Friday, May 24, 2013 - 12:55pm
AAA: Gas prices won't deter travelers this Memorial Day weekend
Updated Friday, May 24, 2013 - 7:02pm
AAA Mid-Atlantic is not expecting gas prices to impact travel this holiday weekend.
Gas prices in Delaware are 6-to-8 cents higher than the past few weeks at $3.52 cents per gallon here in Delaware.
Despite the higher prices AAA's Jana Tidwell says according to their poll this won't stop people from driving to their destination this Memorial Day weekend.
"62% of travelers told us gas prices were not going to affect their decision whether they travel or not. So, despite the fact that we've had an increase in prices in the last few weeks it's not going to deter those who really want to travel this weekend," says Tidwell.
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Tidwell adds that even though prices are higher than the past couple of weeks, it's still 7 cents lower than this time last year.
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Friday, May 24, 2013 - 1:46pm
Delaware State Police will be out in full force this weekend
Updated Friday, May 24, 2013 - 7:02pm
Delaware State Police will be stepping up patrols this weekend.
State Police will be patrolling the roadways to ensure everyone is driving safe, and police will also offer assistance to motorists in need.
The State Police Mounted Patrol Unit will also assist the Dewey Beach Police Department with patrols, while the Maritime Unit's "Marine One" will be on Delaware's waterways to ensure boater safety and security.
State Police offer these tips to stay safe this weekend: make sure everyone uses seat belts, plan a safe way home before festivities begin, designate a sober driver and give that person the keys before drinking and call a taxi, sober friend, a family member or use public transportation if you're impaired.
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Friday, May 24, 2013 - 4:22pm
Three men arrested by Dover Police on gun charges
Updated Friday, May 24, 2013 - 7:01pm
Dover Police arrest three men on weapons charges.
Police were conducting a firearms investigation in the 100 block of South Queen Street, and when officers tried to contact the three men they fled.
The suspects were apprehended, and officers recovered a revolver and shotgun.
Trevor Jenkins, Warren Brooks and Derrell Snipes were all charged with various gun charges and resisting arrest. They have been committed to the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in default of $18,500 secured bonds.
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Friday, May 24, 2013 - 2:40pm
Dover Police arrest two brothers for drugs
A month long drug investigation leads to the arrest of two brothers in Dover.
Dover Police executed a search warrant Thursday morning at the home of Brock and Corey Cerklefski, and found 97 bags of heroin, a variety of pills and several items of drug paraphernalia.
The 28-year-old Brock has been charged with three counts of the delivery of heroin, possession with the intent to deliver heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia and a variety of pills.
The 37-year-old Corey was charged with possession of heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Both men remain behind bars at the Vaughn Correctional Center on lack of bail.
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Friday, May 24, 2013 - 10:36am
Morris walk-away back in custody
A Felton man is back in custody after exceeding his pass from the Morris Community Corrections Center in Dover.
The Department of Correction says 20-year-old Jason Groff, who faced charges of second-degree robbery, was apprehended Thursday by Dover Police.
Groff failed to come back to the center from an authorized pass last weekend.
He's now being held at the state prison in Smyrna.
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Friday, May 24, 2013 - 9:22am
Truck driver cited following crash on Route 113
A truck driver is charged with inattentive driving after striking a vehicle that had stopped for a school bus on Route 113 near Lincoln.
State Police say the accident occurred shortly after 7:00 a.m. this morning (Friday), in the northbound lanes.
The tractor-trailer driver tried to stop and swerved but collided with the other vehicle.
The Morris Early Childhood Center bus was empty at the time and was not involved in the wreck.
No one was injured.
31-year-old Joshua Burke of Williamsburg, Kentucky was cited.
The accident affected traffic on Route 113 northbound for about one hour.
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Friday, May 24, 2013 - 9:54am
Jury deliberates in Felton bank robbery trial
Jury deliberations are continuing in the Kent County trial of two men charged in a 2011 bank robbery that resulted in shots being fired at police and a suspect barricaded in a motel room.
William Sells III and Russell Grimes were charged in a 24-count indictment with a host of crimes, including robbery, conspiracy, attempted murder, theft, aggravated menacing and gun crimes.
The charges stem from the armed robbery of a Felton branch of the First National Bank of Wyoming. Grimes was arrested shortly after the robbery after being shot by a state trooper. But Sells eluded authorities for more than week before he was tracked down at a motel near Dover.
Police negotiated with Sells for nearly five hours before storming the motel room and taking him into custody.
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Friday, May 24, 2013 - 8:39am
Cape girls win 5th straight lacrosse crown
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| CH girls celebrate lacrosse title (photo: Gianna Banner of 1150 AM WDEL) | Cape Henlopen's senior Anna Frederick and coach PJ Kesmodel thought they didn't play their best lacrosse game Thursday night, but they played well enough to beat Tower Hill and be crowned DIAA Girls Lacrosse State Champions once again.
