Detectives are investigating the death of an underage female found deceased in the North Prong of the Wicomico River. 

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has announced that Delaware’s 2024 upstate stream trout season will begin on April 6 at 7 a.m., exclusively for youth anglers under 16. This early start for young fishing enthusiasts precedes the traditional opening day for all anglers, which is slated for Sunday, April 7.

NOAA Fisheries has extended a voluntary right whale Slow Zone, effective immediately, following the recent detection of right whales east of Ocean City.

Dredging in the Lewes Canal is finally complete after a month long delay. The project ultimately moved about 40,000 cubic yards of sediment from in between the Roosevelt Inlet to just south of the Freeman Highway bridge, after the 5 months of work total.

Local fishermen have set new records in Delaware for catching different species of fish.