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‘Badder than ever’: Delaware rocker Thorogood returns for first fair gig
Delaware native George Thorogood and The Destroyers play the Delaware State Fair Friday night with The Fabulous Thunderbirds. It will be Mr. Thorogood’s first professional Downstate Delaware show....
View ArticleLETTER TO THE EDITOR: A choice between two ‘liars’
This is in response to John Carlin’s editorial opinion titled “Why would anyone vote for Hillary Clinton?” [July 25] No, John, I am not going to defend the lady; instead, I would ask that you give...
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Hillary Clinton first woman to win presidential nomination of a major party
The crowd prepares to celebrate Hillary Clinton’s nomination Tuesday night at the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia. (Delaware State News/Matt Bittle) PHILADELPHIA — With delegates emphasizing a...
View ArticleRoundup: Camden-Wyoming tops Lower Sussex for Junior League title
Click to view slideshow. Special to the Delaware State News/Gary Emeigh Camden-Wyoming’s Junior League baseball all-stars didn’t want to drop into the losers’ bracket, of course. But C-W manager Jake...
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Crabbers see more, larger blue crabs
The crew aboard Miss Paula pull up some crab pots in the Chesapeake Bay. (Bay Journal News Service/Dave Harp) C. J. Canby nosed his deadrise crab boat, Miss Paula, from its berth in Bodkin Creek toward...
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Hot time, cool blues
Kevin Baldwin, of New Castle, wrestles with a giant whip tail ray caught from the surf. (Submitted photo) Hot, hot, hot! You could cook a hamburger on pavement. But the fish are wet and cool, so they...
View ArticleState’s teachers union endorses three Democrats
DOVER — The Delaware State Education Association announced Wednesday it has endorsed Bethany Hall-Long for lieutenant governor and Trinidad Navarro for insurance commissioner. Both are Democrats. State...
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Jury deliberations to resume in Corbett trial
Justin K. Corbett DOVER — With no verdict on Wednesday afternoon, a jury will resume deliberations Thursday regarding a former Dover Air Force Base airman charged with beating a toddler to death while...
View ArticleRoundup: Milton captures first Major League baseball state title
For the first time in its history, Milton can call itself the top Little League baseball team in the state. The Sussex County league captured its first Major League baseball state crown with a...
View ArticleExtreme pogo: Bouncing sticks offer extreme tricks
Click to view slideshow. Delaware State News/Marc Clery HARRINGTON — Sure, some of the jokes are corny. By the end of the act, nobody notices. A few bounces of the pogo stick render the shtick an...
View ArticleMiddletown Post 25 wins American Legion title
NEW CASTLE — Delaware Post-1 had little trouble scoring runs against Fox Post-2 in the first of two games to decide the American Legion baseball state championship. But in the second game, Shawn Dulin...
View ArticleLETTER TO THE EDITOR: Inaccuracies, falsehoods regarding Dover’s Tiny Houses
This is in response to the letter regarding the Tiny House Village by Jim Miller Sunday July 17, 2016 (“Not so fast on Dover’s Tiny Houses”) I will go through the inaccuracies in the letter to the...
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Energetic Biden thrills crowd at Democratic Convention
Vice President Joe Biden speaks on the third night of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Wednesday. (TNS photo) PHILADELPHIA — Over the past eight years,...
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Olympian Delle Donne shines for home crowd as US tops France
“It was by far the most emotional game I’ve ever played at ‘The Bob,’” Elena Delle Donne said after netting 10 points in Wednesday’s pre-Olympic exhibition win over France. (UD sports information/Mark...
View ArticleDepartment of Justice says Michigan company is back at deceptive practices
WILMINGTON — On Thursday, the Delaware Department of Justice said its Consumer Protect Unit has filed a complaint in the Court of Chancery to prohibit a Michigan-based company from conducting business...
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Two arrested in separate gun cases
DOVER — City and state police made two arrests Wednesday after investigation into separate firearm-related cases in Kent County, according to court documents. •The most recent case involved a...
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Handlers of miniature horses, ponies have big goals at fair
Alexis Stark, 8, of Felton showed her miniature horse Bomber Thursday afternoon at the Delaware State Fair’s Pony & Miniature Horse Show. (Delaware State News/Ashton Brown) HARRINGTON –– The...
View ArticleDover Downs makes profit but execs say issues remain
DOVER — Dover Downs made $796,000 in the second quarter of 2016, the company announced Thursday. After a loss of $239,000 from January to March, the casino now stands at $557,000 in the black this...
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Corbett convicted of homicide in death of toddler
DOVER — A former Dover Air Force Base airman was convicted of criminally negligent homicide Thursday regarding the death of a toddler in his care in 2012. Justin K. Corbett, 28, of Magnolia, is facing...
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Hotwire amps up band for Kent County reunion shows
The Dover-area group Hotwire as they appeared in the mid-1990s. From left, bassist Bill Precourt, lead singer Dale Hamilton, guitarist Jimi Brown and drummer Chris Foltz. (Submitted photo) Chris Foltz...
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