Harrington News

This Fourth of July weekend, the red and blue that speeding or intoxicated drivers spot in their rearview mirrors won't be fireworks but police lights, officials warn.

Police agencies across Delaware are stepping up drunken driving enforcement. The Office of Highway Safety launches its annual Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign with six DUI checkpoints over the Fourth of July weekend.

Showdown brewing in DSBF Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - by Matthew Sparacino, publicity director, Harrington Raceway Harrington, DE -- A showdown between two Delaware-bred pacing colts is being staged for July 30 as both Gary and Barbara Iles Zee Barber and Richards Stable, Donna Sullivan and Judy Leonard's Ray's Big Bubba won their DSBF $20,000 ...

Tom's Toy is tough in DSBF action on Tuesday Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - by Matt Sparacino, publicity director, Harrington Raceway Harrington, DE --- Thomas Cooke's Tom's Toy earned her seventh win in 15 career starts and secured her spot in the $100,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund Final by winning a $20,000 division of the 3-year-old DSBF ...

Foulk Stables and Lauren Allen's Sniper Hall earned his second straight victory Monday at Harrington Raceway with a 1:52.4 wire-to-wire score in the $19,800 featured Junior Open.

T P Lucy earns share of Harrington track record Monday, June 22, 2009 - by Matt Sparacino, publicity director, Harrington Raceway Harrington, DE --- Mark Waterman's T P Lucy equaled the track record for 3-year-old trotting fillies on Sunday at Harrington Raceway in a $20,000 division of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund stakes with a 1:58.1 ...

Everymileamemory fastest of DSBF winners Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - by Matt Sparacino, publicity director, Harrington Raceway Harrington, DE --- Delauction LLC's Everymileamemory was the fastest of three Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund winners Tuesday at Harrington Raceway in a set of $20,000 eliminations for 3-year-old pacing fillies.

Tony Morgan wins 13,000th race Sunday, June 14, 2009 - by Matt Sparacino, publicity director, Harrington Raceway Harrington, DE --- Tony Morgan entered hallowed ground on Sunday at Harrington Raceway, as he became the fourth driver in North American harness racing history to reach 13,000 wins after piloting Real Navigator to victory in the eighth ...

Delaware State Police say they have arrested a 26-year-old man for robbing a bank in Greenwood Saturday morning.

Pictured during the service award ceremony are, from left, Cpl. Jerry Bryda, Prof.

There have been several strings devoted to scrapple over the years. But none have answered three basic questions: What is the best commercially prepared scrapple? Is it, or any other scrapple, available by mail order for those whose local markets donA't carry scrapple? Is the quality of commercially prepared scrapple such that scrapple lovers ...

Harrington Police are searching for an attempted kidnapping suspect. They say Albert Phillips Junior was talking to a 14-year-old girl outside the Public Library.

More than 140 Delaware Army National Guard troops leave today for Fort Stewart, Ga., where they will train for about two months for a yearlong deployment to Iraq.

HARRINGTON, Del. - A 58-year-old man has been charged with trying to get a 14-year-old girl to go home with him from the Harrington Public Library.

The Harrington Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a 58-year-old Milford man who allegedly asked a 14-year-old girl to go home with him Tuesday from the Harrington Public Library.

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

Departure ceremony set for Saturday afternoon at the State Fairgrounds in Harrington.

HARRINGTON , Del.- Harrington police are investigating numerous reports of someone stealing items from parked vehicles throughout the city.

Visit Harnessphere - The official harness racing community of the USTA! Visit the USTA Shop to order USTA Merchandise and publications Call us Toll Free at 1-800-872-USTA - Visit our contact page for full contact information Purses raised 10 percent at Harrington Wednesday, May 06, 2009 - by Matt Sparacino, publicity director, Harrington Raceway ...

FELTON , Del.- The Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office has ruled that children playing with matches are to blame for a Monday night building fire in Felton.