WDEL-FM (Wilmington, DE)

LEWES, Del. — Beachgoers leaving tents, chairs, kayaks and other personal belongings on Lewes Beach overnight continues to be a recurring issue each summer, despite a city ordinance prohibiting the practice. City code bans the overnight storage of personal items on the beach between May 1 and Sept. 30.

Delaware is expected to experience poor air quality through Saturday. DNREC is forecasting higher levels of particle and ozone pollution than normal over the next several days, but what does that mean? Ozone pollution is created by everyday sources like car exhaust. That ends up becoming an irritant when a heat wave comes into the mix. The particle pollution affecting Delaware is coming from smoke and soot carried south from the Canadian wildfires.

The American Red Cross expects a decline in blood donations every summer due to the absence of school blood drives, but this year's drop has far exceeded expectations. Hospitals are currently using about 3,500 more units of blood than usual during what the Red Cross calls the "height of trauma season." Red Cross Medical Director Dr. Courtney Lawrence calls a readily available blood supply the backbone of modern medicine due to its role in lifesaving treatments.

New Castle County Council voted Tuesday night, July 14, 2026, to rename a street next to Delaware State Police Troop 6 in honor of a slain officer. A portion of Albertson Boulevard in Prices Corner will now be known as 'Corporal Grade One, Matthew "Ty" Snook Way.' Snook was shot to death in December, 2025 while working an extra duty job at the Delaware Department of Motor Vehicle offices in Minquadale.

Wilmington Police are investigating a shooting Tuesday night, July 14, 2026, in the city's Price's Run neighborhood. Officers responded to the 23-hundred block of North Carter Street just before 9:30 p.m. A 31-year man was found with a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital in stable condition. No other information about the shooting was released.

Tony Griffin Kevin Johnson A multi-month, bi-state drug investigation has resulted in the arrests of two Cecil County men. Maryland State Police said an investigation into drug trafficking in Cecil County began in March, 2026, and eventually involved Elkton Police, Delaware State Police, and the FBI's Delaware Violent Crime and Safe Streets Task Force.

LEWES, Del. - The MERR Institute is monitoring two rare dolphins seen off the coast, including what the nonprofit believes to be a leucistic juvenile dolphin and an albino calf. The organization said it has received numerous reports, photos and videos from people who have spotted the animals and is continuing to track their movements. According to the MERR Institute, both dolphins appear to be healthy and are swimming and feeding with their family groups.

SEAFORD, Del. — Construction is continuing on the Nylon Capital Center, a major redevelopment project transforming a former shopping center into a 22-acre campus. Developers say the project is now nearly halfway complete, with crews working on new buildings, renovations and infrastructure throughout the site. Brice Walborn, the project manager with GGA Construction, says the project has taken a sequenced approach as crews work to build new structures and renovate existing buildings.

A decades-old interpretation of one of the nation's cornerstone environmental laws has been officially rolled back, narrowing how the federal government enforces certain protections for endangered wildlife. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service published a final rule on Tuesday, July 14, rescinding the regulatory definition of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act.

LEWES, Del. - Brandon Barnes, a 38-year-old Lewes man, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison on federal drug charges. The U.S. Department of Justice says a guilty plea was secured from Barnes in March 2026, with sentencing scheduled for July 15. He was charged with possession with intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing fentanyl. Prosecutors say the Drug Enforcement Agency investigation into Barnes began in early 2024.