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Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office confirms accidental cause of Milford school fire
What are journalists missing from the state of Delaware? What would you most like WHYY News to cover? Let us know. Investigators with the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office concluded that the cause of a fire that severely damaged Lulu M. Ross Elementary School in Milford was accidental. The...
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Movie theater returns to Dover, bringing big-screen experience back to the capital city
DOVER, Del. - After more than two years without a movie theater, Dover residents once again have a place to catch a movie close to home. Dover Movies 14 officially opened its doors Friday at Dover Mall, marking the return of the big-screen experience to Delaware's capital city and giving moviegoers a new reason to visit the shopping center.
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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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Cruising Mist Wins DSBF Filly Pace at Bally’s Dover
Legacy Racing of Delaware’s homebred filly Cruising Mist made the most of a well-executed pocket trip to defeat Harrington series champion Salty Beaches in the second of two $20,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) preliminary events for 2-year-old pacing fillies Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Bally’s Dover. Driver...
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Sears, Best Buy & Ulta saved from chopping block as demolition plans for 850,000-sq-ft chunk of mall move forward
MALL demolition plans are moving forward in the US, but Sears, Best Buy and Ulta are being spared. The Concord Mall in Delaware is suffering the same fate as many malls in the US, which are being forced to close. A developer in Wilmington, Abrams Realty & Development, has submitted...
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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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Dover officials to revisit controversial residential sprinkler system rule
Housing availability and affordability dominate local government conversations up and down the state. A new residential sprinkler system requirement in Dover has generated substantial attention, as stakeholders weigh the need for adequate safety measures against the potentially detrimental impacts on housing costs. The Dover City Council is considering walking back...