Mari Lou
Ocean City firefighters were called to Bad Monkey on Route 50 in West Ocean City just before 10 Saturday night for a building fire. Crews arriving on the scene found fire showing. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire, which was mainly on the outside of the building. The Worcester County Fire Marshal is investigating. Restaurant management…
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A 53 year old Milford man is dead after a single vehicle crash Saturday morning on Coastal Highway near the Route 1 business off-ramp in Milford. Delaware State Police say that the driver was northbound when for an unknown reason he swerved to the right and went off the roadway through a barbed wire fence…
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A fire that sent two people to the hospital on Friday is under investigation by the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Firefighters from the Westside Volunteer Fire Company were called to a two story home on Nanticoke Road around 1:20 in the afternoon after the occupants discovered the fire in a bedroom. Two residents of the…
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Saturday saw seas of three to four feet and on Sunday those will increase to three to five feet. Winds on Sunday will be southwest at 10 to 15 knots. Monday doesn’t get much better with southwest winds at 10 to 15 going south in the afternoon at 15 to 20 with three to four-foot…
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UPDATED: 10/3/21 3am – Delaware State Police have identified the individual who died in a fatal bicycle accident October 1, 2021, on Stein Highway as Zachary L. Gosciejew, 31, of Seaford. ===================================================================== A Seaford man is dead after he was struck while riding his bicycle on Stein Highway in Seaford around 10:45 Friday morning. Delaware…
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Friday saw a pretty brisk northwest wind, but several boats went out to the ocean and found some sea bass and flounder waiting. At least one boat fished the bay and had some croaker. Saturday will see southwest winds at five to ten knots going south at 10 to 15 in the afternoon. Seas will…
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US and Maryland Flags will be lowered to half staff a half hour from sunrise to sunset on Sunday in honor of the 40th Annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service. This takes place annually in Emmitsburg, Maryland. This year the names of 215 firefighters will become a permanent part of the National Memorial in honor…
Read MoreOn Saturday, Oct. 2nd, hundreds of people across Delaware will rally in Wilmington’s Rodney Square from 10:30-11:30am, and in Seaford at the intersection of Bridgeville Highway and Rawlins Drive from 1:30-2:30pm, to demand an end to the dangerous, escalating attacks on reproductive rights and freedoms in this country. These sister rallies were organized by the…
Read MoreGovernor John Carney on Friday announced the following judicial nominations, which must be confirmed by the Delaware Senate: “I want to thank all of these nominees for their willingness to serve the people of the State of Delaware,” said Governor Carney. “I’m confident that each has the experience and judgment necessary to serve on Delaware’s…
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Delaware State Police arrested Lauren Miller, 35, of Dover, after she stole a vehicle and crashed into a tree before fleeing from police and crashing the stolen truck into two troopers. On October 1, 2021, at approximately 12:09 a.m., troopers were dispatched to the 900 block of Voshell Mill Star Hill Road for a blue Ford F-150…
Read MoreThe State Fire Marshal is investigating an object that was found on a construction site in the 22000 block of Dupont Boulevard in Georgetown. Emergency personnel were called around 9am when the object was found on a vehicle at the site. Georgetown Police and the State Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team arrived, secured the…
Read MoreGeorgetown Police have arrested two men on charges of assault. Police were called to Douglas Street and the railroad tracks on Wednesday where they contacted a male victim with head injuries. The victim told police that two men used rocks and glass bottles to strike him. One suspect was arrested at the scene – the…
Read MoreThe weather wasn’t bad on Thursday, but not many boats went out of Indian River or Lewes. Friday looks to have north winds at ten to fifteen with three-foot seas in the ocean. Saturday will start out with west winds at ten to fifteen knots then move to the north at the same speeds before…
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Wednesday saw pretty rough seas in the ocean and to the best of my knowledge no boats left the dock at Lewes or Indian River Marina. Thursday will see winds out of the northwest at 10 to 15 knots going southeast in the afternoon with seas of three feet. On Friday, the wind will be…
Read MoreWGMD Throwback Thursday Picture of the Day – 2005 – WGMD afternoon host Ron Letterman finds President Bush at the Delaware State Fair. Click for full view
Read MoreWorcester County Public Works will begin fire hydrant flushing activities in Ocean Pines this October and moving through the various sections. “Routine flushing of the water system helps to reduce the frequency of discolored water,” Public Works Director Dallas Baker said. “Public Works crews open and close the hydrants, flushing out the built-up iron deposits.…
Read More`Tuesday was a little rough in the ocean and while a couple of boats did venture out from Lewes Harbour Marina, they came back early. Wednesday will see north winds at 15 with gusts to 20 knots and seas of three to four feet. On Thursday the wind will stay out of the north at…
Read MoreSA Harrison – Millsboro – Indian River Inlet Bridge, known officially as the Charles W. Cullen Bridge. Charles W. Cullen (July 8, 1865–July 10, 1948), a lawyer and judge from Georgetown. He served on the Delaware State Highway Commission from 1930 to 1940 and as its chairman from 1938 to 1939, during which time he oversaw construction of the second bridge to span the Indian River Inlet, replacing a 1934 timber bridge – it was dedicated in May 1940 as the Charles W. Cullen Bridge, but became popularly known as the Indian River Inlet Bridge. This current bridge opened in 2012. Click for full view
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A reminder – there is a public hearing on redistricting this evening beginning at 6pm. Redistricting is the process of drawing new district boundaries for congressional, legislative and state school board districts based on each State’s resident population. Every ten years, the Delaware State Legislature redraws district boundaries based on the results of the most recent…
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Your help is needed to locate 31 year old Darius Smith of Harrington. He is wanted by Delaware State Police in connection with a shooting that occurred on Sunday, September 26 on Genesis Lane. Police say one round was fired at the victim in close range, however the victim was not injured. Smith is black,…
Read MoreCOVID-19 vaccine boosters are now available through the Worcester County Health Department. Currently, only the Pfizer vaccine is approved for use as a booster. This means you will need to have already received two doses of Pfizer and meet the following qualifications: These boosters are for: â—Ź people 65 years and older and residents in long-term care settings…
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