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Kidnapping vacated, but other charges await Harper
GEORGETOWN — A Bridgeville man whose kidnapping conviction was vacated by the Delaware Supreme Court last month is now facing other felony charges connected to the alleged incident, the Delaware...
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Area events scheduled to honor Sept. 11 victims, responders
From right, Staff Sgt. Rocky Vasquez, Airman 1st Class Josh Parrish and Staff Sgt.Thomas Ward stand at attention in front of the 9/11 monument at Dover Air Force Base’s AMC Museum after Airman 1st...
View ArticleDemocrats set statewide filing fees for ’16 election candidates
DOVER — The Democratic Party has set the official filing fees for its candidates seeking a statewide or federal office in the 2016 elections. In a letter sent last week to the state’s election...
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Wesley expecting big things from Baynard
Junior Jamar Baynard, a career 1,200-yard rusher, is a key figure in Wesley’s offense. (Delaware State News file photos) DOVER — There was never any question Jamar Baynard had the ability to play. But...
View ArticleSOCIAL COMMENTARY: Caesar Rodney referendum debate
Here’s a selection of opinions and reactions readers have shared at delawarestatenews.net and facebook.com/delawarestatenews: Wednesday’s story about the Caesar Rodney School District proposed...
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Cheswold council votes for annexation of Noble’s Pond
Trey Paradee CHESWOLD –– By a unanimous vote, Cheswold Town Council voted in favor of the annexation of Noble’s Pond. Noble’s Pond is a 55 and up adult community owned by Eddie Evans Farms, LLC and...
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DSU prepares for FBS opponent Kent State
Delaware State University first-year head coach Kenny Carter leads his players onto the field for the Hornets’ football season opener at Liberty Saturday night. DSU fell to the host Flames 32-13. (DSU...
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DelDOT backs Thompsonville road project despite locals’ concerns
MILFORD — Construction on a long-anticipated road project has begun, but some nearby residents believe the work will make the roadway less safe despite assurances to the contrary from the state...
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Andy Walter, Delaware State News Tim Mastro, Delaware State News Craig Anderson, Delaware State News Jeff Mitchell, Sussex Post/Milford Chronicle Scott Abraham, WBOC-TV Games of Sept. 10-12, games...
View ArticlePain relief takes multifaceted approach
DOVER –– Chronic pain is a condition more than 100 million Americans are living with and September is Pain Awareness Month, a time to spread the word about how pain effects the lives of millions and...
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Blue Hens lose Hills to season-ending foot injury
Wes Hills ran for a team-high 88 yards on 16 carries in the Blue Hens’ season-opening loss to Jacksonville. (Delaware sports information/Mark Campbell) NEWARK – The Delaware football team has lost...
View Article‘Sip & Savor’ party will benefit Meals on Wheels
WYOMING — The end-of-summer party is here again, and First State senior citizens will be happy for that. Proceeds generated from Saturday night’s Sip & Savor will benefit Meals on Wheels Delaware,...
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COMMENTARY: New strategy needed for defeating ISIS
As we commemorate the 14th annual remembrance of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against America, it is appropriate to critique the Obama administration’s strategy to defeat the terrorist group...
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Russo to share love of music, Smyrna Opera House history
Singer-songwriter and award-winning journalist Bryan Russo will appear at the Smyrna Opera House Sept. 18, performing his original music and showing an episode of his webseries “Curtain Call: Historic...
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Amish Country Bike Tour ready to roll Saturday
Participants in last year’s Amish Country Bike Tour ride through the streets of Dover. They will be off again Saturday morning as the 29th edition of the Kent County tradition gets underway with a mass...
View ArticleFelton man’s ‘suspicious’ death now ruled homicide
FELTON — A weekend death first termed “suspicious” by Delaware State Police has now been ruled a homicide. After notifying next of kin, police publicly identified Douglas M. Kimball Jr., 48, of...
View ArticleTwo more defendants plead not guilty in cemetery case
DOVER — Two more defendants pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor desecration after police investigated alleged illegally scrapped brass cemetery vases in late July, the Delaware Department of Justice...
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State employees’ charitable drive begins
Gov. Jack Markell officially begins the annual State Employees’ Charitable Campaign as St. Patrick’s Center executive director Joe Hickey and Delaware Tech president Dr. Mark Brainard look on...
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Knight expected to shine again for Smyrna
SMYRNA — Mike Judy has heard his fair share of stories hyping up middle school football players. So when people were telling the Smyrna High coach about this kid named Will Knight who was tearing up...
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Large drug bust in Kent County nets multiple suspects
KENT COUNTY — A lengthy investigation into alleged illegal drug trafficking within Kent County culminated Wednesday with the arrest or indictment of 13 people on more than 100 criminal charges,...
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