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Bill to End Daylight Saving Time Passes in DE Senate
The Delaware State Senate has passed legislation to end the practice of Daylight Saving Time in the first state. Introduced in April, Senate Bill 73 would add Delaware to a growing list of states that are searching for a way out of the process of switching on and off of daylight saving time. Senate President…
Read MoreDelaware Senate Passes Criminal Justice Reform Bill
Delaware’s Democratic controlled Legislature has announced bills that would reform the state’s criminal justice system. Namely, the bill would make law that those who have served jail time would not be barred from electrician jobs. Currently, state law bars an electrician from being granted a license in Delaware if they have been convicted of a…
Read MoreDelaware Legislators Pass Safe Storage Gun Bill
Both chambers of the Delaware state legislature has approved a bill that would require the “safe storage” of firearms, so that those who are not legally allowed to access them cannot do so. Democratic Governor John Carney signed House Bill 63 on Thursday. It expands an existing provision regarding unlawfully permitting a child access to…
Read MoreDover Parents Charged Following One Year Old’s Death
Delaware State Police have arrested a mother and father after a child death investigation was later determined to be a homicide. The investigation began in the early morning hours of April 30, 2017 when Troopers arrived at Bayhealth Kent General Hospital for a death investigation of a child. They later learned that the parents had…
Read MoreVerbal Argument Leads to Shooting at Dover Salon
The Dover Police Department is investigating a shooting that took place at Janaid’s Salon in Dover on Saturday afternoon. Officers say around 3:10 p.m. they responded to the salon on West Loockerman Street for a reported shooting. They located a 31-year-old male with a single gunshot wound to the shoulder. They later learned the victim…
Read MoreFormer Dover Councilman Arrested for Vehicular Assault at Pride Parade
The Dover Police Department has arrested 90-year-old Reuben Salters of Dover, a former City Councilman after he struck several cones and a pedestrian at the starting point of an LGBTQ+ pride event in Dover. Officers say Salters approached a series of barrel barricades and cones in his red Ford Ranger, disregarded them and then removed…
Read MoreDover Man Arrested for Distributing Illegal Drugs
Delaware State Police have arrested a Dover man following an investigation in the distribution of illegal drugs. On Wednesday around 11:30 a.m., Troopers who were investigating 42-year-old Ronald O. Freeman for drug distribution received information that he was traveling out of state to pick up drugs. Freeman’s vehicle was stopped at the intersection of Bay…
Read MoreDover Man Arrested for Assaulting His Co-Worker
Delaware State Police have arrested a Dover man following an argument with his co-worker that turned violent. Troopers say on Sunday, May 19 around 4:30 p.m. they were called to local hospital in reference to a victim who was being treated for a stab wound. Their investigation revealed the 58-year-old male victim was a contractor…
Read MoreMosquito Spraying Tuesday Evening in Kent & Sussex Counties
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Tuesday, May 07, 2019: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitos in the following areas: In Slaughter Beach, in and near Selbyville and near Dover, Hartly, Camden, Felton, Harrington, Milford, Lincoln, Milton, Lewes, Georgetown, Millsboro, Rehoboth,…
Read MoreDSP to Hold Police Memorial Wreath Laying Ceremony
The Delaware State Police will hold an annual Police Memorial Service and Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Delaware State Police Training Academy on North DuPont Highway in Dover. The service will take place Wednesday, May 1 beginning at 9:30 a.m. Fellow Troopers, Family members, relatives and friends will gather along with Governor John Carney, Lt. Governor…
Read MoreVIDEO: WGMD News Week in Review 4/27/2019
WATCH: Salisbury’s Mayor unveils the city’s 2020 budget, the CDC reports a “kissing bug” incident in Delaware, Joe Biden announces he’s running for President, and more! Join us for a look back at the week’s top stories on Delmarva!
