Government
A federal audit has reported that the number of drug crimes in Milford is decreasing, by up to 61%.
As Maryland voters get ready to head to the polls on Nov. 5, Capital News Service is here to provide answers about how, when and where to vote. When is the deadline to register to vote in Maryland? …
NEW YORK (AP) — Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies clinched their third consecutive playoff appearance Friday night with a 12-2 victory over the New York Mets.
Assured at least a …
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Environment
Environment
DELAWARE – This week was National Farm Safety and Health Week. The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) participated in the celebration by making posts on their social media about different …
Transportation
CAMDEN — As harvest season begins, more farming equipment is on the roads as farmers travel between fields. With this increase in traffic, it's important for both farmers and the community to …
Cops and Courts
Delaware State Police arrested a 16-year-old student from Georgetown, and a 16-year-old student from Seaford, following an assault that occurred at Sussex Technical High School in Georgetown, authorities said.
A 25-year-old Dover man was injured in a shooting incident on Willis Road in Dover Thursday, authorities said.
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
EDUCATION
Experienced First State Military Academy cadets spoke highly of what freshmen will experience the next four years during their induction ceremony in Clayton on Friday.
BRIDGEVILLE - A fall flower show will be held Friday, Oct. 4 in the grand ballroom of the Heritage Shores clubhouse from 2 to 6 p.m. A
The public is invited. Admission is free.
“Fall …
Transportation
GEORGETOWN – The Delaware Department of Transportation announced the closure of Fox Run Road between Patriots Way and Betts Pond Road from Monday, Sept. 23 through Friday, Sept. 27 for the …
New Castle County
The Central YMCA in Wilmington has all the amenities one would expect — a gym, pools, a sauna — but there’s also something unexpected: 180 rooms for those in need.
Now, the spaces are even more accessible, with the Y’s participation in the Delaware State Rental Assistance Program.
DOVER — Delaware workers will have several choices for paid family medical leave insurance plans as part of the Healthy Delaware Families Act.
Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro …
Linda Shockley typically works out four days a week and says she enjoys each of them.
It’s because she’s a member of the Middletown Family YMCA, she added, “a very friendly, social place where you feel welcomed by the front desk, the members, the staff.”
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 — With bands playing music and people outside eating a tasty lunch under a tent at Schutte Park it looked like an end-of-summer soiree was taking place.
However, for the hundreds of …
GEORGETOWN — The first meeting of the Sussex County Council after the Sept. 10 primary was held on Sept. 17, and was a relatively muted affair, taking only about an hour, but in the opening …
CAMBRIDGE — Delmarva Community Services Inc. (DCS) is a multi-service organization founded in 1974 that serves individuals with developmental disabilities, seniors, and individuals living in …
News traveled fast as the skatepark at George C. Wright Jr. Municipal Park in Smyrna was being dismantled by town workers Tuesday.
REHOBOTH BEACH — Finding the nation’s summer capital without a plan for what to do with itself, Rehoboth Beach officials said it has initiated an effort to develop what it calls a clear …
REHOBOTH BEACH — On Sept. 17, the Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony with Atlas Yoga & Healing Arts, 118 Atlantic Ave.in Ocean View, to celebrate its …
DOVER — Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control officials confirmed it is among the dozens of agencies working find out who might be responsible for medical waste washing …
SEAFORD — Join TidalHealth for events dedicated to raising breast cancer awareness and fostering a sense of empowerment within communities.
TidalHealth will host two community breast …
On Saturday, Sept. 14, Chesapeake Health Care (CHC) hosted a vibrant Community Health Fair at the Woodbrooke Medical Complex, marking three decades of dedicated service to Maryland’s Eastern …
WASHINGTON - The Maryland State Board of Elections completed the installation Wednesday of 286 ballot drop boxes across the state for the general election.
Marylanders can use any drop box to …