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2 days ago | 
coasttv.com | Alyssa Baker
DELAWARE- Delaware’s 10-year conservation strategy is being overhauled, and this time, more than 300 plant species are being added to the list of concern. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is updating the Delaware Wildlife Action Plan, a roadmap for protecting vulnerable wildlife and habitats through 2035.
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3 days ago | 
coasttv.com | Alyssa Baker
SALISBURY, Md.- Salisbury University is honoring its past while setting new milestones as it hosts its 100th Spring Commencement on May 21-22, bringing the celebration back to campus for the first time in nearly 50 years. According to the university, more than 1,200 graduates will cross the stage over the two-day event. Wednesday evening’s graduate ceremony, held at Maggs Physical Activities Center, marks the return of Commencement to university grounds for the first time since the 1970s.
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4 days ago | 
coasttv.com | Alyssa Baker
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. - A Mother's Day rescue mission near the Surfside Outlets brought a happy ending for one feathered family after six ducklings became trapped in a storm drain late Sunday night. The Lewes Fire Department says crews responded to the storm drain behind the outlet complex in the Midway area just before 10:30 p.m. There, a mother duck was pacing near the grate. According to fire crews, the baby ducklings had slipped through the opening and were stuck below.
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1 week ago | 
coasttv.com | Alyssa Baker
DELAWARE- The Delaware State Senate has passed a bill sponsored by Georgetown Senate Republican Brian Pettyjohn to resolve a legal loophole that currently prevents the name of a deceased father from being added to a child’s birth certificate in certain assisted reproduction cases.
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1 week ago | 
coasttv.com | Alyssa Baker
GEORGETOWN, Del.- Sussex County paramedics are offering a free training session that could help save lives during active shooter situations and other emergencies. The event is set for May 8 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Sussex County Public Safety Complex in Georgetown. The Civilian Response and Casualty Care course is based on the Avoid, Deny, Defend strategy developed in 2004 by the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center at Texas State University.
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1 week ago | 
coasttv.com | Alyssa Baker
DELAWARE- A new piece of legislation introduced in Delaware would change how the state and local governments treat people experiencing homelessness, providing them with expanded rights and protections when using public spaces for life-sustaining activities like resting or sleeping. The proposed law, House Bill 135, seeks to address the state's chronic shortage of emergency shelters, affordable housing, and housing support services.
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1 week ago | 
coasttv.com | Alyssa Baker
DELAWARE- Three police departments in Delaware have successfully achieved reaccreditation through the Delaware Police Accreditation Commission, according to the state’s Police Officer Standards and Training Commission, part of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security. The Ocean View Police Department and Newport Police Department each received three-year reaccreditations, while the Greenwood Police Department was awarded a two-year reaccreditation.
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1 week ago | 
coasttv.com | Alyssa Baker
MARYLAND- Buildings and landmarks across Maryland will light up in turquoise May 5-11 as part of Turquoise Takeover and Lung Cancer Action Week, a national effort by the American Lung Association to raise awareness, honor people affected by lung cancer and encourage lifesaving action. The color turquoise represents LUNG FORCE, the Lung Association’s initiative to unite the country against lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States.
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2 weeks ago | 
coasttv.com | Alyssa Baker
MARYLAND- Maryland State Police are ramping up patrols across the state in anticipation of increased traffic and potential danger from impaired, distracted, or aggressive driving during Cinco de Mayo weekend. Troopers from all 23 Maryland State Police barracks, along with the State Police Impaired Driving Reduction Effort Team, will be out in force with DUI saturation patrols and high-visibility enforcement.
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2 weeks ago | 
coasttv.com | Alyssa Baker
DOVER, Del.- A Dover man is facing felony charges after Delaware State Police say he stole over $3,600 from the Little Creek Volunteer Fire Company using the organization’s credit card for personal purchases. Troopers responded to the firehouse on Main Street in Leipsic on April 19 after fire company leaders reported unauthorized charges. Investigators later identified 30-year-old Raheim Clifton, a former member of the fire company, as the person who took and used the credit card.
