route 5/Harbeson Road in the Harbeson area. The project will improve traffic operations and safety at Route 5/Harbeson Road and Hurdle Ditch Road/Cool Spring Road. The project will also provide new pedestrian facilities to reduce vehicle and pedestrian…
Read MoreThe Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) will be completing technology upgrades to the Wrong Way Detection System located at the intersection of Rt 10 and Bay Road with the Rt 1 northbound off-ramp. The detection system was installed in 2022 to detect wrong way movements onto Rt 1 NB and to prevent wrong way related…
Read MoreUser 284190339 · 11 – 10 – 24 Fishing Report Saturday saw high winds and rough seas in the ocean and Delaware Bay. Both Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook âem and Cook âem said no boats left their docks on Saturday. Checking the long range forecast it doesnât look good for any ocean or bay…
Read MoreThe Bay Bridge is normally closed to pedestrians, but today is the Bay Bridge Run and thousands of runners and walkers will cross the bridge from Anne Arundel County to Kent Island this morning. The 10K course traverses the eastbound span of the bridge. The race begins at 7am with participants starting in waves of…
Read MoreFriday afternoon the Delaware House Republican Caucus selected its leaders for the 153rd General Assembly, which began on Election Day. Laurel’s Tim Dukes was elected as House Minority Leader and 11th District Representative Jeff Spiegelman was chosen as the House Minority Whip. Additional information from the Republican Caucus: Tim Dukes, 60, was first elected to…
Read MoreThe State Senate Democratic Caucus has nominated Senator Dave Sokola as President Pro Tempore and re-elected Bryan Townsend as Senate Majority Leader and Elizabeth âTizzyâ Lockman as Senate Majority Whip. A formal leadership election for the Senate President Pro Tempore will take place among the full Senate when it reconvenes for Extraordinary Session on Monday,…
Read MoreThe national average for a gallon of gas fell 3 cents over the past week to $3.09. In Delaware the price at the pump dropped 2 cents last week to $2.95. If you drive an EV â the average cost for a Kilowatt of electricity at an L-2 commercial charging station in Delaware is 31…
Read MoreUser 284190339 · 11 – 09 – 24 Fishing Report Friday saw decent weather and lots of fish were caught. At Lewes Harbour Marina we learned that the Katydid went out to ocean structure and returned with flounder to 10.56 pounds and that doormat was caught by none other than that fish magnet, Captain Brent.…
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Governor-elect Matt Meyer is looking for input from Delawareans in moving the state forward. Meyer has launched his official transition website which gives First State residents a central platform to engage with the incoming administration and be part of shaping the State’s future. Governor-elect Meyer is committed to building a government that is accessible, responsive,…
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A Crisfield man has been sentenced to twenty years in prison for false imprisonment and 2nd degree assault. Wicomico County Circuit Court Judge Matthew Maciarrello sentenced 31 year old Kendall Sneade of Crisfield immediately following his conviction after a two-day bench trial. Sneade was sentenced to 40 years with all but 20 years suspended. Upon…
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UPDATED – 11/08/24 – Maryland State Police have identified the two people who died in a single vehicle crash Sunday evening east of Cambridge. Police say the vehicle went off Route 50 and struck a utility pole and caught fire. Police say the driver was 54 year old Shankar Mondal and the passenger was 37…
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