One suspect in Dover shooting in custody
DOVER — One suspect is in custody and another sought as investigation into the weekend shooting deaths of two people continues, the Delaware State Police said Monday. Matthew Harrington Matthew...
View ArticleEnd mandatory boxing at military academies
Whether entering as an officer or through enlistment, the military is not for wimps. But the recent spate of concussions, stupid stunts, and efforts to hide data regarding boxing injuries at West...
View ArticleLineman Glenn was born to be a Blue Hen
Justin Glenn (No. 61), shown carrying the state flag before last year’s Pitt game, has been around Blue Hen football ever since he can remember. His father, Tony, was a former player and assistant...
View ArticleHomecoming week events planned at DSU
Delaware State University launched the reign of the 2015-16 Mr. and Miss DSU with the crowning of Aiah Senesie and Donametria Stallings during an Oct. 18 Coronation Ceremony. Mr. Senesie is the...
View ArticleLast hearing held on renaming of Dover stadium
DOVER — Capital School District is one step closer to deciding on the name for the Dover High football stadium and the district’s administrative building. After naming applications were submitted over...
View ArticleDover planners give apartments green light
DOVER — The city’s planning commission unanimously approved a development plan to expand the Village at Blue Hen Apartments during Monday night’s meeting. The plan is the second phase of the existing...
View ArticleCoons confident Biden can bump up numbers
DOVER — Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., opined on Vice President Joe Biden’s possible presidential run and the Benghazi committee hearings involving Hillary Clinton Monday in an interview with CNN’s “New...
View ArticlePolice pursue vehicle through Dover
DOVER — An early morning car chase ended near south Camden, Dover police said. Police “made contact” with a suspect Tuesday morning near Dover High School and pursued the vehicle across town, Dover...
View ArticleLegislative committee formed to promote hunting in Delaware
DOVER — Lawmakers announced Tuesday the creation of an ad-hoc committee to promote the state’s tradition of hunting. The bipartisan Delaware Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus was formed under the National...
View ArticleDelaware Family Court judge Cooper dies
DOVER — Family Court Judge Alan Cooper died Oct. 18, the state announced Monday. He was 63. Judge Cooper was appointed to Family Court on Dec. 7, 2005, by Gov. Ruth Ann Minner. He previously had worked...
View ArticleGroup works out details of driving privilege cards for ‘undocumented immigrants’
DOVER — A new program that allows individuals unlawfully living in Delaware to gain driving privilege cards is set to launch around the end of the year. The Delaware Hispanic Commission’s...
View ArticlePolice: Woman killed in Dover homicides accompanied suspects to Rodney Village
Saleem Shabazz, left, and Matthew Harrington DOVER — An 18-year-old Philadelphia woman shot to death Saturday traveled to the area with two men now each facing a first-degree murder charge connected to...
View ArticleLevy Court hears progress report on recreation center
DOVER— EDis, a construction management firm in Wilmington, presented an update for the Kent County Recreation Center to Levy Court Tuesday night. The 65,000 -square-foot facility on New Burton Road in...
View ArticleRoundup: Adkins’ OT goal lifts Dover past Woodbridge 2-1
Woodbridge senior Sara Davis, left, battles Dover sophomore Ashley Manfield. (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers) Dover senior Catherine Schoepp and a Woodbridge opponent chase after the ball. Dover...
View ArticleCrash-filled car chase ends in driver’s capture
A van was struck in Camden during a high-speed car chase Tuesday morning. (Submitted photo/Camden-Wyoming Fire Company) DOVER — An early morning car chase Tuesday ended near south Camden with one...
View ArticleSmyrna’s Hall named Delaware Teacher of the Year
Sandra Hall makes her way to the podium after she was named as Delaware’s Teacher of the Year at a banquet Tuesday night at Dover Downs. She teaches fourth grade at North Smyrna Elementary School....
View ArticleNASCAR sets 2016 race dates for Dover
DOVER — NASCAR returns to Dover International Speedway in 2016 with two tripleheader weekends, May 13-15 and Sept. 30-Oct. 2. The May 13-15, 2016 weekend will feature a NASCAR Camping World Truck...
View ArticleBiden not running for president
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden declared Wednesday he won’t run for president in 2016, ending a months-long flirtation with a third White House campaign and setting him on a glide path...
View ArticleBack-to-back vehicle chases in Dover end with arrests
DOVER — City police said vehicle pursuits are uncommon and only occur a few times a year. So this week’s pair of significant chases within hours of each other proved quite unusual. As a Dover Police...
View ArticleSenator Stadium new name at Dover High School
DOVER – After months of debate, the Capital School District Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to rename Dover High School’s stadium Senator Stadium. A naming committee was created early in...
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