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Smith Island cake, state dessert, to get sign marker

As Maryland’s official state dessert, Smith Island Cake is a standout dish on any chef’s table. Now, the famed cake is set to receive a new sign marker in recognition of its historical significance. Smith Island United was recently awarded a grant from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, whose mission is supporting and celebrating the preservation of community history. The Pomeroy Foundation, through the Hungry for History Program, is funding […]

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Fans, celebs gather at Graceland to mourn Lisa Marie Presley

Lisa Marie Presley, a singer, songwriter and the daughter of Elvis Presley, was remembered during a funeral service Sunday as a loving mother and an “old soul” who endured tragedy but persevered as a dedicated protector of her father's legacy as a rock ‘n’ roll pioneer and pop icon. More than a thousand people gathered on the front lawn of Graceland on a gray, chilly Memphis morning to mourn the […]

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Mega Millions swells to $1.1B after 3-month losing trend

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After nearly three months of lottery losing, will someone finally break the trend and win a $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot? Regardless of how long it takes, the odds of winning the top lottery prize don’t change, and they’re formidable at 1 in 302.6 million. But someone will eventually match all six numbers and win the jackpot, which now ranks as the fifth-largest in U.S. […]

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DSP, Office of Highway Safety announce “Operation Braking Point”

Delaware State Police has announced “Operation Braking Point”, a zero-tolerance high-visibility campaign enforcement in response to the alarming increase of traffic fatalities that happened on Delaware roadways in 2022. We’re told the campaign will run from January 9th through January 23rd along I-95, I-495, and State Route 1, where 27 traffic fatalities occurred last year. Police say of those fatalities, 37% were speed related. DelDOT and the Office of Highway […]

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Bills safety Hamlin back in Buffalo to continue recovery

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Doctors who treated Damar Hamlin say the Bills safety was moved to a hospital in Buffalo to continue his recovery. It's an uplifting sign of the remarkable progress Hamlin has made a week after going into cardiac arrest and having to be resuscitated on the field during a game in Cincinnati. Hamlin was discharged from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in the morning and […]

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Judge orders longest prison term so far in Gov. Whitmer plot

A Delaware trucker described as an architect of the conspiracy to kidnap Michigan’s governor has been sentenced to more than 19 years in prison. The sentence announced Wednesday is the longest yet given to anyone convicted in the plot. Prosecutors had sought a life sentence for 47-year-old Barry Croft Jr., who was the fourth and final federal defendant to learn his fate. Judge Robert J. Jonker described him as “the […]

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Kansas’ Democratic governor imposes TikTok ban

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has become one of the first Democratic governors to ban the use of TikTok on state-issued devices. Her action Wednesday to restrict the popular social media app comes five days after Congress approved the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill that banned TikTok from most U.S. government-issued devices for employees. Republican governors in at least 15 states have imposed such restrictions. In Louisiana on Monday, the state's […]

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PRESS RELEASE- Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Stockley Tavern

Georgetown, Delaware – With October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Stockley Tavern hosted its 3rd annual fundraiser for the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition. This great organization provides support to men and women in diverse communities to those who have recently been diagnosed or currently battling breast cancer in Delaware. They help those with low incomes and those with little or no insurance receive free or reducedcost care. On the afternoon […]

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Musk says he wants Twitter again and will pay $44B price

Elon Musk wants Twitter again — and Twitter is game. The billionaire Tesla CEO has proposed buying the company at the originally agreed-on price of $44 billion. That brings the tumultuous, monthslong saga another step closer to a conclusion. Musk made the surprising turnaround in a letter to Twitter that the company disclosed in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. It came less than two weeks before […]

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