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WILMINGTON — More than 120 criminal charges against 14 defendants resulted from a monthslong investigation into six murders and several shootings in the Wilmington area, authorities announced Monday.
DOVER — City police are investigating three shootings, including one that left a 23-year-old man with a single gunshot wound to the back early Sunday.
DOVER — One person has died due to COVID-19, according to data reported by the Delaware Division of Public Health. That brings the state’s total number of COVID-related deaths to …
Coronavirus
DOVER — As the Delaware Division of Public Health has reported nearly 1 million vaccines administered, 29 new COVID-19 cases were announced Saturday, bringing the state’s total to 109,528 …
DOVER — After the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention classified the delta COVID-19 variant as a “Variant of Concern,” the Delaware Division of Public Health identified …
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Kent
GEORGETOWN — Freedom with ties to 19th century and recent history rang out at a historic site in Georgetown Saturday.
Juneteenth 2021 was celebrated at the former Richard Allen School …
Sussex
BLADES – Delaware State Police are investigating the death of a man found deceased along a roadway in Blades late Saturday night as a homicide.
Around 10:49 p.m. June 19, state police …
Dorchester
NEAR TAYLORS ISLAND — The crew of Maryland State Police (MSP) Aviation Command Trooper 6 performed an aerial rescue of a patient from a cargo ship in the Chesapeake Bay on June 18.Shortly …
New Castle
WILMINGTON — Gov. John Carney, the Delaware Division of Public Health and the Delaware Emergency Management Agency announced the list of community vaccination sites and pop-up testing sites …
Wicomico
Mardela High School's Class of 2021 held its commencement exercises Saturday, June 12, at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium in Salisbury.
Somerset
Amid signs of a significant but uneven rebound in Maryland’s oyster population, the state Department of Natural Resources is planning this fall to ease some harvest limits it had imposed two …
Sports
Gold defeats Blue 21-13: Extends win streak to 4 in all-star football game
NEWARK — When Qualeak Bumbrey reached the line of scrimmage, he was immediately met by a swarm of defenders.
Just when it …
Cambridge-South Dorchester track and field ends season with wins
LANDOVER — Cambridge-South Dorchester High School’s John Condon is a Region 1A State Champion, after posting a time of 10:06.42 in …
Blue-Gold on tap Friday night: Senator pair ready for all-star action
CAMDEN — Teyvion McCoy was always aware there would be people who would consider him undersized to play football.
But the recent …
Polytech's Mack excited for Blue-Gold opportunity
CAMDEN — After an 0-6 season, it can sometimes be easy to get overlooked.
That’s why, when he received the call, …
Photo Gallery: Delaware Girls' All-Star Game
The Delaware Girls' All-Star game was played on Tuesday.
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Delaware
GEORGETOWN — A communitywide cleanup Saturday will go well beyond trash talk.
Besides the freshening-up throughout Georgetown, the eight-hour event will be littered with food, fun, entertainment and mobile COVID-19 vaccinations.
DOVER —As part of the Dover Performing Arts Series, Col. Allen McLane will be speaking about his life in Delaware and his remembrances about his time in Dover, on The Green and in the State …
MILFORD — Shoo La La Le Beautiful Feet Boutique, and its owner Yalisha Nocks, are hitting the ground running.
Described as an “all-about-feet” concept, a variety of sneakers, …
Maryland
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The editor of the Capital Gazette, which won a special Pulitzer Prize citation for its coverage and courage in the face of a massacre in its newsroom, is leaving the Maryland …
BALTIMORE (AP) — One person was killed and five others were wounded Wednesday in a shooting in Baltimore, the city's police commissioner said.
Commissioner Michael Harrison said that the …
OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — A Black 19-year-old said he prayed for protection as he was repeatedly kneed by a police officer on a Maryland beach town's boardwalk during a videotaped confrontation that …
Neighbors
DOVER — For many families, nothing is more important than passing on traditions and values from one generation to the next — whether that be learning your family’s trade, memorizing …
GEORGETOWN — It all begins this Monday morning — the modern era in CHEER’s mission to deliver nutrition to Sussex County seniors.
With three years of planning, fundraising and …
LEWES — With the approval of Lewes City Council and support from local residents, a charitable fund at the Greater Lewes Foundation proposes to pay for a historic town clock to be installed at …
Scenes From Bay to Bay
Sun and moon
4 days ago
Mike Sampere of Dover took this photo of the setting sun and the rising moon from the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park on May 26.
Port Mahon pier
Monday, June 14
Alex Cisar of Dover took this photo of the Port Mahon fuel unloading pier on May 27.
Osprey in the nest
Sunday, June 13
Jim Webster of Dover took this photo of a young osprey along the C&D Canal on May 23.
Nation
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian markets skidded on Monday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 index down 3.4%, after a sell-off Friday on Wall Street gave the S&P 500 its worst weekly loss since February.
Investors …
NEW DELHI — Every adult in India is now eligible for a free vaccine paid for by the federal government.
The changed role for the federal government starting Monday ends a complex system of …
CHICAGO (AP) — A radar-confirmed tornado swept through communities in heavily populated suburban Chicago, damaging more than 100 homes, toppling trees, knocking out power and causing multiple …
In early 2020, when the coronavirus began making it difficult for many people around the world to breathe, hospitals became a central front against a disease that, more than a year later, has killed …
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A member of a men’s chorus group unintentionally slammed into fellow chorists at the start of a Pride parade in South Florida, killing one member of the group and …
World
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban fighters took control of a key district in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province Monday and encircled the provincial capital, police said, as the insurgent group …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's president-elect said Monday he wouldn't meet with President Joe Biden nor negotiate over Tehran's ballistic missile program and its support of regional …
BERLIN (AP) — Thunderstorms brought a much-needed cooldown to parts of Western Europe over the weekend as the continent sweltered under its first summer heatwave.
Forecasters predicted further …
GOUDOUBO, Burkina Faso (AP) — Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has visited war-weakened Burkina Faso to show solidarity with people who continue to welcome the displaced, despite grappling with …
Business
The Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce (CDCC) is thrilled to announce that, after a hiatus of over a year due to the pandemic, Kent County Open for Business is coming back! This FREE business …
DOVER — Delaware’s unemployment rate has declined precipitously from the record-setting mark of one year ago, but it remains slightly worse than the nation as a whole and a few points …
WILMINGTON — Barnes & Thornburg has added eight prominent lawyers, consultants and staff in Delaware, including partners Thomas McGonigle, Shawn Tucker and Michael Maimone.
Top …
WILMINGTON — As part of celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, United Way of Delaware recently named DuPont and its employees as recipients of the “Diamond Anniversary …
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
Delaware State Police Museum exhibit details 1979 murder case
DOVER — When visitors fully return to the Delaware State Police Museum — hopefully by the end of the month, officials say …
St. Peter’s 55th annual Art Show slated for July 3
LEWES — St. Peter’s 55th Annual Art Show will take place on July 3.
The show will 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Second and Market …
Burgers and Brew fundraiser to be held July 6
CAMDEN — Hosted by the Camden-Wyoming Moose Lodge 203 Valued Veterans Activity Group wiil host “Burgers and Brew” on …
Best Bets: June Jam on search to answer musical question
In a year when most music festivals took 2020 off due to the coronavirus pandemic, the show went on for June Jam, albeit a little …
Delaware Shakespeare receives two NEA grants
WILMINGTON — Delaware Shakespeare has received two grants funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, recognizing the …
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