Sanders brings his ‘political revolution’ to Wilmington
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders waves to his supporters following a rally at Recreation Hall on the campus of Penn State University last week in State College, Pennsylvania. (...
View ArticleFirst State presents rare battleground for presidential hopefuls
DOVER — After months of watching and listening to speculation, debate and even boasts about hand size, Delawareans get to finally take action in perhaps the wildest presidential election campaign in...
View ArticleRoundup: Hornet softball team romps in MEAC finale
The Delaware State softball team wrapped up its Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference schedule with a convincing 10-1, six-inning victory to secure its fifth consecutive series sweep over Howard on Sunday....
View ArticleDover receives funding for Mallard Pond Park improvements
Mallard Pond Park is about to get a makeover. Dover will receive $31,350 for playground equipment and $50,000 to build a concrete path for walkers, runners and cyclists. (Delaware State News file)...
View ArticleLETTER TO THE EDITOR: Let’s bring America back to the ‘center right’
If you just so happen to be paying attention, one can clearly see the rapid decline and denigration for so many aspects of the “American Way” and our country as a whole. Establishment politics and...
View ArticleDomesticated ducks rescued from Dover’s Silver Lake Park
3 Palms Zoo employee Matt Shaffner of Clayton holds Gus, a Chinese goose rescued at Silver Lake. (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers ) CLAYTON — The unidentified kids who kicked a mallard to death two...
View ArticleJournalist Ford to be Wesley commencement speaker
DOVER —- Wesley College has announced Jack Ford, Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning journalist, documentary producer, prominent trial attorney, author, and professor, will be the speaker at the 2016...
View ArticleState Supreme Court to decide death penalty
DOVER — The Supreme Court of Delaware has scheduled oral arguments in the review of the state’s death penalty. Lawyers will appear before the court June 15 in a debate that could help settle a...
View ArticleConstruction of new Camden water tower halted
CAMDEN — The new water tower on Upper King Road was supposed to be functional by summer, but a dispute between the town of Camden and Camden-Wyoming Sewer and Water Authority has put a halt to the...
View ArticleIn Wilmington, Clinton speaks at rally on day before primary
WILMINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton visited Delaware Monday — just one day before the state’s primary — in an all-out effort to energize her voter base. The former first...
View ArticlePresidential primary voting continues until 8 p.m.
DOVER — Polls opened at 7 a.m. today for Delaware Democrats and Republicans to vote for their party’s candidate in the 2016 presidential primary. Voters have until 8 tonight to make their selection....
View ArticleDelawareans take right to vote seriously
CHESWOLD — In these unsettled times, exercising the right to vote never seemed so important. Whether the choice was Hillary Clinton, Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders, John Kasich or Donald Trump, Delawareans...
View ArticleSlideshow: Cape Henlopen at Dover baseball
Dover senior Tevin Thomas safely slides into third after hitting a triple. (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers) Dover senior Tevin Thomas (5) congratulates senior Christopher Webb (1) after his...
View ArticleAbsentee requests show early interest in Delaware primary
DOVER − Voter interest in Delaware’s presidential primary was evident even before the polls opened Tuesday morning. State elections commissioner Elaine Manlove said voters had requested 6,410 absentee...
View ArticleLincoln man arrested after chase in Harrington
Delaware State Police catch the driver of a car who led them on a chase through the Harrington area Tuesday morning. Photo by Andrew West/Delaware State News HARRINGTON — A Lincoln man was arrested...
View ArticleTrump, Clinton win Delaware
DOVER − Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald J. Trump will win the Delaware presidential primary. With more than 307 of the 313 districts reporting, former Secretary of State Clinton has...
View ArticleLETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bonini’s world would be scary place to live
At the Donald Trump rally on April 22, [state] Sen. Colin Bonini (whose very presence there tells us all we need to know about whether would make a good governor) was quoted as saying that the United...
View ArticleDelaware judge nixes reargument in case of killer who was freed
DOVER — A Kent County Judge has denied the state’s request to reargue the case of a killer released from prison after he modified her sentence. Judge Robert Young wrote Tuesday that there was nothing...
View ArticleDover teen shot while standing at street corner
DOVER — A 17-year-old male was shot once late Tuesday while standing at the corner of Queen and Reed streets, police said. The suspect in the incident is unknown, the Dover Police Department said;...
View ArticleThree Dover teens arrested on burglary, conspiracy charges
Dover residents, from left, Jaymere J. Willis, Joshua Prigge and Shiheem Durham were each arrested Tuesday on a second-degree burglary charge. (Submitted photo/Dover Police Department) DOVER — Three...
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