F-35A Lightning II highlights First State Air Show
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE -- The F-35A Lightning II was a star of Friday's first day of the First State Air Show at Dover Air Force Base. Unfortunately, a low cloud ceiling limited the action on …
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Previous Dover City Council president could be censured for ethics complaint
A resolution released by Dover City Council after a Freedom of Information Act request has revealed that former Council President William Hare …
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Delaware Senate sends lifeguard bill to governor's desk
DOVER — Lifeguards could no longer be required at pools serving residential and apartment communities under a bill that received unanimous …
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AMC Museum in Dover taxis for air show
DOVER — The Dover Air Force Base is gearing up for its First State Airshow on Saturday and Sunday, and its year-round attraction, the Air …
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DOVER – Though the 2024 First State Air Show opens to the public today, military families received early access during Department of Defense Family Day on Friday to view the practice run for …
Local News
Government
SEAFORD – City government took on a new and different look Tuesday evening.
Election 2024 winners Stephanie Grassett and Alan Quillen took their seats on the council, Matt MacCoy moved …
GOVERNMENT
Permit to purchase signed into Delaware law, federal lawsuit filed challenging its constitutionality
DOVER — After more than five years of attempts to establish a handgun permitting policy in Delaware, the measure finally became law with the stroke of Gov. John Carney’s signature on …
Health
GEORGETOWN – The Blood Bank of Delmarva has scheduled several mobile drives next week in Milton and Georgetown.
Jason Burlew, Marketing Manager/Donor Engagement, announced that the first …
DOVER — The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control encourages the public to resist the urge to “rescue” wildlife, particularly deer fawns, they might …
five points, roundabout
LEWES — The Delaware Department of Transportation announced that the Route 9 intersection at Plantation Road/Beaver Dam Road is now open as of Thursday, May 16.
The intersection includes a …
LEWES — Sussex County Habitat for Humanity and the Harry K Foundation have been named the beneficiaries of the ninth annual Southern Delaware Wine Food and Music Festival at Schellville, 36470 …
MILFORD -- Milford School District announced Shannon Gronau as the Behavioral Health Professional of the Year for 2024-2025 school year.
Ms. Gronau is a school counselor at …
Community
MILLSBORO – A portion of the Millsboro Lowe’s parking lot served as the staging ground last Saturday for the Millsboro Police Department’s annual Bike Rodeo.
Nice spring …
GOVERNMENT
DOVER — On Thursday’s eve of the 70 th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Brown vs. Board of Education, a monument commemorating Delaware’s role in …
OUTREACH
Free Bikes 4 Kidz Delaware is looking for gently used bikes that may be taking up space in garages or sheds.
PLANNING AND ZONING
After stating that the office above his pole barn is in violation of county code and “I don’t care,” Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission member Brian Butler invited inspectors to his property, only to be told he was mistaken.
Transportation
WILMINGTON — Delaware River & Bay Authority announce American Airlines, in partnership with The Landline Company, will be launching a new service connecting the Wilmington Airport to …
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Opinion
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Kimbrough: Choosing right commencement speaker can be risky
The 2024 commencement season has been one of the most contentious in recent memory.
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German: Rotary has commitment to mental health
Everyone is concerned about mental health today — from Generation Z to college administrators to local Rotarians.
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Bahir Browsh: Sports gambling creates windfall but raises questions
Sports betting is having a big moment across the United States. While gambling on sports has been legal for decades in countries such as the …
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Business
DQ Grill & Chill opens latest restaurant in Harrington
HARRINGTON -- Things are getting a little sweeter in Harrington. Dairy Queen offically opened its doors to the public on May 16 serving their signature Blizzard, burgers …
Downtown Dover
DOVER — Changes to Loockerman Street, the main artery that runs through the city’s downtown, are coming soon.
As soon as the summer of 2025, bulldozers and backhoes will tear up the …
SCHOOLS
A Kent County educator is reaping some sweet rewards from cookie retailer Crumbl by being named its Teacher of the Year for Delaware.
OUTREACH
The MOT Rotary Club utilized a $5,000 grant last fall to improve vision in Africa, then added another $1,200 of its own funds to the same cause.
Sports
Downstate Delaware high school scores
BASEBALL Sussex Tech 4, Laurel 1 Indian River 7, Delmarva Christian 1 Milford 8, Tower Hill 3 Woodbridge 10, St. Andrew’s 0 …
WilmU's Downstaters thrilled to be going back to softball Series
NEW CASTLE — Lexi Moore knew things weren’t looking great at the time.
Coming off the program’s first NCAA Division II …
Dover's Cole has jumped right into new track events for him
DOVER — The way Jaheim Cole remembers it, Dover High’s track & field team was practicing in the gym that day.
Cole, who …
Caesar Rodney rallies to edge Polytech in baseball
CAMDEN — Anthony Hatch drove in Colby Rall with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning as Caesar Rodney High pulled out …
Four Henlopen teams are in DIAA girls' soccer state tournaments
DOVER — Four Henlopen Conference teams — two in each division — have made the fields for the DIAA girls’ soccer state …
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DOVER — The Dover Air Force Base is gearing up for its First State Airshow on Saturday and Sunday, and its year-round attraction, the Air Mobility Command Museum, is getting in on the fun.
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Ahoy, matey!
Pirates will be returning to Bowers Beach for Memorial Day weekend, and they are ready to bash.
Kent County
A resolution released by Dover City Council after a Freedom of Information Act request has revealed that former Council President William Hare may be censured for an ethics complaint reported Oct. 3, 2023.
DOVER – The Dover City Council’s May 13 annual meeting featured several large agenda items. It saw not only the election of a new council president in David Anderson, but Mayor Robin R. …
DOVER — Christ Church, a worship space since 1734 at South State and Water streets, may have a rich history, but its members are also thinking ahead.
With the help of the Central Delaware …
New Castle County
Nearly 400 people, including 38 teams, took part in NAMIWalks on May 4 at Bellevue State Park in Wilmington, raising $71,634 or 72% of National Alliance on Mental Illness Delaware’s 2024 goal.
Delawareans throughout the state elected school board members from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Voters in seven Delaware districts will go to the polls Tuesday for school board elections.
The districts with more than one candidate for seats includes Appoquinimink, Colonial, Red Clay …
Sussex County
MILLSBORO – Two unopposed candidates for two district council seats equates to the cancellation of a municipal election this year in the Town of Millsboro.
The Wednesday, May 15 filing …
While it may be surprising to area motorists who experience frequent traffic challenges, the Delaware Department of Transportation says the widening of east-west corridors is not warranted.
LAUREL – The Laurel School District Board of Education announced Tuesday that Superintendent Dr. Shawn Larrimore has been relieved of duties indefinitely following his arrest on DUI and other …