Mari Lou
Open enrollment for 2020 coverage on Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace has begun. DHSS officials say the premiums on the state’s marketplace plans have dropped an average of 19% because of a new reinsurance program that Delaware received state and federal approval to start. Enrollment runs from November 1st through December 15th.
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UPDATED – 10/28/19 – Funeral services for Christopher Trimper of Ocean City, who died last Thursday from complications from a food allergy will be held on Saturday, November 2 at the Ocean City Performing Arts Center. Visitation is from 10am to 12pm with the funeral service at noon. While everyone wants to help in their…
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On Veterans Day, Monday, November 11, DART is offering free rides to Veterans on all Statewide bus services. Veterans displaying a Veteran’s ID card (this would also cover spouses and partners) or DD 214 can ride for free on all DART bus services all day. “The military is such an integral part of the community…
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The operation of several massage parlors throughout Delaware – including Rehoboth Beach – led to the arrest of 55 year old Da Zhong Wang, formerly of Smyrna – on RICO charges. DOJ officials then filed a civil suit against Wang alleging racketeering – the first in Delaware involving human trafficking. This week a Superior Court…
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Ten years in prison for the sexual assault of a child – that’s the sentence for 26 year old Brandon Flood of Laurel. DOJ officials say he pleaded guilty to 1st degree sexual abuse by a person in a position of trust after he initiated inappropriate sexual contact with a minor on more than one…
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Thursday was more trick than treat for fishermen as gale warnings were up for the ocean and small craft advisories were up for the bay. On Wednesday the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted on the proposals to reduce the mortality on striped bass by 18% for recreational and commercial fishermen. Recreational fishermen will have…
Read MoreWednesday saw good fishing weather with light winds and moderate temperatures. Thursday will see gale warnings that could stay around until Friday. Right now, it looks like Saturday will be fishable. We had a report from Captain Monty Hawkins on the Morning Star out of Ocean City that he was able to limit out the…
Read MoreAlaska National Guard Lt Col. Bill Dean – 45, Juneau, Alaska. Died in a mountain climbing accident on 10/12/2019.
Read Morehttps://www.facebook.com/CamposMedia/videos/412370399675537/ Firefighters from Sussex and Kent County are on the scene of a multiple home fire in Slaughter Beach. The call came in at 2:24pm and within a half hour three homes were involved and the tanker strike team called in. Firefighters from Memorial Volunteer Fire Company were assisted by about a dozen area fire…
Read MoreTuesday saw good fishing weather and Wednesday looks good as well. Things begin to go downhill on Thursday. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid had a boat limit of sea bass to Richard Thompson’s 3.6-pound citation winner. Steve Kuhlman had a very nice 2.5 pounder as well. Sergio Galvan and Fred Sicker fished…
Read MoreMonday was another windy day on the ocean and bay, but only the ocean saw small craft advisories. Tuesday will see cloudy, but better weather with less wind, so perhaps a few boats will be able to reach the sea bass grounds. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is meeting this week and on Monday…
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Mark Giuliani – Sunrise over the Great Lakes Dredge – part of the current dredging project in Rehoboth Beach / Click for full view
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The Sussex County Council meets Tuesday morning in Georgetown. Last week the council had a presentation from students at Beacon Middle School on the danger of large-scale balloon releases – that the balloons don’t break down and end up in the stomachs of birds and fish, and the ribbons and strings attached to them are…
Read MoreMilford Police investigating a group of disorderly people at the Brightway Commons Sunday night contacted a woman in a parked vehicle and smelled marijuana. Further investigation led to the seizure of marijuana and Oxycodone. As police arrested 22 year old Neajah Fassett of Chester, PA, she began to struggle with them. Fassett faces multiple drug…
Read MoreA home invasion Sunday night around 10:30 near Milton is under investigation by Delaware State Police. Police learned that three unknown black men all armed with handguns went into a home on Milton Ellendale Highway through a rear door and went into a bedroom where a 73 year old man was sleeping. The suspects began…
Read MoreA drug investigation by Milford Police has led to the arrest of 21 year old Tyrek Lowther of Milford. A Detective conducting surveillance Monday morning at the Brightway Commons spotted Lowther in what looked like an open-air drug transaction. Police contacted Lowther and found him with crack cocaine. He is charged with possession and possession…
Read MoreUPDATED – 10/28/19 – Delaware State Police have identified the driver who died in a crash on Sunday, October 27 on Bridgeville Highway north of Seaford, as 45 year-old William Miller of Seaford. The crash continues to remain under investigation. ===================================================== Delaware State Police are investigating a single vehicle crash this morning involving a pickup…
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What to get the hard-to-buy-for Delawarean? How about a coveted five-digit Delaware license plate? Beginning Thursday, November 14 a limited number of five-digit license plates will be available to the public at the Georgetown, Dover, Delaware City and Wilmington DMV offices – on a first-come, first-served basis. They CANNOT be reserved in advance or over…
Read MoreSunday saw small craft advisories up as promised and with northeast winds 10 to 15 knots and gusts to 20 they may be back up again on Monday. On Saturday Frank Tucker fished the Outer Wall catching three keeper tog out of 27 caught. Morgan and Jay Way worked the Del-Jersey-Land Reef on Saturday aboard…
Read MoreBarb Moulinier – Rehoboth Beach – Currents at the Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse / Click for full view
Read MoreTwo people are hospitalized after a crash just before 2am Sunday on Route 113 south of Fitzgerald Road. Delaware State Police say a 43 year old Georgetown man in a minivan was southbound in the northbound lanes on Route 113 when he collided head on with a Jetta driven by a 23 year old Milford…
Read MoreSaturday was another good fishing day, but Sunday is not going to be very nice at all. Small craft advisories are up and may be up for Monday as well. Tom at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid had another boat limit of sea bass plus a few triggerfish for his Saturday party. Old Inlet…
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