Around the Hall: Chambers tackle bills about youth servers, pilotage rates, equal accommodations

DOVER — Lawmakers passed a variety of measures in the House of Representatives and in the Senate on Thursday.

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DOVER — With Senate approval Thursday, Delaware’s lawmakers are poised to expand access to medication abortions as other states are moving toward further restrictions. House Bill 320 …

WILMINGTON — The high-profile case against Delaware Auditor Kathleen McGuiness may now stretch for months longer than expected.
DOVER — Legislation to financially support Delaware taxpayers was passed unanimously in the House Administration Committee on Wednesday. House Bill 360, or the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate …
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DOVER — The Holland family, together with the Delaware Supreme Court, will celebrate the life of former Justice Randy J. Holland at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 30, in the Educational and Humanities …
WILMINGTON - Gov. John Carney on Friday announced that he will nominate Patricia A. Winston to serve as a judge on the Superior Court in New Castle County.
Coronavirus
The Social Security Administration will resume live services at its offices this week.
When Dr. Jonathan Kaufmann’s son needed an ophthalmology appointment, the family did not drive more than an hour to Nemours Eye Clinic in Wilmington. Rather, the exam was done virtually in the parking lot of his son’s school. What could have been a four-hour excursion, Dr. Kaufmann said, took just 15 minutes.
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Central Delaware Chamber’s 55+ Expo targets growing demographic

DOVER — According to U.S. Census Bureau data, Kent County’s older-adult population is growing. By 2030, the number of central Delaware residents 55 and older is expected to more than double what it was in 2000.

MILLSBORO — A high-density annexation the developer says could bring affordable rentals to a growth area on the town’s western edge remains in limbo.
WILMINGTON — Past Josiah Marvel Cup winner, high school friend to this year’s awardee and President of the United States of America Joseph R. Biden sent a recorded message to congratulate …
DOVER — A Republican member of the state House of Representatives is trying for a second time to make state agencies proposing new regulations consider impacts on businesses in the First State. …
Sports
Cape’s pitcher Nick Cox throws a pitch against a Dover batter the first inning at Cape on Tuesday.

Local roundup: Cape rallies past IR in ninth; Lake takes win in softball

Tim Hitchcock singled home Luke Crouch with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning as Cape Henlopen High rallied to beat …
Smyrna’s Desiree Zapata and Polytech’s Maria Granitto battle for the ball in the first half at Smyrna on Thursday.

Local roundup: Zapata, Barr pace Smyrna girls to North win

Smyrna High tallied six first-half goals en route to a 9-1 Henlopen North girls’ soccer win over Polytech on a rainy Thursday …
Delaware's Andrew Carr goes up for a dunk after one of the Blue Hens' 24 assists in Thursday night's win over William & Mary.

Blue Hen standout Carr enters name in NCAA Transfer Portal

NEWARK — There was a hope among Delaware basketball fans that Andrew Carr’s family history with the Blue Hens might keep him in …
After a hiatus due to the pandemic, the Food Bank of Delaware has announced that its food structure-building contest, CANgineering, is back.
NEWARK — The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is supporting the third annual Delaware Youth Environmental Summit on April 14, with sponsorship and an address by Secretary Shawn M. Garvin, plus presentations by DNREC staff.
Kent County
SMYRNA - Kwamai Johnson, 22, of Smyrna, was arrested on Thursday for firearm and drug offenses, authorities said.
Jeremy McDole. Lymond Moses. Anton Black. Breonna Taylor. Jacob Blake. George Floyd. A virtual “Justice for All” panel discussion Wednesday focused on remembering the names of those fatally shot by police, as a push for greater law enforcement accountability continues in Delaware and nationwide.
A website called CostAware launched this month to help Delawareans understand how their health care dollars are spent.
New Castle County
DOVER — A Council on Police Training subcommittee on body-worn cameras is pressing forward on statewide standards for officers using the newly required equipment.
WILMINGTON — Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware on Thursday announced its first-quarter BluePrints for the Community grant awardees, which will collectively receive more than $1.3 million in funding.
NEWARK — The opportunities and challenges for the state as it explores offshore wind have been outlined in a new report by University of Delaware researchers for the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.
Sussex County
LAUREL — Two men were charged with murder after a shooting incident Thursday, Delaware State Police spokesman Senior Cpl. Leonard DeMalto said. According to police, at approximately 12:24 …
LAUREL - Two men were charged with murder shooting incident on Thursday, Delaware State Police spokesman Senior Cpl. Leonard DeMalto said.
LEWES — Construction began March 31 for the installation of a new traffic signal at the intersection of U.S. 9 and Old Vine Boulevard to improve intersection operations. The Delaware …