Good morning, Dover.

On June 12 at 7:15 p.m., a 32-year-old man from Dover was injured when 3 masked men opened fire at a party behind the Slaughter Beach Memorial Volunteer Fire Company — located at 359 Bay Ave — and police said the suspects remain at large.

Dover Police arrested 38-year-old Kristina Forestieri after a burglary at Conaty Law Offices on South State Street around 4 p.m. Sunday, and 67-year-old Oscar Peterson remains wanted.

Delaware State Police investigated a shooting on June 12th at around 7:14 p.m. near the Slaughter Beach Memorial Volunteer Fire Company in Milford when three masked suspects fired multiple rounds at a party, striking a 32-year-old Dover man—who was treated and released from a local hospital.

No Kings protests are scheduled for today nationwide to oppose what organizers call authoritarian politics — six events in Delaware are planned in Wilmington, Newark, Dover, Georgetown and Rehoboth Beach.

Organizers advise participants to bring essentials like water, face masks and medication while remaining alert to any potential confrontations.

State Senator Brian Pettyjohn’s two bills passed the Senate with unanimous votes, one making sexual extortion a class B felony when children or vulnerable adults are harmed and requiring schools to educate on digital risks, while the other lets parents access a deceased minor’s digital assets more quickly. The bills now move to the State House for further consideration — offering new safeguards for families.

Lisa and Martin Hoeber, who run Super Cichlids in Dover, say a new bill in the legislature will ban the sale of dogs and cats and hurt pet stores, jobs and families.

They point to similar bans in Illinois and California that forced store closures and urge lawmakers to use balanced rules—like those in Pennsylvania, Missouri and Iowa—to protect animal welfare without harming ethical businesses.

Bayhealth announced a new data integration system called Copernicus that connects its Epic health records with Gift of Life’s True North database—aimed at streamlining the organ donation process.

It is the third hospital in the nation—and the first in Delaware—to use the system, with about 5,000 local patients awaiting transplants.

A national poll of nearly 3,000 beachgoers named three Delaware beaches as the best hidden coastlines after they shared their secret spots on June 13.

The results show local favorites that have attracted both residents and visitors along our sandy shores (poll conducted nationally).

Summer Concert Series on The Green

6-9 p.m. — The Green — Free entry — Enjoy great live music and local food truck delights every Thursday evening this summer.