News
LEWES — A 30-year-old woman from Huntingdon, Maryland, was struck and killed by a bus while walking across Del. 24 in Lewes early Sunday morning, Delaware State Police spokesman Master Cpl. …
DELMAR – Cpl. Keith Heacook, a 22-year veteran of the Delmar Police Department, was critically injured after being involved in a physical altercation after responding to an incident at a home in north Delmar on Sunday morning, according to Delaware State Police spokesman Master Cpl. Gary Fournier.
DOVER — An 84-year-old resident of New Castle County became the latest Delawarean to die a COVID-19-related death in Delaware since the pandemic began in the state in March 2020, according to …
Coronavirus
EASTON — University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) is operating a new Infusion Center at Shore Medical Center at Easton to provide monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatment for certain …
DOVER — Six more COVID-19-related deaths were reported by the Delaware Division of Public Health in data released Saturday afternoon, while the number of individuals hospitalized throughout the …
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Kent
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is seeking proposals through June 21 for On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials.
Sussex
DOVER — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lifted an 11-day pause on Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine Friday, after scientific …
Dorchester
The National Folk Festival will return to Downtown Salisbury this fall, but visitors can expect to see a scaled-down event as the city emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic.
There will be three …
New Castle
MILFORD — U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., was in Milford on Friday to support a bill focused on improving access to safe water sources nationwide.
Wicomico
Salisbury University and University of Maryland Eastern Shore will require students and employees to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to live, learn or work on campus this fall.
Friday’s …
Somerset
The health of the Chesapeake Bay is dependent on the cooperation of six states and the District of Columbia, making it difficult to consistently tackle pollution across the estuary.New York, …
Sports
Local roundup: DSU rallies to earn a split
Delaware State trailed by four before scoring nine unanswered runs to defeat Norfolk State 9-4 in the second game of a seven-inning …
All Wesley coaches can do is move on
DOVER — The timing of things was a little surreal.
On the same February day that word was coming out that Wesley College was …
Hens grind out playoff win to end drought
NEWARK — Winning NCAA football playoff games used to be fairly commonplace for the Delaware football program.
But the fact …
Local roundup: CR hands Polytech first loss 5-0 in girls’ soccer
Five players scored goals as Caesar Rodney High blanked Polytech, 5-0, in a Henlopen North girls’ soccer matchup on …
Local roundup: Ravens hold off Spartans to stay unbeaten
Sussex Tech High scored four runs in the first three innings and then held off Lake Forest, 4-3, in Henlopen Conference baseball on …
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Delaware
DOVER — A 31-year-old Camden man was arrested on weapons and related charges following a physical altercation Thursday, Delaware State Police spokeswoman Master Cpl. Heather Pepper said.
GEORGETOWN — A 36-year-old Georgetown man was charged with burglary and other offenses following an incident Thursday, authorities said.
DOVER — A 34-year-old Hartly man was arrested on burglary and related charges following a physical altercation Thursday, Delaware State Police spokeswoman Master Cpl. Heather Pepper said.
Maryland
BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland officials said they will review all in-custody death reports during the tenure of the state's former chief medical examiner after he testified that former Minneapolis …
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A key expert for prosecutors in the Capital Gazette shooting testified Friday that the gunman’s methodical planning both for the attack and for after it indicate he is …
CAMBRIDGE — On April 19, members of the Cambridge City Council heard police officers tell of missing pay raises and an understaffed police department, leading to few new officers and trouble …
Neighbors
MILTON — Haley Alexander was crowned Miss Delaware’s Outstanding Teen on April 19 at the Milton Theatre.
A Delaware native, Haley currently attends Cab Calloway School of the Arts in …
GEORGETOWN - April is Fair Housing Month and this year marks the 53rd anniversary of the landmark Fair Housing Act signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson.
Pathways to Success Inc., which …
Dover Capital City Rotary Club is hosting its 8th Annual Flags for Heroes program.
