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12.05.2022 / 18:41

VIDEO: Deputies search DSU lacrosse team's bags amid racial profiling claims

DOVER, Del. - Newly released body camera footage is raising more questions after a Delaware State lacrosse team was searched for drugs in Georgia.The team was on their way home when their bus was pulled over in Liberty County for an alleged minor traffic violation.In a YouTube video posted by a member of the team, two deputies are seen onboard telling the team they would be searching their luggage. "If there is something in there that is questionable, please tell me now because if we find it, guess what? We’re not gonna be able to help you," one deputy said. "Marijuana is still illegal in the state of Georgia."A team member says their luggage and belongings were searched during the traffic stop.

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'Humiliating': DSU lacrosse team stopped, searched for drugs in Georgia

DOVER, Del. - A lacrosse team's recent run-in with law enforcement in Georgia has left the Delaware State University president outraged.The incident took place as the team began their ride home after a three-game tour in Florida and Georgia last month.The team's bus was pulled over on I-95 in Liberty County, which is about 30 miles southwest of Savannah.In a YouTube video posted by a member of the team, two deputies are seen onboard the bus telling the team they would be searching their luggage."If there is something in there that is questionable, please tell me now because if we find it, guess what? We’re not gonna be able to help you," one deputy said. "Marijuana is still illegal in the state of Georgia."DSU president "incensed" after lacrosse team incident.

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Delaware lawmakers eye tenant protections from bed bug infestations

A bed bug was put in a glass tube so that bed bug sniffing dogs could train to find the pests. Bed bugs are not at all uncommon.

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Marijuana legalization bill clears Delaware House

DOVER, Del. - The Delaware House has approved a bill legalizing possession of up to one ounce of marijuana by adults for recreational use. The legislation cleared the Democrat-led House on 26-14 vote Thursday and now goes to the Senate, which is also controlled by Democrats. But Democratic Gov.

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Bill allows nursing homes in Delaware to consider flu shots in hiring

ILLUSTRATION - A syringe prepared for the flu vaccination. Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa (Photo by Jan Woitas/picture alliance via Getty Images) DOVER, Del. - The state Senate has unanimously passed a measure that allows nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Delaware to fire employees who do not get flu shots. The legislation approved Tuesday eliminates language in the existing law that states that employment in such facilities will not be contingent on influenza immunization. ___MORE LOCAL HEADLINESAdvertisementSupporters of the bill say it provides flexibility for nursing and assisted living facilities to make hiring decisions contingent on flu vaccination status, and that other health care facilities already have that discretion.

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Police: Philadelphia man killed in single-vehicle crash on I-495 in Delaware

DOVER, Del. - Delaware State Police is investigating a fatal single motor-vehicle collision on I-495 on Saturday morning. According to police, at approximately 3:57 a.m., a 35-year-old Philadelphia man in a 2016 Mercedes Benz was traveling southbound on I-495 south of the Philadelphia Pike when it crossed over the partial left shoulder and struck the guardrail. Authorities say as a result of hitting the guardrail, the vehicle traveled southwest, crossed the three southbound travel lanes, rolled down a grass embankment and struck a concrete support and DELDOT pole. According to police, the car also overturned and came to rest on its roof in the area of East Holly Oak Road. Authorities say the driver, who has not yet been identified, was not properly restrained and was pronounced dead at the scene. AdvertisementAnyone with information is asked to call Delaware State Police at 1-800-TIP-3333.

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Soldier from Delaware killed, 2 hurt at Washington state training center

PHILADELPHIA - Army officials say a soldier was killed and two others were hurt during an exercise at the Yakima Training Center in central Washington state. The Yakima Herald-Republic reports 20-year-old Army Pfc. Joseph A.

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Delaware prep school official charged with dealing child sexual abuse material

DOVER, Del. - An administrator at a Delaware prep school whose graduates include U.S. Sen. Chris Coons and television personality Dr.

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Plea deals set in remaining rape cases against former University of Delaware athlete

Clay Conaway, 23, was previously indicted on six counts of second-degree rape. DOVER, Del. - Delaware prosecutors have reached plea agreements resolving several rape cases against a former University of Delaware athlete already serving a six-year prison sentence for sex offenses. A judge scheduled a plea hearing Wednesday in Sussex County for former UD baseball player Clay Conaway. He's facing five counts of second-degree rape involving four women.

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Bodies of Marines killed in NATO drill crash returned to US

A U.S. Marine Corps carry team carries the transfer case containing the remains of Marine Gunnery Sgt. James W.

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Delaware officials plan for $300 payments to taxpayers

DOVER, Del. - Delaware officials say they are planning to send $300 in direct payments to taxpayers in the state.News outlets reported Thursday that the payments are part of the state's plan for using a $1 billion budget surplus at a time when inflation is rising and gas prices also are high. Lawmakers said they will introduce legislation within a week. A vote could happen next month. Officials say more than 600,000 Delaware residents are likely to receive these payments, which will cost $186.6 million. RELATED HEADLINES: Rep.

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Trial set to consider approval of Boy Scouts bankruptcy plan

FILE - Sign with logo for Boy Scouts of America in the Silicon Valley, Foster City, California, April 11, 2020. DOVER, Del. - More than two years after the Boy Scouts of America sought bankruptcy protection amid an onslaught of child sex abuse allegations, a judge will determine whether to confirm its proposed reorganization plan in a trial beginning Monday.The trial in U.S.

