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Tractor and driver involved in Delaware Memorial Bridge crash recovered from Delaware River
The tractor-trailer cab that crashed on the Delaware Memorial Bridge early Friday morning is pulled from the Delaware River. The Delaware River and Bay Authority says emergency recovery resources and personnel successfully recovered the Bobtail...

Delaware North selling airport concessions division to Spain-based company Areas
Travel concessions and retail company Areas based out of Spain announced an agreement Thursday to buy Delaware North's airport hospitality division. Delaware North's U.S.-based travel hospitality services covers airport food, beverage and retail...

Delaware Supreme Court sides with Zantac drugmakers over cancer evidence
Audio By Carbonatix By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Delaware’s highest court ruled on Thursday that nearly 75,000 patients suing four large drugmakers cannot introduce reports from several experts to support their claim that the heartburn drug...

Delaware North selling off $500M travel hospitality division
In Austin, Delaware North has been the quiet company that runs airport storefronts for some of Austin's most popular brands, including Salt Lick BBQ, Tacodeli, Juiceland, Jo’s Coffee, Peached Tortilla, ToyJoy and Book People.

DelDOT toll and fee increases to support infrastructure investments
Toll increases are set to go into effect on Delaware's toll roads on Aug. 15. Coastal Point | Submitted Following the signing of the toll increase resolution by Delaware Secretary of Transportation Shanté Hastings and the passage of HB 164 by the...

Bestselling author Trigiani to discuss new book in Lewes
The Lewes Public Library, AAUW of Delaware and Browseabout Books will host author Adriana Trigiani for a book discussion, Q&A and signing on Monday, July 21, at 5 p.m. at the Lewes Elementary School Theatre, 820 Savannah Road in Lewes. Trigiani...

Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer weighs legislation to loosen restrictions on retail pot locations as opening day nears
Delaware has also authorized 30 recreational licenses for retail sales, which are still in the process of being approved and issued. But weed entrepreneurs have complained there’s nowhere to set up shop because county ordinances have boxed them...

Travel nurse platforms draw scrutiny in health care gig economy
Nurses using gig-work platforms like CareRev often face conflicting expectations, expected to follow hospital protocols like employees but lacking employee benefits and protections. The classification of gig workers as independent contractors is...

America's Most Beautiful Amtrak Station Is In A Surprising City
When booking Amtrak tickets to venture from one city to the next, it's not likely that "train station aesthetic" is the first or even second priority for the traveler. After all, why would it matter that a train station looks like a work of art...

Driver presumed dead in tractor-trailer cab crash at Delaware Memorial Bridge
The driver of a tractor-trailer cab that crashed and plunged into the Delaware River off the southbound span of the Delaware Memorial Bridge before dawn on July 11 is presumed dead, according to state authorities. The authority said there is no...

Truck crashes off Delaware Memorial Bridge early Friday
🚨The truck cab was traveling south on the Delaware Memorial Bridge 🚨It crashed into a concrete wall around 3:40 a.m. and crossed three lanes 🚨Dive teams are looking for the cab in the Delaware River below NEW CASTLE, Del. — A truck cab went off...

Truck crashes into concrete wall, falls into water at Delaware bridge
A search and rescue operation is underway after a semi-truck crashed then plunged off the Delaware Memorial Bridge into the river below early July 11, officials said. At around 3:40 a.m. local time on Friday, a bobtail tractor traveling over the...

Frantic underwater search after truck smashes through Delaware Memorial Bridge barrier and plunges into river
By GERMANIA RODRIGUEZ POLEO, CHIEF U.S. REPORTER Published: 07:45 EDT, 11 July 2025 | Updated: 08:21 EDT, 11 July 2025 A frantic underwater search is underway after a tractor-trailer went off the Delaware Memorial Bridge and into the river. The...

How to celebrate National French Fry Day in Delaware
July 11 is National French Fry Day. Want to celebrate it in Delaware? Well, you're in luck because we're here to tell you the best places and activities to honor one of America's most popular fast-food dishes. From visiting Thrasher's at Rehoboth...

Class of 2025 athletes prepare for college
Compiled by Richard Smith The following West Valley area high school seniors have signed a letter of intent or made a verbal commitment to the following college programs. Athletic directors, students and parents are invited to email...

Theater Talk: Shakespeare in Delaware Park's TWELFTH NIGHT merits multiple viewings. Also mentioned, a Long Island actor with a career re-enacting Napoleon... even though "his French is horrific!"
This week on Theater Talk, Anthony and Peter revel in Shakespeare in Delaware Park's 50th anniversary production of TWELFTH NIGHT with the good news that even though founder Saul Elkin is homebound, he's very much aware of how good things are...

UPDATED: Bobtail Tractor Driver Identified after Crash at Delaware Memorial Bridge
Image courtesy DRBA UPDATED – 07/14/25 – The driver of the Bobtail tractor involved in Friday’s accident at the Delaware Memorial Bridge has been identified as 35 year old Zair Murzakov of Brooklyn, New York. The Bobtail Tractor is registered to...

Ambiente Hires New Executive Chef to Lead Culinary Programming at Arizona’s Only Two MICHELIN Key Hotel
Sedona, AZ — There’s a new culinary force leading the kitchen at Ambiente in Sedona, North America’s first landscape hotel and Arizona’s only Two MICHELIN Key property. Chef Kyle Rhodes has taken the helm as executive chef, overseeing Ambiente’s...

These Are The Cities (CBSA) With Most Car Theft In The US
Car theft is an unfortunate reality of the world in which we live. While authorities usually recover nearly half of all stolen vehicles within a couple of days, that still doesn't diminish how unpleasant it can be. Nor does it make up for how...

Delaware Avenue in Millsboro set for closure due to roadwork
Shanté A. Hastings, P.E., Secretary | Delaware Department of TransportationShanté A. Hastings, P.E., Secretary | Delaware Department of Transportation Delaware Avenue in Millsboro will be closed for road reconstruction and the installation of...