City officials confident event can be held safely
Spectators enjoy the Lewes fireworks from the Savannah Road drawbridge in 2019, the last time the event was held. NICK ROTH PHOTO
Nick Roth
Fourth of July fireworks are returning to Lewes Beach this summer.
Lewes Mayor and City Council unanimously voted May 17 to move ahead with the event, which is slated for the evening of Sunday, July 4. The 2020 event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“This will be a tremendously positive thing for the community,” said Mayor Ted Becker.
The move comes less than a week after Rehoboth Beach officials decided to bring back its annual Fourth of July fireworks festivities Saturday, July 3.
Police, FBI investigating multiple weekend shootings in Portland
By AP News Staff
Photo credit: Portland Police Bureau
PORTLAND, Ore. - Police on Sunday were getting help from the FBI in investigating the latest round of shootings in Portland amid a cycle of violence that the city’s police chief believes is gang-related.
At least three shootings were reported over the weekend. A woman was killed in a shooting Sunday morning about an hour after a man suffered serious gunshot injuries in another shooting, police said. The man was expected to recover.
On Saturday morning, a woman was shot in the shoulder as she was driving, but she is expected to survive, police said. Authorities believe the shooter was in another vehicle.
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