Tax filing deadline later this year
DOVER — It’s not quite a tax-freedom day, but people who have yet to file their federal tax returns have a grace period this year. Instead of midnight Friday, most federal individual tax returns for...
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Smyrna man gets eight years for drug dealing
DOVER — A 29-year-old Smyrna man received eight years in prison after a plea connected to the 10-month investigation into suspected large scale illegal drug trafficking throughout Kent County in 2014...
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Ex-Dover Little League president pleads guilty to theft
DOVER — A former Dover Little League president will be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to felony theft by false pretense regarding investigation into the organization’s finances in 2015, the...
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Roundup: Unbeaten Eagles slug past Middletown 7-1
Smyrna sophomore Kaelyn Press (20) is greeted by her teammates after her first-inning inside the park home run during Wednesday's home game against Middletown. (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers)...
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Breast Cancer Update: A little ink goes a long way to recovery
14dsn Breast Cancer Update 004 Holly Thatcher of Townsend, a two-time breast cancer survivor, took part in Wednesday’s Breast Cancer Update. (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers ) 14dsn Breast Cancer...
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Delaware lawmakers debate voting by mail for school elections
DOVER — A bill mandating that all school elections in Delaware be conducted by mail has run into a roadblock in the Senate. Members of the Senate Education Committee expressed reservations Wednesday...
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Delaware Republicans balk at settlement money vote
DOVER — Republican legislators continue to protest a March vote allocating $28.3 million in one-time settlement money, charging the vote was unconstitutional. Joint Finance Committee members voted 7-4...
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Former Polytech hoop standout Gray to play at U. of San Diego
Juwan Gray helped guide Polytech to the state title game his senior season while making the All-State second team in 2015. (Delaware State News file photo) A year ago, Juwan Gray decided on the prep...
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Barrelhouse brings blues to R2Hop2 Festival
The Barrelhouse Blues Band, with members, from left, Joe Antonio, Charlie Rickner, Chris Miller and Tommy Noland, will perform at Fordham & Dominion Brewing’s R2Hop2 Beer and Music Festival April...
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Roundup: Polytech girls’ lacrosse team tops Ursuline 20-8
Jamie Trabaudo’s six goals paced the Polytech High girls’ lacrosse team to a 20-8 victory over Ursuline Academy in a nonconference matchup on Thursday afternoon. Alison McKay and Madilyn McKay each...
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Delaware choral groups join for spring concert
DOVER –– The Delaware Choral Society will bring its first of two featured shows of 2016 to Wyoming United Methodist Church Sunday afternoon, featuring both the adult choral society and the Delaware...
View ArticleTwo unknown suspects sought in Dover home invasion
DOVER — Two unidentified suspects in a home invasion remained at large on Thursday as authorities continued to investigate. Dover Police Department spokesman Master Cpl. Mark Hoffman said the Tuesday...
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Dover traffic stop leads to four arrests
DOVER — Four persons, including a 14-year-old female allegedly found with a loaded .22 caliber revolver and eight-inch knife, were arrested following a Tuesday afternoon traffic stop, police said....
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Coons gets funding for Dover base, Delaware River project into bill
WASHINGTON — Dover Air Force Base and a project to deepen the Delaware River received major boosts Thursday with funding for both included in spending bills headed to debate by the U.S. Senate. U.S....
View ArticleWoman who killed boyfriend in ’98 seeks reduced sentence
DOVER — A Kent County Superior Court judge is considering the merits of a sentence modification request for a 56-year-old woman convicted of shooting her boyfriend to death on July 29, 1998. In an...
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Bill seeks to pave way for new psychiatric hospital in Sussex County
DOVER — The state Senate has unanimously approved a bill to fast-track construction of a psychiatric hospital in Sussex County whose approval by a state panel was subject to a legal challenge. The...
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Leaders of Kent County economic development honored
15dsn Kent Economic Awards 001 - FRONT Kent County Partnership director James Waddington, right, presents Bedford Bruno with the Economic Development Trendsetter Award on behalf of Edgewell in Dover...
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Wesley unveils historical marker dedicated to Cannon
Participating at the unveiling of the marker were, from left, Charles A. Salkin, Judy Edelkind, Valerie Shorter, Ruth Ann Clark and President Robert E. Clark II. (Submitted photo/Wesley College) DOVER...
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Delaware state trooper receives Special Olympics award
Pictured are, from left, Sr. Cpl. Danielle Martin, Delaware Law Enforcement for Special Olympics “Winnie Spence Torch Runner of the Year,” Chris Truono, Special Olympics Delaware “Athlete of the Year;”...
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Dover police putting a renewed focus on hotel/motel crime issues
DOVER — Two arrests were made after an alleged robbery at the Dover Inn Thursday, while a separate criminal case involving a city hotel moved to the Kent County Court of Common Pleas the previous day....
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