He graduated from college, landed a well-paying job in corporate finance and bought his first home. Then, he dropped it all and embarked on a journey that would change his life forever. Isaiah Glen Shields talked with Delaware LIVE News on his 400th day walking across the country. Cars and trucks whizzed by — many of them offering friendly honks …
Stephanie Cumella was only 32, with two young children, when she was diagnosed with a deadly form of breast cancer. The disease threw her world into chaos as she tried to cope with treatment, work, family life and more. It would also lead her into a career change, working with young breast cancer survivors who, like her, were diagnosed in …
A controversial bill that would give terminally ill people the right to end their lives failed to pass the Delaware Senate Thursday. House Bill 140, sponsored by Rep. Paul Baumbach, D-Newark, would have permitted a terminally ill adult resident of Delaware to request and self-administer medication to end the individual’s life in a humane and dignified manner. The medication is …
Today the Delaware Tourism Office announced awards to four Delaware sports facilities through the Sports Tourism Capital Investment Fund. Established through the Fiscal Year 2024 Bond and Capital Improvements Act, the fund provides financial support to new or existing sports facilities that hold events throughout the year to attract out-of-state visitors and contribute to the state and local economy.This post …
The 2025 Delaware state budget quickly passed the Senate Thursday afternoon and the House in the evening. The $6.1 billion budget, outlined in Senate Bill 325, goes into effect July 1, and likely will be signed into law next week by Gov. John Carney before the session ends. Quick budget approval hasn’t always been the case in the General Assembly. …
Delaware residents soon will be able to say “cheers” or “bottoms up” with the First State’s official cocktail. House Bill 444, sponsored by Rep. Pete Schwartzkopf, D-Rehoboth Beach, designates the Orange Crush as the state cocktail, passed the state House Thursday night. The point of declaring a state cocktail is to increase tourism, Schwartzkopf said before asking for a vote. …
The Delaware State Police are investigating a robbery that occurred early this morning at a New Castle area Dash In gas station. On June 20, 2024, at approximately 4:16 a.m., […]
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The Delaware State Police are investigating a shoplifting turned robbery that occurred Monday afternoon at a Sunglass Hut kiosk within the Macy’s at Concord Mall. On June 17, 2024, at […]
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The Delaware legislature pushed through a bill that would exempt an affordable housing organization from paying certain taxes. Senate Bill 78, sponsored by Senate Majority Whip Elizabeth “Tizzy” Lockman, D-Wilmington, exempts people from paying school property taxes on real estate owned by Todmorden Foundation and used for the purposes of affordable housing. That organization is a non-profit that provides affordable …
Kent County is getting a Catholic high school. Holy Cross High will open in fall 2025. It is the only Catholic secondary education institution since Dover’s St. Thomas More Academy closed in 2020 because of the pandemic and low enrollment. Supporters include many involved in the old Holy Cross High School that closed down in the 80s, including alumni and …
The Delaware State Police have identified 32-year-old Jose Atenco-Meneses of Wilmington, Delaware, as the man who died in a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred Monday night in Wilmington. The Delaware […]
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