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Farmers Losing Thousands From Copper Wire Thieves

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Farmers in Delaware say they're frustrated, after thieves have been stealing copper wire from their irrigation systems. More>>

Ocean City Pier, Destroyed by Sandy, Reopens

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Rehoboth Beach Listed Among Top 10 Beach Towns
Rehoboth Beach Listed Among Top 10 Beach Towns
Updated: Saturday, May 25 2013 12:22 AM EDT2013-05-25 04:22:25 GMT
NEW YORK (AP)- This summer, high rollers are flying to lavish hot spots for their vacations. The rest of us are driving to less luxurious places like nearby campgrounds. The good news: At some U.S.More
Parents magazine recently named America's 10 best beach towns.
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Car Rolls Out of Parking Lot into Del. Pond
Car Rolls Out of Parking Lot into Del. Pond
Updated: Saturday, May 25 2013 7:37 AM EDT2013-05-25 11:37:01 GMT
Delaware State Police say a car plunged into a pond near New Castle, but no one was injured.More
Delaware State Police say a car plunged into a pond near New Castle, but no one was injured.More
Del. State Police to Step up Patrols This Holiday Weekend
Del. State Police to Step up Patrols This Holiday Weekend
Updated: Saturday, May 25 2013 12:24 AM EDT2013-05-25 04:24:01 GMT
DOVER, Del.- Delaware State Police will step up road patrols over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. According to police, the patrols will focus on traffic enforcement and offering assistance to motoristsMore
Delaware State Police will step up road patrols over the Memorial Day holiday weekend.More
Jury Takes Break in Del. Bank Robbery Trial
Jury Takes Break in Del. Bank Robbery Trial
Updated: Saturday, May 25 2013 12:04 AM EDT2013-05-25 04:04:36 GMT
Jury deliberations are continuing in the Kent County trial of two men charged in a 2011 bank robbery that resulted in shots being fired at police and a suspect barricaded in a motel room.More
The jury in the Kent County trial of two men charged in a 2011 bank robbery that resulted in shots being fired at police and a motel standoff is taking a break for the holiday weekend.More
Farmers Losing Thousands From Copper Wire Thieves
Farmers Losing Thousands From Copper Wire Thieves
Updated: Friday, May 24 2013 7:17 PM EDT2013-05-24 23:17:12 GMT
DOVER, Del. - Farmers in Delaware say they're frustrated, after thieves have been stealing copper wire from their irrigation systems.Delaware State Police say 42-year old David Blawn and 45-year old BonnieMore
Farmers in Delaware say they're frustrated, after thieves have been stealing copper wire from their irrigation systems.More

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New Maryland Smoke Detector Law
New Maryland Smoke Detector Law
Updated: Thursday, May 23 2013 8:02 AM EDT2013-05-23 12:02:25 GMT
MARYLAND- A new law approved by Governor O'Malley is designed to make homes a little safer. Starting July 1st, battery-operated smoke detectors will be required to be run by ten-year lasting lithium batteries.More
A new law approved by Gov. Martin O'Malley is designed to make Maryland homes a little safer. Starting July 1, battery-operated smoke detectors will be required to be run by lithium batteries with a 10-year life. The law requires homes in Maryland to have the new smoke detectors installed by 2018.More
Ocean City Pier, Destroyed by Sandy, Reopens
Ocean City Pier, Destroyed by Sandy, Reopens
Updated: Saturday, May 25 2013 12:09 AM EDT2013-05-25 04:09:33 GMT
Ocean City officials are set to reopen the landmark fishing pier that was destroyed by Superstorm Sandy.More
Ocean City officials have reopened the landmark fishing pier that was destroyed by Superstorm Sandy.More
Obama: Sexual Assault Threatens Trust in Military
Obama: Sexual Assault Threatens Trust in Military
Updated: Friday, May 24 2013 2:23 PM EDT2013-05-24 18:23:27 GMT
A day after laying out his counterterrorism vision, President Barack Obama is addressing future military leaders who could help carry it out in a speech to U.S. Naval Academy graduates.More
With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has "no place in the greatest military on earth."More
6th Md. Prison Guard Pleads Guilty in Assault
6th Md. Prison Guard Pleads Guilty in Assault
Updated: Friday, May 24 2013 2:20 PM EDT2013-05-24 18:20:26 GMT
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP)- The Justice Department says a sixth former Maryland prison guard has pleaded guilty in the 2008 beating of an inmate at the Roxbury Correctional Institution near Hagerstown. FederalMore
The Justice Department says a sixth former Maryland prison guard has pleaded guilty in the 2008 beating of an inmate at the Roxbury Correctional Institution near Hagerstown.More
No Charges to be Filed in Denton Traffic Incident Involving Off-Duty Trooper
Update on Denton Traffic Incident Involving Off-Duty Trooper
Updated: Friday, May 24 2013 9:51 AM EDT2013-05-24 13:51:39 GMT
An off-duty state trooper is being treated for injuries he sustained when he apparently confronted vandalism suspects in a car in Caroline County.More
Maryland State Police say the condition of the off-duty trooper injured during a traffic-related incident in Caroline County Wednesday night has improved and no charges are being filed at this time in connection with what happened.More

