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From left, Georgetown Town Crier Kirk Lawson reads the returns from Tuesday's election as High Sheriff of Sussex County Robert Lee looks on during Return Day celebrations Thursday in Georgetown. DAILY STATE NEWS/BRIAN TROMPETER

Gallery: Return Day in Georgetown

GEORGETOWN — Politicians and voters made the traditional "return" to The Circle in Georgetown to celebrate the results of the 2026 …
Defeated U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Mike Katz speaks at the Colonial Region Republican Committee's headquarters in Newark on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

As U.S. Senate candidacy ends, Katz has his final say

His candidacy for U.S. Senate concluding, Republican challenger Dr. Mike Katz had some words for the incumbent victor, Democrat Chris …
Incumbent Rep. Lyndon Yearick, left, will face Democratic challenger Annie Norman in the Nov. 3 general election.

Delaware House now has a Democratic supermajority

The word of the night Tuesday, Nov. 3, was “supermajority.” For the first time, Delaware Democrats have this status in both the …
U.S. Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del, was elected to her second two-year term in Congress. She is seeking to co-chair the House's Democratic Policy and Communication Committee.

GALLERY: Delaware Democrats celebrate after big wins in 2026 midterm

Following a national trend, Delaware Democrats saw big wins Tuesday evening. 
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Delaware Election Results

Results with all districts reporting. Voter turnout: 47.49 percent
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Tony Sarbanes gets his first look at the Anthony Sarbanes Way street sign. PROVIDED/TRACY SAHLER

‘Build a better community’: Sarbanes honored at Salisbury street-naming ceremony

SALISBURY — The name Tony Sarbanes is synonymous with the city of Salisbury and Wicomico County. A retired educator, Army …
Retired Delaware state archivist Russ McCabe has had perfect Sussex County Return Day attendance, spanning seven decades.

Sussex County Return Day draws traditional crowd

Among thousands of attendees and with no previous experience, Bethany Beach’s Ron Calef claimed the Mayor’s Hatchet Toss trophy …
State Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown, speaking at the Delaware Democratic Party's election night watch party in Wilmington on Tuesday, Nov. 3, was chosen by her caucus Wednesday to be House speaker for another two years.

Minor-Brown chosen to keep Delaware House speaker post

The Delaware House of Representatives’ majority caucus voted Wednesday, Nov. 4, for the chamber’s leadership in the upcoming …
Beef top rounds and an ox, totaling more than 1,100 pounds of meat, were roasting Wednesday, Nov. 4, for the next day's Sussex County Return Day. On the crew were, from left, Ken Towers, Paul Franzoni, Kelly Franzoni, Daniel Carey, Mark Pettyjohn, Alvin Holston, Raymond Morris and Bill Bradley.

Where’s the beef? At the Return Day pre-party in Georgetown

Sussex County Return Day — the centuries-long, every-other-year farewell to the election season in Georgetown — includes a tasty …
Wicomico County Board of Education. SALISBURY INDEPENDENT/RICHARD CAINES

Wicomico County Board of Education to welcome three new members

Three new members have been elected to serve on the Wicomico County Board of Education. Joyce Farrare, who filed with her name on …
State of Delaware government
Sen. Gerald Hocker, R-Ocean View, and Sen. Brian Pettyjohn, R-Georgetown, were reelected by the Senate minority caucus Friday, Nov. 6, to continue to serve as minority leader and minority whip, respectively. 
Delaware’s federal officials who were up for reelection this year, Sen. Chris Coons and Rep. Sarah McBride, both D-Del., saw decisive victories Tuesday, Nov. 3.
A special report from Delaware state auditor Lydia York this month found that “a small but significant group” of foster children under the Division of Family Services are sometimes sent to costly out-of-state placements or must temporarily sleep in state offices.
The First State’s congressional delegation gathered at the Delaware Healthcare Association’s 30th annual forum in Dover on Thursday, Oct. 29, to discuss upcoming changes to Medicaid and other concerns.
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DOVER — NABVETS and other local veteran organizations are set to salute service members with “Honoring All Who Served,” the 2026 Dover Veterans Day Parade in the downtown corridor on Saturday. …
Anna Skinner defines the Spring Meadow age 55-plus neighborhood in Smyrna in terms of its residents, not its streets, buildings and houses.
GEORGETOWN  —  As the ox and beef top rounds were roasting in pits for Thursday's mega-celebration, the 2026 Sussex County Return Day festivities kicked off Wednesday evening,  …
DOVER — Kent County’s officeholders will remain the same, with one exception, following Tuesday’s election. Incumbent recorder of deeds Eugenia Thornton, R, lost to Democratic challenger Ramona …
A 49-year-old Middletown man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Oct. 23, for a crime spree during which he robbed a restaurant at gunpoint last year.
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SALISBURY — Wicomico County unofficially has a new county executive. Democrat Ernest Davis narrowly defeated incumbent Republican Julie Giordano, garnering 51.01 percent of the vote. Davis …
By Charlotte Ormond, Calista Sybrant, Joe Wicke Capital News Service BALTIMORE _ Gov. Wes Moore won his reelection bid Tuesday defeating his Republican opponent Dan Cox and securing his …
SALISBURY — The Salisbury Independent will be providing results from Maryland's midterm election throughout the night. Polls closed at 8 p.m. GOVERNOR Gov. Wes Moore has been elected to a …
SALISBURY — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore made a closing pitch for the Democratic candidates of Wicomico County to a crowd at First Baptist Church on Oct. 30, three days before Election Day. Moore …
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Laura Ann Davis, 80

