Mari Lou
Delaware State Police say the driver of a Hummer has died after a crash in the Hartly area early Sunday morning. Police say the driver was westbound on Westville Road approaching Hazlettville Road at a high rate of speed just after 1am when he missed a curve in the roadway, struck a tree, spun and…
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The Food Bank of Delaware will hold a drive-thru mobile pantry on Monday beginning at 10am at Crossroad Community Church in Georgetown. You can register in advance to speed up the check-in process – however this is a first come-first served basis. Remember to clear your truck or backseat, bring identification/proof you live in Delaware…
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A drainage improvement project is scheduled to begin Monday morning in West Ocean City. This project is targeted to westbound Rout 50 – east of Rt 611/Stephen Decatur Hwy and Keyser Point Road and includes repairing drainage ditches and replacing pipes. Expect some westbound nighttime lane closures between 8pm and 6am. The $144,000 project should…
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Saturday was pretty much the same as Friday. Small craft advisories, east winds, coastal flooding and 6-foot waves on the ocean. The bay is looking better, but we had no reports from there. We did get one report from the beach. As you probably have guessed, the state parks have closed the drive on areas,…
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Firefighters from the Linkwood Volunteer Fire Department were called just after 2am Friday for a structure fire on Drawbridge Road in Cambridge. The fire was discovered by a passerby. Fire officials say the fire began in the inside of the structure and is currently under investigation by the Maryland State Fire Marshal. The structure is…
Read MoreFriday saw small craft advisories, coastal flood watch and a brisk northeast wind. Lewes Harbour Marina posted a couple of reports that were from the past weekend. Craig Hastings caught a 9.7-pound sheepshead and a 12.2-pound black drum at the Outer Wall on sand fleas. Big Billin’ with Captain Bill Vernon ran out to 50…
Read MoreTwo people were injured in a crash on Route 50 at Airport Road at Easton Friday afternoon. Easton Police say a pickup truck was making a left turn on a green arrow when he was struck by a Tahoe driven by a 27 year old Preston man. The Tahoe was passing stopped vehicles along the…
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Ephraim Heisenberg – Fenwick Island – a “Fox NOT on the run” at Fenwick Island Beach. Click for full view
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A Newark man has been arrested by DNREC Natural Resources Police for DUI and other traffic violations after he drove his SUV into the ocean at the Navy Beach at Cape Henlopen Thursday evening. Officers were called just before 7:30 for a water rescue in progress. Bystanders helped the driver get out of the vehicle.…
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A Magnolia man has been arrested for murder. Delaware State Police were called to a home at the Meadowbrook Acres area on September 4th in reference to the death of a 3-month old infant. During the investigation police determined the infant’s death was a homicide and the child’s father, 27 year old Keith Rawding caused…
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The Georgetown North Groundwater site in in the area of Kimmey and East Laurel Streets is being added to the EPA’s Superfund National Priorities List. These are sites in the U-S that are eligible for cleanup, financed under the federal Superfund Program. Georgetown North is a groundwater plume that is polluted with PCE and its…
Read MoreLee Benningfield – Blades – Under the Route 1 Roth Bridge over the C&D Canal. Click for full view
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The only good thing about Thursday was it didn’t rain. Then again with small craft advisories up, seas to six feet on the ocean and a flood advisory there wouldn’t be much chance that anybody would be fishing rain or not. Right now, these beautiful conditions are forecast to continue right into Sunday. So, while…
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Wednesday was just a nasty day. Rain, wind and big seas put up small craft advisories on the bay and ocean. If anyone went fishing anywhere, they certainly love a fish a lot more than I do. Some good news for those who fish out of Bowers Beach. DNREC announced the dredging project to clear…
Read MoreWGMD Throwback Thursday Picture of the Day – to Christmas of 2014 at Nicola Pizza with WGMD’s Walt Palmer and Mama Joan Caggiano at the annual Nicola Christmas Party. Sadly we lost Mama Joan in 2017, but she’s surely watching all the action from above! Last week Nicola Pizza moved out of downtown Rehoboth Beach – to set up in their new Route 1 Lewes location – with a planned opening in mid-October. Click for full view
Read MoreTuesday saw rain and wind and no boats left the dock. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said a few diehards tried to fish the beach and inlet, but they had no reports of any fish caught. The National Weather Service is calling for small craft advisories through Thursday and seas to six feet through Saturday.…
Read MoreOcean City Police with help from multiple agencies went into a Bishopville home Friday with a search warrant in connection with an armed robbery and shooting on July 26th at 144th Street. Investigation into the incident led police to two suspects – 19 year old Nasir Waters of Bishopville and a 15 year old boy…
Read MoreMonday ended a beautiful holiday weekend with good fishing in the bay and ocean. Dolphin continue to lead the pack in the ocean. The buoys that mark the commercial sea bass pots, and anything else that floats, hold lots of hungry fish and anglers are having a great time catching them on light tackle. Rockfish…
Read MoreConstruction work to prepare for the first phase of a major rehab of the driving surface of the New Jersey bound span of the Delaware Memorial Bridge will begin late tonight. Beginning at night on September 5 and continuing through September 9, construction crews will be working to establish the bypass lane on the Delaware…
Read MoreSunday was a beautiful fishing day and lots of fish were caught. I seldom report on fish caught out of Delaware and never on spearfishing, but today I must make an exception. Fish in OC reported that Kia Cooper speared a 64.5-pound cubera snapper in 30 feet of water in the ocean. I caught a…
Read MoreGas prices continue to fall and holiday travelers are finding better prices at the pump than earlier in the season. The national average for a gallon of gas was at $3.80 on Friday – a drop of 6 cents on the week – but still 62 cents higher than a year ago. However in mid-June…
Read MoreDover Police say a man having car trouble was robbed in the parking lot of the Burlington Coat Factory early Saturday morning. The victim was working on his vehicle when he was approached by two black men – one with a gun – who demanded money. The suspects took the victim’s cash and ran off…
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