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Courts & Law

Delaware judge: Dominion defamation case against Fox will go to trial

Dominion is suing the network for $1.6 billion, claiming Fox defamed it by repeatedly airing false claims about the company’s machines and its accompanying software.

4 hours ago

A group of people supporting legalization of marijuana are gathered in the Delaware State Capitol.
Politics & Policy

Delaware Senate approves marijuana legalization and regulation; all eyes now on staunch foe Gov. Carney

The governor vetoed the legalization measure last year and House members could not override his action last year. The governor won’t say what he’ll do now.

3 days ago

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Adnan Syed (center) leaves the Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, in Baltimore
Courts & Law

Court rules in favor of victim’s family in Adnan Syed’s ‘Serial’ case

An appellate court has ruled a lower court did not give the family of the murder victim enough time to attend a court hearing in person that led to the release of Syed.

3 days ago

File photo: A close up of a Boy Scout uniform is photographed on Feb. 4, 2013, in Irving, Texas
Courts & Law

Boy Scouts’ $2.4 billion bankruptcy plan upheld by judge

The ruling follows a September decision in which U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein approved the plan.

3 days ago

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Courts & Law

Latest lawsuit against Dewey Beach police claims abusive policies made man’s 2022 shooting death ‘inevitable’

The lawsuit reiterated claims that Dewey has longstanding “policies, customs, and practices” that condone excessive force by its officers.

4 days ago

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​Delaware officials unveil multi-million-dollar plan to transform Dover

The Downtown Dover Partnership presented a redevelopment plan dubbed Capital City 2030 to town residents this week.

7 days ago

File photo: A Wilmington Police car. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Former Wilmington cop who lied about changing gun barrel after shooting carjacking suspect avoids prison sentence

James MacColl lied to investigators after shooting his second suspect in a four-year period. His actions contributed to a carjacking case collapsing.

1 week ago

Fox News headquarters in New York
Courts & Law

Fox News has first clash in Delaware court with Dominion Voting systems

Both sides want the judge to pronounce them victors in the $1.6 billion defamation case, negating the need for a trial slated for next month.

1 week ago

Firefighters contain a blaze as part of a Delaware State Fire School exercise
Politics & Policy

Delaware lawmakers want accounting of PFAS-containing foam at fire stations statewide

A resolution approved in the Delaware House aims to start the process of replacing the toxic foam with an unnamed alternative.

2 weeks ago

Lotus Barnes (foreground) and Daneri Owens enjoy play time at the Southbridge cente
Education

Quest to put more pre-K schools in low-income Wilmington neighborhoods takes another step

By this fall the Stubbs Early Childhood Assistance Program will serve more than 300 children at three sites, all in low-income areas of town.

2 weeks ago

Wilimngton, Del. Mayor Mike Purzycki
Politics & Policy

Higher water fees and a new ticket tax: Wilmington mayor unveils 2024 budget proposal

Purzycki says the additional revenue he wants City Council to approve is needed for when “the bills come due” in two years.

2 weeks ago

Seaford High School in southwestern Sussex County. (Seaford School District)
Courts & Law

Delaware high school athletic trainer charged with sexually abusing student

Jerry Sodano’s alleged crimes took place about five years ago. The longtime Seaford High employee is now on unpaid leave.

2 weeks ago

Vandalism at the new African American historic trail. (Johnny Perez-Gonzalez/WHYY)
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Vandals strike Delaware Black history trail just two weeks after its debut

The trail describes the history of the free Black community that formed in the Iron Hill area near Newark in the 1830s.

2 weeks ago

Fifty artifacts stolen from museums and historical sites 50 years ago were returned to their owners during a repatriation ceremony at the Museum of the American Revolution
Arts & Entertainment

16 history museums get their stolen guns back

Law enforcement spent 14 years hunting for 36 historic guns stolen 50 years ago — they turned up in Newark, Delaware.

3 weeks ago

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Courts & Law

Delaware doctor to pay $500K to settle charge she defrauded Medicare by ordering unnecessary genetic tests

U.S. Attorney David Weiss said she ordered the tests without ‘legitimate medical justification’ after brief online consultations with senior citizens.

3 weeks ago

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