District 37 A and B legislators generally gave improved marks to the recent Annapolis session as Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce hosted a luncheon meeting Tuesday, April 30, at the Delmarva …

MILFORD – Following the certification of election results, newly elected city council members were sworn into their new position at the city council meeting on May 6. The election that …

The Big College Basketball Tournament captures the hearts of millions, transcending beyond the thrill of March Basketball to impact workplace dynamics across the country. As employees  immerse …

May 8 1907 — Canadian Tommy Burns retains his world heavyweight boxing title after beating ‘Philadelphia’ Jack O’Brien on points in 20 rounds. 1915 — Regret, ridden by Joe Notter, …

SALISBURY — Craig Faunce might walk a bit slower these days, but he is more determined than ever to help make Salisbury the cleanest city in Maryland. His latest mission is equipping citizens …

GEORGETOWN — The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays announces a collaborative effort with the Georgetown Public Library to host a volunteer planting event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the …

Maryland State Police homicide investigators arrested a Wicomico County man on May 6...

Two Dover men were arrested Thursday in connection with the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Camay De Silva on April 21 on the campus of Delaware State University.

LEWES — Cape Henlopen’s 10 schools had two which required some degree of action based on lead concentrations found in drinking water. H.O. Brittingham Elementary School in Milton had …

Dover Police on Monday announced two arrests in connection with the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old Wilmington woman at Delaware State University on April 21.

A 65-year-old Felton man died from injuries suffered in a single-vehicle crash Sunday in Greenwood, Delaware State Police said.

Though the number of suspected overdoses coming in to Beebe Healthcare’s emergency room has abated somewhat, overall numbers in Sussex and Kent counties rose over the weekend.

DOVER — The annual Governor’s Agricultural and Urban Conservation Awards were presented April 30 at a ceremony recognizing this year’s honorees. Delaware Department of Natural …

DAGSBORO – School board elections in the State of Delaware are Tuesday, May 14. For the first time since 2000, Dr. Donald Hattier Jr. will not be part of an election. Retirement has …

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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, …

SALISBURY -- We’re celebrating a decade of headlines and deadlines. A decade of celebrating the place we call home. A decade of the Salisbury Independent. “Hello …

LEWES — In the last week, there have been 83 suspected overdoses from a yet-to-be-confirmed drug mixture in Sussex County, with concentrations of cases in the …

District 37B State Delegate Tom Hutchinson had planned a relaxing respite, a Miami cruise, to unwind after the busy legislative session concluded.

Come for an evening with the stars. The 2024 Stars of the Banner Celebration returns to Cambridge with live music, good food and fun. This free, public celebration is presented by the Dorchester Banner …

WASHINGTON — Jane Rigby has explored the stars for decades. Now, she stands among them as the recipient of a Presidential Medal of Freedom. Dr. Rigby, an astronomer who grew up in Seaford, …

DOVER — A controversial bill that aims to provide state oversight to hospital spending will be heard in the Senate Executive Committee on Tuesday at 4 p.m. House Substitute 2 for House …

DOVER — House Minority Leader Mike Ramone is seeking the Republican nomination in this year’s gubernatorial race, he announced in front of Legislative Hall on Monday. With his eyes …

Some high school students are getting creative by developing businesses to address problems in their districts. And one such group at Lake Forest High School has been awarded for it.

FELTON – Finance students at Lake Forest High School are using the knowledge they learn to tell others about what they learn. Peyton Moore is a senior at the school that took the Financial …

With spring in full bloom and strawberry season right around the corner, many Delawareans are starting to think about shopping for locally fresh fruits and vegetables. Fresh food fanatics will …

GEORGETOWN — The new rules to place forested buffers between developments is scheduled to have another public hearing in front of the Sussex County Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday. …

TRAPPE — The Talbot County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division has arrested a second suspect involved in a March 23 incident on Howell Point Road. Flamond D. Woolford, …

Russell Standard, a Pittsburgh-based asphalt materials and pavement preservation company, has assumed operations of the state’s only asphalt terminal.

First, in May 2017, it was the DE Turf Sports Complex that joined the longtime restaurant Meding’s Seafood along Del. 1 in Frederica. That was followed by an 86-room SpringHill Suites location in August 2023, the first part of the commercial site dubbed Asbury Square.