The top Delaware official in charge of rooting government fraud and abuse was indicted on Oct. 11 on public corruption charges. State prosecutors charged Delaware Auditor of Accounts Kathleen McGuiness with felony counts of theft and witness intimidation as well as three misdemeanor counts, according to an indictment (pdf) made public on Monday. Among other allegations, McGuinness…
Delaware Mandates COVID-19 Vaccination for Teachers
Delaware teachers and other school staffers must get a COVID-19 vaccine or undergo weekly testing. Gov. John Carney, a Democrat, and state health and education officials announced the mandate on Tuesday. The requirement will be formally laid out in an emergency regulation and is slated to take effect Nov. 1. It applies to over 12,000…
Judge Allows Lawsuits Over University of Delaware’s COVID-19 Shutdown to Proceed
A federal judge on Friday ruled in favor of a group of University of Delaware students and their parents, allowing them to press claims that the university breached its contract and “unjustly enriched itself” by ending in-person classes and services in response to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic last spring. The University of…
Biden Cancels Planned Trip to Delaware on Saturday: White House
A White House official said President Joe Biden has canceled his plans to travel to Wilmington, Delaware, on Saturday and will instead remain in Washington. The official said Biden was currently receiving a briefing on Afghanistan, where a desperate evacuation of American citizens and Afghan allies is underway after the Taliban’s lightning takeover of the…
Vietnam Veterans’ Patriotism: Still Proud to Serve Their Country
June 28, 2021
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Although many have forgotten the reason, these two Vietnam veterans are still proud to have served in the Vietnam War to fight for their country. They spoke out in an effort to restore the true history of the Vietnam War and recall the past. The Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), Chapter 850, hosted its annual…
14 Arrested and Charged With 120 Crimes, Including 6 Killings, After Big Bust in Delaware
Fourteen members of a Delaware gang dubbed “NorthPak” have been indicted with over 120 charges related to their illicit activities in the city of Wilmington, local authorities said on Monday. The criminal activity of the defendants includes 6 alleged murders and several shootings. The charges come as a result of a half-year, multi-jurisdictional investigation that…
3 Officers Stable After Being Shot in Delaware: Police
WILMINGTON, Del.—A large police presence could be seen in Wilmington, Delaware, on Wednesday night after three officers were shot responding to a call, police said. Dozens of police cars, fire trucks, and a SWAT team were on the scene after the shooting at about 10:30 p.m. Police asked people in a 20-block area of northwest…
Delaware State Lawmaker Arrested For Allegedly Punching Woman in the Face at Restaurant
A Delaware state lawmaker was arrested this week for allegedly attacking a woman at a restaurant in what appears to be a domestic violence incident, officials said. According to a news release from the Delaware State Police, State Senator Darius J. Brown, 39, was arrested “after an altercation occurred at a local restaurant over the weekend.”…
Good Times and Quiet Moments in Kent County, Delaware
The sound of slot machines competes with the excited cries of winners sitting at the nearby gambling tables. Meanwhile, silence reigns at farms where horses—rather than tractors—pull plows. Welcome to Kent County, Delaware. Dover, the state capital, retains the charm that William Penn envisioned when he laid it out in 1683. The graceful Dover Green…
Police Officer Declared Dead, Elderly Couple Severely Beaten During Delaware Assault
A Delaware police officer was declared clinically dead after he was beaten while responding to a 911 call, officials said. Delmar Police Chief Ivan Barkley announced Keith Heacook, a 22-year veteran with the Delmar Police Department, was pronounced clinically dead on Wednesday. He was seriously injured on Sunday morning while responding to a call about a…
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