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Nominate your favorite business to be one of the Stars of Delaware
Samuel C. Burrows, founder of Sambo’s Tavern, was featured on the front page of the 1995 special supplement announcing the inaugural winners of the Stars of Delaware. Sambo’s took home the prize for...
View ArticleBlunt Rochester presides over historic ERA vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., presided over the U.S. House of Representatives as Speaker Pro Tempore for the historic vote on the Equal Rights Amendment on Thursday. The vote...
View ArticleWet pond, pedestrian work slated in Bethany Beach
BETHANY BEACH — The Delaware Department of Transportation announces that their contractor A-Del Construction Company Inc. will begin a Transportation Alternative Program for water quality improvements...
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New Smyrna Senior Center set to serve community
From left, Dejah Harvey (Senior Center, Activities Assistant), John Lurry sen. and Queen Lurry enjoy the social activities the new Smyrna Senior Center has to offer. (Special to the Delaware State...
View ArticleJeff Bezos commits $10 billion to fight climate change
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said Monday that he plans to spend $10 billion of his own fortune to help fight climate change. Bezos, the world’s richest man, said in an Instagram post that...
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Sussex Tech launching new welding course this fall
Sussex Technical High School principal Dr. John Demby and Career and Technical Education Coordinator Dona Troyer in the school district’s welding program area. Welding will be an added course this...
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Scenic Delaware: Waiting for spring
Lee Mullarkey of Dover took this photo titled “Waiting for Spring” in Felton earlier this spring.
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Hornets fall short with 71-70 loss against Bethune-Cookman
DOVER — John Crosby had the ball and a step on his defender as the clock was winding down. “We’ll take that every time,” said Delaware State men’s basketball coach Erick Skeeters. Yet the shot did not...
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Newman has non-life-threatening injuries after Daytona crash
Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, and Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Menards/Peak Ford, race to the finish as Ryan Newman, driver of the #6 Koch Industries Ford, wrecks on the last...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Understanding sex offenders
Working with sex offenders and lecturing on this subject at local colleges, I was surprised at the misconceptions by the public regarding sex offenders. Most state they thought that registered sex...
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Dover resident gets taste of presidential campaigning
Widener University student and Dover resident Jack Heavner, one of five from the school who traveled to New Hampshire for its presidential primary earlier this month, is photographed with presidential...
View ArticleSeaford motorist dies in two-vehicle crash
BRIDGEVILLE — A 67-year-old Seaford female died in a two-vehicle crash when her vehicle was struck after pulling into an intersection, Delaware State Police said. The female pulled her 2012 Volkswagen...
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Police: Shots fired, followed by assault
Eric F. Edge MILFORD — A 45-year-old man was charged with assault after allegedly firing a gun and then striking a man multiple times with an unknown object, authorities said. The incident occurred...
View ArticleNominate now for Stars of Delaware
Click here to nominate! The Stars Are Returning to Delaware! After more than a decade-long hiatus, the Delaware State News Readers’ Poll – Stars of Delaware is making a comeback! State News publisher...
View ArticleBoy Scouts’ future uncertain after bankruptcy filing
Barraged with sex-abuse lawsuits, the Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday in hopes of working out a potentially mammoth victim compensation plan that will allow the...
View ArticleDelDOT public workshop to be held in Lewes
LEWES — The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) invites residents from in and around Lewes and all other interested parties to a public workshop Feb. 20 to discuss the proposed removal of...
View ArticleTrump calls for case against Roger Stone to be thrown out
WASHINGTON — Hours before a court session regarding his longtime ally Roger Stone, President Donald Trump is tweeting that Stone’s recent conviction for witness tampering and lying to Congress “should...
View ArticleNetanyahu corruption trial to begin weeks after March 2 vote
JERUSALEM — The corruption trial for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will begin March 17, just two weeks after national elections are held, a court said Tuesday. The surprise announcement...
View ArticleSDSA PTO’s ‘Green Tie Gala’ offers fun and fundraising
SELBYVILLE – Irish eyes will be upon attendees and Southern Delaware School of the Arts’ Parent/Teacher Organization at the PTO’s fundraiser Saturday, March 21. The Green Tie Gala will be held at...
View ArticleTrump commutes former Illinois Gov. Blagojevich’s sentence
CHICAGO — President Donald Trump on Tuesday commuted the 14-year prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, calling the sentence “ridiculous.” Blagojevich was convicted of political...
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