Mari Lou
Acting United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Jonathan F. Lenzner announced today that scammers are attempting to “spoof” the U.S. Attorney’s Office main office telephone number so that calls appear to originate from the U.S. Attorney’s Office on the recipient’s caller ID in a criminal scheme to defraud individuals who owe federal debts…
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A Magnolia man has been arrested for shooting his neighbors with a BB gun after a confrontation Thursday evening. Delaware State Police were called to Lambert Drive in Magnolia just after 5:30 where they determined that a group of juveniles were arguing with 26 year old Keith Rawding as they rode their bikes past his…
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Thousands of Delawareans currently unable to benefit from the cost savings and low carbon footprint of solar power could soon reap the benefits of renewable energy through a new class of community-solar generating facilities enabled by legislation introduced by Sen. Stephanie Hansen on Thursday. Senate Bill 2 would provide the legal framework for Delmarva Power customers to take…
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The weather was not too good on the ocean and no one went out for sea bass on Thursday or if they did, they didn’t tell any of my reporting stations. Right now, Friday and Saturday don’t look to good on the ocean with seas of four to five feet, but Delaware Bay does look…
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Alan Henney – Rehoboth Beach – Arrival of President Biden on Marine 1 in Rehoboth Beach / Click for full view
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Tuesday saw a little more southeast wind than what the National Marine Weather Service called for. Seas that were supposed to be less than two feet were running somewhat higher, but boats that went out did come back with fish. Wednesday is supposed to have light winds and seas of less then two feet. Only…
Read MoreMonday was a decent day, but seas in the ocean were still running three to four feet and to the best of my knowledge only one boat tried for sea bass and he ended up with eight. When we have three very rough days in a row the bottom gets churned up and the sea…
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ML – Delaware courts are getting ready to restart jury trials in June – and crews have been busy making the courtrooms safer for everyone taking part. If you’re called for jury duty – you will be socially distanced in Courtroom #1 in Georgetown. The the jury members chosen will hear the trial in Courtroom #2. Each juror will be separated by plexiglass. The witness box, judge’s bench, staff seats and the attorneys are also separated by plexiglass and anyone sitting in the gallery will be socially distanced as well / Click for full view
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Sunday was another nasty day with high winds and higher seas. Small craft advisories were up, but with seas to ten feet in the morning subsiding to eight feet in the afternoon, I wonder where the National Weather Service draws the line between small and large craft. We are supposed to see the sun again…
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UPDATED: 5/30/21 8:30am: The unofficial results of Saturday’s municipal election in South Bethany return incumbent Richard Oliver to the town Council. He was the top vote-getter with 468 votes, followed by William Tim Shaw with 442 votes and Edith Dondero with 369 votes. Mayor Tim Saxton tells WGMD that about 600 voters turned out for…
Read MoreSaturday saw gale warnings up and they may be up again on Sunday. In addition to the seas being as high as ten feet the rain was coming down in buckets. If anyone went fishing, I don’t want to know about it. In addition to the rain and rough seas there will be coastal flooding.…
Read MoreRon – 410-430-7882 – Schwinn Exercise Bike – $20 – CrossFit Ski Machine – $20 – Wood Dresser – $20 Keith – 302-542-6074 – Lots of fishing stuff – Buy/sell/Trade Matthew – 302-841-1424 – 2005 Kawasaki Nomad 1600cc Motorcycle, good shape, 60000 mile – $3300 Bill – 301-318-6530 – Sleep sofa, queen size, good condition…
Read MoreSmall craft advisories were up on Friday and will be followed by gale warnings on Saturday. Not exactly what we wanted for the first holiday of the summer season. Mother Nature can be a cruel mother. Believe it or not, but some fish were caught on Friday. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid…
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Thanks to a tip from a concerned citizen, Ocean City Police have arrested a man wanted on warrants out of Pennsylvania. The tip led Ocean city Police to a downtown hotel on Thursday where they verified that 54 year old Timothy Hayter of Hagerstown was registered at the hotel. Several attempts were made to get…
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Delaware courts are moving into Phase 3 of their reopening plan – which will restart jury trials statewide. Over the 15 months that the courts have been closed to the public because of the pandemic, a backlog of events and cases has built up in several of the courts. Superior Court has a backlog of…
Read MoreSaturday saw the air temperature rise as the wind went southwest and there is a subtropical depression off of our coast that has small craft warnings up for Sunday and possibly Monday for seas. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said Dave Lawrence fished aboard the Angler on Saturday and caught a 2.98-pound trout. I would…
Read MoreWGMD Throwback Thursday Picture of the Day – 2014 Election Coverage with Jake Smith and Tyler Nixon / Click for full view
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