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DOVER, Del. – Capital School District (CSD) officials say students from Dover High School will be dismissed early following a bomb threat on Wednesday morning. At 11:17 a.m., school officials said Dover High was on lockdown, and that the building was being evacuated while police searched the building. An hour later, CSD announced that Dover High School students would be...

The Food Bank of Delaware will hold mass drive-thru distributions for Delaware residents in November. In Sussex County, the event will be held Friday, November 20th starting at 9:00 a.m. at Crossroad Community Church on State Forest Road in Georgetown. In Kent County, the mass drive thru distribution will be held Wednesday, November 18th starting at 9:00 a.m. at the Dover Motor Speedway on North Dupont Highway in Dover. To help speed up the check-in process, pre-registration is requested. On-sit

With nearly all the districts reporting there will be a few changes in Delaware, but it was a night for incumbents. Looking at statewide races, Senator Chris Coons and Representative McBride will return to Washington. In State offices Attorney General Kathy Jennings and Auditor Lydia York return to Dover. The State Treasurer's office was won by Democrat Ted Lauzen over Republican Michael Ramone – after Democrat Kathleen Davis announced that she would retire at the end of her term. In the Delaw

Delaware Governor Matt Meyer Friday announced that Aternium's proposed $380-million hydrogen and heavy water production facility in Dover has been accepted into the JobsFirst Permitting Accelerator. The Delaware-based clean hydrogen startup plans to develop the facility at Garrison Oak Business and Technology Park – creating about 50 permanent technical, engineering, operations and manufacturing jobs and hundreds of construction jobs. Currently in the planning phase – and waiting on local, s

DJ’s Alliance has launched a statewide campaign called Delaware Goes Teal and Purple to support suicide loss survivors and raise awareness about mental health. The November initiative includes community activities, remembrance events and resources for families, schools and businesses. Events include International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day on November 21st and the organization’s Survivor Day Trot 5K in Dover on November 22nd. More information is available through DJ’s Alliance.  

Salisbury, Md. – Certain Sussex County voters will decide who represents them in Dover as Representative Bryan Shupe (R) seeks re-election for a fifth term and faces challenger Andy Gorlich (D) for State House District 36. The 36th State House district encompasses Lincoln, Slaughter Beach and Milford in nothern Sussex County. Shupe, who has served in the House since 2018,...

DOVER, Del. – The Dover Police Department arrested a man following a firearm and drug investigation on Tuesday afternoon. Police say the investigation began when officers from the Dover Police Patrol Division provided information that a 24-year-old Dover man was in possession of a firearm and selling marijuana. Probation & Parole obtained an administrative warrant and contacted him at his...

DOVER, Del. – The Dover Police Department is investigating a shots fired incident that endangered a 10-year-old girl on Tuesday afternoon. At 4:22 p.m. on Oct. 27, officers responded to the 500 block of River Road for a report of shots fired. The investigation determined that shots were fired from the area of River Road and Sussex Avenue, striking a...

DOVER, Del. – The Dover Police Department arrested a man in connection with a stabbing that injured two over the weekend. Just before 2:00 p.m. on Oct. 24, officers responded to the 900 block of Whatcoat Drive for a reported stabbing. Officers located two 32-year-old male victims suffering from stab wounds to their upper bodies. Both were transported to a...

The Dover Police Department is investigating an incident in which gunfire damaged an occupied residence and an unoccupied vehicle Tuesday afternoon. According to police, at approximately 4:22 p.m., officers responded to River Road for a report of shots fired. The investigation determined that shots were fired from the area of River Road and Sussex Avenue, striking a second-story window of a nearby residence and a parked vehicle. A 10-year-old girl was inside the home at the time and was not inj