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Elkton man gets eight-year prison term in drug case
ELKTON — A man caught with approximately two and a half ounces of fentanyl after a protracted surveillance operation led investigators to buried drugs near Elkton received an eight-year prison term on Nov. 2 after accepting a plea deal, according to Cecil County Circuit Court records. Cecil County Circuit Court Judge Cameron A. Brown imposed a maximum 25-year sentence on the defendant — Raheem Brandon Sanders, 36, of Elkton — for possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute and then suspended all but eight years of the penalty, court records show. The judge credited Sanders for 179 days that he served as a pre-trial inmate in the Cecil County Detention Center after his arrest in May. In addition, Brown ordered Sanders to serve five years of supervised probation after completing his eight-year term in a Maryland Department of Corrections prison. The judge also ordered Sanders to forfeit the 2007 Cadillac DeVille that investigators saw him driving while purchasing and later hiding the fentanyl and the $327 that he possessed at the time of his arrest. Sanders pleaded guilty to possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute earlier in that Nov. 2 proceeding, as part of a plea bargain in which
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VIDEO | Community celebrates new-and-improved playground
Families in the Bear-Glasgow area now have more reasons to get out and play. Brevoort Park, located off Porter Road near Summit Bridge Road, now has a new playground. It's got new swings, slides, things to climb on, a ground-level playhouse and a percussion station with plastic drums, among other amenities.
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Man Injured In Hit-And-Run, Driver Facing 4th DUI
Wilmington Police have arrested a 57-year-old man following a hit-and-run collision that injured a 71-year-old pedestrian on November 6, 2026. At approximately 9:33 p.m., an officer assigned to the Wilmington Police Department’s Special Operations Traffic Unit responded to the area of West 4th and Hawley Streets for a report of a hit-and-run collision involving an injured pedestrian.
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Newark's speed camera moved closer to UD's campus
The fourth location for Newark's roving electronic speed camera figures to have its biggest impact for those going to the University of Delaware. The City of Newark has moved the camera they purchased earlier this year to South College Avenue at the end of the bridge over the AMTRAK rail lines.
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After tough financial times, Smyrna's bond rating bounces back
Officials in Smyrna are celebrating some good financial news for the town. A state audit last year found several problems in how the town managed its finances, including how it tracked spending. Also in recent years, a series of postponed audits led to a massive budget shortfall, which prompted council members to double property taxes.