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Webster will receive back pay
DOVER — A Dover Police Department corporal will receive back pay following his acquittal on a felony assault charge earlier this month, a spokesman said Monday. Cpl. Thomas Webster IV, 42, was placed...
View ArticleBig third quarter lifts CR girls to win
GREENVILLE — A six-point halftime lead for the Caesar Rodney High girls’ basketball team turned into a six-point deficit at the start of the third quarter. The Riders missed their first 11 shots of the...
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Rigby returns to Milford tonight
CAMDEN — Dan Rigby looks at his Caesar Rodney High wrestling team compared to Milford’s and sees no reason why the Buccaneers shouldn’t be favored. “They have a killer team,” he said about Milford....
View ArticleLETTER TO THE EDITOR: Real ways to battle climate change
It was great to see Rep. Carney discussing the impact of climate change on Delaware, in the local Delaware papers. [“Addressing climate change vital for Delaware,” Dec. 9 ] Climate change is a real and...
View ArticleChristmas services
Listed below are those services submitted to the Delaware State News. You can share your special services and events for publication in the Saturday edition’s Worship section by emailing...
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Scene set for Christmas Eve at Barratt’s Chapel
FREDERICA — If the weatherman is right, it won’t be a cold winter’s night Thursday. But even if it was, the potbellied stoves wouldn’t be drafted into service for Barratt’s Chapel’s annual Christmas...
View ArticleDrug dealing conviction upheld
DOVER — Delaware Supreme Court last week denied a man’s claim that he is being held illegally after a May 2015 drug dealing plea. Jaron R. Bennefield argued he was innocent of drug dealing and thus...
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Dover house damaged by fire
Dover Fire Department members, above and at left, work to extinguish a blaze at 19 Senator Ave. on Monday night. Personnel arrived to find fire coming out of the roof. (Submitted photo/Dover Fire...
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Dreaming of a … warm Christmas?
A floating tree on Silver Lake and reindeer on the banks cast long reflections on the water next to McGlynn’s on State Street in Dover. (Delaware State News/Andrew West) DOVER — At night, Christmas...
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Blue Hens can’t keep up with Wildcats in 78-48 loss
Delaware’s Marvin King-Davis grabs a rebound from Villanova’s Darryl Reynolds (45) during the second half at The Pavilion, in Radnor, Pa., on Dec. 22. Villanova won, 78-48. VILLANOVA, Pa. — No. 17...
View ArticleSmyrna boys unbeaten in 51-35 win over Milford
Smyrna High limited Milford to just five fourth-quarter points to put away a 51-35 victory over the Bucs in boys’ basketball on Wednesday night. The unbeaten Eagles (4-0) outscored Milford (4-2), 13-5,...
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Bucs take down Riders in wrestling
23dsn CR vs Milford Wrestling 007 CR junior Mason Harrington pinned Milford junior Jace Darling at 120. (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers) 23dsn CR vs Milford Wrestling 006 CR sophomore Cameron...
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COMMENTARY: Women serving in combat posts: U.S. catches up
The Dec. 3 Department of Defense announcement that the U.S. military will open the final 10 percent of its positions — mostly combat-oriented — to women is both evolutionary and revolutionary. While...
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Schools take lead in donating needed blood
Shaneeda Shaw-Hicks, a teacher at Dover High School, rests a moment after donating blood at the school’s Dec. 18 blood drive. (Submitted photos/Capital School District) DOVER –– Every year, blood...
View ArticlePhysical therapy practice in Sussex agrees to $710,000 settlement
WILMINGTON — On Wednesday, federal officials announced that Old Towne Physical Therapy LP has agreed to a $710,000 settlement with the government to resolve allegations of health care fraud arising...
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Santa not the only one delivering Christmas gifts
24dsn Santa at Bayhealth 006 Milom Assiongbon, 1 day old, and her mother Tana Assiongbon met Santa Claus as he makes the rounds at Bayhealth Kent General spreading holiday cheer. (Delaware State...
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Somber holiday homecoming: Airmen’s remains arrive in Delaware
122315-8678 A U.S. Air Force honor guard from Andrews AFB, Washington, DC, carries the remains of Staff Sgt. Chester J. McBride from a Dover-based C-17 during a dignified transfer ceremony at New...
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Delaware’s Great Outdoors: Enjoy new jaunts
I have always had a passion for the outdoors, instilled in me by my grandfather. I grew up in the woods out in the country and spent every day exploring my backyard fishing the local ponds. Five years...
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Two suspects charged in alleged retail theft operation
REHOBOTH BEACH — Delaware State Police arrested two suspects Tuesday after an investigation into an alleged organized retail theft operation. The suspects, Lakorya Harrison, 31, of Raleigh, North...
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COMMENTARY: Christmas story has troubling similarities to today’s world
There is a horror movie out this Christmas known as “Krampus.” According to Wikipedia, “Krampus has its roots in Austro-Bavarian, German-speaking alpine folklore.” It is a horned, anthropomorphic...
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