The top two Delaware girls lacrosse teams battled it out at Dover High until the very end, but the top-seeded Vikings scored five unanswered goals to open the second half and won 12-10.
Frederick scored first with less than a minute off of the clock, but Tower Hill's Ellie Wakefield found Alexandra du Pont to tie the game up 1-1 early.
The game remained close, and the score knotted up three more times.
Tower Hill took the lead when senior Sophia McCoy scored back-to-back goals to give the Hillers the 6-4 edge with 13:03 left in the half. But Frederick scored her second goal to knot the game at six heading into the break.
Cape's Sara Young, who led the Vikings with three goals on the night, began scoring in the second to lift the Vikings 7-6. Katherine Judge, Allie Yeager, Karalyn Joseph, and one more by Young extended the Cape lead 11-6.
With 12 minutes left to play, Tower Hill began to close the gap. Jenna Chodos, who scored three goals in the first half, added one more to get a Hillers rally started. Freshman Kiva Walsh and McCoy followed, but it wouldn't be enough as Cape ran down the clock.
Cape won their fifth straight title and finished the season 17-1. The Vikings only loss was against Queen Annes County, a Maryland school.
No.2-seeded Hillers finished the season with a 14-4 record.
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Friday, May 24, 2013 - 7:31am
Sussex Co. honors the fallen Memorial Day weekend
Updated Friday, May 24, 2013 - 7:32am
Several events this weekend will pay tribute to the true purpose of Memorial Day.
American Legion Post 28 in Millsboro will host a daylong concert Sunday, the eighth annual Concert for a Random Soldier.
Eight bands will perform at the event, which benefits the Chad Clifton Foundation.
Chad Clifton, of Broadkill Beach, died in Iraq in 2005.
Also Sunday, the Georgetown Kiwanis Club and the Korean War Veterans Association hosts a Memorial Day service and wreath-laying ceremony on The Circle in Georgetown, starting at 1:30 p.m.
You can find more events on the community calendar at Delaware 1059.com.
Milford Community Band Memorial Day Performance
The Milford Community Band, Kent and Sussex Counties longest-performing, year-round community band, will perform Monday, May 27th, at BiCentenial Park in Milford starting at 9 A.M. The band, founded in 1990, is part of Milford’s Memorial Day Program. They plan to perform show tunes, military marches, patriotic songs, and numbers from their vast catalog of music.
Memorial Day Observance
The Town of Felton's annual memorial day observance will be held on Monday, May 27th at 10 a.m. at Odd Fellows Memorial Park
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Friday, May 24, 2013 - 5:43am
Concerns expressed about oyster harvesting proposal
Updated Friday, May 24, 2013 - 7:00am
Boaters and commercial fishermen have plenty of questions about a proposal to expand leases for shellfish harvesting.
Aqua-farming is being proposed for portions of the Indian River, Rehoboth and Assawoman Bays.
Supporters say encouraging an oyster population would benefit the health of the waterways.
Other users of the bays testified at a forum organized by Representative Ruth Briggs King Thursday night that they're concerned about burdensome regulations and restricted access.
Legislation to bring about commercial oyster farming in southern Delaware may be introduced in the General Assembly when it reconvenes in June.
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Friday, May 24, 2013 - 5:43am
Mixed signals about summer business at the beaches
Beach resorts in Delaware are looking for a rebound after the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy and as the economy improves.
Carol Everhart of the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce tells The News Journal they saw a 20 percent increase in requests for information between January and April.
Based on early bookings, Delaware Tourism Office Director Linda Parkowski says resorts are hoping for a 25 percent increase in travel to Delaware this summer.
But Jack Lingo Realty in Rehoboth Beach, which often caters to Washington-area travelers, says it has not seen any uptick in rentals for beach houses this summer.
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Monday, January 14, 2013 - 9:10am
Storm-damaged OC fishing pier ready to reopen
Updated Friday, May 24, 2013 - 5:43am
Ocean City officials are set to reopen the landmark fishing pier that was destroyed by Superstorm Sandy.
Mayor Rick Meehan will make the ceremonial "first cast" from the reconstructed Ocean City Fishing Pier on Friday morning.
The resort town sustained minimal damage during the historic storm that battered the New Jersey shore last October. But the fishing pier, first built in 1907, collapsed into the ocean.
The nearly 500-foot pier has now been rebuilt and will be open to visitors for the busy Memorial Day weekend.
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 7:21am
UPDATE: Wilmington Fire Chief turns in city-issued gun
Updated Friday, May 24, 2013 - 5:43am
Wilmington officials say the city's fire chief is no longer carrying a firearm while on duty.
Fire Chief Anthony Goode said earlier this week that he had been carrying a gun for about a month after becoming more involved in code enforcement activity, which includes crackdowns on three makeshift clubs run by the Thunderguards Motorcycle Club.
City officials issued a news release Thursday saying Goode has voluntarily returned his city-issued weapon.
Mayor Dennis Williams said in a prepared statement that city policy allows only sworn personnel authorized by state law to carry weapons.
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