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Obama Says Nation Must do More for Fallen Heroes
Obama Says Nation Must do More for Fallen Heroes
Updated: Saturday, May 25 2013 7:39 AM EDT2013-05-25 11:39:54 GMT
President Barack Obama says the nation must do more than just remember its fallen heroes on Memorial Day.More
President Barack Obama says the nation must do more than just remember its fallen heroes on Memorial Day.More
Va. Trooper Seriously Injured in Motorcycle Crash
Va. Trooper Seriously Injured in Motorcycle Crash
Updated: Friday, May 24 2013 1:54 PM EDT2013-05-24 17:54:45 GMT
A Virginia State Police Trooper is seriously injured after a crash involving his motorcycle and another car in Prince William County.More
A Virginia State Police Trooper is seriously injured after a crash involving his motorcycle and another car in Prince William County.More
Va. State Police to Boost Patrols This Weekend
Va. State Police to Boost Patrols This Weekend
Updated: Friday, May 24 2013 11:01 AM EDT2013-05-24 15:01:25 GMT
Virginia State Police will boost road patrols over the Memorial Day holiday weekend.More
Virginia State Police will boost road patrols over the Memorial Day holiday weekend.More
Death After Fight With Deputy Ruled Homicide
Death After Fight With Deputy Ruled Homicide
Updated: Friday, May 24 2013 10:56 AM EDT2013-05-24 14:56:52 GMT
Police say the death of a 22-year-old Alexandria man who was shot in a confrontation with an off-duty sheriff's deputy has been ruled a homicide.More
Police say the death of a 22-year-old Alexandria man who was shot in a confrontation with an off-duty sheriff's deputy has been ruled a homicide.More
Banned Swim Coach to be Sentenced for Sex Abuse
Banned Swim Coach to be Sentenced for Sex Abuse
Updated: Thursday, May 23 2013 8:16 AM EDT2013-05-23 12:16:19 GMT
A Virginia man who was once one of the nation's most prominent swimming coaches is scheduled to be sentenced for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.More
A Virginia man who was once one of the nation's most prominent swimming coaches is scheduled to be sentenced for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.More

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Redskins Sign Draft Pick Jordan Reed
Redskins Sign Draft Pick Jordan Reed
Updated: Friday, May 24 2013 8:44 PM EDT2013-05-25 00:44:36 GMT
LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA – The Washington Redskins announced today that they have signed 2013 third-round draft pick tight end Jordan Reed (85th overall). Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Reed (6-2, 243)More
LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA – The Washington Redskins announced today that they have signed 2013 third-round draft pick tight end Jordan Reed (85^th overall). Terms of the deal were not disclosed.More
Davis hits 16th HR as Orioles beat Blue Jays
Davis hits 16th HR as Orioles beat Blue Jays
Updated: Friday, May 24 2013 11:12 PM EDT2013-05-25 03:12:21 GMT
TORONTO (AP) - Chris Davis hit his major league-leading 16th home run, Nick Markakis had three hits and three RBIs and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-6 on Friday night. J.J. Hardy,More
TORONTO (AP) - Chris Davis hit his major league-leading 16th home run, Nick Markakis had three hits and three RBIs and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-6 on Friday night.More
Shorebirds Score Three in Ninth to Top Grasshoppers
Shorebirds Score Three in Ninth to Top Grasshoppers
Updated: Friday, May 24 2013 11:09 PM EDT2013-05-25 03:09:41 GMT
Greensboro, NC – The Delmarva Shorebirds (22-24) scored three runs in the ninth inning to come from behind to defeat the Greensboro Grasshoppers (18-28) 4-3 on Friday night at NewBridge Bank Park. TheMore
Greensboro, NC – The Delmarva Shorebirds (22-24) scored three runs in the ninth inning to come from behind to defeat the Greensboro Grasshoppers (18-28) 4-3 on Friday night at NewBridge Bank Park. The Shorebirds have won three games in a row for the first time in May.More
Blue Hen Senior Ben Conroy Earns University of Delaware Men’s Golf Charlie Horn Grinder Award
Blue Hen Senior Ben Conroy Earns University of Delaware Men’s Golf Charlie Horn Grinder Award
Updated: Friday, May 24 2013 8:47 PM EDT2013-05-25 00:47:40 GMT
NEWARK, DE - Blue Hen men's golf head coach Mike Keogh has announced that Ben Conroy has earned the University of Delaware Charlie Horn Grinder Award for the 2012-13 season. Conroy, a native of Durham,More
NEWARK, DE - Blue Hen men's golf head coach Mike Keogh has announced that Ben Conroy has earned the University of Delaware Charlie Horn Grinder Award for the 2012-13 season.More
Thirty-Eight Naval Academy Varsity Athletes Graduate With Distinction
Thirty-Eight Naval Academy Varsity Athletes Graduate With Distinction
Updated: Friday, May 24 2013 8:43 PM EDT2013-05-25 00:43:04 GMT
ANNAPOLIS, MD —Thirty-eight Naval Academy varsity athletes graduated with distinction on Friday morning at the Naval Academy Commissioning Ceremony at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, including theMore
ANNAPOLIS, MD —Thirty-eight Naval Academy varsity athletes graduated with distinction on Friday morning at the Naval Academy Commissioning Ceremony at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, including the valedictorian of the Class of 2013, Chris Galvin (cross country/track).More

