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Seventy three new COVID-19 cases, no deaths

20 hours ago
The Delaware Division of Public Health reports 73 additional positive cases of COVID-19 in Delaware...

State announces 192 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths

1 day ago
The Delaware Division of Public Health has announced 192 additional positive cases of COVID-19 and...

Beebe: We’re not out of the woods

Nick Roth
2 days ago
The recent uptick in COVID-19 cases in Dewey Beach and Rehoboth Beach has caught the attention of...

Drinking at the beach? Table service only

Nick Roth and Melissa Steele
2 days ago
Walk-up beach bars for customers in eastern Sussex County are indefinitely closed beginning Friday...

State reports 221 additional COVID-19 cases

2 days ago
The Delaware Division of Public Health reports 221 additional positive COVID-19 cases in Delaware...

Week 16: COVID-19 positives increase in Cape Region

Ron MacArthur
2 days ago
Heading into Week 16 of the COVID-19 state of emergency, state health officials stepped up testing...

Funland reopens but with limited games and no rides

2 days ago
Not able to do its traditional spring debut because of the COVID-19 state of emergency, Funland on...

Thirty-six new COVID-19 cases reported, no deaths

3 days ago
The Delaware Division of Public Health reported 36 additional positive cases of COVID-19 in...

State reports 98 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths

4 days ago
The Delaware Division of Public Health reported 98 additional positive cases of COVID-19 June 29...

DPH reports 150 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths

5 days ago
The Delaware Division of Public Health is announcing 150 additional positive cases of COVID-19,...

Hundreds turn out for COVID-19 testing in Dewey

5 days ago
Hundreds of people turned out June 29 for COVID-19 saliva testing at The Starboard in Dewey Beach,...

Sussex County reopens on a limited basis

Ron MacArthur
5 days ago
On June 29, Sussex County government took a small step to reopen the administration building to the...

No deaths as 135 new COVID-19 cases reported

6 days ago
The Delaware Division of Public Health announced 135 additional positive cases of COVID-19 June 28...

Week 15: Crowds ramp up in Cape Region

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
Gov. John Carney has still not announced when Phase 3 of the economic recovery will start, as the...

Strategic response fund provides relief in southern...

1 week ago
COVID-19 has hit Southern Delaware hard, affecting not only individuals and families, but also the...

Carney: Phase 3 decision coming next week

1 week ago
Gov. John Carney said June 25 he expects to make a decision on moving Delaware’s economy into Phase...

Sussex plans to reopen public meetings

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
Starting Monday, June 29, Sussex County government will take its first steps to reopen the...

COVID-19 cases traced to Dewey Beach, Rehoboth Beach...

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
Several teens celebrating senior week in Dewey Beach and Rehoboth Beach have tested positive for...

One death reported in June 20 COVID-19 numbers

2 weeks ago
The Delaware Division of Public Health reports one COVID-19 fatality June 20 - a New Castle County...

Governor allows sports tournaments, expands personal...

2 weeks ago
Gov. John Carney signed the 22nd modification to his state-of-emergency order June 19, permitting...

One COVID-19 death reported June 16

2 weeks ago
The Delaware Division of Public Health announced one fatality June 16 related to COVID-19. In total...

Lewes extends free morning parking through Labor Day

Nick Roth
2 weeks ago
Those shopping in downtown Lewes can enjoy free morning parking through Labor Day. Mayor and city...

In-person Sussex Council meetings could begin in...

Ron MacArthur
2 weeks ago
In Phase 2 of Delaware’s plan to lift COVID-19 restrictions and reopen the economy, limits on the...

COVID-19 hospitalizations drop below 100

3 weeks ago
The Delaware Division of Public Health reports 93 COVID-19 hospitalizations, which is the first...

State releases guidance for youth sports

Nick Roth
3 weeks ago
Most sports will be permitted to resume Monday, June 15, under specific guidelines for each sport...

Lewes’ Water Tower public art project on hold

Nick Roth
3 weeks ago
The large temporary public art project that was to be on display in Canalfront Park throughout the...

State announces three new COVID-related deaths

3 weeks ago
The Delaware Division of Public Health has announced three additional deaths related to COVID-19...

Rehoboth Farmers Market in full swing

3 weeks ago
Rehoboth Beach Farmers Market opened for the season May 26 in Grove Park. The entrance is now...

10,000 COVID-19 cases reported in Delaware as deaths...

3 weeks ago
The Delaware Division of Public Health reports 12 new fatalities related to COVID-19 as the total...

International Student Outreach Program canceled

Ryan Mavity
3 weeks ago
The International Student Outreach Program has been canceled this summer due to COVID-19-related...

Gov. Carney extends emergency order for another 30 days

3 weeks ago
Gov. John Carney formally extended the state of emergency for Delaware June 6 - the third extension...

