http://en.redtram.com/ delawareonline.com Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:47:51 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 125063 | NCCo to renovate, resell 31 foreclosed homes http://en.redtram.com/go/236313964/top100/ 236313964 7 million in federal funds being used to help hard-hit neighborhoods to recover. "We don't expect to recoup the money we're putting in for the improvements." Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:30:08 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236313964/top100/ 125063 | Classmates rally for cancer patient http://en.redtram.com/go/236313955/top100/ 236313955 Brandywine High students organize hospital fundraiser Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:30:00 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236313955/top100/ 125063 | Senate nears finish line on health bill http://en.redtram.com/go/236313950/top100/ 236313950 Prodded by President Barack Obama, Senate Democrats won tentative backing from one holdout and worked intensely to satisfy another Tuesday as they grappled with the last, lingering disputes blocking passage of health care legislation by Christmas. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:29:45 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236313950/top100/ 125063 | DMV places cab company on probation http://en.redtram.com/go/236313946/top100/ 236313946 The cab company that employed a driver accused of killing a 78-year-old woman last month in Lewes was placed on probation for not performing adequate background checks on its workers, Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles officials said. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:29:34 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236313946/top100/ 125063 | Getting the band back together http://en.redtram.com/go/236313937/top100/ 236313937 For the first time in 15 years, band and choir directors have assembled Indian River High School's best musicians and singers into one group, which will make its debut at Thursday's Christmas concert. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:29:23 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236313937/top100/ 125063 | Appeals Court to hear suit on execution procedures http://en.redtram.com/go/236313929/top100/ 236313929 The class-action lawsuit that has been holding up executions in Delaware for more than three years will be headed to the US 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals today. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:29:13 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236313929/top100/ 125063 | Man pleads guilty in software case http://en.redtram.com/go/236313922/top100/ 236313922 A Newark man who illegally obtained thousands of dollars of computer software pleaded guilty Tuesday at US District Court to mail fraud and tax evasion. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:29:05 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236313922/top100/ 125063 | Millsboro duo allegedly forged prescriptions http://en.redtram.com/go/236313911/top100/ 236313911 A Millsboro woman was charged Monday with trying to obtain Oxycodone with a stolen prescription pad, police said. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:28:55 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236313911/top100/ 125063 | D.C. approves marriage equality http://en.redtram.com/go/236313903/top100/ 236313903 After suffering setbacks from California to New York, Maine to New Jersey, same-sex marriage supporters got a victory Tuesday with the City Council's vote to legalize gay marriage in the District of Columbia. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:28:46 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236313903/top100/ 125063 | Verifying Chinese emission cuts a sticking point http://en.redtram.com/go/236313897/top100/ 236313897 The success of the UN climate conference hung in the balance Tuesday as China and the US deadlocked over whether Beijing will allow the world to check its books and verify promised cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:28:36 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236313897/top100/ 125063 | Orchestra, ballet settle 'Nutcracker' suit http://en.redtram.com/go/236313890/top100/ 236313890 School's performances to go on as planned this weekend Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:28:19 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236313890/top100/ 125063 | Trash wars take high-tech turn http://en.redtram.com/go/236272016/top100/ 236272016 On a Saturday in late November, Kennard Ringgold Sr. steered a huge dump truck into a state-run green landfill near Red Lion. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:37:06 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236272016/top100/ 125063 | High costs may be hindering hybrids http://en.redtram.com/go/236272007/top100/ 236272007 High battery costs are likely to delay the widespread adoption of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles for decades, according to a new government-sponsored report. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:36:55 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236272007/top100/ 125063 | Del. soldiers and families stressed by long deployments, separation http://en.redtram.com/go/236272002/top100/ 236272002 Longtime Dover counselor Shawn M VanVessen sees first-hand the burden local military families bear as the nation lives through its ninth year of war, repeated deployments, short-notice departures and prolonged danger. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:36:47 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236272002/top100/ 125063 | Rehoboth Beach to dump treated waste into ocean http://en.redtram.com/go/236271996/top100/ 236271996 Rehoboth Beach commissioners voted Monday to dispose of the city's treated sewerage water through a pipe that discharges to the ocean, saying that it is the least-costly option and can be operated without damaging the coastal environment. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:36:32 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236271996/top100/ 125063 | On other side of police tape, students see EMS in action http://en.redtram.com/go/236271991/top100/ 236271991 Nothing in the dry, lifeless pages of a textbook could quite prepare emergency medical services high school students for the rush of riding in the back of a paramedic vehicle. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:36:23 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236271991/top100/ 125063 | 'Secret Santas' work to stay secret http://en.redtram.com/go/236271983/top100/ 236271983 CHICAGO -- The gold coins have arrived in much the same manner every year for the past four years: An anonymous donor dropped each one into a Salvation Army kettle somewhere in Fort Myers, Fla. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:36:13 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236271983/top100/ 125063 | A holiday gift roadmap for your tough-to-please teens http://en.redtram.com/go/236271976/top100/ 236271976 SPOKANE, Wash. -- Nothing says Christmas with teenagers quite like the eye-roll as they open their presents. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:36:04 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236271976/top100/ 125063 | 4 accused of invading wrong home in stickup of UD students http://en.redtram.com/go/236271972/top100/ 236271972 Four suspects have been arrested in a home-invasion robbery that police said they committed at a mistaken address. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:35:47 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236271972/top100/ 125063 | Captain, passenger escape burning boat http://en.redtram.com/go/236271964/top100/ 236271964 Two people were rescued Monday from a burning powerboat off Ocean City, Md., officials said. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:35:30 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236271964/top100/