Firefighters battle Dover apartment fire
Video courtesy of Dig Deeper Network DOVER — Crews have cleared the scene of a morning apartment fire that has displaced residents and injured at least one firefighter. The fire broke out this morning...
View ArticleLETTER TO THE EDITOR: Why keep the Electoral College?
Hillary appears to have won the national popular vote, assuming we have trustworthy numbers, while Donald won the Electoral College’s vote count. This discrepancy has happened only a few times before...
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Tournament title big moment for Senator wrestlers
DOVER — Everybody just assumed Milford High was going to win the team title. Squads like Dover were only an afterthought for much of the Polytech Invitational wrestling tournament on Saturday. Senator...
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Trial on vehicular assault, DUI charges begins for DSU grad
Gregory E. Ligon Jr. DOVER — A 29-year-old Maryland man whose vehicle injured seven people during Delaware State University’s homecoming weekend last year was either surprised by a malfunctioning...
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Body of man, 24, found in Dover; foul play suspected, police said
DOVER — Foul play was suspected after the body of a 24-year-old man was discovered in a residential yard on Tuesday morning, authorities said. Delaware State Police said troopers went to a residence in...
View Article2016 All-State football teams
All-State Football Offensive Player of the Year: Nolan Henderson, Smyrna Co-Defensive Player of the Year: Leah Styles, Woodbridge and Avery Roberts, Concord Lineman of the Year: Caleb Weatherford,...
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Fire rips through Dover apartment building
Fire tears through the roof of the Greens at Cedar Chase apartments Tuesday morning. (Special to the Delaware State News/Jon Lloyd Jr.) DOVER — Jason Luff walked out of his residence at the Greens at...
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COMMENTARY: Remembering the attack on Pearl Harbor
If you ask the average American when World War II started, the most likely answer is Dec. 7, 1941. That, of course, is the day the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Today is the 75th anniversary of that...
View ArticleRoundup: Rider girls rally in fourth quarter to defeat Hodgson 70-61
Caesar Rodney High rallied in the fourth quarter to post a 70-61 victory over Hodgson in nonconference girls’ basketball on Tuesday night. The Riders (2-0) outscored the Silver Eagles, 16-6, in the...
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7-foot-1 newcomer Nwankwo leads Smyrna boys past Sussex Tech
Photos Special to the Delaware State News/Gary Emeigh SMYRNA — When the Smyrna High boys’ basketball team trots out from the locker room for warmups, each player jumps and slaps the top of the...
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Delaware remembers the ‘date which will live in infamy’
The, often overlooked, Pearl Harbor Survivors Association memorial sits across from the WWII Memorial on veterans’ triangle by the intersection of Loockerman and State streets in Dover.(Delaware State...
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Dover High students arrested after several reported fights
DOVER — Tamping down online rumors, Dover Police said three fights between Dover High students in the past two days were minor in nature. While arrests were made and warrants obtained in both...
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Ligon: ‘I do not remember the ride I took’
Gregory A. Ligon DOVER — A 29-year-old Maryland man testified Wednesday that he blacked out after a futile attempt to brake his vehicle that then careened out of control and injured seven people during...
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Fate of 13 death row inmates in hands of high court justices
The Delaware Supreme Court justices, from left, James T. Vaughn Jr., Randy J. Holland, Leo E. Strine Jr., Karen Valihura and Collins J. Seitz Jr. listen to oral arguments during the case of D. Powell...
View ArticleRoundup: Blue Hen women’s basketball team defeats Loyola 47-45
When the defense is working, teams will always find ways to win games. The University of Delaware women’s basketball squad did just that Wednesday night as the Blue Hens shot just 40 percent from the...
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From the Sports Editor: Smyrna still hungry for success after two titles
“A lot of the kids are hungry still,” said Mike Judy, head coach of back-to-back Division I football state champion Smyrna. “I think they take after their coaches. We celebrate the victory and then we...
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All-State field hockey: Delmar’s Kemp named Player of Year
Even on a field hockey team that scored 110 goals, Peyton Kemp stood out. The junior attack was directly involved in over a third of Delmar High’s goals this season, finishing with 28 goals and 13...
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Cedar Chase fire remains under investigation
Cedar Chase resident Troy Shuler carries some of his belongings from his third floor apartment on Wednesday. (Delaware State News/Marc Clery) DOVER — A fire that raged through Building F at the Greens...
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Biden lauded by U.S. senators for his long career
After 46 uninterrupted years in political office, Joe Biden will once again be a private citizen come noon on Jan. 20. Two years as county councilman, 36 years as U.S. senator and eight years as vice...
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