Kenton News

After years of waiting, work is finally under way to expand and update the woefully outdated, rundown and overcrowded Kent County Courthouse -- all without losing the historic 134-year-old building on The ...

A 4-year-old Maryland boy died Tuesday afternoon after he accidentally locked himself in the family car during a visit to his grandparents' house in Kenton, state police reported.

A devastating story out of Kenton, Delaware where a 4 year old boy was found dead inside a locked car this afternoon.

Brick edging by a garden path testifies to more than 350 lives lost on Delaware's roadways, but Department of Transportation officials say they hope more people will choose this way to honor lost loved ones.

Brick edging by a garden path testifies to more than 350 lives lost on Delaware's roadways, but Department of Transportation officials say they hope more people will choose this way to honor lost loved ones.

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour will visit Delaware on Sunday evening to participate in a fundraiser for Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Lee.

A Hartly man was taken into custody July 2 following a five-hour standoff involving nearly 40 Delaware State Troopers.

A barn on a farm near Kenton was heavily damaged by fire Friday afternoon. Clayton Fire Company received the emergency call about the blaze shortly after 3 p.m., on Holstein Drive off of Blackiston Road near ...

Local Independence Day events kick off Saturday, June 28, with the annual Kenton parade and park festival.

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Mike Protack on Friday was added to the state ballot as the nominee of the Independent Party of Delaware, but some party members -- including the founder of the party -- are ...

Gubernatorial hopeful Mike Protack pitched a few proposals for controlling illegal immigration Tuesday in a town that has had a high profile on such matters.

“To be considered for the nomination and not have definitive plans or groundwork laid, to want to take more time when most would agree we're pressed for time right now -- it's literally impossible to win this late”

A week after he was drafted by the Republican Party to run for governor, retired Superior Court Judge Bill Lee said Friday he will accept the challenge next week -- barring unexpected problems. via News Journal

“We haven't given up on the idea, [City] Council still very much wants to see a new library”

Legislators and state budget officials Tuesday cut the state's $62.4 million budget deficit by more than half, but a second round of cuts next week promises to be more painful. via News Journal

“I think the vote total reflected on him more than my father. Graham was not nominated, nor seconded”

Retired Superior Court Judge Bill Lee said he will open campaign headquarters and a commission to gauge support and raise money in preparation for a Republican run for the governor's office. via Cape Gazette

“There are quite a few projects we use the money for”

The realty transfer tax, a dwindling pot of money divided among Delaware's state, county and municipal governments, could still provide some cushion to pad the state's $200 million to $250 million budget ... via News Journal

“I'm shocked that anybody would try to sully the reputation of a guy like Bill Lee that way”

The hand-painted "Draft Bill Lee" signs already had sprouted Friday in Sussex County, as delegates made their way to the Republican State Convention. via News Journal

“We're going to do the right thing. We're going to observe these areas over time”

State will not perform immediate probe or release detailed records By JEFF MONTGOMERY * The News Journal * April 25, 2008 State health officials have ruled out any immediate probe of eight newly identified ... via News Journal

“If in fact those clusters are showing up in these areas, I want to know what we're going to do about it.”

Residents of eight areas in Delaware get cancer at abnormally high rates, state public health officials concluded in a study to be made public today. via News Journal

“It does not matter to me how you were injured”

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Mike Protack on Friday said his "Delacare" plan would solve all of the state's health care needs, providing universal health care to all legal residents without requiring any ... via News Journal

“I have made hundreds of friends in all walks of life -- the big leaders and the average John and Mary like I am. It has been truly enriching in that regard.”

Yet another "no thank you" to Republican Party officials in Delaware who have been searching for someone to endorse in the gubernatorial race. via The Delaware Wave