The City of Lewes will install new stop signs at three Cedar Street intersections on June 22 in an effort to improve traffic safety.
Emma Aken
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Emma Aken joined CoastTV News in July of 2024, after graduating from Penn State with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and a minor in business. While at CoastTV, she’s reported on everything from breaking news, continued investigative coverage, spot news, development stories and a variety of other local issues.
Emma is currently the Weekend Anchor, producing and anchoring the 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts on Saturdays and Sundays. While at Penn State, she was involved in Penn State Network News, where she grew even more passionate about the news industry. Emma is from Rochester, New York. She loves summer, traveling and spending time with her friends and family. For as long as she can remember, Emma has enjoyed writing, filming and storytelling. She is honored to tell the stories of those along the coast.
To contact her with story ideas, email her at eaken@wrde.com.
The Ocean City Fire Department is seeking information from the public after a dune grass fire near 116th and 117th streets Saturday night that investigators believe may have been caused by illegal fireworks.
A fire destroyed Taqueria Martinez food truck in Milford early Sunday morning, and owner Guillermo Martinez said the cause remains under investigation as the family works to rebuild the business.
A Georgetown man faces a first-degree vehicular assault charge after Delaware State Police said he allegedly caused a series of crashes in Seaford that left a 20-year-old driver seriously injured.
A 66-year-old Potomac, Maryland, woman died after her e-bike entered the southbound lanes of Coastal Highway near Rehoboth Beach and was hit by a pickup truck Saturday morning, according to Delaware State Police.
Telemundo Delmarva reporter Ana Sofía Román, editor Ted Corriero and photographer Tyler Rydson won a Capital Emmy Award for their three-part series "Esperanza Bajo ICE," which examined the detention of an Eastern Shore pastor by ICE.
A newborn Chincoteague pony died Saturday after suffering injuries when it was trampled by a stallion after becoming separated from its mother and herd, according to the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Co.
A proposed amendment to Delaware's Constitution would restore voting rights to people who have completed felony prison sentences, drawing support from those who see it as a second chance and opposition from those who believe some crimes should permanently bar voting.
Members of Indivisible Southern Delaware say increasing incidents involving harassment, alleged assaults and objects thrown at protesters have prompted the group to seek greater communication and support from Delaware State Police during its weekly demonstrations in Rehoboth Beach.