Two COVID-19 fatalities reported as hospitalizations...

4 weeks ago
The Delaware Division of Public Health reports two fatalities related to COVID-19 as the number of...

Reopening council chambers a hot topic

Ron MacArthur
1 month ago
During the June 2 Sussex County Council teleconference meeting, Councilman Irwin “I.G.” Burton of...

Lewes Farmers Market opens

Deny Howeth
1 month ago
Historic Lewes Farmers Market opened the 2020 season May 30 at Shields in Lewes, as Phase 1...

Camp Arrowhead cancels summer camps

Ryan Mavity
1 month ago
For the first time since 1954, there will be no summer camps at Camp Arrowhead in Lewes. The...

Roast Carney Day a day in the sun

Ron MacArthur
1 month ago
Except for a few short speeches and a few jabs at Gov. John Carney, Roast Carney Day turned out to...

Arcades to Carney: Give us a fighting chance

Chris Flood
1 month ago
Zelky’s Beach Arcades General Manager Matt Weiner was one of roughly a dozen people who spoke...

DEMA, National Guard team up

Ron MacArthur
1 month ago
As state health officials ramp up COVID-19 testing, Delaware Emergency Management Agency and...

Beebe reports 15 current COVID-related cases

1 month ago
Beebe Healthcare President and CEO Dr. David Tam said during a June 3 meeting of the Lewes Board of...

Lewes to offer free morning parking downtown

Nick Roth
1 month ago
Downtown Lewes parking meters went online June 1 in conjunction with Phase 1 of Delaware’s...

Milton Farmers Market opens

Deny Howeth
1 month ago
The Milton Farmers Market finally got its start May 29 after stormy weather forced postponement of...

Crowds return to Rehoboth Beach

Ron MacArthur
1 month ago

To reopen, churches to see major changes

Ron MacArthur
1 month ago
The Rev. Bruce Rogers of Long Neck United Methodist Church is struggling with the same challenge...

Germ Defense on front lines of COVID-19 disinfection

Ron MacArthur
1 month ago
When Matthew and Gretchen McKay started Germ Defense Delaware last year, they never dreamed they...

Industry experts say poultry production outlook...

Ryan Mavity
1 month ago
The poultry industry is one of Delmarva’s biggest businesses, but as COVID-19 spread across the...

In Dewey, town manager to OK expanding outdoor seating

Ellen Driscoll
1 month ago
Dewey Beach commissioners voted unanimously May 22 to temporarily allow businesses to expand their...

Women’s Club of Milton contributes to COVID-19 response

1 month ago
In order to assist with the COVID-19 pandemic response, the Women’s Club of Milton recently...

Sara England Designs offers pet-themed masks

1 month ago
Accomplished artist and pet lover Sara England has reopened her shop, the Ruff Life, with limited...

Hospitalizations at 196, critical patients at 36 in...

1 month ago
The Delaware Division of Public Health is announcing nine additional fatalities related to COVID-19...

Week 11: State prepares for Phase 1 reopening

Ron MacArthur
1 month ago
In time for the Memorial Day weekend, Gov. John Carney lifted restrictions on the use of Delaware...

Short-term rental ban, out-of-state quarantine to...

1 month ago
Gov. John Carney has lifted the ban on short-term rental units and the mandatory 14-day quarantine...

Use testing to allow families access to long-term...

1 month ago
Among the many tragedies of COVID-19 across the First State is the toll the disease takes on people...

Historic planes lead Sussex County flyover

Ron MacArthur
1 month ago
Seven historic planes circled Sussex County to pay tribute to COVID-19 frontline workers and first...

Showing support for Harbor Healthcare

Ron MacArthur
1 month ago
A group gathered May 16 for a mini parade to Harbor Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center May 16 in...

Rehoboth officials, businesses survive Memorial Day...

Chris Flood
1 month ago
With the first major holiday of the summer of COVID-19 all but in the rear-view mirror, Rehoboth...

Beebe to host COVID-19 recovery virtual town hall...

1 month ago
Beebe Healthcare is inviting the public to a virtual COVID-19 town hall from 4 to 5 p.m., Thursday...

Beebe Healthcare ready to recover and take on the...

Dr. David Tam
1 month ago
After 25 years in the Navy, it is no surprise that the metaphors I have used during this COVID-19...

Carney to announce plan for short-term rentals May 26

Nick Roth
1 month ago
Gov. John Carney is expected to announce a decision Tuesday, May 26, on whether to lift the state’s...

Nonprofits to apply for COVID-19 response funds June...

1 month ago
The Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund was launched March 18 to address the state’s emerging...

Republicans call for federal inquiry into state...

Melissa Steele
1 month ago
Three Delaware legislators have asked for a federal review of executive orders that shut down the...