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Girl's suicide after alleged attack troubles town
Girl's suicide after alleged attack troubles town
One evening last Labor Day weekend, 15-year-old Audrie Pott headed to a friend's house. Unbeknownst to their parents, the girls planned to party.More
One evening last Labor Day weekend, 15-year-old Audrie Pott headed to a friend's house. Unbeknownst to their parents, the girls planned to party.More
Judge: Ariz. sheriff's office profiles Latinos
Judge: Ariz. sheriff's office profiles Latinos
A federal judge has ruled that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the...More
A federal judge has ruled that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency...More
No quick fix for downed bridge on holiday weekend
No quick fix for downed bridge on holiday weekend
Washington state officials are scrambling to find a temporary fix for a bridge that collapsed on an important interstate highway and, incredibly, left just three motorists with injuries. Whatever the solution, it...More
Washington state officials are scrambling to find a temporary fix for a bridge that collapsed on an important interstate highway and, incredibly, left just three motorists with injuries. Whatever the solution, it won't...More
Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81
Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81
Pioneering Washington journalist Haynes Johnson, who helped redefine political reporting, has died at age 81.More
When Haynes Johnson visited Selma, Ala., months after a civil rights crisis there gripped the nation, he wrote in The Washington Evening Star that he'd found "no discernible change in the racial climate of the city."...More

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In Ethiopia, African Union celebrates 50 years
In Ethiopia, African Union celebrates 50 years
Dozens of African leaders are meeting in the Ethiopian capital to mark 50 years since the founding of the African Union, a continentwide organization that helped liberate Africa from colonial masters.More
The African Union on Saturday marked 50 years since the founding of a continentwide organization that helped liberate Africa from colonial masters and which now is trying to stay relevant on a continent regularly troubled by...More
UK zookeeper dies from tiger attack injuries
UK zookeeper dies from tiger attack injuries
British police say a zookeeper who was injured in a tiger attack at an animal park has died.More
British police say a zookeeper who was injured in a tiger attack at an animal park has died.More
Saudi Arabia warns against Iran's nuclear program
Saudi Arabia warns against Iran's nuclear program
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal has warned against the danger of Iran's nuclear program to the region's security and said Iran should not threaten its neighbors since countries in the region...More
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal has warned against the danger of Iran's nuclear program to the region's security and said Iran should not threaten its neighbors since countries in the region harbor no...More
Syria regime unleashes artillery barrage on Qusair
Syria regime unleashes artillery barrage on Qusair
Activists say forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad have unleashed their heaviest artillery barrage in a week to dislodge rebels from a strategic western town.More
Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad shelled a strategic western town on Saturday in their heaviest barrage of a week-long battle to dislodge rebels from there, activists said.More

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This is a gallery of the fires set in Accomack County by the Accomack County Arsonists.More
This gallery of photos shows fires set in Accomack County, Va., by suspected arsonists between mid-November 2012 and early April.More
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Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of the summer season. These traffic cameras will help you navigate on Delmarva throughout the weekend.More
Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of the summer season. These traffic cameras will help you navigate on Delmarva throughout the weekend.More
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