News
DOVER - Republican legislators on Friday introduced five measures they say are designed to improve Delaware’s voting system for all .
In a statement, GOP supporters detailed what they …
WILMINGTON — Every year, NAMI Delaware brings together hundreds of people to raise mental health awareness and funds through NAMIWalks Delaware. This year due to COVID-19, NAMI will continue …
LEWES — The Lewes Lions Club has donated $2,500 to thank Beebe’s nurses for the care they have provided and all they are doing to support the community, especially during the COVID-19 …
Coronavirus
WILMINGTON — Delaware has continued to take its full allotment of COVID-19 vaccines each week from the federal government, but if demand drops further, the state might ask for less supply.
DOVER — The Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund’s Community Needs Grants program at the Delaware Community Foundation announced Thursday that it has awarded $210,000 to 21 nonprofit organizations providing services to communities statewide.
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Kent
DOVER — As excitement continues to build for the 21 new doctors who will arrive this July as part of the Internal Medicine Residency and Family Medicine Residency programs at Bayhealth, the …
Sussex
LAUREL — A wanted 49-year-old Laurel man was arrested on criminal charges after a vehicle pursuit and eventual apprehension, Delaware State Police spokeswoman Master Cpl. Heather Pepper …
Dorchester
ADELPHI — The University System of Maryland Board of Regents voted unanimously May 5 to increase tuition and dormitory fees for the 2021-22 academic year, following a freeze on tuition and fees …
New Castle
DOVER — The Delaware Department of Agriculture received an additional round of funding to enhance the competitiveness of Delaware-grown specialty crops through USDA’s Pandemic Assis-tance …
Wicomico
Weston Young, Wicomico County’s former Deputy Chief of Administration and Public Works Director, has been named the incoming Chief Administrative Officer for Worcester County.
The Worcester …
Somerset
PIKESVILLE — The Maryland Department of State Police and the Maryland Department of Labor are warning the public of an increase in unemployment insurance related fraud cases and other scams …
Sports
Local roundup: Caravel blanks Riders in girls’ soccer
Caravel tallied four first-half goals before blanking Caesar Rodney High, 4-0, in a non-conference girls’ soccer matchup on …
Local college notebook: Hens get chance at FCS finals
NEWARK — There were so many times when this Delaware football season could have gotten off track.
First, COVID-19 pushed the …
Local roundup: Sterling homer lifts Ravens past Eagles in seventh
Megan Sterling’s two-out, three-run homerun in the bottom of the seventh inning gave Sussex Tech a dramatic 5-4 walk-off softball …
Dover finds new football coach right down the road at Wesley
DOVER — The first time the Dover High football job was open, Chip Knapp was still very much the Wesley College head …
Athlete of the Week: Desiree Zapata, Smyrna girls' soccer
Smyrna High soccer player Desiree Zapata was voted this week’s State News Athlete of the Week. The freshman scored five of the …
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Delaware
ATLANTIC OCEAN — A 2009 Smyrna High School graduate and native of Clayton is serving aboard USS Iwo Jima, a U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship.
Staff Sgt. Jason Keskemety joined …
DELMAR — Temporary road closures are planned Monday as the funeral of Delmar Police Department Cpl. Keith Heacook proceeds.
GEORGETOWN — The momentous proclamation commemorating abolition of slavery in America more than 150 years ago will be celebrated June 19 in the heart of Sussex County.
Maryland
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan will posthumously pardon 34 victims of racial lynching in the state who were denied legal due process in the allegations against them between 1854 …
The Salisbury Police Department has been awarded national accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.
The city’s recognition in the Tier 1 CALEA Law …
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Civil rights advocates sued a Maryland county on Wednesday to seek the court-ordered removal of a Confederate monument from a courthouse lawn on the state's Eastern Shore, …
Neighbors
BEAR — The National Association for Black Veterans has added its flag to those flown at the Veterans Cemetery in Bear.
Nolan Lewis, U.S. Army veteran and a member of the Delaware Commission …
DOVER — The First State Webfooters will celebrate 40 years with a 5K/10K walking event this month.
