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Darius Brown
Trial begins for Delaware senator in assault case
WILMINGTON — The trial of a Delaware senator accused of punching a woman in the head while together at a restaurant last year opened Wednesday with her version of events and testimony from … more
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A Delaware Department of Transportation plow clears Coastal Highway near Rehoboth Beach on Monday.
One dead as snowstorm impacts travel in Delaware
A fatal accident was reported this morning as Kent County continued to get the brunt of the snowstorm. Delaware Department of Transportation spokesman C.R. McLeod said the crash occurred on … more
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Two deaths in Toddville fire
TODDVILLE – Tragedy struck a South Dorchester village late on New Year’s Day, when a fire killed two people. A report from the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal around 9:30 … more
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James T. Vaughn Correctional Center near Smyrna Special To The Delaware State News/Gary Emeigh
Delaware Department of Correction suspends in-person visitation due to COVID-19
DOVER – The Department of Correction will temporarily suspend in-person visitation to all of its Level V prison and Level IV work release and violation of probation facilities as a precaution … more
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DSU4-MCleryA Delaware State University students walk in front of the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Center at DSU. Delaware State News/Marc Clery
Delaware State University students juggle booster mandate, delay
DOVER — When he first found out that his return to Delaware State University would be delayed by two weeks, Charles Anyanwu had flashbacks to the spring of his freshman year in … more
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State's Attorney Jamie Dykes.
Gun conviction vacated following Wicomico Integrity Unit probe
Some 18 months after the Wicomico State’s Attorney created a special investigative unit to review cases that may have been impacted by a theft scandal in the Salisbury Police Department’s … more
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Dover High school resource officer Cpl. Demetrius Stevenson talks with two students. Regarding school violence, he said, it's necessary for “students to be part of the solution. Build rapport and relationships with your students, gain trust. Once you obtain the aforementioned, you’ll know the heartbeat and pulse of your school climate as soon as you walk through your school doors.”
Police: School violence in Delaware still scarce
While a recent student assault at Milford Central Academy illustrates the potential for violence in Delaware’s public schools, authorities say those types of acts are a rarity. more
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Brandon Haas
Brandon Haas imprisoned again for breach of release offense in Delaware case involving child's death
GEORGETOWN — For the second time in eight months, a 40-year-old man indicted following the death of a child whose remains were found in Smyrna in 2019 has been imprisoned on a breach of release … more
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Phillip J. “Jamie” Harrington III, and his company, Capt. Phip’s Seafood Inc. pleaded guilty Sept. 15 to unlawful employment of undocumented workers and to visa fraud, respectively, related to the employment of temporary workers employed at Harrington companies. Capt. Phip's Seafood is located in Secretary.
Capt. Phip’s Seafood fined $240,000 for visa fraud
BALTIMORE – U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander on Nov. 23 sentenced Phillip J. “Jamie” Harrington III, of Dorchester County, to one year of probation, to pay a $10,000 fine, a … more
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Beginning Dec. 18, officers will receive raises starting at 4 percent and increasing to as much as 8.7 percent for anyone with nine or more years in the department. The city also plans to increase starting salaries and offer $25,000 bonuses to new recruits. The total annual impact on the budget is $387,656.
Approval expected for Salisbury Police Department raises
Salisbury’s police officers are set to receive mid-year pay raises as part of a plan to improve recruitment and retention efforts in the department. Other jurisdictions have been forced to … more
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Take-home vehicles on way for Milford officers
MILFORD — Though there are available funds from a to-be-determined source, Milford police officers won’t be taking their duty vehicles home for at least nine months, maybe more. more
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A 16-year-old boy was killed and another teen wounded in a shooting Thursday in the 900 block of Camelia Street in Cambridge.
Maryland State Police investigating fatal shooting in Cambridge
CAMBRIDGE – Maryland State Police (MSP), with assistance from the Cambridge Police Department, are investigating a shooting on Thursday in which one person died and another was injured in … more
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Firefighters from Lewes, Rehoboth Beach, Milton, Indian River battled a structure fire at 29 Dove Knoll Drive in the Dove Knoll Development off of Coastal Highway behind Midway Shopping Center south of Lewes on Saturday at approximately 8 a.m. Units arrived to find heavy fire in the garage with extension into the home. No one was injured as crews fought the blaze for 2 1/2 hours to bring it under control.
Spate of recent fires in downstate Delaware keep investigators busy
A string of fires this month continued in Georgetown Monday night, then Tuesday morning in Dover. Since Nov. 1, the State Fire Marshal’s Office has investigated at least seven significant … more
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Life without parole is sentence for man who killed ECI officer
CAMBRIDGE — After 20 years since the murder of ECI Correctional Officer Gregory Guy Collins the man charged in 2019 with that crime was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of … more
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Theopalis Gregory
Former Wilmington City Council president convicted of official misconduct
WILMINGTON - Former Wilmington City Council President Theopalis "Theo” Gregory was convicted of official misconduct connected to a city grant, the Delaware Department of Justice Department … more
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Andrew Bradshaw
Cambridge mayor charged with distributing sex images
CAMBRIDGE, Md. — Mayor Andrew Bradshaw was arrested Monday on 50 misdemeanor counts of distributing intimate/sex images involving a former romantic partner, according to court records. more
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A senior exits a Frederica Senior Center bus on Thursday. Twice in the past three months, the 16-passenger 2019 Ford E-450 bus has had its catalytic converter stolen.
Catalytic converter thefts on rise in Delaware
DOVER — Driving to work early one Monday morning, Tonya Newman thought it was a joke. Seven Modern Maturity Center buses had been vandalized over the weekend, a bus driver told the center’s transportation manager over the phone. more
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Climate protesters, mostly seniors, gathered outside J.P. Morgan Chase in Wilmington on June 28. Fifteen of them were later arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and civil unrest.
Climate activists found guilty in Wilmington protest
WILMINGTON — A New Castle County Justice of the Peace found 11 of 15 climate activists guilty of disorderly conduct and civil unrest Friday related to a protest outside J.P. Morgan Chase Bank … more
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Police Chief Barbara Duncan and Mayor Jake Day at a news conference on Monday.
Audit finds changes needed in Salisbury Police Evidence Room
Some 18 months after it was revealed that an employee in the Salisbury Police Department's Evidence Room had improperly removed cash, an auditor’s report has recommended broad changes in the … more
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This view from Leonards Lane shows officers from the Cambridge Police Department and Dor-chester Sheriff's Office investigating at the scene of a fatal shooting Sunday. The incident oc-curred in the 500 block of Greenwood Avenue.
Man, 18, shot and killed in Cambridge on Sunday
CAMBRIDGE - On Nov. 7 at approximately 12:52 p.m., police were on routine patrol in the 600 block of Greenwood Avenue when they heard gunshots in the area, a statement from the Cambridge Police … more
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