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Dover on lookout for ‘brown’ water after accident
DOVER – The city of Dover’s Electric Department informed its customers this morning there was a fire hydrant struck in an accident near Legislative Hall and a large amount of water flowed before Public...
View ArticleBloomberg drops out of presidential race, endorses Biden
NEW YORK — Billionaire Mike Bloomberg ended his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday and endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden. It was a stunning collapse for the former New...
View ArticleCellphone alerts helped Tennessee couple escape to basement
BAXTER, Tenn. (AP) — Billy Dyer’s cellphone blared out an emergency alert, then his wife Kathy’s phone followed, giving them just enough time to get downstairs and flip on a TV to check the news. Then...
View ArticleBiden’s turnabout remakes Democratic race
WASHINGTON — Less than a month ago, Joe Biden’s campaign was in free fall. Even after he mounted a comeback in South Carolina, he confronted the reality of competing in crucial Super Tuesday contests...
View ArticleSpecial Council Committee meeting postponed
DOVER — A special Dover City Council Committee of the Whole’s Parks, Recreation and Community Enhancement meeting scheduled for City Hall on Tuesday was postponed due to a lack of a quorum. The...
View ArticleAnti-virus measures take drastic turns in Saudi, Iran, Italy
BANGKOK — Saudi Arabia banned citizens from performing the Muslim pilgrimage in Mecca, Italy ordered schools to close nationwide and Iran canceled Friday prayers for a second week as nations scrambled...
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DOC: Walkaway’s whereabouts unknown, unauthorized
Alexander Melero-Almodovar DOVER — A 23-year-old Dover man’s whereabouts were unknown and unauthorized after failing to return to Morris Community Correctional Center from a job seeking pass. Delaware...
View ArticleDover girls crush Laurel in tourney opener 67-20
LAUREL — After two years of near-misses, the Dover High girls’ basketball team received its chance to show what it can do in the state tournament. The Senators did not disappoint. Dover scored 28...
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Seaford voters overwhelmingly approve major cap/current expense referendum
Voters in the Seaford School District went to the polls Wednesday in a major capital improvement/current expense referendum request that was approved by a wide margin. Delaware State News/Glenn Rolfe...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Bloom box boondoggle
Thanks to Sen. Lopez and other Republican state senators for their commentary article on the Bloom fuel cell fiasco (Delaware State News Feb 26). These sorts of natural gas-fired units are not...
View ArticleDelaware Department of Agriculture keeping a cautious eye out for spotted...
DOVER — The invasive spotted lanternfly already is making an impact on western Pennsylvania this year, as 26 of the state’s 67 counties now are under quarantine, which requires businesses that move...
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Panther girls top St. Georges 60-41 for 1st tourney win in 11 years
Polytech’s Jazmin Kellam works her way to the basket against St. Georges in the first quarter at Polytech on Wednesday. Delaware State News/Marc Clery WOODSIDE — Polytech High’s players weren’t...
View ArticleCommentary: Taking down the talking points
By George S. Roof I and most of the veterans I know take strong exception to people like Bill Clements trying to bring his vitriol and hatred for President Trump to the military of this country. In...
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Healthy lifestyle the focus of Nanticoke Memorial’s community event
The sports celebrity at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital’s 2019 community health fair and partner expo, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Matt Judon autographs the shirt of four-month-old Caliyah Ricks during...
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Fishing is picking up as weather warming
Crappie caught by Mike Duncan in a pond at a housing community in his backyard. Spring has sprung is the buzz around the worm hole. Anglers are getting out and about, having a lot of luck, even in...
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Delaware students rally around the word ‘respect’
Fred Fifer Middle school seventh-grader Nina Dula signs a banner during the Spread The Word event on Wednesday. (Delaware State News/Marc Clery) DOVER — Throughout the state of Delaware Wednesday,...
View ArticleFelton man dies in two-vehicle crash
HARRINGTON – A 37-year-old Felton man was pronounced dead at the scene following a two-vehicle crash Wednesday night, Delaware State Police said. Charles E. Garland Jr. was driving a 2014 Buick Regal...
View ArticleOfficials: Delmarva commercial customers may be overpaying
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware officials are urging commercial customers of Delmarva Power to contact the utility and ask if they qualify for lower electric billing rates. The move comes after an...
View ArticleWarren ends 2020 presidential bid after Super Tuesday rout
WASHINGTON — Elizabeth Warren, who electrified progressives with her “plan for everything” and strong message of economic populism, dropped out of the Democratic presidential race on Thursday. Her...
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Cruise ship is held off California coast for virus testing
The Grand Princess, pictured in a file image, is being held offshore near San Francisco due to coronavirus concerns onboard. (Robert Cross/Chicago Tribune/TNS) SAN FRANCISCO — Scrambling to keep the...
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