FELTON, Del.– Lake Forest defeated Laurel in a final score of 1-0 on Thursday afternoon. Kylee Hill for Laurel and Carah Sumpter for Lake were locked in a pitchers duel throughout all 7 innings. Kaitlyn Pierce would be the hero as she would hit a chopper down the 3rd baseline, Laurel would have a wild throw to 1st to win the game.  Lake Forest moves to 12-2 on the season. Categories: High School, Sports, Sports Insider, Video Locker Tags: delhs, lake forest softball, Lake Forest Spartans, laurel bulldogs, Laurel Softball ..read more

GEORGETOWN, Del.– Sussex Tech defeated Sussex Central in a final score of 7-0 on Thursday night. Tech and Central would be deadlocked at 0-0 throughout the first 4 innings. The Ravens would break it open in the 5th inning, they would load the bases with no outs. Kameron Tindley would break it open with a 2 run RBI double. Tech would go on to score 5 more runs off Osiah Kelley and Noah Burroughs.  Jeremy Vest would pitch a complete game and a shut out to give Central their first loss of the year. Categories: High School, Sports, Sports Insider, Video Locker Tags: delhs, sussex central ba ..read more

DELMAR, Del. –  The Delmar Wildcats take down Sussex Academy 2-1 thanks to Baylie Phillips’ game-winning goal at the end of double overtime. The game was tied at one goal apiece for the rest of regulation. Neither team could score until Baker scored the goal with less than one minute left in double overtime. The Wildcats move to 8-3 on the season with the win. Sussex Academy falls to 8-2 with the loss.   Categories: High School, Sports, Sports Insider, Video Locker Tags: delmar soccer, henlopen south soccer, soccer, sussex acadmey soccer ..read more

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. – As Rehoboth Beach’s newest City Manager prepares to take the job some are calling his hiring into question. WMDT News sat down with Mayor Stan Mills on Thursday for answers on questions coming from the community. At the heart of controversy surrounding City Manager Taylour Tedder is his salary. A whopping $250,000 as a base salary with another $750,000 in the form of a forgivable loan to help him buy a new home. That pay far surpasses the average salary of city managers in other nearby, much larger cities such as Baltimore, Philadelphia and even Wilmington. “What do yo ..read more

  LEWES, Del. – Beebe Hospital is speaking out against HB350, which aims to control prices by setting spending caps for hospitals, which for Beebe alone would mean a 60 million dollar cut within two years. Hospital Director and CEO Dr. David Tam says currently the hospital engages in 15 million dollars worth of additional services, more than they need to maintain their nonprofit status. He tells us those cuts would also be felt by their on-site nursing program, which would have to scale back on admissions, class sizes, or both. But he tells us the real costs would be borne by the patient ..read more

DELMARVA – The Food and Drug Administration and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention released data in 2023 from the Youth Tobacco Survey. Studies showed that approximately 1.97 million high school students reported using some form of a tobacco product. One in four youth currently use an e-cigarette every day. We wanted to know what teenage dependency looks like in Delmarva. Dangers and Risk Local health experts have been tirelessly trying to address the dangers of nicotine, specifically as it pertains to the younger members of our society. Sarah Cattie, Administrator of Delaware Hea ..read more

CAMBRIDGE, Md. – The City of Cambridge is filing suit against Cambridge Waterfront Development Inc., citing the company has not gone through the proper channels and agreed upon covenants to lease out formerly city land to new occupants. Town Manager Tom Carroll tells WMDT that as part of the covenants signed by the group in 2022, they were to find a master developer to create a master plan for the lots that are part of the waterfront district and harbor expansion projects. Carroll says that did not happen. “We had really no choice but to file a lawsuit to stop, CWDI from continuing to, viola ..read more

WICOMICO COUNTY, Md. – Thursday marks the first day of early voting in Maryland. On the Eastern Shore, one of two polling locations saw people bright and early. At the Wicomico County youth and Civic Center, chief judge, Eric Brewington, said the location saw some steady foot traffic. “It’s consistent. We do have people coming in voting, we’re here to make sure everybody’s vote is cast and counted, so it’s been a slow day, but it’s been consistent at this point,” Brewington said. Voting locations will be open until 8pm every day, until next Thursday. If you haven’t registered to vote yet, now ..read more

SEAFORD, Del. – Seaford School District has released a statement after a Seaford High School student was found in possession of a firearm and a knife on Thursday. We’re told the discovery was made during a disciplinary procedure. The School Resource Officer immediately intervened and detained the student, and Seaford Police were called to the school to investigate. The district released the following statement regarding the incident: “The safety of all students and staff is paramount in our district, and swift action was taken to address the situation. The student was arrested and legal acti ..read more

CAMBRIDGE, Md. – A Cambridge man is behind bars after he allegedly led police on a chase late Monday night. The investigation began just before 11 p.m. when officers tried to stop a motorized scooter around Rigby Avenue and Camelia Street for not having any taillights and driving erratically. The operator failed to stop and reportedly continued driving recklessly, running stop signs and disobeying traffic laws. The operator continued fleeing on the scooter until the 500 block of Saunders Avenue, at which time the operator lost control of the scooter and jumped off, fleeing on foot. While fle ..read more