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Muncie Star Press
April 3, 2018
MUNCIE, Ind. — The city and county are so far unable to agree on a pact that would settle their differences over their joint 911 dispatch center and end the city's plans to create its own ambulance service. The Delaware County commissioners on Monday told The Star Press that they've been in talks withÃâà...
Delaware First Media
April 3, 2018
On Sunday, a 13-year-old boy on an Easter picnic with his family fell through a wooden plank in Los Angeles' Griffith Park — and plummeted 25 feet down, into the city's sewer and drainage pipe system. He was swept away. A frantic overnight search began. And after more than 12 hours, he was locatedÃâà...
The News Journal
April 3, 2018
Weather forecasters had warned residents of northern Delaware to expect snow and ice on their morning commute. While some sleet fell, the snow ... Wilmington hasn't seen 2 inches of snow in April since 2000, when the city recorded about 2.1 inches of snow, according to NWS. In 1987, April brought 2.4Ãâà...
OCNJ Daily
April 3, 2018
Photo Credit: D. Oves. St. Andrews School in Middletown, Delaware, was once the beautiful setting for the classic Robin Williams film “Dead Poets Society.” On Saturday, it was an ideal setting for a classic high school crew race. Ocean City and several other local teams took part in the Noxontown Regatta,Ãâà...
Kansas City Star
April 3, 2018
Officials in a central Indiana county are dropping their fight against a proposed 10,000-hog farm after threats of legal action since a state agency has approved the project. The Delaware County commissioner had put a hold on building permits for the farm in the northern part of the county. The (Muncie) StarÃâà...
History
April 3, 2018
Lasting a full year, the occupation of Wilmington was the longest military occupation of an American city in history—and the most extreme response to riots that broke out in over 100 American cities after King's murder on April 4, 1968. It only concluded with the election of a new governor in January 1969.
Delaware First Media
April 3, 2018
In Florida, only the state is allowed to regulate firearms. Local government officials who ignore that law — posting signs prohibiting guns in city parks, for example — face stiff penalties. They include removal from office, a $5,000 fine officials must pay from their personal funds and lawsuits from any person orÃâà...
The News Journal
March 31, 2018
And by our city, I mean every Delawarean's. I'm sure this fact is easy for some to forget with Baltimore, Philadelphia and D.C. being so close but, at the end of the day, this is our state's only city. Admittedly, Wilmington isn't a big city, but Delaware isn't exactly a big state. The next time you hear someone sayÃâà...
Philadelphia Business Journal
March 31, 2018
Old City, say hello to your newest neighbor. Deardorff, one of Delaware's oldest branding agencies, has moved to the Historic District and has plans to hire. The relocation means Deardorff joins a growing list of agencies moving to Philadelphia thanks in part to the city's growing marketing communicationsÃâà...
news.delaware.gov
March 23, 2018
March 22, 2018)—During the month of April 2018, the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs will be sponsoring 16 special programs at sites across the state. A full schedule is included ... City-wide series of events including tours, displays, children's activities, crafts and more. Sponsored by theÃâà...
WTOP
March 23, 2018
Mike Powell with Delaware's Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control tells The Daily Times of Salisbury that while Rehoboth ... Bethany Beach town manager Cliff Graviet says the storm left the town vulnerable to another similarly strong weather event, as there's not much sand left.
WDEL 1150AM
March 23, 2018
It also looks like the storms caused some major erosion issues for the shore towns it affected. Major erosion has once again Bethany Beach, Delaware (still weird to see snow on the ground in spring there) - at least two walkways sustained major damage. (Pic - Town of Bethany Beach Webcam) #NetDEÃâà...
Delaware First Media
March 23, 2018
Community groups that pushed for changes in the Chicago Police Department will now be able to weigh in on reform efforts being negotiated by the city and state attorney general. They reached the agreement this week following months of sometimes heated talks after the city waffled on how to overhaulÃâà...
The News Journal
March 23, 2018
The Delaware protest has special significance, local teens say, and also touches on the subject of gun violence in Wilmington, where kids are more likely to be shot than any other U.S. city. With that in mind, some are spurning the event in D.C., eager to bring the focus back to their local community.
The News Journal
March 23, 2018
As more cities sign off on bringing safe injection sites to places hardest hit by the opioid and heroin epidemic, Delaware leaders have begun talking about what ... "The city is now just in the stage of saying we've concluded we can benefit from it," said Dr. Tom Farley, Philadelphia's health commissioner, at aÃâà...
Delaware First Media
March 23, 2018
In Granite City, Ill., 500 laid off steel workers are being called back to work following President Trump's steep tariffs that go into effect Friday on imported steel. ... Workers in traditional steel towns across the country are rejoicing over President Trump's steep tariffs on imported steel that go into effect Friday.
Kansas City Star
March 5, 2018
Delaware lawmakers have introduced a bill to lower the legal blood-alcohol threshold for drunken driving from the currently recognized national standard of .08 percent. Under the legislation, the legal blood-alcohol threshold in Delaware would drop to .05 percent. The proposal has yet to be heard inÃâà...
Albany Times Union
March 5, 2018
Delaware Plaza in Delmar is planning changes to exterior facades of its stores, according to an application before the town of Bethlehem's planning board. The strip mall wants to replace the shingle mansard roof sign design with upright walls and so-called hardi-plank siding that will give it a new, moreÃâà...
Press of Atlantic City
March 5, 2018
Police in Delaware are investigating a Saturday morning car crash that killed two 19-year-olds from New Jersey and left two Rutgers University athletes injured. ... Delaware State Police said Velazquez's car veered off the road, struck a small rise in the ground and went airborne before hitting a large tree.
The News Journal
March 5, 2018
New Delaware Prosperity Partnership president and CEO William Kurt Foreman speaks during a meeting with the press after it was announced the DPP has ended their search for a new CEO earlier Thursday. Foreman comes to Delaware from Oklahoma City where he was the executive vice president ofÃâà...
Sunbury News
March 3, 2018
Working with city officials, COhatch committed to a 10-year lease and to develop a shared space facility to foster innovation, collaboration, and community in the heart of Delaware. The City of Delaware will invest up to $1.18 million to bring the first floor and basement to a 'vanilla box' state and is offering aÃâà...
ThisWeek Community News
March 2, 2018
The city of Delaware and a private partner have hatched a plan to transform a vacant downtown building back into a bustling workplace. Delaware City Council last month gave City Manager Tom Homan approval to enter into a 10-year lease with Worthington-based COhatch for the first floor and basementÃâà...
The News Journal
February 23, 2018
State regulators and the Delaware City Refinery have reached a settlement in their legal fight over where the company can ship crude oil – a battle that last year resulted in a $150,000 fine. The two sides have agreed to a deal "in principle" but declined to release any details on Friday. "The parties areÃâà...
The News Journal
February 18, 2018
A $100 million upgrade shelved by the Delaware City Refinery in 2016 is back in play as the company looks to capitalize on future demand for cleaner marine fuels. Hints that the project might be renewed first emerged last week during a conference call between industry analysts and Tom Nimbley, theÃâà...
6abc.com
February 10, 2018
John Carney has authorized the National Guard to assist residents of a southern Delaware town after the discovery of high levels of toxic chemicals in ... Agency found that all three of the town's drinking water wells had concentrations of perfluorinated compounds above the human health advisory level.
Carlsbad Current-Argus
December 31, 1999
The oil business is booming throughout New Mexico, and local communities are eager to reap the benefits. The industry generated about 172 million barrels of oil in 2017, surpassing its previous record of about 147 million barrels set in 2015, per records from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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