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UPS driver who crashed while drinking beers is not entitled to workers compensation for his injuries
A Delaware judge says a UPS driver who crashed his truck after downing several beers while driving is not entitled to workers’ compensation for his injuries.
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A night of firsts: The 2024 election races making history
Here is a look at candidates marking firsts after the 2024 election.
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Democrat Sarah McBride becomes the first transgender person elected to Congress
Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride won the state’s lone U.S. House seat Tuesday, making her the first transgender person elected to Congress.
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Pa. teen, NC man killed, 4 others hurt in possible DUI crash in Delaware
A Pennsylvania teen and a North Carolina man were killed while four others were injured in a crash involving two vehicles in Delaware in which one of the drivers may have been under the influence, investigators said.
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Delaware dispatchers help rescue sinking boat in Dover … England
A mistaken emergency call from a boat sinking in the English Channel off the coast of Dover, England, had local rescuers working to help save the stranded sailors.
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The flickering glow of summer's fireflies: too important to lose, too small to notice them gone
Fireflies once seemed plentiful and cool, easy to catch and watch, and they served as an introduction to the world of nature around us. Entomologists keep hearing anecdotal reports of fewer fireflies, leading to fears that the summer flash was fading.
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Fraternity, sorority suspended from campus after death of Dartmouth student
Police are looking into whether hazing played a role in the death of a Dartmouth College student who was from Delaware. 20-year-old Won Jang of New Castle County was found dead in a river near the school’s campus in New Hampshire over the weekend. NBC10’s Tim Furlong has more on the investigation into his death.
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Roundtable highlights queer history of Rehoboth Beach
The Rehoboth Beach Historical Society and Museum is holding a roundtable about how this once conservative city that started as a Methodist meeting camp became a safe haven for the queer community over the decades.
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Judge says Delaware vanity plate rules allow viewpoint discrimination and are unconstitutional
A federal judge says Delaware’s vanity license plate program is unconstitutional because it allows for viewpoint discrimination by officials in deciding whether to approve applications. Tuesday’s ruling came in a lawsuit filed by a breast cancer survivor whose license plate was recalled in 2021 because it contained a “perceived profanity.” A spokesman for the Delaware Department of Transportation said the...
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16-year-old killed, another teen injured in Delaware carnival shooting
One teen was killed and another was critically injured in a shooting outside of a carnival being held in the parking lot of the Concord Mall in Wilmington, Delaware, Saturday night, officials say.
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Woman, 18, dies after being shot at Delaware State University; campus closed
Authorities say an 18-year-old woman died after she was shot on the campus of Delaware State University. Dover police say officers responded at 1:40 a.m. Sunday to a report of shots on the campus. A Wilmington woman who was not a registered student was found with a gunshot wound near a freshman dorm. She was rushed to a hospital and...
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Human composting as alternative to burial and cremation gets final approval by Delaware lawmakers
The Delaware Senate has given final approval to a bill allowing the composting of human bodies as an alternative to burial or cremation.
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DC deputy fire chief charged in domestic assault, police say
A deputy fire chief for D.C. Fire & EMS was arrested in Delaware and is accused of domestic assault, police say.
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Loved ones sue after Maryland man kicked out of Lyft is struck, killed: Court docs
Court documents reveal new details about what happened inside a Lyft vehicle moments before the driver allegedly kicked her passengers out on a busy highway, where one of those passengers was struck and killed by a passing car.
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Lyft driver kicked out passengers before deadly crash: Court docs
The survivors of the victim, a man from Maryland, are now suing Lyft. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.
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Body of missing Maryland swimmer found on beach, Rehoboth police say
Richard A. Boateng, of Savage, Maryland was last seen swimming in Rehoboth Beach on Sunday.
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Search suspended for Maryland swimmer missing in Rehoboth
The body of a 31-year-old Maryland man who went missing while swimming in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Labor Day weekend washed up on shore, ending a day-long search, police said.
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Hunter Biden misdemeanor tax charges are dismissed — for now
Special counsel David Weiss is expected to refile the charges or bring new ones against the president’s son in California or Washington, D.C.
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Some insurers won't cover new Alzheimer's treatment shown to slow decline
Some private insurers are balking at paying for the first drug fully approved to slow mental decline in Alzheimer’s patients.
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Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to 2 tax crimes after agreement with prosecutors falls through
President Joe Biden’s son Hunter pleaded not guilty Wednesday to two tax crimes after a plea deal with federal prosecutors unraveled during a court hearing following the judge’s concerns over the agreement.