Former Wilmington Trust president, three others indicted
WILMINGTON — The U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Delaware, announced indictments Wednesday against four men for their roles in concealing from the Federal Reserve, the Securities and Exchange...
View ArticleSussex group plans rally for 50th anniversary of Voting Rights Act
GEORGETOWN — Fifty years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Voting Rights Act which prohibits racial discrimination in voting. In remembrance of the historical landmark, Sussex...
View ArticleAuthorities: Sussex congregation elders didn’t report child abuse
DOVER — The Delaware attorney general’s office is suing a Jehovah’s Witnesses congregation in Sussex County, claiming that elders failed to report an unlawful sexual relationship between a woman and...
View ArticleNew state website aims to ‘revolutionize’ incorporation process
DOVER — The Delaware Department of State’s corporations section is set to launch the first major change to the state’s corporate franchise registration website since 1989. An overhaul of the Delaware...
View ArticleRoundup: District III makes Big League Series semifinals
Courtney Tate’s seventh-inning grand slam capped off District III’s 11-5 victory over the Southwest in the Big League softball World Series on Thursday. The host squad from Sussex County finishes 4-0...
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Carter ready for first Hornet practice
“I want to see retention,” new DSU coach Kenny Carter said. “When we hit the field, I want to see immediately the application of what we learned in the classroom. We don’t want to start over.”...
View ArticleFederal lawsuit targets confinement of mentally ill inmates
DOVER — Legal advocacy groups filed a federal lawsuit against Delaware’s prison commissioner Thursday, alleging that the Department of Correction is unconstitutionally subjecting mentally ill...
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Delaware crew lends its efforts to California wildfires battle
Scott Veasey of Millsboro and Todd Gsell of Townsend are part of a 20-person wildfire crew from Delaware that is battling the 11,862-acre Fork Complex Fire near Hayfork, California. Delaware’s crew...
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Delaware House special election campaign heats up
NEWARK — Democrat David Bentz and Republican Eileen O’Shaughnessy-Coleman are squaring off in the 18th Representative District special election, set to take place sometime in the first half of...
View ArticleKillens Pond State Park to mark 50th anniversary
FELTON — Killens Pond State Park plans to bring back nostalgia for the mid-1960s during its 50th anniversary celebration Saturday. The 1965 Summer Festival will include vendors, a live animal show, a...
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Delaware State Fair attendance tops 300,000
Elena Wise of Townsend enjoyed a sunny day at the Delaware State Fair as she exercised Molly one morning. Fair officials on Thursday attributed good weather, a mix of entertainment and traditional...
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PPG to celebrate 40 years in Dover
Bo Magruder of Frederica (18 years with PPG); Greg Smith of Camden (25 years), Deb Myers of Smyrna (25 years); Debbie Landrum of Middletown (26 years); plant manager Nicastro of Middletown (2 years),...
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Delaware Ghosbusters on call at Dover Comic Con
The Delaware Ghostbusters will bring their version of the Ecto-1 ambulance/hearse to Dover this weekend for the second annual Dover Public Library Comic Con. They will check out First Friday this...
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Delaware decides against state health insurance exchange
DOVER — Delaware officials have decided not to develop the state’s own health insurance exchange under the Affordable Care Act and instead will keep the current federal partnership model. Delaware...
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Dover opens Junior League regional with victory
DSCN4048 (1) DSCN4057 DSCN4098 DSCN4151 DSCN4165 RSCN4036 RSCN4164 FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Dover used a seven-run second inning to post a 7-4 victory over Rhode Island in the first game of the...
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Delaware Republicans want to know if Planned Parenthood here has sold organs,...
DOVER — Local Republican leaders are speaking out in the wake of secretly filmed videos showing Planned Parenthood officials in Texas discussing the sale of aborted baby organs. The videos, released in...
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Wary Delaware keeping close eye on avian flu’s march east
According to the Delmarva Poultry Industry, 569 million chickens were raised on the Delmarva Peninsula in 2014. The University of Delaware Cooperative Extension reported “poultry and related industries...
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Roundup: District III falls short of Senior League World Series title game
080715-6488 080715-6496 080715-6515 080715-6565 080715-6595 080715-6608 080715-6627 080715-6644 080715-6645 District III’s dream was to have both its softball teams playing in World Series...
View ArticleLETTER TO THE EDITOR: School bus contractor a dying breed
Well, another legislative session has come and gone, and the governor and state legislature have failed us again. We requested a minimum of 3 percent and received nothing. Some in the school bus...
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After injury, Obado looking to lead Hornets at QB
DOVER — There’s no limp in Esayah Obado’s step anymore. In fact there’s a little extra spring in it as Delaware State University held its first practice of the new football season on Friday. Obado...
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