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Whale washes ashore near Indian River Inlet
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A 50-foot fin whale, weighing an estimated 100,000 pounds, became stranded on the beach just north...
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Cape school board forum focuses on key issues
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Cape district: Summer payroll grows by $2 million
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Cape educators, district sign five-year contract
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Cape Gazette joins suit against SEC gag rule
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Millsboro bypass begins to take shape
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DSP, Beebe issue urgent alert after overdose spike
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Sussex Preservation Coalition plants tree to celebrate Arbor Day
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Lewes BPW approves electric rate hike
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News Briefs 4/30/24
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Rehoboth library pulls request for deed restriction change
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Coastal agencies form regional police accountability committee
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Carney running for mayor of Wilmington
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Delaware officials wander Delmarva’s waterways
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