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Dover Downs Card Firms Up
ESPN2 cameras return to Dover Downs Hotel & Casino in Dover, Delaware on Friday, February 24, when Juan Carlos Burgos (28-1, 19 KOs) defends his WBC Silver super featherweight title against former world featherweight champion Cristobal Cruz (39-12-3, 23 KOs) in the ten round main event.
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:16:13 -0800

Dover police search for Kmart gunman
Police are investigating the armed robbery of the jewelry counter at the Kmart Department Store in Dover, Delaware.
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:52:10 -0800

Delaware Becomes First State to Enroll All Acute Care Hospitals in Statewide Community Health Record
The Delaware Health Information Network announces full participation of all acute care hospitals and skilled nursing facilities in the state, along with the vast majority of Delaware providers, in the first statewide community health record.
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:45:00 -0800

133 cited for seat belt violations during first wave of seatbelt enforcement campaign
DOVER — Delaware law enforcement officers issued 133 citations for seat belt violations during the first wave of seat belt enforcement for 2012, officials said.
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:00:54 -0800

Electric car maker Fisker: Layoffs in US
Fisker Automotive, an electric car maker that received a half-billion-dollar loan from the federal government, said Monday that it has laid off workers in Delaware and California.The layoffs include 26 ...
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:59:30 -0800

Dover man continues family tradition with new candy shop, Graces’
Roger Sales has decided to use his background in design and retail to resurrect the candy shop his mother and aunt once ran. He has brought back Graces' Fine Handcrafted Candy to the former Vitale’s Italian Ice’s shop in the Greentree Village Center
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:01:52 -0800

DELAWARE: Frog project puts out call for volunteers
DOVER -- The Delaware Amphibian Monitoring Project is seeking volunteers to conduct surveys of calling frogs around the state.
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:24:36 -0800

Old Walmart building sold to developer
THE ISSUE KLNB Retail has brokered the sale of the 118,000 square foot building formerly owned and occupied by Walmart in Dover for $5.2 million, said spokesman Larry Lichtenauer, of the Lawrence Howard & Associates firm.
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:02:02 -0800

DELAWARE: Safety campaign cracks down on seat belt violations
DOVER — Delaware safety officials are launching an effort today to encourage all drivers and passengers to buckle their seat belts, especially at night.
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:06:03 -0800

AP test scores up, but still lag
Wicomico County high school students study for the Advanced Placement Test. More Delaware students in 2011 scored high enough to pass Advanced Placement tests than did 10 years earlier, but Delaware still lags behind the national average.
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:50:09 -0800