The event will be held at the Kent County Recreation Center, 1683 New Burton Road, Dover …
LEWES — The Sussex County Genealogical Society will hold its general meeting next Saturday, electing officers for the 2021-2022 year.
The meeting will be held via Zoom on Saturday, May 15, …
Scenes From Bay to Bay
Last light
Yesterday at 6:17 PM
Lee Mullarkey of Dover took this picture April 17 in Rehoboth Beach as the sun was going down.
Former hunting lodge
2 days ago
Dave Tally of Camden took this photo of the former M&M Hunting Lodge at the Woodland Beach Wildlife Area in Smyrna April 1.
Spring in Dover
2 days ago
Gary Knox of Dover captured spring in an alley off North and State streets in downtown Dover April 15.
Outfoxed
4 days ago
Judith Vianden of Felton took this photo of foxes playing on dirt piles behind her house on April 11.
Above it all
5 days ago
Jim Webster of Dover took this photo of a proud bald eagle surveying the marsh at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge on April 13.
Nation
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — States asked the federal government this week to withhold staggering amounts of COVID-19 vaccine amid plummeting demand for the shots, contributing to a growing U.S. stockpile …
May 1 - 7, 2021
From a man running to escape heat emitting from the multiple funeral pyres of COVID-19 victims at a crematorium in India, to visitors admiring the newly reopened Sistine Chapel in …
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — First came the amazing pictures, then the video. Now NASA is sharing sounds of its little helicopter humming through the thin Martian air.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion …
Rachel Zoll, who for 17 years as religion writer for The Associated Press endeared herself to colleagues, competitors and sources with her warm heart and world-class reporting skills, died Friday in …
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s population fell by more than 182,000 people in 2020, marking the first year-over-year loss ever recorded for the nation’s most populous state.
State …
World
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A new Zulu king in South Africa was named amid scenes of chaos Friday night as other members of the royal family questioned Prince Misuzulu Zulu's claim to the title …
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — India's surge in coronavirus cases is having a dangerous effect on neighboring Bangladesh. Health experts warn of imminent vaccine shortages just as the country should be …
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Some have claimed she’s indulging a forbidden romance. More likely, loneliness compels her to seek company at Rio de Janeiro’s zoo.
Either way, a blue-and-yellow macaw …
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union cemented its support for Pfizer-BioNTech and its novel COVID-19 vaccine technology Saturday by agreeing to a massive contract extension for a potential 1.8 …
Business
WILMINGTON — Anne Harper, executive director of Delaware Nature Society, will retire at the end of June.
After a total of four years of service in two different roles, Ms. Harper will be …
GEORGETOWN — Change is coming to Georgetown’s northbound U.S. 113 corridor.
Auto Pros, an automotive sales-service business operated by the Scherl family since June 2013, will be closing its doors this summer, paving the way for a nonautomotive business facilitated through Silicato Development.
DOVER — Employers throughout the First State are staffing up in preparation for the loosening of COVID-19 guidelines on May 21, and anticipated demand over the summer months. To support …
GEORGETOWN — Although a March 17 public hearing by Sussex County’s Industrial Revenue Bond Committee — scheduled to address a bond-issuance request by Bioenergy Development Group DE LLC — was posted March 10, no one offered their comments.
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
Best Bets: Kent County Theatre Guild cooks up with comedy with 'The Kitchen Witches'
Start with a heaping handful of Martha Stewart, then add a whole lot of family turmoil and a dash of Jerry Springer, and you have the …
Maritime archeology topic of Second Friday of Milford
MILFORD — The Second Friday of Milford program for Friday, May 14 at 7 p.m. will be about maritime archaeology in the area.Stephanie …
May days in Milford
The Riverwalk Farmers Market kicked off its season May 1.
Downtown Milford Inc. President Peggy Reilly said she was excited about …
Country's Allen to perform fundraising show for Heacook's family
DEWEY BEACH — Add country music star Jimmie Allen to the list of those seeking to help the family of the late Delmar Police Cpl. …
Walter L. Fox Post 2 to host Fourth of July Parade
DOVER — The American Legion, Walter L. Fox Post 2 will hold its annual Fourth of July Parade on Sunday, July 4
Participants …
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