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Car and House engulfed in Flames Saturday

Delaware Fire Marshall is investigating the cause of a fire Saturday just before 4:00 in the afternoon.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

News Journal

House OKs replacing DSTP, school rewards

Bills that will replace the Delaware Student Testing Program with a computerized test and will financially reward the schools that do the best job educating at-risk students passed in the House on Thursday and now await the governor's signature.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

News Journal

Budget ax aimed at fix-up program

The upcoming state budget would give lawmakers less than half the money they got this year for a controversial program to fix streets, plant trees and pave parking lots in their districts, a legislative committee recommended Sunday.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

News Journal

Police say teen is destructive graffiti vandal

A high-profile graffiti tagger was arrested Thursday for scrawling his signature vandalism on objects ranging from bridges to highway barriers across New Castle County, police said.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

Cape Gazette

Cooling tower resolution passes

The Senate has passed a resolution calling for environmental officials to label closed-cycle cooling systems among the best technology available for industrial facilities.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

News Journal

Senators have time to select new leader

From his seat on the 50-yard line of the Senate Chamber, Bridgeville Democrat Thurman G. Adams Jr.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

News Journal

Elsmere places police chief, 2 others on leave

Elsmere's top two cops and an administrative assistant were placed on paid administrative leave by town council Thursday night.

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

News Journal

Equal protection finds Senate support

A revived effort to protect gays and lesbians from discrimination in Delaware got off to an improbably strong start Wednesday in the state Senate -- the same place five previous versions of the legislation were killed.

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Mon Jun 01, 2009

Cape Gazette

Legislative Wrap-Up

Gov. Jack Markell signed a bill last week designed to make it easier to adopt children in Delaware - " a move that is expected to help 100 families in the state.

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Thu May 28, 2009

WPVI-TV Philadelphia

Woman struck by pickup in Del.

ELSMERE, Del. - May 28, 2009 - -- A 19-year-old woman from Delaware is hospitalized after she was hit by a pickup truck while crossing the street.

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Sat May 23, 2009

92.9 WDSD

Both new laws were sponsored by Senate Majority Whip Patricia Blevins of Elsmere.

Governor Markell says, "Keepinig Delawareans safe is one of the most important responsibilities for those of us in government, and these two laws do exactly that." The first statute provides victims' services to kids who are "earwitnesses".. that is, they hear... domestic violence, even if they do not observe it.

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Thu May 21, 2009

News Journal

Delaware's swine flu count now up to 85

State public health officials have confirmed 24 more swine flu cases -- all in children under 16.

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Sat May 16, 2009

WMDT-TV Salisbury

DE--Teen-Burglary

New Castle County Police have charged a Newark teen with trying to break in to a woman's apartment near Elsmere.

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Thu May 14, 2009

News Journal

Perennial bill's fate same -- it's dead

A bill that would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation in areas such as housing and hiring died Wednesday in a Senate committee -- marking the latest defeat in supporters' perennial efforts to get such laws passed in Delaware.

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Sat May 09, 2009

News Journal

Gambling bill's opponents still fighting

Delaware is 14 votes away from becoming the first state east of the Mississippi River to allow sports betting.

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Wed May 06, 2009

Wilmington News Journal

33 swine flu cases now confirmed in Del.

Swine flu has now been confirmed in at least 33 Delawareans, and the state today announced the first confirmed cases beyond the University of Delaware community.

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Tue May 05, 2009

News Journal

Task force takes on graffiti vandals

Graffiti vandals cause millions of dollars in property damage across the country each year and know no geographic boundaries.

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Sun May 03, 2009

WJZ Baltimore

DE School Closes Pending Swine Flu Test Results

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Sat May 02, 2009

CBS 3

Confirmed Swine Flu Cases In Delaware Reach 10

Delaware health officials say there are now 10 confirmed cases of swine flu in the state, along with 16 probable cases.

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Fri May 01, 2009

News Journal

Plan would expand kids' health coverage

Parents would be able to purchase health insurance for their children from the state under a proposal introduced Thursday by Lt.

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