State of emergency in Delaware ends in midnight
DOVER – An Executive Order issued by Delaware Gov. Jack Markell Sunday night will end the statewide State of Emergency, as well as the statewide Level 1 Driving Warning, at midnight tonight. State...
View ArticleLETTER TO THE EDITOR: Dover DMV shares an inspirational message
Greetings. Chaplain Mr. Positive here to share a positive word with my fellow positive readers. On Jan. 13, I went to DMV, Dover, to renew my driver’s license for five more years and I did not remember...
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Magnolia man shoveling snow suffers fatal heart attack
MAGNOLIA — A U.S. Capitol police officer died of a massive heart attack he suffered after shoveling snow at his home, his wife and officials on Capitol Hill said. Vernon Alston Officer Vernon Alston,...
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SLIDESHOW: Readers send in their snow pictures
sunnyside “Our neighborhood had so much fun shoveling out we had to share the picture. There is nothing like a pile of snow to bring people together!,” said Kate Swartz of Smyrna. The attached was...
View ArticleLETTER TO THE EDITOR: Keeping recreational pot users in jail is wrong
Marijuana is now legal in some form in 23 states and the District of Columbia. Colorado earned $76 million in 2014 from its legalization of marijuana. It created thousands of jobs. The state saved tens...
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Investigations and arrests
December armed robberies remain under investigation DOVER — Detectives continue to investigate two armed robberies of the Valero gas station located at 1612 S. DuPont Highway in early December 2015....
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Dover man charged with robbing customer outside store
DOVER — A 48-year-old Dover man was charged with first-degree robbery after money allegedly was taken at knife point from a patron on Sunday outside the Royal Farms on Del. 10 (Lebanon Road),...
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Uninsured warned Marketplace deadline is Sunday
DOVER — The deadline to get 2016 medical coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace is Sunday and health officials are urging those who haven’t yet signed up to choose a plan as soon as...
View ArticleRoundup: Hornet men hold off A&T for first MEAC win
The Delaware State men’s basketball team led as many as 22 points second half, but had to survive a furious rally by North Carolina A&T to notch its first MEAC win of the season, 57-55, in Memorial...
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Smyrna’s Judy named state Division I Football Coach of Year
Smyrna head coach Mike Judy celebrates with his players following the Eagles’ Division I state championship victory over Salesianum in December. (Special to the Delaware State News/Gary Emeigh) DOVER —...
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Slaughter Beach community pulls together during storm
SLAUGHTER BEACH — A full moon high tide, northeast wind and ice pack conditions were ripe for flooding conditions. Winds gusted furiously and waters rose as Winter Storm Jonas visited Delaware beaches...
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Dover snow is fun for some, work for others
A DelDOT crew makes a giant wall of snow Monday morning at Paradise Alley Road and Carpenter Bridge Road, near Frederica, to deal with snow that drifted across a field. The Frederica area had about 10...
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Slideshow: Sussex Tech at Smyrna boys basketball
Smyrna senior Ja’vier Worthy (21) and Sussex Tech junior Kevin Troyer (32) (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers) Smyrna junior Zaire Swaby (34) Smyrna sophomore Caleb Matthews (10) Smyrna junior Dymer’e...
View ArticleDuPont reports fourth-quarter loss
WILMINGTON — DuPont Co., pursuing a merger with Dow Chemical, tipped to a fourth-quarter loss as volumes declined and the strong dollar weighed on results. The company is ratcheting up spending cuts...
View ArticleMagnolia man’s trial on assault charges delayed for sixth time
DOVER — The long-running case of a Magnolia man accused of fleeing from police in 2013 as a business was searched for drugs has been delayed until next month. James A. Wilson was scheduled for a jury...
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Wrestling arch-rivals CR, Smyrna set to battle
SMYRNA — A big step to settling the Henlopen Conference Northern Division wrestling regular season title happens tonight in Smyrna. And two long-time adversaries get to renew their rivalry. Kurt Howell...
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Charges dropped in Seaford abduction case
GEORGETOWN — Intertwined cases in connection with the March 2013 abduction of a then 89-year-old Lincoln woman were resolved further last week when charges were dropped against a Bridgeville man...
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Snow removal aided by higher temperatures
DOVER— Snow-plow trucks from the Delaware Department of Transportation and Dover are continuing to make progress clearing all roads in the city, local officials said Tuesday. First State Heritage Park...
View ArticleFormer Delaware Rep. Ewing dies in car crash
DOVER — Former state Rep. J. Benjamin Ewing, a Bridgeville Republican, was killed in an accident Tuesday, Sen. Brian Pettyjohn, R-Georgetown, announced to a shocked Senate chamber. He was 84 years old....
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Roundup: 4th quarter rally carries Smyrna past Sussex Tech
Smyrna senior Ja’vier Worthy (21) and Sussex Tech junior Kevin Troyer (32) (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers) Smyrna junior Zaire Swaby (34) Smyrna sophomore Caleb Matthews (10) Smyrna junior Dymer’e...
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