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Lane Closures on Kirkwood Hwy Near Newark Could Cause Delays
Motorists heading through the Newark area of New Castle County should plan for some extra travel time on Kirkwood Highway (Route 2). According to DelDOT, intermittent lane closures are in effect in both the eastbound and westbound directions between Anna Way and Possum Park Road. The closures are the result of ongoing road construction in the area.
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Investigation continues after shots fired in Elkton community
ELKTON — An investigation is continuing after an unknown person or persons fired a gun on the street of an Elkton neighborhood on Friday night, according to the Elkton Police Department. EPD officers rushed to the 100 block of Rolling Road in The Meadows at Elk Creek off Muddy Lane shortly before 8 p.m. Friday after receiving a dispatch regarding shots fired in that area, police said. Investigators recovered two bullet casings in the road shortly after arriving at the scene, police added. The investigation revealed that a vehicle was idling in the road in front of a residence for unspecified period of time and then, as the driver revved the engine, gunshots rang out, police reported. The vehicle sped away at that point. Officers canvassed the area and interviewed residents, according to EPD Lt. Ronald Odom, an agency detective and spokesman, who outlined. “There were no injuries and there was no damage to property. We received a couple of different descriptions of the vehicle.” Anyone with information that might help in this investigation is asked to call the Elkton Police Department at 410-398-4200 or visit the agency’s website at www.elktonpd.org , click on the tip-line and leave a tip.
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Biden Hall to open on UD campus in 2029
A new building at the University of Delaware, named for former President Joe Biden, will serve as an interdisciplinary hub for the social sciences. Biden Hall will be located on the South Green, between Morris Library and Robinson Hall. Once it opens in fall 2029, it will be the first new building on The Green since Gore Hall and an expanded DuPont Hall opened in 1998 and 2002, respectively. UD officials are referring to it as “the final planned building on UD’s iconic Green.” “It’s the job of this university to help students make sense of the world around them — to prepare students as it prepared me to get engaged,” Biden said in a prepared statement. “Biden Hall will be a place for students to answer for themselves and for this country: Who are we? What do we stand for? What do we believe? And maybe more importantly: Who are we going to be?” UD officials broke ground on the building during a private ceremony Monday, which was attended by the former president, according to a posting on the university’s marketing website. Members of the media were barred from covering the event. The three-story, 30,000-square-foot Biden Hall will house
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Why Migrating Birds Stop at Bombay Hook
At Delaware’s Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, falling tides expose mudflats where migrating shorebirds can feed along the Atlantic Flyway. At low tide along the Delaware Bay, water drains from the marsh channels, leaving stretches of mud exposed. That’s when shorebirds can get to the small animals buried just beneath the surface. A few hours later, water covers the same feeding ground, and the birds have to look elsewhere.
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Bailey leads Delaware against James Madison after 26-point game
LINE: Dukes -3.5; over/under is 149.5. BOTTOM LINE: Delaware hosts James Madison after Chuck Bailey III scored 26 points in Delaware's 73-64 loss to the Wisconsin Badgers. Delaware went 10-21 overall with a 5-10 record at home during the 2025-26 season. The Fightin' Blue Hens averaged 67.7 points per game while allowing opponents to score 74.0 last season.
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Dawn Staley Finally Gets Her Dream Recruit as GG Banks Chooses South Carolina Over LSU, Texas
Some recruiting battles are won through persistence, while others come down to a connection that stays with a player long after their first conversation. For Dawn Staley, GG Banks’ decision to commit to South Carolina is a little bit of both. The five-star guard had identified the Gamecocks as her dream school back in 2023, and now, after attracting attention from several major programs, she’s bringing her talents to Columbia. “South Carolina head women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley announced that Jezelle ‘GG’ Banks (Wilmington, Del. / The St. James Academy (VA)) will join the Gamecocks begin...