Rehoboth Beach News

It's the first full day of summer, and the masses are descending on Rehoboth Beach, Del., towels and umbrellas and buckets in hand.

Captivating audiences with a theatrical flair of female impersonations, Christopher Peterson joins the Rehoboth Theater of the Arts for the first time this summer as he transforms into a multitude of divas of diverse talents.

The entire state of Pennsylvania is not the only group of people making its way down to Rehoboth Beach.

Discrimination based on a person's sexual orientation is now officially against the law in Delaware.

FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate was in the first state to meet with congressional, state and local officials.

Film crews recently descended on The Cultured Pearl Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar to tape a new show scheduled to debut on The Learning Channel later this year.

REHOBOTH BEACH -- Khadjina Shockley received word last week that her brother's body had washed ashore south of Rehoboth.

The general manager of a Rehoboth Beach hotel is charged with stealing more than $80,00 from the hotel and its former guests.

Elias Watkins wept in the parking lot of the adult high school in Georgetown. Sweat dripped off him as he prepared to return to school 55 years after dropping out.

REHOBOTH BEACH - The Rehoboth Beach Police Department arrested Cheryl M. Benson, 46, of Milford, for stealing more than $80,000 from the Atlantis Inn.

REHOBOTH BEACH -- Despite a delay in obtaining materials, the boardwalk project is progressing on schedule, officials said.

The streets of coastal Delaware can be a crowded place. Often, traffic can be bumper to bumper, with cars stacked up at red lights, stuck mid-turn around corners and knocking fenders while looking for parking.

REHOBOTH BEACH - Delaware State Police have identified the body of a man who was found on a beach near Rehoboth.

The Fourth of July is traditionally, although not actually, the mid-point to many Americans' summer seasons.

A proposed Sussex County racino project appears to be stalled in the state Legislature, with a slim-to-none chance of coming out of committee before the end of the term next week.

Almost to his final hours, those close to him said Senate President Pro Tem Thurman Adams Jr.

A Rehoboth Beach woman was robbed as she was getting out of her car in her driveway by two men who then burglarized her home, state police said.

REHOBOTH BEACH -- The Delaware beaches are a great place for vacationers, and what's a getaway without man's best friend? Visiting Rehoboth Beach for the day, Nancy Taylor of Greencastle, Pa., brought along her Shetland Sheepdog, Rusty.

REHOBOTH BEACH - Mike Stiglitz, owner of the Pickled Pig Pub, describes his ever-changing menu as an eclectic mix of bistro-style food.

Downtown Rehoboth Beacha s cottages, buildings and streetscapes are what make this town historic and architecturally significant.