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Man who pointed gun at Delaware rally gets 4 years in prison

FILE - Generic gavel on wooden table. PHILADELPHIA - The Delaware Department of Justice says a Dover man who pointed a gun at counterprotesters during a 2020 campaign rally for a Republican U.S.

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Delaware mask mandate: Universal indoor mask mandate ends Friday

DOVER, Del. - Delaware’s universal indoor mask mandate ends Friday morning, as their school mask requirements remain in effect through next month.Earlier this week, Gov. John Carney signed a revision of the State of Emergency order that lifted the state’s universal mask mandate, effective at 8 a.m. Also in Monday's revision to the State of Emergency order, Governor Carney temporarily extended the mask requirement in both public and private K-12 schools and child care facilities. As a result, that requirement will expire at 11:59 p.m.

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Ex-candidate sentenced to year in prison for death threats in Delaware

FILE - Generic gavel on wooden table. DOVER, Del. - A former Delaware political candidate who unsuccessfully sought the Republican nominations for governor and U.S.

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Delaware mask mandates in schools, indoor settings to be lifted, Gov. Carney says

Kids wear masks as they return to school in Hillsborough County in August of 2021. DOVER, Del. - A universal indoor mask mandate in Delaware is set to be lifted on Friday, while the state's school mask requirements are set to be lifted late next month, Gov.

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AG: Trooper justified in fatally shooting mentally ill woman in Delaware

DOVER, Del. - The Delaware attorney general's office says a state trooper was justified in using deadly force against a mentally ill woman who fired a shotgun at him. A report released Tuesday concluded that Trooper Dean Johnson reasonably felt in fear for his life and the lives of others when he fatally shot 51-year-old Kelly Rooks in March 2021.Troopers and medical personnel went to Rooks’ house in Seaford after she called 911 to complain she had been poisoned by her neighbors. Rooks then refused to go to the hospital.

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Bomb threats made to historically Black schools across US

UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 21: The main gate of the Delaware State University campus in Dover, Delaware, U.S., on Friday, Sept. 21, 2007.

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Del. lawmaker under fire last year for using a racist and sexist slur is resigning

Gerald Brady DOVER, Del. - A Delaware lawmaker who came under fire last year for using a racist and sexist slur to refer to sex workers is resigning.House Democratic officials said Friday that Rep. Gerald Brady's resignation will be effective Feb.

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Delaware State delays campus return as coronavirus surges

DOVER, Del. - Delaware State University will delay the return of students to campus by two weeks because of the surge in coronavirus cases that's being driven by the omicron variant. The Delaware State News reports that classes will begin as planned on Jan.

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Jury awards $500K to inmate who accused Delaware guard of groping him

DOVER, Del. - A federal court jury has awarded $500,000 in punitive damages to an inmate who accused a Delaware prison guard of sexually assaulting him during a pat down in 2014. The jury found Tuesday that Sergeant William Kuschel violated the Eighth Amendment rights of inmate DeShawn Drumgo during the incident, but that Drumgo had failed to prove he had been injured. Jurors awarded Drumgo $1 in nominal damages but slapped Kuschel with half a million dollars in punitive damages. Drumgo was sentenced to 23 years in prison in 2007 after being convicted of second-degree murder in the 2006 stabbing death of another man at a Wilmington apartment complex.___DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APP | FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APPSUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest

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Boy Scouts of America settlement: Insurer agrees to give $800M to sexual abuse victims

DOVER, Del. - Attorneys in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy case have reached a tentative settlement under which one of the organization’s largest insurers would contribute $800 million into a fund for victims of child sexual abuse.The agreement announced Monday calls for Century Indemnity Co. and affiliated companies to contribute $800 million into the fund in return for being released from further liability for abuse claims.

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Man who stuffed razor blades in pizza dough gets nearly 5 years in prison

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A man accused of putting razor blades and screws in pizza dough at supermarkets in Maine and New Hampshire was sentenced Thursday to four years and nine months in federal prison.The sentencing of Nicholas Mitchell, 39, of Dover, New Hampshire, followed an agreement with prosecutors in which he pleaded guilty in June to one of two counts of tampering with a consumer product. He also must pay nearly $230,000 in restitution to Hannaford Supermarkets.The hearing proceeded even though Mitchell was recovering from a recent bout of COVID-19 contracted in jail.Although no one was injured, the crime was dangerous and spread fear in the community, the judge said.Mitchell tearfully apologized for his actions.

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Delaware extending school mask mandate until February

DOVER, Del. - Delaware officials are extending the state’s mask mandate for public and private schools into the new year. Democratic Gov. John Carney announced Wednesday that the requirement will be extended until Feb.

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Police: Suspect sought after attempted rape of woman near Dover Library

Dover police are searching for a suspect in connection with an attempted rape near the Dover Library. DOVER, Del. - A 45-year-old woman is recovering after a man attempted to rape her.Dover, Delaware officials said the woman was walking near the Dover Library, on Loockerman Plaza early Monday when the man struck the woman numerous times, threw her to the ground and started to take her clothes off.The woman screamed for help.

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Former Delaware governor Ruth Ann Minner dead at 86

398540 06: Gov. Ruth Ann Minner of Delaware attends a press briefing after meeting with President Bushs administration officials to discuss homeland security December 12, 2001 at the National Governors Association in Washington, DC.

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Delaware state says disabled not entitled to reasonable accommodation

CARDIFF, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 31: A disabled parking sign seen on August 31, 2018 in Cardiff, United Kingdom.

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