Government
Though its discussion of a proposed subdivision was far-ranging Wednesday, the Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission decided to reopen the record on the Northstar development to get input from the Cape Henlopen School District.
After isolating and recovering from COVID-19 for the last few days at his Rehoboth Beach home, President Joe Biden is scheduled to return to the White House on Tuesday afternoon, according to his public agenda.
Lamar Jackson was sidelined again. The Baltimore Ravens say he's still being evaluated by their medical team. Jackson has practiced only once since training camp began for the full squad Sunday. He …
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Environment
OUTDOORS
Learn to identify the butterflies most common to the area at a free “Butterflies and Blooms” class offered by the Eco Club of Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek in Dagsboro.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) released its annual report card on July 9 with the overall Chesapeake Bay earning a grade …
Cops and Courts
Millsboro Police Chief Brian Calloway recently presented Jalissa Jones, a Beebe Healthcare emergency department nurse, with the Citation of Excellence award.
A 19-year-old man died after being shot early Monday in Milton, Delaware State Police said.
Kent County
CRIME
Some were deadly, others injurious or left nobody wounded.
A spate of recent shootings and a stabbing in Kent and Sussex counties brought arrests in some cases, but not all.
POLICE
WILMINGTON — A 36-year-old Smyrna man was wounded in an officer-involved shooting Friday night and later charged with offenses, Delaware State Police said.
US wind, act
DOVER — While imposing no penalties other than to generally begin acting like a public body, the Attorney General of Delaware decided the Association of Coastal Towns violated Freedom of …
Sussex County
West nile virus, eastern equine encephalitis
DOVER — The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control confirmed West Nile Virus was detected in Delaware for the first time this year on Friday, July 26, 2024.
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Community
GEORGETOWN – Toys bring joy to children at Christmas and the holidays.
Wings & Wheels, Georgetown’s premier fall festival presented by the Greater Georgetown Chamber of Commerce, …
Police
The Georgetown Police Department said the agency has received reports of individuals posing as town officers to obtain financial information and to solicit money.
New Castle County
DOVER — Content aggregator HostingAdvice released a study on Wednesday of 3,000 Delaware sports fans’ intended Olympic diet and landed on the figure of about 25 hours during the two-week …
REHOBOTH BEACH — The Margaret H. Rollins School Class of 2024 have all passed the national examination for licensure as a registered nurse, Beebe Healthcare announced on Monday.
Passing …
DOVER — Everyone who goes to the Delaware State Fair has a reason, whether it be for recreation, to compete in the contests or to sample the singular foods offered there, but according to the …
Wicomico County
Jeffrey Mueller of Salisbury, Maryland, a Mechanical Engineering major and member of the...
Points of discussion surrounding Anne Street Village that came out of the June 3, 2024 City ...
SALISBURY — A Maryland State Trooper has been suspended without pay after a recent indictment by a grand jury in Wicomico County.
Senior Trooper Jordan Monk is facing charges of …
Dorchester County
CAMBRIDGE - The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said it has filed an online complaint with the U.S. Board of Education's Office of Civil Rights on behalf of a 12-year-old Cambridge girl.
Dorchester County
CAMBRIDGE – Maryland State Police are investigating a five-vehicle crash that occurred early this morning in Dorchester County.
Shortly after 7 a.m., troopers from the Maryland State …
REHOBOTH BEACH — A fin whale, or a finback whale, that beached on Sunday morning south of the Indian River Life-Saving Station in Delaware Seashore State Park did not survive, Nikki LaVoie, …
Somerset County
CRISFIELD — Flooding has been a problem in Crisfield and the surrounding area for decades, and it keeps getting worse, affecting businesses, residences, tourism, and transportation.
While …
ANNAPOLIS — There were 202 wild turkeys harvested in Somerset County during the spring season which made it the best year for hunters out of the last seasons.
The 1.5% increase over 2023 …
PRINCESS ANNE — Municipal voters on Tuesday rejected giving their first-term incumbent representatives another four-year term as challengers will be taking their seats as Town Commissioners on …
News
NOTE: This story will be updated
HARRINGTON - Horsepower and tractor power took center stage Wednesday in the Quillen Arena Wednesday at the Delaware State Fair.
FFA and 4-H Horse …
CAMBRIDGE – Members of the Nause-Waiwash Band of Indians Inc. hosted a celebration Wednesday for the formal unveiling of a new roadside historical marker honoring the Choptank Indian …
HARRINGTON — The Delaware State Fair continued yesterday, July 23, and is scheduled to keep on going through Saturday, July 27 at the fairgrounds in Harrington.
The warm temperatures …
Yes2Health, a program of the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition, will host multiple sessions this fall, with in-person and virtual options.
Yes2Health is a free 10-week program with classes …
REHOBOTH BEACH — Uncle David’s Ice Cream Shop, 237 Rehoboth Ave., officially opened last Friday, July 19, and kicked off with a celebratory ribbon cutting followed by an open house with …
DOVER — Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control added to the artificial reef system off the coast by sinking two vintage vessels – a retired City of …
REHOBOTH BEACH — Delaware Professional Organizers, experts in decluttering and space organization, was welcomed into the Rehoboth Beach/Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce last week with a ribbon …
Opting to be proactive, the Indian River School District is adding a layer of security for the upcoming year: a weapon detection system similar to one being used at Seaford schools.
In response to the recent canine influenza outbreak, the Brandywine Valley Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will provide free influenza vaccinations and distemper shots.
Baltimore – The Maryland Department of Health on Tuesday announced the launch of a new tool for combating the overdose crisis: the Maryland Overdose Data Dashboard . The dashboard, which …