     Laura Ann Davis, of Milford, Delaware, passed away peacefully on October 26, 2026, surrounded by her family.      Laura was …
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Douglas Wayne Nelson, 70

     Douglas Wayne Nelson, 70 of Crisfield, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2026, at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.      Born …
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Sarah Elizabeth “Beth” Porter Hohman

     Sarah Elizabeth “Beth” Porter Hohman passed away on October 25, 2026, surrounded by her loving family.      Beth was …
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Marie Gillian Gannon, 62

    Marie Gillian Gannon, of Harrington, DE, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2026 at Bayhealth Hospital, Kent …
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Faye Spartz, 87

     Faye was born in San Francisco on October 12, 1939 to C. Allen and Mary G. Fountain. She passed into her eternal …
Sports
Jackson Hess of the Vikings manages to get to the ball between CR’s Rylan Brown (22) and Landon Victory in the first half.  SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH

Seven Henlopen teams make DIAA boys' soccer state tournaments

DOVER — Seven Henlopen teams have made the fields for the DIAA Division I and II boys’ soccer state tournaments that were …
Smyrna head volleyball coach Nicole Bartkiewicz going over game plan during a timeout in Thursday night’s match with Mt. Pleasant.  SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH

Photo gallery: Smyrna vs. Mt. Pleasant girls' volleyball

SMYRNA — No. 15 Smyrna High downed No. 18 Mt. Pleasant, 3-1, in the first round of the DIAA girls’ volleyball state tournament on …
Middletown’s Daniel Davis hanging on to stop Hameed Lonon-Chase of Smyrna in the second quarter.  SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/Gary Emeigh

DIAA football state tourney seeding still on the line

With only one week left in the Delaware high school football regular season after this weekend, most teams have a pretty clear idea …
Polytech Panthers rush out onto the field for their season opener with Early College.  SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/Gary Emeigh

Polytech hopes first district win is a sign of progress

WOODSIDE — For Polytech High’s football team, it wasn’t a great start. On the first play from scrimmage against Odessa last …
Eagles’ Amber Galloway scores on a hard return in Thursday’s state tournament match played at Smyrna.  SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH

Smyrna, Cape Henlopen advance in DIAA volleyball; Delaware State men fall to Navy

SMYRNA — No. 15 Smyrna High downed No. 18 Mt. Pleasant, 3-1, in the first round of the DIAA girls’ volleyball state tournament on …
Business
This lot at the Garrison Oak Business Center, just east of Dover, is the kind of parcel that Aternium will be developing for new energy alternatives in 2027. DAILY STATE NEWS/MIKE FINNEY

Aternium, a clean hydrogen facility planned in Dover, gets a jump start by the state

DOVER — Gov. Matt Mayer announced on Oct. 30 that Aternium’s proposed $380 million hydrogen and heavy water production facility in …
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Executive Order creating Maryland Maritime Task Force signed by Gov. Moore

ANNAPOLIS — Governor Wes Moore announced last month his signing of an executive order to create the Maryland Maritime Task Force …
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State of Base Briefing Breakfast registration ends soon

Covering close to 4,000 acres in Kent County, employing a military and civilian workforce of 6,100 personnel, and with a financial …
Members of the Downtown Dover Partnership, elected officials, and the construction team took in a watch party at the Downtown Dover Mobility Center construction site last Wednesday. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DOWNTOWN DOVER PARTNERSHIP

Downtown Dover Partnership hosts construction-site ‘watch party’

DOVER — It’s not very often that a “watch party” takes place at a construction site. However, that is just what the …
Levy Metal is now open in the former LensCrafters location. SALISBURY INDEPENDENT/COLE SIMMS

Levy Metal in Salisbury hopes to make a big community impact with hands on activities and custom-built guitars

SALISBURY — Since its soft opening, Levy Metal has drawn up to 50 people a day to the Salisbury mall in the former LensCrafters …
National News

AP News Summary at 12:17 a.m. EST

A brutal sell-off for AI stocks sends Wall Street reeling, and the S&P 500 tumbles 4.4% NEW YORK (AP) — A brutal sell-off …
President Donald Trump talks to reporters during a tour of White House Ballroom construction at the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Trump concedes Iran war impact on elections but insists he’d ‘do it again’

President Donald Trump must now decide what to do about his unpopular 8-month-old war against Iran. For weeks, Trump threatened a …
FILE- Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, meets volunteer first responders from the Bondi Surf Bathers' Life Saving Club during a visit to Bondi Beach, Australia, on April 17, 2026. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Father of Meghan Markle arrested on charges related to child sexual abuse material, AP sources say

Thomas Markle, the father of Prince Harry’s wife Meghan, has been arrested by federal agents in Florida on charges related to child …

Democrat Scott Wiener wins election to U.S. House in California's 11th Congressional District

Democrat Scott Wiener wins election to U.S. House in California's 11th Congressional District.

Republican Mark Lamb wins election to U.S. House in Arizona's 5th Congressional District

Republican Mark Lamb wins election to U.S. House in Arizona's 5th Congressional District.
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