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Local Roundup: Whitby wins second Del. Amateur Championship
Jay Whitby At 28 years old, Jay Whitby isn’t exactly a kid any more. But the former Caesar Rodney High standout knows that, in the golf world, it takes a while to establish yourself as a genuinely good...
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Delaware Senate scheduled to vote on DMV fee increases
DOVER — A bill to raise Division of Motor Vehicles’ fees, the product of more than six months of negotiations, is set to be voted on in the Senate today — the final hurdle before it can go to the...
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First Big Barrel Country Music Festival set to begin
Setup for this weekend’s Big Barrel Country Music Festival continued in earnest Wednesday morning at the Woodlands of Dover International Speedway. (Delaware State News photo by Dave Chambers) DOVER —...
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Teens test career options at aviation camp
Jayden Collier, 16, of Laurel, Md., center, a participant in the Aviation Career Education Academy camp in Dover, leaps off the curb as he tosses his paper plane into flight Wednesday at Cheswold...
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Dispute over information resolved in Dover police assault lawsuit
DOVER — The city of Dover and the American Civil Liberties Union have resolved a dispute over information sharing in an ACLU lawsuit stemming from an alleged police assault, an attorney for the city...
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Delaware budget balanced with minor cuts, settlement funds
DOVER — Legislators finalized the state budget Wednesday, making cuts and dipping into one-time settlement money to fund the $3.9 billion spending plan. Programs such as the Modern Maturity Center,...
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Fentanyl-related deaths on the rise
DOVER — In 2014, it was fentanyl-laced heroin killing drug users across the state. Now, in 2015, fentanyl is becoming a larger factor in the deaths of drug users. The Department of Health and...
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Slideshow: Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce Excellence Awards
The Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce Leadership Class of 2014 celebrate their Alumni Best In Class Award Wednesday evening CDCC LCD class of 2015 member Ronald Barisano of C.E.R.T.S. Inc. Adult...
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Delaware opt-out bill passes Senate, moves to Markell
DOVER — The Senate passed a controversial student-testing opt-out bill Thursday, sending it on to Gov. Jack Markell. By a 15-6 margin, House Bill 50 cleared one of the final remaining obstacles in what...
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The Delfonics to headline African-American Festival
With hits such as “La-La (Means I Love You)”, “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time)”, “Break Your Promise”, The Delfonics will bring their soulful sounds to Saturday’s African-American Festival at...
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Oak Ridge Boys to roll out Big Barrel
The Oak Ridge Boys, from left, Joe Bonsall, Duane Allen, William Lee Golden and Richard Sterban, will play the inaugural Big Barrel Country Music Festival at 5:30 p.m. Sunday on the Wildwood Stage at...
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Milford district assistant principal charged with unlawful sexual contact
MILTON — A 45-year-old Milton man was arrested after investigation into alleged unlawful sexual contact of three pre-teen girls, according to the Delaware State Police. Edward S. Husbands Authorities...
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Slideshow: Big Barrel Country Music Festival
27dsn Big Barrel Friday 000 - FRONT The legendary Budweiser Clydesdales, in town for Big Barrel, walk around Dover International Speedway Thursday as folks snap photos happy to catch a glimpse of the...
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Defendant in kicking case arrested, extradited to Maryland
DOVER — A 30-year-old man seen on video allegedly being kicked unconscious by a Dover police officer during a 2013 arrest was taken into custody Wednesday on a fugitive-from-another-state warrant, the...
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Felton man charged with 25 counts of unlawful sexual contact against minor
FELTON — A 46-year-old Felton man was arrested on 26 felony charges earlier this week after investigation into alleged sexual assault of a minor, according to an affidavit of probable cause. Steven A....
View ArticleRoundup: Case hurls 6 solid innings as C-W tops Smyrna
Brandon Case pitched six innings of one-run ball with five strikeouts to lead Camden-Wyoming to a 9-2 victory over Smyrna in a Big League baseball game contested Thursday night. Jake Gomez went 2-for-4...
View ArticleLETTER TO THE EDITOR Delaware should legalize fireworks
The time is overdue for Delaware to follow the lead taken by New York in legalizing the sale and use of certain consumer fireworks. New York is the 47th state to make some level of consumer fireworks...
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Country music swarm into Dover for Big Barrel
27dsn Big Barrel Friday 000 - FRONT The legendary Budweiser Clydesdales, in town for Big Barrel, walk around Dover International Speedway Thursday as folks snap photos happy to catch a glimpse of the...
View ArticleDelaware legislators make stormy progress on way to bond bill
DOVER — Frustrations between Democrats and Republicans boiled over Friday when members of the Bond Committee met to finalize the state’s capital budget for road and construction projects. For the first...
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Slideshow: Dover African-American Festival
Festival founder Reuben Salters of Dover welcomes all in attendance to the 25th annual African-American festival as elders Pastor William Grimes and his wife Tirzah sit behind him on stage. Dover...
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