Read MoreCity of Dover Municipal Election Results
The results are in following the City of Dover’s municipal elections. Several incumbents will return to office, while another candidate was elected for the first time. Mayor Robin Christiansen, a Democrat ran unopposed and will return to City Hall. He was first elected in 2014 and this is his second term as Mayor. First District…
Read MoreDover Woman Charged in Assault of Boyfriend
A Dover woman has been arrested after she assaulted her boyfriend. Delaware State Police were called to a Kentwood Drive home around 4 Saturday morning for a domestic incident. The 32 year old male victim was found outside the home with an apparent stab wound. Police learned that the victim and 35 year old Lenquesha…
Read MoreDE Lawmakers Vote to Increase Tobacco Purchasing Age, Now Heads to Governor Carney
On Thursday, legislators in the Delaware State Senate followed suit with members of the State House, passing a bill that would increase the age to purchase tobacco products and substitutes to 21, from the current age of 18. Senate Bill 25 passed in a nearly party-line vote. Introduced in March, the legislation would restrict access…
Read MorePolice Operation at Kent County Administration Building – an Exercise
If you spotted police and emergency equipment this morning at the Kent County Administration Building in Dover – it was just an exercise! Dover Police and other agencies took part. Exercises like these allow the participants to become more educated about the resources that each agency and participant provides in a true emergency. It also…
Read MoreDover Woman Charged for Serious Accident on I-95 Near Wilmington
Delaware State Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that took place this morning on John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway (I-95) east of the I-95 ramp. The incident took place around 4:51 a.m. when a 2013 Dodge Caravan operated by a 30-year-old woman from North Carolina was traveling in the left lane on the southbound span…
Read MoreBicyclist Dies Following Dover Crash
Delaware State Police say that 59-year-old Richard Duffy of Hartly, the operator of a bicycle has died following a crash earlier this month in Dover. Trooper say their investigation determined a 56-year-old Hartly woman operating a Chrysler PT Cruiser was traveling westbound on Forest Ave (Route 8) east of Victory Chapel Road. Meanwhile, Duffy was…
Read MoreDover Man Charged in Kent County Burglaries
A Dover man has been arrested in connection with multiple burglaries that occurred during February and March of this year in the northwestern part of Kent County. Delaware State Police say four incidents in the Clayton and Hartly areas were reported where someone forced their way into a home and took electronics and tools. Police…
Read MoreMagnolia Man Arrested for Possession of Nearly 500 Heroin Bags
Delaware State Police say they have arrested a Magnolia man after a pedestrian stop led to the discovery of drugs. The incident happened after 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20. Troopers were on patrol on Mill Chop Lane in Dover and observed an individual committing a pedestrian violation. A stop was initiated and contact was…
Read MoreMagnolia Man Arrested for Felony Assault
Delaware State Police have arrested a Magnolia man for physically assaulting a victim. The incident took place Monday around 10:16 p.m. Troopers say they were called to the unit block of East Walnut Street for a report of a fight. Troopers made contact with a 49-year-old male victim, who said he was at his friend’s…
Read MoreDelaware House Passes Early Voting Bill, Governor Carney Reacts
The Delaware House of Representatives has approved legislation that would allow in-person early voting in the state. According to the State Legislature, the bill passed in a 34 to 6 vote on Tuesday. The bill would establish in-person early voting in the First State beginning in 2020. This would allow registered voters to vote in-person…
Read MoreCamden Man Arrested For Robbing Dover Home 3 Times
Delaware State Police say they have arrested 20-year-old Jordan Manus of Camden for burglarizing the same Dover area residence three times. The incident took place on Friday around 10:15 a.m. when a witness reported hearing glass breaking and seeing a suspect enter and exit an unoccupied residence in the 500 block of South Old Mill Road…
Read MoreDover Native’s Family Victims in New Zealand Terror Attack
Delaware has not been spared in the terror shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand. Alta Sacra is a Dover native and recently moved with her husband and 2 year old son to New Zealand. Sacra says on her Facebook page that while she was at home, her husband and son were praying at the Linwood Islamic…
Read MoreHartly Man Hospitalized after Bicycle Crash Near Dover
A Hartly man was hospitalized after his bicycle was struck on Forest Avenue in Dover Thursday night. Delaware State Police say a PT Cruiser driven by a 56 year old Hartly woman struck the bicycle ejecting the rider to the roadway. The driver did remain at the scene – she was not injured and impairment…
Read More72-year-old Driver Involved in Dover Crash Dies
Delaware State Police are investigating a crash last week that has turned fatal. Authorities say the incident, which happened on Monday, March 4 happened on Northbound Route 13 in Dover in a dedicated left turn lane. A 16-year-old male in a Jeep Wrangler was in the lane, intending to make a left turn when a…
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