Slaughter Beach News

The following roads have been closed because of flooding, the Delaware Department of Transportation reports this morning: New Castle County Del.

The Delaware Department of Transportation reports the following road closures this morning because of coastal flooding: Route.

SLAUGHTER BEACH -- Every year, hunter Joe Shockley does what he can to help feed the hungry.

Residents of Primehook Beach want their beaches to remain a safe haven for horseshoe crabs.A Theya ve teamed up with an ecological research group and declared the beaches a sanctuary for the ancient creatures that return to the Delaware Bay each year to spawn.

Sussex County is leveraging resources with a local land trust and the federal government to preserve more than 218 acres of farmland throughout the county.

Sussex County once again will pool money with dollars from a local land trust and the federal government to keep farmland and open space on the map.

Billowing smoke was visible for miles Tuesday, July 14, as a spectacular fire destroyed a 70-year Lewes-area landmark.

LEWES , Del.- Authorities say a Tuesday afternoon fire caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage to a large pole barn near Lewes.

State fire officials are investigating an afternoon blaze today that destroyed a pole barn near Lewes and disrupted traffic on Route 1 at the Nassau Bridge.

With perfect weather conditions, thousands upon thousands jammed into every nook and cranny of the Cape Region Saturday, July 4. The day started with a full slate of activities in Lewes and ended with fireworks and music along the coast.

SLAUGHTER BEACH - Fireworks are to start at dusk. Events are free unless noted. Slaughter Beach: Food at Memorial Volunteer Fire Company starts at 4 p.m., fire company-sponsored fireworks on the beach.

The Cape Region will light up with fireworks between Thursday, July 2, and Saturday, July 4. The following is a list of events: a Rehoboth Beach a ' Rehoboth fireworks are expected to draw thousands of people to the Boardwalk and beach, at the foot of Rehoboth Avenue.

For three days the week of June 15-19, first responders in Delaware responded to thee different rescue drills in two locations to test their ability to work together.

As Slaughter Beach officials opened their new pavilion and bath house this week, three oil tankers floated just off shore and a class of fourth-graders from Holy Cross School in Dover looked at horseshoe crabs on the beach.

On Friday April 24 at 03:49 hours Station 85 , Station 77 , Station 75 , and Medic 108 were dispatched to a structure fire on Harbeson Road in the area of the Mariner Middle School.