News
DOVER — Delaware Auditor Kathy McGuiness on Monday called on Express Scripts Inc. to pay back the $24.5 million she says it overcharged the state of Delaware for its state employees’ …
MILFORD — A 19-year-old Harrington man died from injuries suffered in a crash on Milford-Harrington Highway on Saturday night, Delaware State Police spokeswoman Master Cpl. Heather Pepper said.
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.
Coronavirus
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 …
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 …
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Kent
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.
Sussex
NEWARK — The COVID-19 pandemic crippled the U.S. economy and drove record unemployment numbers. It also turned into the worst crisis to hit families in decades as kids had their educations …
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
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 …
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
Royals’ Schlabach turns on the power as a senior
GEORGETOWN — Kandice Schlabach had hits home runs before.
But there was something about this one that caught the attention of the …
Roundup: UNC player takes lead in Delaware Amateur
Douglass Ergood, a 21-year-old who plays for the University of North Carolina, fired a five-under par 66 to take a two-shot lead after …
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 …
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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
ANNAPOLIS — As boat building becomes a dying art, I was recently thinking about my ancestors, all of whom worked in some way with forestry, fisheries, or both. My mother’s father worked …
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 …
Scenes From Bay to Bay
Sun and moon
5 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.
Horse in a field
Wednesday, June 16
Lee Mullarkey of Dover took this photo in a field in Camden on June 3.
Port Mahon pier
Monday, June 14
Alex Cisar of Dover took this photo of the Port Mahon fuel unloading pier on May 27.
Nation
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 …
HONOLULU (AP) — Dozens of baby squid from Hawaii are in space for study.
The baby Hawaiian bobtail squid were raised at the University of Hawaii's Kewalo Marine Laboratory and were blasted into …
PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities on Monday identified the man accused of plowing his pickup truck into a group of bicyclists taking part in a weekend race in an Arizona mountain town, critically injuring …
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 …
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 …
World
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dismissed prospects for early resumption of diplomacy with the United States, saying Tuesday the U.S. expectations …
COPENHAGEN (AP) — After scoring a goal to help Denmark advance at the European Championship, Joakim Maehle walked straight to a TV camera and formed a “10” with his fingers.
That was for …
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 …
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 …
Business
WILMINGTON — United Way of Delaware announced Monday Julia Ashworth of JPMorgan Chase and Vince Stutts of DuPont were each elected to a three-year term on the board of directors, while Doug …
WILMINGTON — The Delaware Black Chamber of Commerce has partnered with Interise, a national not-for-profit with small business programs, to offer EnrichDelaware. Using Interise’s …
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 …
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
Grants distributed to help the arts in central Delaware
DOVER — The CenDel Foundation has distributed $12,261 in grants to organizations fostering the arts in central Delaware.
The Kent …
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 …
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