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Ten unoccupied cars and five homes were struck by gunfire Monday afternoon in the Village of Westover community in Dover, Delaware, according to the Dover Police Department. Around 5:11 p.m., officers responded to reports of multiple gunshots in the area of East Broadstairs Place. When they arrived, they found approximately 40 spent shell casings on the road, according to officials. Police said preliminary investigation and video surveillance indicate that a maroon SUV was travel

DOVER, Del. — Delaware officials are wrapping up one of the busiest travel weekends of the summer as thousands of residents and visitors celebrated Independence Day across the First State. From packed beaches along the Delaware coast to increased traffic on major highways, law enforcement agencies, firefighters and emergency responders experienced a busy Fourth of July holiday weekend. The Delaware...

Dover, Del. – On Tuesday, Governor Matt Meyer signed Delaware’s Fiscal Year 2027 operating budget, approving a plan that invests in public education, affordable housing, healthcare and child care. “A budget is more than dollars and cents. It’s a statement of our values,” Meyer said. “And today, we’re signing a budget that invests in people, that tackles affordability and expands...

DOVER, Del. – 27 incarcerated students earned their high school diplomas Thursday evening. The commencement ceremonies were held in the prison chapels of Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution in New Castle and Sussex Correctional Institution in Georgetown. The events were hosted by the Delaware Department of Correction and Department of Education. Graduates were joined by 100 family members and community supporters,...

  Dover, Del. – Delaware’s governor announced the acceptance of four community solar projects into the JobsFirst Permitting Accelerator on Tuesday. Meyer says the programs will help boost the local economy and reduce power bills for over 15,000 families statewide by 10% to 15%. “We’re looking not just to do solar, not just to do offshore wind, not just to do...

Dover, Del. – Rep. AlonnaBerry, Sen. Elizabeth “Tizzy” Lockman and Lieutenant Governor Kyle Evans Gay launched a period product drive on Tuesday. Berry and Evans Gay held a press conference at the Delaware Archives in Dover, encouraging the public to donate menstrual products for women and girls in need. Evans Gay said the moment comes as initiatives throughout the state move forward...

Dover, Del. – Members of Delaware’s congressional delegation met in Dover to host a veteran’s resource fair on the DelTech campus on Monday. “We got about 40 vendors who are here today to provide information on jobs, housing, health care services that we hope, will improve and make their lives better since they served us,” Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester said...

Dover, Del. – On Thursday, joined by law enforcement, state officials and public safety advocates, Governor Matt Meyer officially recognized June as Gun Violence Awareness Month and as well as pardoning two gun safety advocates, Kaligah Parker and Cammerin Norwood. “A single life of any age lost to gun violence in our state, anywhere in our state, in any police...