News
ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources will open the archery hunting season for white-tailed and sika deer on Friday, Sept. 6. The season runs intermittently through Jan. 31, …
Member Exclusive
REHOBOTH BEACH — The League of Women Voters of Sussex County DE will host Joann Kingsley, Voting Rights Advocate for the Community Legal Aid Society on Sept. 18, from 5 to 7:30 p.m., at the …
Member Exclusive
GEORGETOWN — In addition to the Sussex County offices being closed for Labor Day on Sept. 2, the county council has also not scheduled meetings on its regular Tuesdays on Sept. 3 and Sept. 10, …
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Opinion
OPINION
Regarding a letter to the editor in the Aug. 22 Daily State News, listing items from “Donald Trump’s” Project 2025 plan, readers should go to the Heritage Foundation website and peruse the 922-page document and find out what it is about, rather than accept what someone has posted in an Opinion (“Trump’s Project 2025 detailed”).
OPINION
The Food and Drug Administration approved and granted emergency use authorization Aug. 22 for the newest, updated version of the COVID-19 vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quickly endorsed the new shot to protect against severe illness.
OPINION
On April 19, 2023, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched his long-shot presidential bid as a Democrat.
On Oct. 9, 2023, he declared himself an “independent” and began courting (and, in some states, creating) “third parties” for their nominations. He received 19 votes for the Libertarian Party’s nomination at its 2024 national convention over Memorial Day weekend.
The question is which form of government is best--Executive or Council-manic. Having lived under both in Wicomico County I can assure you that being able to vote for or against a County Executive is …
Sports
Photo gallery: Delaware vs. Bryant football
NEWARK - Delaware got its final season as an FCS football program off to a good start with a 48-17 win over Bryant on Thursday night.
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Photo gallery: Caesar Rodney vs. William Penn football
CAMDEN - The Caesar Rodney football team opened the season with a 17-0 win over William Penn on Thursday night.
The victory was …
Blue Hens don't let Bryant, weather delay slow them down
NEWARK — A late-summer thunderstorm was really the only thing that stopped the Delaware football team on Thursday night.
The …
CR hoping to build on season-opening win over William Penn
CAMDEN – It was just the type of gritty effort that Caesar Rodney High School football coach Shaun Strickland and his staff were …
Tonight's high school football scores
Here's the scores for tonight's season openers in Delaware high school football.
The list will be updated as more scores come …
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Delaware
TECHNOLOGY
DOVER—More than six months ago, the Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization was at a local middle school career fair and noticed something: kids are drawn to tech. That was when …
VOTE 2024
DOVER — After independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dropped his presidential bid Aug. 23 and endorsed former President Donald Trump, questions arose regarding his ballot …
ARTS
The Mispillion Art League, a Milford facility that spurs creativity of all types, is reaching its 20th anniversary this year.
Maryland
Maryland’s highest court has ruled a 2022 court hearing that freed Adnan Syed from prison violated the legal rights of the victim’s family and must be redone. The Maryland Supreme Court’s 4-3 …
Maryland's highest court orders redo of court hearing that freed Adnan Syed, whose case was focus of "Serial" podcast.
A man has pleaded guilty to killing Baltimore tech entrepreneur Pava LaPere last September in an apparently random attack that shocked the city and prompted criticism of police for their response. …
Neighbors
Nine students set their plates for a career in the culinary field, as they graduated from the Food Bank of Delaware’s Kitchen School on Wednesday in Milford.
FREDERICA -- The Frederica Spring Creek Lions Club collected trash off of Lexington Mill Road in Magnolia on August 22.
The club is always looking for ways to help the community.
For more …
ELLENDALE – Hundreds of first responders assembled to honor the volunteer firefighter and EMS logistics technician Thomas W. Berry III who tragically passed away in the line of duty during a …
Scenes From Bay to Bay
Look at the birdie
4 days ago
Brett Williams, of Felton, took this photo of a belted kingfisher on July 18 in Felton.
Up in the air
Tuesday, August 20
Jerry Hull of Dover took a photo of this aircraft spraying crops over west Dover on July 21.
