Government
WILMINGTON — Marking the advances women in Delaware have made over the past seven years since its establishment, the Office of Women’s Advancement and Advocacy (OWAA) has released a …
DOVER—Dover City Councilman for the 2 nd District Brian Lewis hosted a community meeting for constituents Saturday afternoon at the Pitts Recreation Center.
According to Councilman …
Jaromir Jagr has opened his 37th professional season, with hometown team Kladno Knights in the Czech league.
In what is expected to be his last season, the 52-year-old winger set up a power play …
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Environment
medical waste
REHOBOTH BEACH — The medical waste washing ashore on Delmarva beaches forcing closures, reports of which began surfacing this past weekend, has been confirmed to reach Rehoboth Beach as city …
Master Gardener
Early fall is the time of year when the air begins to feel a little crisper, the humidity drops and there is a perceptible scent of harvest time in the breeze. Gardeners start thinking about clearing …
Cops and Courts
DOVER—The Dover Police Department say a man has been rescued from the English Channel after a caller reached out believing them to be the department for Dover, England.
On Aug. 27, …
Students are returning to classes all over Delaware, and with them comes school buses, as well as the rules that should be obeyed near the vehicles.
Kent County
CRIME
Some were deadly, others injurious or left nobody wounded.
A spate of recent shootings and a stabbing in Kent and Sussex counties brought arrests in some cases, but not all.
POLICE
WILMINGTON — A 36-year-old Smyrna man was wounded in an officer-involved shooting Friday night and later charged with offenses, Delaware State Police said.
US wind, act
DOVER — While imposing no penalties other than to generally begin acting like a public body, the Attorney General of Delaware decided the Association of Coastal Towns violated Freedom of …
Sussex County
Health
DOVER — The Delaware Health Insurance Marketplace is touting “stability” in its plans for 2025 enrollment.
After welcoming new carriers the last two years, the marketplace …
Bay to the Beach
Cooking a delicious meal is like a piece of art. Watch this cheese bubble and brown and caramelize, the chef says, pointing to a blazing hot oven at Touch of Italy restaurant in Rehoboth Beach.
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Photo Contest
MILTON — The Prime Hook annual Friends of Prime Hook U.S. Wildlife Refuge Nature Photography Contest opening reception will be Oct. 13.
The contest is open to photographers of all ages and …
New Castle County
Business Insights
REHOBOTH BEACH — The end of the summer season is upon us as Rehoboth Beach once again made its streets available for free parking and its Boardwalk available for 24-hour access to bicycles, …
DOVER — Widespread student behavior challenges are leading to a loss of instruction time and exacerbating Delaware’s ongoing teacher shortage, according to the results of a new educator …
DOVER — The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays’ 18th Annual Decked Out fundraiser on Sept. 12 raised over $10,000 to support projects that preserve, protect, and restore …
Wicomico County
Jeffrey Mueller of Salisbury, Maryland, a Mechanical Engineering major and member of the...
Points of discussion surrounding Anne Street Village that came out of the June 3, 2024 City ...
SALISBURY — A Maryland State Trooper has been suspended without pay after a recent indictment by a grand jury in Wicomico County.
Senior Trooper Jordan Monk is facing charges of …
Dorchester County
CAMBRIDGE - The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said it has filed an online complaint with the U.S. Board of Education's Office of Civil Rights on behalf of a 12-year-old Cambridge girl.
Dorchester County
CAMBRIDGE – Maryland State Police are investigating a five-vehicle crash that occurred early this morning in Dorchester County.
Shortly after 7 a.m., troopers from the Maryland State …
REHOBOTH BEACH — A fin whale, or a finback whale, that beached on Sunday morning south of the Indian River Life-Saving Station in Delaware Seashore State Park did not survive, Nikki LaVoie, …
Somerset County
CRISFIELD — Flooding has been a problem in Crisfield and the surrounding area for decades, and it keeps getting worse, affecting businesses, residences, tourism, and transportation.
While …
ANNAPOLIS — There were 202 wild turkeys harvested in Somerset County during the spring season which made it the best year for hunters out of the last seasons.
The 1.5% increase over 2023 …
PRINCESS ANNE — Municipal voters on Tuesday rejected giving their first-term incumbent representatives another four-year term as challengers will be taking their seats as Town Commissioners on …
News
DOVER — Bayhealth’s Madison Kelley, a registered nurse at Kent Campus Birthing Center, has earned a DAISY Award for her sensitive and tender care of a pregnant patient.
The DAISY …
MILFORD – It’s time to celebrate freedom in Downtown.
The 24th annual Riverwalk Freedom Festival will be on Sept. 21 with activities beginning at 9 a.m. and concluding with the …
LEWES — On Sept. 20 from 3-5 p.m. and Sept. 21 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., the Lewes Public Library, 111 Adams Ave., is cracking open its archives and offering more than 2,000 book for sales, …
LEWES — Local nonprofit Paul Kares announced it had awarded twins Darius and Adonest Weldon $2,500 to continue private music lessons it announced on Sept. 16.
The siblings have already …
DOVER — The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control issued a Recreational Water Advisory from Cape Henlopen State Park and all oceanside points south to the state …
DOVER — For the first time since 1997, the Delaware Volunteer Firefighter’s Association is holding its annual convention in both the Rehoboth and Dewey beach resort areas bringing trucks, …
DOVER — For those whose military careers are coming to an end, there may be some difficulties.
For instance, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development estimates that there are …
REHOBOTH BEACH — Rough surf, riptide danger and the ongoing effects of medical waste washing up on beaches from an unidentified source have forced officials to close access to the ocean in …
SMYRNA — The grounds of Historic Belmont Hall will be crawling with Colonists during the second annual Revolutionary War Day Oct. 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
From the first whiff of fresh …
LEWES — Still in the preliminary design phase, the Delaware Department of Transportation is nonetheless holding a public meeting on proposed roadway improvements along Route 9 scheduled for …