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        • Morning Minutes: May 18 7:05 am
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        • Pike Creek Charter Middle School to hold second Town Hall meeting May. 17, 2013
          Residents of the Pike Creek area have the opportunity to meet with members of the Board of Directors of the proposed Pike Creek Charter School this Tuesday evening, May 21, at 7 p.m. The gathering will be held at the future site of the middle school, at 4905 Mermaid Blvd. in Pike Creek. The facility currently houses the Delaware Swim and Fitness...
        • Today in the news: Toronto mayor denies crack-smoking allegations May. 17, 2013
          Your daily news briefing with the video of the day, top news and quote of the day.
        • What to Watch: DaVinci vs. Dracula May. 17, 2013
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        • Hot Online: Wonder Woman really coming to TV? May. 17, 2013
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        • Morning Jolt: Mom chases down accused kidnapper May. 17, 2013
          A woman chased down a man who she said kidnapped her child. The Albuquerque woman’s 5-year-old daughter was abducted by the man, and the mom gave chase, police said. The kidnapper shoved the girl out of the car at some point,...
        • Morning Minutes: May 17 May. 17, 2013
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        • Red Clay School District parent forum rescheduled for May 30 May. 17, 2013
          The Red Clay School District parent forum scheduled for May 16 at A.I. duPont Middle School has been rescheduled for Thursday, May 30 from 5 to 8 p.m., at a new location.
        • Cab Calloway School of the Arts marks theatre renovations with ceremony, concert May. 17, 2013
          A momentous event in the history of Cab Calloway School of the Arts will be observed on Monday, May 20 at 5:30 p.m., when the school will dim the lights on its beloved old theatre to make way for highly anticipated renovations. “Lights Out” will feature speakers, entertainment, and the unveiling of plans for the new theatre.
        • Social Security reveals top baby names in Delaware for 2012 May. 17, 2013
          The Social Security Administration announced the most popular baby names in Delaware for 2012 on May 16.
        • Today in the news: Kabul suicide bombing kills 6 Americans May. 16, 2013
          Your daily news briefing with the video of the day, top news and quote of the day.
        • What to Watch: David Beckham announces retirement May. 16, 2013
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        • Hot Online: Powerball jackpot grows to almost $500 million May. 16, 2013
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        • Morning Minutes: May 16 May. 16, 2013
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        • 'Team Nancy' raising glasses, money for charity May. 16, 2013
          Real estate attorney Nancy Walsh Law is campaigning to be 2013 Woman of the Year for the Delaware Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Law held an event for the cause at Six Paupers Tavern Wednesday night and took some time to discuss her involvement in the organization.
          : Nancy Walsh Law is one of 14 nominees for the Delaware Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
        • 4th Annual State BBQ Competition fires up this weekend May. 16, 2013
          The 4th Annual State BBQ Competition will get underway Friday night for three days of meat-cooking and meat-eating good times. The winner of the event, sanctioned by the Kansas City BBQ Society, will go on to compete for top national honors in Tennessee.
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        • Bohm, Woods win Red Clay Board of Education election May. 15, 2013
          Adriana L. Bohm won the District A race, while incumbent Kenneth R. Woods was victorious in District D in the Red Clay Board of Education election Tuesday.
        • Serafin String Quartet announces release date for second recording May. 15, 2013
          Serafin String Quartet's newest recording will be released by Naxoson on July 25.
        • Today in the news: Abortion doctor receives third life sentence May. 15, 2013
          Your daily news briefing with the video of the day, top news and quote of the day.
        • What to Watch: 'CSI' wraps up Season 13 May. 15, 2013
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        • Hot Online: Zoe Saldana’s weight published in Allure May. 15, 2013
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        • Morning Jolt: Cop rescued from tree May. 15, 2013
          A New York City police officer who climbed a tree to try to rescue a cat got stuck himself and had to be rescued by firefighters. The officer initially climbed up a short way into the tree, but the cat climbed even...
        • Morning Minutes: May 15 May. 15, 2013
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        • Today in the news: NTSB recommends lowering BAC to .05 May. 14, 2013
          Your daily news briefing with the video of the day, top news, and quote of the day.
        • What to Watch: Angelina Jolie announces double mastectomy May. 14, 2013
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        • Hot Online: Angelina Jolie reveals she had double mastectomy May. 14, 2013
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        • Morning Jolt: Moving ice destroys homes May. 14, 2013
          “Ice tsunamis” destroyed some homes in Canada and Minnesota recently, and YouTube footage of the moving ice is going viral. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources told CNN that what happens...
        • Morning Minutes: May 14 May. 14, 2013
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        • Today in the news: Obama condemns IRS targeting of conservative groups May. 13, 2013
          Your daily news briefing, with the video of the day, top news and quote of the day.
