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Business / Dover / Featured

Dover Downs’ Parent Company Phased Response To COVID-19

March 21, 2020March 21, 2020 - by Staff Writer

Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc., the company that owns Dover Downs has announced a multi-faceted plan in response to the COVID-19 outbreak which has led to the temporary closure of all …

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Featured / Life

Who Knew? Program Aids Drivers Fearful Of Driving Across This Bridge

March 10, 2020 - by Staff Writer

Millions of drivers cross the Delaware Memorial Bridge every year without a second thought. Some drivers, however, take advantage of a little-known program offered by the Delaware River and Bay …

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Featured / Life

Program Aids Drivers Fearful Of Driving Across This Bridge

September 10, 2019September 10, 2019 - by Staff Writer

Millions of drivers cross the Delaware Memorial Bridge every year without a second thought. Some drivers, however, take advantage of a little-known program offered by the Delaware River and Bay …

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Featured / Life / Wilmington

Ground Broken For Rodney Square Makeover On Monday

September 10, 2019 - by Staff Writer

On Monday ground was broken for the multi-million dollar renovation of Wilmington’s Rodney Square, the city’s largest public square. In March Wilmington’s Mayor, Mike Purzycki and other dignitaries announced the …

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Photo: U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Quail
Featured / Life

Soldier Killed In Iraq Arrives In Dover Overnight

April 23, 2019April 23, 2019 - by Staff Writer

A U.S. Army carry team transferred Spc. Ryan D. Riley, of Richmond, Ky., early this morning, April 23, 2019, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Spc. Ryan Dennis Orin Riley, …

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Featured / Life

Soldier Dies From Non-Combat Related Incident In Iraq

April 21, 2019April 21, 2019 - by Staff Writer

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Spc. Ryan Dennis Orin Riley, 22, from Richmond, Kentucky, died April 20, 2019, …

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Dover Air Force Base / Featured / Life

Dover Staff Sergeant Killed In Qatar Air Base Incident Arrives Home

April 21, 2019April 21, 2019 - by Staff Writer

The Department of Defense has announced the death of an airman who was supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Officials said Staff Sgt. Albert J. Miller, 24, of Richmond, New Hampshire, died …

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Business / Crime / Featured

U.S. Customs Seizes $44,000 In Counterfeit Bryce Harper Jerseys.

April 20, 2019April 21, 2019 - by Staff Writer

PHILADELPHIA – Well that didn’t take long. Transnational criminal organizations are quick to counterfeit any popular consumer merchandise and Bryce Harper’s Philadelphia Phillies jerseys are no exception. Since Major League …

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Featured / Life / Prices Corner

The First Female Prison Guards In The US Were In Delaware

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 - by Staff Writer

In 2014 The State of Delaware Public Archives unveiled a historical marker commemorating the first female prison guards in the United States at New Castle County’s Greenbank Park, near the site where …

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Featured / Life

Fallen Marine Will Be Escorted From Dover To New York On Monday

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 - by Staff Writer

On Monday, April 22, 2019, Staff Sergeant Christopher Slutman will be escorted beginning at 11:00 am from Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware to New York City. Slutman, 43, was one …

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