The News Journal
- Want a furry friend? Dozens more cats, dogs displaced by Southern weather coming to Delaware
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 01:59 PMThe furry friends join hundreds of other animals bring brought to Delaware from the South this week.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Kent County agrees to reassess property taxes, settle lawsuit
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 12:45 PMKent County has agreed to rework the property values it uses to calculate county and school property tax bills over the coming three years.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Five ingredients for a successful spring as Delaware football season nears
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 05:01 AMThe Blue Hens are set to open their make-up spring football season next Saturday facing unique challenges
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - More I-95 overnight closures in the forecast — this time interstate's north lanes
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 07:16 AMOvernight closures will allow work crews to prepare for the major restoration project of I-95 that cuts through Wilmington.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How Black clergy are playing a key role in stopping COVID-19 in Delaware
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 07:18 AMBlack pastors have played an essential role in this pandemic. In recent weeks, they have been preaching the gospel of the COVID-19 vaccine.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Registered sex offender stabs woman in leg, steals her phone outside Christiana store: Police
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 02:19 PMPolice did not say whether the suspect and the victim knew one another.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Creatives join to promote minority-owned businesses during Black History Month
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 05:00 AMCreatives join to promote minority-owned businesses during Black History Month
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - New Castle County Council takes 1st step toward reassessment
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 08:59 AMNew Castle County Council on Tuesday proposed setting aside $26 million for a process that will lead to widespread tax bill changes in coming years.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - After COVID-19 beach season, outdoor seating permits are again up for grabs for Rehoboth restaurants
Tuesday - 02/23/2021 - 05:42 PMThe city advises restaurants that if they want to offer any outdoor seating that encroaches upon public spaces, they must apply no later than March 1.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Game changer': What legalizing marijuana in NJ means to the region — and the country
Tuesday - 02/23/2021 - 08:21 AMAbout one-third of all Americans live in a state with legal weed, a domino effect that could lead to national marijuana legalization.
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- 'Get used to me': Defiant Postmaster General Louis DeJoy pushes back at lawmakers at tense hearing on mail delays
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 09:05 AMTempers flared as Democrats pressed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on delays in holiday mail and slow deliveries of prescription medicines.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - UD sees highest number of positive COVID-19 cases all school year
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 12:00 PMAll on-campus students are required to get tested weekly.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Former Wilmington chef couple compete to 'Beat Bobby Flay'
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 05:02 AMThursday night former Wilmington chefs Jennifer Behm Lazzarini and Julio Lazzarini compete on the Food Network for the chance to "Beat Bobby Flay."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Blind man who was wrongfully evicted says he wants to send abusive landlords a message
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 05:02 AM"This is an oppression," said a lawyer retained by a blind man who was wrongfully evicted from his Wilmington home. "If this is not injustice, I don't know what is.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - One-dose J&J COVID-19 vaccine meets criteria as safe and effective, FDA report finds
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 03:20 PMAn FDA committee meets Friday to review the one-dose COVID-19 vaccine from J&J. Authorization for its use in the USA is likely to swiftly follow.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - L.A 'inventor' of gender-reveal party has one word for parents-to-be: 'Stop'
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 10:24 AMThe death of a Sullivan County father-to-be was the result of a gender-reveal gone wrong; creator of the trend says it's time to stop these parties.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Black Birders Week spotlights racism, and resilience of African Americans
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 09:29 AMInspired by a racist event in Central Park, Black Birders Week connects birdwatchers all over the world while confronting bias, celebrating diversity
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - New effort boosts minority-owned businesses in honor of Black History Month
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 05:00 AMThe artistic collective, which does not yet have a name, will continue with quarterly projects supporting small businesses in Wilmington.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Eagles' 7-round NFL mock draft: Find out the QB they may take at No. 6
Tuesday - 02/23/2021 - 03:33 PMA round-by-round look at what the Eagles might do in the 2021 NFL draft.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How Doc Rivers is getting the most out of the Sixers' Tobias Harris and Joel Embiid
Tuesday - 02/23/2021 - 11:08 AMDoc Rivers' decision to rely heavily upon Joel Embiid and Tobias Harris in the halfcourt offense is paying off for the Sixers
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- These civilians hunt child predators. Expert warns they're 'playing with fire.'
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 06:29 AMThe arrest of an Indiana teacher shines a light on the state's online, citizen-run predator hunting groups.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'The world needs to see this senseless murder,' wife of Delaware man killed by police says
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 12:40 PMFamily of Lymond Moses demand that New Castle County Police release bodycam video for public to see what occurred on Jan. 13.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Why Delaware may end requiring students to pledge allegiance to the American flag
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 05:00 AMThe current state law forces students to pledge allegiance to the American flag and punishes teachers with prison time if they don't enforce it.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Can a new law help end hairstyle discrimination horror stories?
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 07:08 AMBlack Americans and others claim they've been discriminated against because of their hair, on the job and elsewhere. A proposed law in Delaware may make that illegal
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Texas Roadhouse to open in Millsboro in May, hire 200 people
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 03:06 PMThe 7,600 square-feet restaurant will seat approximately 300 guests.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Firefighters rescue stranded pup from pond after ice breaks
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 03:13 PMThree different fire companies responded. The dog was ultimately saved.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Wrestling with despair, state champ Natarcola lifted by Smyrna community
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 07:52 AMAs he seeks third state title in possibly historic bout, Natarcola has benefitted from Matthews family, coach Harris in coping with dad's death
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Many veterans felt isolated before COVID-19, as this grim statistic shows. Now what?
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 08:41 AMThe suicide rate among veterans has not decreased in the last few years. We asked how the pandemic is affecting them.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Well-known humpback whale 'Pivot' found stranded on Assateague
Tuesday - 02/23/2021 - 04:48 PMAn often-sighted humback whale known as "Pivot" was found dead Thursday night.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Derailed train Tuesday morning limiting access in the Newport area
Tuesday - 02/23/2021 - 09:51 AMA train derailed in the area of Centerville and Boxwood roads.
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