        • What to Watch: 'Warehouse 13' visits film noir universe May. 13, 2013
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        • Morning Minutes: May 13 May. 13, 2013
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        • Morning Minutes: May 12 May. 12, 2013
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        • Morning Minutes: May 11 May. 11, 2013
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        • Newark students to participate in Ford/AAA Auto skills competition May. 11, 2013
          Donald Palmer and Thomas Short, students at Paul M. Hodgson Vocational Technical High School in Newark, Delaware, will compete for millions in scholarship dollars, the opportunity to earn a job shadow experience with a NASCAR race team and the possibility of being crowned “America's Best Student Auto Technicians” at the 2013 National...
        • Hockessin's Doris Chan Leach to hold grand opening for reNu Chiropractic May. 10, 2013
          The New Castle County Chamber of Commerce has scheduled a grand opening ceremony with a ribbon cutting at reNu Chiropractic off the 900 block of South College Avenue in Newark next Friday, May 17.
          Hockessin entrepreneur Doris Chan Leach opened her own chiropractic office in Newark this year.
        • Today in the news: Criminal investigation launched in Texas plant explosion May. 10, 2013
          Your daily news briefing with the video of the day, top news and quote of the day.
        • What to Watch: Olympic medal-winning sailor killed after boat flips May. 10, 2013
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        • Hot Online: ‘Star Wars Kid’ talks about bullying May. 10, 2013
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        • Morning Jolt: Would you try a lion meat taco? May. 10, 2013
          A restaurant in Florida is in the news because it’s offering a lion meat taco. The taco sells for $35 at Taco Fusion in Tampa. Some groups want the lion listed as an endangered species and hence illegal to...
        • Morning Minutes: May 10 May. 10, 2013
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        • DNREC releases ‘Eco-Explorers’ YouTube video May. 9, 2013
          The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has posted on its website a YouTube video that takes viewers out on the march with young “Eco-Explorers” at the Division of Fish and Wildlife’s Aquatic Resources Education Center along the edge of the Delaware Bay east of Smyrna.
        • Marriage equality passes Delaware Senate; Gov. immediately signs into law May. 9, 2013
          VOTE TOTALHouse Bill 75 Senate Vote:Yes:Patricia BlevinsBrian BushwellerCatherine CloutierBethany Hall-LongMargaret Rose HenryRobert MarshallDavid McBrideHarris McDowellKaren PetersonNicole PooreDavid SakolaBryan TownsendNO:Colin BoniniBruce EnnisGerald HockerGregory LavelleDavid Lawson
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        • Red Clay school board incumbent Kenneth Woods faces phantom opponent May. 9, 2013
          Red Clay Board of Education incumbent Kenneth Woods has been making the rounds at PTA meetings, school events and hitting the campaign trail in general, taking nothing for granted after five years on the school board. His opponent has been nowhere to be found.
          Kenneth Woods and his girlfriend, Joanna Scarpone, recently attended Sheet Metal Workers Local 19
        • St. Mark's seniors sign to play sports for college teams May. 9, 2013
          St. Mark's High School seniors Jenna Wolff, Carly Alexander and Joey Giannaras recently signed letters of intent to continue their athletic careers in college.
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        • Hockessin native hoping to kickstart Delaware filmmaking May. 9, 2013
          Hoping to inspire a Delaware filmmaking movement, 2004 Thomas McKean High School graduate Lindsey Copeland is scouting New Castle County locations for her first feature-length film, “Thumper,” which she will start shooting in August. Here, she discusses her new movie, her Hockessin roots and what filmmaking could mean for the First...
          Hockessin native Lindsey Copeland is now a filmmaker with her own production company in New York City. After completing several short films, she is currently working on her first feature, “Thumper,” which will be filmed in New Castle County.
        • Today in the news: Judiciary Committee begins immigration law debates May. 9, 2013
          Your daily news briefing with the video of the day, top news and quote of the day.
        • What to Watch: Betrayal rocks 'Scandal' team May. 9, 2013
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        • Morning Jolt: Psychic told Amanda Berry’s mom that girl was dead May. 9, 2013
          On a 2004 episode of “The Montel Williams Show,” famous psychic Sylvia Browne told Amanda Berry’s mother that the girl was dead. The mother, 
        • Morning Minutes: May 9 May. 9, 2013
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        • Markell signs gun background check bill May. 8, 2013
          Governor thanks law enforcement, advocates for their support and lawmakers for passing HB 35
          Gov. Jack Markell signs HB35, which expands background checks on firearm sales, effectively closing the “gun-show loophole” in Delaware. This bill was a part of the gun control proposal package suggested by Markell, Lt. Gov. Matt Denn and Attorney General Beau Biden in January. This is the first of the proposals to be signed into law.
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            • Cab Calloway School of the Arts marks theatre renovations with ceremony, concert May. 17, 2013
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            • Bohm, Woods win Red Clay Board of Education election May. 15, 2013
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