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Jan. 6 rioter released early, plastic rings ban, free concerts & free Chick-fil-A
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DSP searching for man in connection to home burglary
DELAWARE – Delaware State Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a person wanted in connection to a recent burglary. Police are searching for 32-year-old Frank Montgomery, who we’re told is wanted for multiple felony offenses stemming from a burglary that took place in the last month at a residence in Georgetown. Police say Frank has been driving a dark gray Ford F-150 with Delaware temporary registration XF398605.
Why are Delaware flags lowered to half-staff this week? Late senator honored
Delaware flags will remain at half-staff through the end of the week in honor of a late political figure. On April 16, Gov. John Carney ordered Delaware flags to be lowered to half-staff at all state facilities. Flags will remain at half-staff through sunset on April 20 in honor of Robert Marshall, a former Delaware senator whose career as a public servant spanned from 1978 to 2018.
Why Confederate flag-carrying Delaware Jan. 6 rioter was granted an early prison release
The Confederate-flag-toting Delaware man convicted for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection has been granted an early release from a federal lockup. Kevin Seefried, a 54-year-old drywall installer from Laurel, is currently serving a three-year prison term after a judge convicted him last year of one felony and a handful of misdemeanors for parading around the U.S. Capitol with a confederate battle flag and threatening a responding police officer during the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Delaware lawmakers wrangle over expanding paid leave policies
(The Center Square) — Delaware has yet to implement a new paid leave law, but Democrats are pushing for approval of a new plan to require private employers to provide sick and "safety" leave for their workers. A bill that cleared the Legislature's Committee on Labor this week would require employers to provide workers with at least one hour of earned sick time and safety leave for every 30 hours worked unless they already provide similar benefits. Businesses with fewer than 10 employees would be...
Delaware faces persistent health disparities, particularly for Black maternal health
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Despite improved access to health care in recent years, Delaware continues to face troubling disparities in health outcomes among different racial and ethnic groups, with particular challenges in Black maternal health and infant mortality rates.
Hospital board bill could hurt extra $100 million for Medicaid
If a bill establishing a state board to oversee hospital budgets passes as is, it could alter or kill the deal cut with those hospitals to pay a provider tax unlocking another $100 million for Delaware’s Medicaid program. Brian Frazee, president of the Delaware Healthcare Association, warned the House Appropriations Committee that the requirement in House Bill 350 to immediately ... Read More
Menhaden madness: When thousands of them washed up near Cape Henlopen
“A singular occurrence excited the people of Lewes,” the Smyrna Times reported on Nov. 18, 1874, “and caused them to leave their cottages by the sea and even their churches and go into the fishing business.” On the beach near Cape Henlopen, an enormous school of fish appeared between 10 and 11 o’clock in the morning. The fish were packed together so tightly that they were unable to swim, and the breakers tossed them high and dry on the sand. ...
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