The program is an annual collaboration between the club and Delaware Tech, Terry Campus, to raise money for …
Scenes From Bay to Bay
Full moon rising
Yesterday at 6:00 PM
George Ward of Milton took picture of the setting moon near three silos in Milton March 29.
Blooming tree
4 days ago
Jeannie Wilson of Dover took this photo at Silver Lake in Dover on April 7.
Horsing around
4 days ago
Gary Knox of Dover took this photo on the morning of April 8 on Yoder Drive in West Dover.
Tulips in Lewes
5 days ago
Patricia Sterling of Wyoming took this photo of tulips in Lewes on April 4.
Sign language
Monday, April 19
Frank Newton of Harrington took this photo of the entrance to Killens Pond State Park on April 5.
Nation
ATLANTA (AP) — Zac Gallen pitched a one-hitter in a seven-inning shutout, Stephen Vogt and Kole Calhoun homered and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Atlanta Braves 5-0 Sunday in the first game of …
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — With in George Floyd’s death, activists and the Floyd family are turning their attention to this summer's trial for the other three officers involved in his May 2020 …
SUWANEE, Ga. (AP) — Police in Georgia say a van carrying 16 people crashed onto its side and was engulfed in flames on an interstate, killing at least six people and injuring 10.
The occupants …
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — Eric Gala passed up an opportunity to get a coronavirus vaccine when shots became available in Michigan, and he admits not taking the virus seriously enough.
Then he got …
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A fight over the name of Josh drew a crowd from around the country to a Nebraska park Saturday for a heated pool-noodle brawl.
It all started a year ago when pandemic …
World
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The vast and empty Chernobyl Exclusion Zone around the site of the world's worst nuclear accident is a baleful monument to human mistakes. Yet 35 years after a power plant …
JERUSALEM (AP) — Competing claims to the holy city of Jerusalem have long fueled fighting between Israel and the Palestinians. But a new mix of players, including Gaza militants and Jewish Israeli …
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s crematoriums and burial grounds are being overwhelmed by the devastating new surge of infections tearing through the populous country with terrifying speed, depleting the …
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s Interior Ministry said Sunday that 82 people died and 110 were injured in a catastrophic fire that broke out in a Baghdad hospital.
Among the dead were at least 28 …
Business
INDIANAPOLIS — As part of its ongoing sustainability efforts, and in recognition of Earth Day, Simon encourages shoppers and retailers to reduce carbon emissions related to online …
District Governor Steve Capelli conducted the 7630 Rotarians’ conference virtually for the first time in the organization’s history.
This year’s District 7630 conference was …
SELBYVILLE — An international union representing 1.3 million essential food/retail workers is claiming victory, applauding a National Labor Relations Board ruling the union says protects its poultry workers at Mountaire Farms.
DOVER — The historic Scull Mansion, which sits on the east side of South State Street across from Bayhealth Hospital, Kent Campus, has a new lease on life — at least for the next 18 months.
Business Insights
There is nothing better than being in a room full of friends and familiar faces – even if it is a virtual room.
Although Easterseals adult day programs reopened in the fall, many of the …
Things to Do
SeaSide Railroad Club to hold Train Load Yard Sale May 1
DAGSBORO – All aboard!
With an open invitation to the public, Delaware SeaSide Railroad Club will hold its first Train Load …
Second Street Players travel back to 'Faith County'
Second Street Players in Milford take a trip back to Faith County starting this weekend with the show “An Evening of Culture: Faith …
Dover High to hold a musical walk-through Saturday
DOVER — Dover High School's Arts Academy Theatre Department will perform six acts Saturday as part of an indoor and outdoor …
Rehobeth Ruritan chicken on Saturday, April 24
The Rehobeth Ruritan Club chicken barbeque is Saturday, April 24 starting 10 a.m. at 8585 Greenhill Lane, Westover.
Drive in and …
Pop-Up Taco Event for Somerset County Technical High School
WESTOVER — If you love tacos and want to support Somerset County Technical High School then consider placing an order during a …
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