Sharon Hills cemetery spokesman responds to desecration charges
DOVER — A spokesman for the Pennsylvania-based company overseeing operations at Sharon Hills Memorial Park said Monday the four persons accused of misdemeanor desecration and conspiracy are innocent...
View ArticleMayor’s veto of economic development move ‘invalid’
DOVER — The mayor’s July 31 veto of a council vote last spring placing the city’s economic development office under the authority of the city manager is too late and, therefore, invalid, city...
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Prison guards learn how to manage mentally ill inmates
Dr. Clarence “Clay” Watson, director of the Forensic Psychiatry Training Program in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, told correctional officers Monday how mental...
View ArticleOne injured in Dover shooting Monday afternoon
DOVER — A violent weekend throughout Kent County continued into Monday with two afternoon shooting incidents — likely related, police said — occurring within a couple minutes of each other in Dover....
View ArticleLETTER TO THE EDITOR: Rewriting history of U.S. voting rights
With all those accolades following his articles, it would seem that eventually Sam Hoff would start exercising what he knows about history instead of how he’s trying to rewrite it. As I always do, it...
View ArticleFirst group graduates from new jobs program
WILMINGTON — The first group of young adults graduated Tuesday from Generation, a new employment training program being put into place in Wilmington by McKinsey Social Initiative, Delaware Technical...
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First day of school
DOVER – Once again, the Academy of Dover Charter School is the first to open its doors for the beginning of another school year. And, as she has done for 14 years, founder Ruby L. Coppadge was on hand...
View ArticleSOCIAL COMMENTARY
Here’s a selection of opinions and reactions readers have shared at delawarestatenews.net and facebook.com/delawarestatenews: Changing prison system Tuesday’s story headlined “Prison guards learn how...
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Dover mayor at odds with council over office’s role
DOVER — His veto may be too late to be valid, but the issue it raised continues, the city’s mayor insisted Tuesday. “We’re at a crossroads,” Mayor Robin Christiansen said. “The public wants a strong...
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Delaware Sports Lottery gambling on another record year
DOVER — Vernon Kirk is ready for some football. The Delaware Lottery director is stoked about National Football League parlay wagering that kicks off statewide for a seventh season today. Vernon Kirk...
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Newly merged Kraft Heinz eliminating jobs; effect on Dover not known yet
NEW YORK — Kraft Heinz says it is cutting about 2,500 jobs as part of its plan to slash costs after the food companies combined. Spokesman Michael Mullen says affected workers are in the U.S. and...
View ArticleNew blood required in Oval Office in 2017
Political candidates are aplenty in the Republican camps for this position in 2017. The opposing Democratic Party has elected to put all their eggs in the Hillary Rodham Clinton basket. Risky move....
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An added dimension to breast cancer fight
Dr. Anush Parikh, a radiologist with Mid-Delaware Imaging on S. Queen St., in Dover, talks about the family practice’s new 3D mammography scanner. MDI is the first in Kent County to make the new...
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CR, Dover coaches set aside rivalry for softball game
150812_Dover_CR_Softball_DJC_033 DOVER — When rivals Dover and Caesar Rodney High square off on the football field, it may feel like life and death. But it isn’t really, of course. And the Riders’ and...
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Dover American Legion post gets Stars and Stripes makeover
The newly painted mural at American Legion Walter L. Fox Post 2, on South Bay Road in Dover. (Delaware State News/K.I. White) The Fifty State Tour picks one site, either an American Legion post or a...
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DelDOT, police make plans for Delaware Junction traffic
Workers were busy Wednesday afternoon erecting the main stage for this weekend’s Delaware Junction country music festival at the Delaware State Fairgrounds. (Special to the Delaware State News by Gary...
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Delaware officials tout new drug treatment clinic
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services cabinet secretary Rita Landgraf speaks during a press conference in Harrington Wednesday. (Special to the Delaware State News photos by Gary Emeigh)...
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Accident shuts down Del. 1 near DAFB Thursday morning
A Thursday morning crash between a dump truck and tractor trailer on Del. 1 near Exit 93 shut down the road for approximately six hours. (Submitted/Delaware State Police) DOVER — An early morning crash...
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Wildfire fighters take note of Delaware crew’s ‘excellent’ morale
The Fork Complex Fire in Northern California has burned more than 27,000 acres but is only 26 percent contained. A crew from Delaware is part of almost 2,400 personnel fighting the fire. The...
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Social media plays big role in Smyrna burglary arrests
According to authorities, Brian A. Allen, left, and Jason M. Bowser were identified as suspects in an alleged July 13 Smyrna residential burglary after public assistance through social media....
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