Bear in mind that Smokey is 80
Friday, August 9
DOVER — Smokey Bear is an American legend whose sight alone is enough to quickly remember the phrase, “Only you can prevent forest fires.” On Friday, the famous symbol of …
Moo-ving picture
Wednesday, July 17
Patricia Sterling of Wyoming took this photo of cows on a hot day in west Dover on June 19.
Baywood Greens
Friday, June 21
Valerie Hankins of Houston took this photo at Baywoods Greens in Millsboro on May 29.
Business
MILFORD – Beach Babies Child Care Center of Milford proudly presents “Kindergarten Boot Camp.”
It is a comprehensive three-day program designed to equip young learners with …
MILFORD – The Milford Garden Club selects a property each month from May to November, if the weather operates, as the Garden of the Month.
For the month of August, they have selected …
WILMINGTON — United Way of Delaware, in partnership with Barclays, announces the opening of the 4th Cohort of the Stand By Me Minority Small Business Program.
This initiative is designed …
LEWES — Beebe Healthcare has opened a new Coordinated Care Center, 1305 Savannah Rd., to bridge the gap between inpatient and crucial follow-up care for patients without a primary care provider …
Things to Do
Veterans making inaugural Delaware Honor Flight to Washington
DOVER — Many Delaware veterans have likely made the two-hour journey to visit the nation’s capital and its monuments dedicated to …
Heron Proud 5K upcoming in Middletown
MIDDLETOWN — The Heron Proud 5K is scheduled for Sept. 21 at St. Anne’s Episcopal School, 211 Silver Lake Road.
Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice hosts John Dickinson Plantation town hall
LEWES — Steeped in Delaware's colonial history, the John Dickinson Plantation has recently embarked on an initiative to address the …
Lewes to host 5K fundraiser for prostate cancer cure
LEWES — Led by Grand Marshal Paul Williams, chief meteorologist at WRDE TV and himself a prostate cancer survivor, the inaugural …
Gracie Jiu Jitsu Smyrna hosting free self-defense seminar for women
SMYRNA — Gracie Jiu Jitsu Smyrna will hold a free Women Empowered self-defense seminar on Sept. 14.
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Nation
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
Trump film 'The Apprentice' finds distributor, will open before election
After struggling to drum up interest following its Cannes Film Festival premiere, the young Donald Trump drama “The Apprentice,” starring Sebastian Stan as the former president, has found a …
NASA cuts 2 from next SpaceX flight to make room for astronauts stuck at space station
NASA has cut two astronauts from the next crew to make room on the return trip for the two stuck at the International Space Station. NASA’s Nick Hague and Russian Aleksandr Gorbunov will launch in …
Election 2024 Latest: Trump to appear at Moms for Liberty event, Harris campaign launches bus tour
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is scheduled to appear at the annual gathering of Moms for Liberty, a national nonprofit that has spearheaded efforts to get mentions of LGBTQ+ identity …
AP Photos: A tumultuous life, a turn toward faith and one man who wonders if it's time to vote
Timothy Walker spent years wrestling with cocaine addiction, cycling in and out of drug treatment centers. He lost his home and his job as a marketing executive at a law firm. Elections came and …
World
Top Brazilian judge orders suspension of X platform in Brazil amid feud with Musk
SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Friday ordered the suspension of Elon Musk’s social media giant X in Brazil after the tech billionaire refused to name a legal representative …
Takeaways from the AP's report on Mexican mothers searching for their disappeared children
According to official data, at least 115,000 people have disappeared in Mexico since 1952. In the last two decades, specific causes and perpetrators have blurred as officials have fought drug cartels …
One day, their children didn't make it back home. Faith helps these Mexican mothers' search for them
According to official data, at least 115,000 people have disappeared in Mexico since 1952. In the last two decades, specific causes and perpetrators have blurred as officials have fought drug cartels …
At Paralympics, women are blazing trails in male-dominated and roughest of sports, wheelchair rugby
PARIS (AP) — When told by the stadium announcer that they were witnessing history, the Paris spectators roared and applauded. Not that the woman making history actually noticed: Sarah Adam was far …
Taipei zoo's giant panda Yuanyuan celebrates her 20th birthday
With politics set aside, well-wishers have gathered to wish Taipei zoo’s oldest giant panda a happy 20th birthday. Yuanyuan was born in China and gifted by Beijing as a sign of goodwill toward the …
