Bridgeville News

REHOBOTH BEACH -- If you think beach traffic was bad on the Fourth of July weekend, consider another traffic jam: Tens of thousands of people all driving one way, heading north or west to escape a threatening storm churning closer to Delmarva every hour.

A 25-year-old Bridgeville man was arrested for assaulting a man with a claw hammer during an illegal drug transaction in June, police said.

Six days after being selected, and with just four weeks before Election Day, the Democratic candidate for Thurman Adams' Senate seat stunned both parties by abruptly dropping out of the race, throwing the contest into turmoil.

The two candidates seeking the Senate seat of the late Thurman Adams will meet tonight in their first public forum.

The candidates for the Senate seat of the late Thurman Adams will meet next week in the first public forum of the campaign.

Sussex County Democrats have chosen their candidate to fill the late Thurman Adams Senate seat.

A daughter of Thurman Adams wants to run for her late father's state Senate seat, but she faces at least one challenger.

Family, friends and constituents paid tribute Friday to the late Sen. Thurman Adams Jr.

On Saturday, hundreds gathered in Bridgeville to say goodbye to longtime Delaware State Senator Thurman Adams.

The late Senate President Pro Tem Thurman Adams will be laid to rest this weekend.

GEORGETOWN --Amidst the lush, green fields and tall, shady trees of central Sussex County, a group of dedicated business people, politicians and volunteers gathered to discuss things about the county they know, cherish and want to share with the rest of the world.

From his seat on the 50-yard line of the Senate Chamber, Bridgeville Democrat Thurman G. Adams Jr.

Almost to his final hours, those close to him said Senate President Pro Tem Thurman Adams Jr.

Sen. Thurman Adams Jr., one of the General Assembly's longest-serving and most powerful legislators, is undergoing medical tests this week after feeling ill over the weekend, officials said Wednesday.

With no internal dissent, the Sussex County Council on Tuesday approved an operating budget of just over $128 million, a 9.8 percent decrease from current year spending.

A Delaware State Police trooper shoots a dog after a chase in Bridgeville. Police say a woman stopped a trooper on Mill Park Drive Saturday and said him a man had threatened to kill her.

Delaware State Police say a trooper shot a dog while chasing a suspect. A woman stopped the trooper on Mill Park Drive in Bridgeville Saturday and told him a man had threatened to kill her.

The Delaware Department of Justice forced the Delmarva Peninsula's only gentlemen's club to change its ways after a lengthy investigation brought to light allegations of prostitution and lewd conduct.

Only 17 percent, or 1,144, of all drunk-driving arrests in 2008 resulted in a conviction for DUI subject to fines, according to Delaware Department of Justice data.

The Delaware Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to make the General Assembly abide by open government rules, ending more than two decades of decision-making behind closed committee doors.