38 Special coming to Dover Downs Oct. 13
38 Special will perform at Dover Downs Oct. 13 at 9 p.m. (Submitted photo) DOVER – Southern rock legends 38 Special, led by guitarist/vocalist and co-founder Don Barnes, will perform at Dover Downs...
View ArticleGirls sentenced in Wilmington school bathroom attack that led to death
WILMINGTON — A 17-year-old Delaware girl convicted in a school bathroom attack that left a 16-year-old classmate dead was sentenced Monday to six months in a juvenile facility. The girl was convicted...
View ArticleLETTER TO THE EDITOR: What have we learned (or confirmed) about Donald J. Trump?
Donald Trump has been president for a little over 130 days now, but it seems like two years; in fact, I believe that we should count the length of his presidency in dog years. Surely, one full year...
View ArticleLocal auto racing: Mills wins Big Block Modified in ‘family feud’ race at Delmar
DELMAR — The NAPA Big Block Modified turned into a “family feud” on Saturday night at Delaware International Speedway. JoJo Watson and his uncle, Jamie Mills, put on a great lead battle in the race. It...
View ArticleDover’s Spadafino won’t forget Hens’ NCAA trip
Dover High grad Nick Spadafino was Delaware’s starting pitcher against Arizona in Saturday’s NCAA Tournament regional game. (NCAA photos/John Weast) DOVER — Before he threw his first pitch in the...
View ArticlePolice: Greenwood man who climbed NASCAR fence now facing charges
Dover Police received this photo via Twitter, allegedly of Greenwood resident John Infanti on the Delaware International Speedway turn 4 catch fence Sunday. (Submitted photo/Joshua Joyce) DOVER — A...
View ArticleLawmakers vote to abolish State Board of Education
DOVER — The executive director of the Delaware Board of Education says she was caught off-guard by lawmakers voting to get rid of the group. The board was one of several casualties of May 30’s...
View ArticleThree Polytech players make All-State baseball team
A few years ago three freshmen made the varsity baseball team at Polytech High. Fast forward to 2017 and those three are All-Staters. Polytech placed Carter Chasanov, Joey Haass and Cole Garey on the...
View ArticleCOMMENTARY: Delaware Coastal Zone Act revamp should be withdrawn
We are dismayed and disappointed that Rep. Osienski and Sen. Townsend have introduced HB 190 at the 11th hour in the General Assembly. Delaware’s Coastal Zone Act (CZA) is an iconic piece of...
View ArticleRoundup: Wesley ranked 8th in preseason football poll
The Wesley College football team was ranked eighth nationally in the Lindy’s Sports annual Division III preseason poll that was released to newsstands this week. Also for the Wolverines, senior...
View ArticleThree Kent County men face felony DUIs in separate incidents
DOVER — Three Kent County men were arrested in separate felony driving under the influence investigations last week, according to police in court documents. Leven E. Scott, 58, of Felton, was charged...
View ArticleLevy Court to consider funding Little Creek dog park
DOVER — After a presentation by Little Creek Mayor Glenn Gauvry and other town officials and residents during the Kent County Levy Court’s committee meeting on Tuesday night, commissioners agreed to...
View ArticleLevy Court’s bid process for trash contracts holds up in court
DOVER — Kent County’s new bid process for selecting trash pickup providers held up last week after a company’s claims of unfair practices were discounted in court. Camden-based Charlie’s Waste...
View ArticleILC Dover deploys new inflatable tunnel plug
Program manager for Department of Homeland Security John Fortune explains how the Resilient Tunnel Plug operates after inflation at ILC of Dover on Tuesday. (Delaware State News/Marc Clery) FREDERICA...
View ArticleAbortion bill passes House, will be signed into law
DOVER — Legislation that would codify abortion law is now awaiting action from Gov. John Carney after the House passed it Tuesday. The governor, a Democrat, will sign the bill, which passed 22-16,...
View ArticleCarney disappointed in prison probe pace
Gov. John Carney, center, talks about Delaware’s plan in Investing in the Department of Correction as from left, Rep. Larry Mitchell, Rep. Kevin Hensley, Commissioner of Corrections Perry Phelps and...
View ArticleState offers conservation access pass
DOVER — DNREC’s Division of Fish and Wildlife is launching Delaware’s new Conservation Access Pass July 1. Starting on that date, a Conservation Access Pass will be required for any registered motor...
View ArticleGreat temperatures for fish to stick around
Well, it’s raining …again! We are having the craziest weather this year, but at least it is keeping the water temperatures in the low 60s around the Delaware Bay and the upper 60s around the inland...
View ArticleBrennans feel extra emotion as Bucs win softball title
Joe Brennan MILFORD — February was a rough month for Sean Brennan and his family. While his father, Joe, had been battling diabetes, the elder Brennan’s death on Feb. 7 came as a shock. Sean was still...
View ArticleCapital Station aims to revitalize ‘gateway into Dover’
DOVER — A development plan for Capital Station Dover, which hopes to revitalize the site of the abandoned Playtex factory at the intersection of U.S. 13 and Division Street, continues to press forward....
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